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Professor of Biology | Department of Biology | aumanaj@plu.edu | 253-535-8485 | Dr.
Microbiology: A Human Perspective, scheduled to be published by McGraw-Hill in 2024. Outside of the classroom, Dr. Auman has long been an active member of the PLU faculty. She has served in many roles and has held several leadership positions in PLU’s faculty governance system. She has additionally served as Chair of the Biology Department and as Site Director for PLU’s Gateway Program in Namibia. In 2017, Dr. Auman accepted the position of Dean of the Division of Natural Sciences where she oversees six
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Matt Leslie is pursuing the MSK degree in hopes of becoming a mental performance consultant. He shares about his passion and what he is most excited to learn in the MSK program. What is one fun fact about yourself? In addition to beginning graduate school…
, seeking to develop high performing individuals and teams through teaching the technical and leadership skills needed to achieve success in their chosen arenas. The team-building and applied mental skills interventions I learned at PLU greatly enhanced my skills as a coach and facilitator in all my professional roles. As I seek to take the next step in my educational and professional journeys, I was eager to jump at the opportunity to join PLU’s inaugural cohort in the MSK program to continue to learn
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PLU Faculty Sponsor | Tacoma MESA | aumanaj@plu.edu | 253-535-8485 | Dr.
, scheduled to be published by McGraw-Hill in 2024. Outside of the classroom, Dr. Auman has long been an active member of the PLU faculty. She has served in many roles and has held several leadership positions in PLU’s faculty governance system. She has additionally served as Chair of the Biology Department and as Site Director for PLU’s Gateway Program in Namibia. In 2017, Dr. Auman accepted the position of Dean of the Division of Natural Sciences where she oversees six academic departments (Biology
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Dean of Natural Sciences | Natural Sciences | aumanaj@plu.edu | 253-535-8485 | Dr.
Microbiology: A Human Perspective, scheduled to be published by McGraw-Hill in 2024. Outside of the classroom, Dr. Auman has long been an active member of the PLU faculty. She has served in many roles and has held several leadership positions in PLU’s faculty governance system. She has additionally served as Chair of the Biology Department and as Site Director for PLU’s Gateway Program in Namibia. In 2017, Dr. Auman accepted the position of Dean of the Division of Natural Sciences where she oversees six
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South Sound colleges lead way to green future PLU has teamed up with South Sound colleges and universities to promote sustainability in Pierce County at the first “Tacoma Sustainability Summit: Education and Action.”The University of Washington Tacoma, located at 1900 Commerce Street, will host the…
Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development (SEED) to talk about community-based energy solutions. PLU will also have a display created and manned by members of the Sustainability Committee that depicts the efforts on campus. “At the expo, we’ll have the opportunity to talk with the general public about the ways that PLU is taking a leadership role in the sustainability movement on college campuses,” said Rose McKenney, associate geosciences/environmental studies professor and chair of
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PLU Fulbright recipients ready to engage the world By Chris Albert This year, three PLU students – Eric Buley, Nicolette Paso and Kelly Ryan – received prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Fellowships. Since 1975, 83 students from PLU have received the award. Eric Buley will be…
the lives of students,” Buley said. In his free time in Venezuela, he hopes to pursue work with a community-based organization that provides educational opportunities to low-income communities. “Within my formal Fulbright assignment and in my volunteer pursuit I look forward to continuing to refine my leadership skills and to achieving ambitious and measurable results with students,” Buley said. Nicolette Paso – Research in Germany Paso will be moving to Leipzig, Germany to complete her Fulbright
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Endowment support ensures the growth of ‘intellectual capital’ Throughout PLU’s history, thousands of alumni and friends of the university have been remarkably generous in providing the financial resources that have helped the university succeed. This kind of broad support made possible the construction of the…
gifts is used to support the university’s mission and educational programs. The university’s endowment has grown significantly in recent years from $8 million in the early 1990s to more than $70 million today. Deferred gifts and pledges to the endowment now total nearly $100 million. In keeping with the objectives specified in the university’s long-range plan “PLU 2010: The Next Level of Distinction” and under Killen’s leadership, the academic sector has set out six areas in which future endowment
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PLU night at the Tacoma Rainiers August is one of the most beautiful months in the Pacific Northwest. August evenings provide beautiful sunsets, warm temperatures and Tacoma Rainiers baseball. PLU Night at the Rainiers started several years ago as a way to celebrate our PLU…
partnership has been forged between the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations, Student Involvement and Leadership, Student Athletic Advisory Council and the Administrative Staff Council. The goal? To connect our current students, incoming students, alumni, faculty and staff in one big end of summer bash. This year PLU Night at the Rainiers is dedicated to showcasing PLU. There will be a PLU hospitality tent with lots of Lute mementos, PLU information and friendly smiles will be accessible to all
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