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  • Michael Behrens Director of Environmental Studies Full Profile he/him/his 253-535-7565 behrenmd@plu.edu

  • Landon Packard ’17 says it’s time to rescue the rescuers. The sociology major researched first responders’ emotional labor — the process of managing emotions to satisfy the requirements of a

    — himself a father of two sons — rose to the call of duty. He was tasked with removing the bodies of the two young boys, similar in age to his own, from the charred remains of the home. “As we have all grown up in today’s society, we have all learned and been socialized to think that first responders are the ones who are supposed to rescue us when circumstances arise,” Landon Packard ’17 wrote in his research paper about the emotional labor experienced by first responders. “Yet, we haven’t been

  • Department of Religion Welcomes New ProfessorDr. Michael Zbaraschuk, a fifth-generation Washingtonian, returns to PLU from the University of Washington Tacoma, where he was a lecturer in the Politics, Philosophy and Economics program of the division of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.  Prior to his time at UW Tacoma, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Religion Department at PLU from 2007-2011.  In 1993, Dr. Zbaraschuk completed a B.A. from Walla Walla College (now Walla Walla

  • Associate Professor Claudia Berguson says PLU’s link to Norway informs the values carried through its mission.

    and unique Greater Tacoma Peace Prize organization that honors our own local peacebuilders. We recognize our Norwegian, international alumni as important connections between the more recent past and today. Last but not least, we can be inspired by our PLU students who have ventured to Norway to study and experience for themselves Norway’s political, cultural and environmental relevance in the world today. The sociologist Hans Magnus Enzensberger once remarked that Norway is at once an ethnological

  • Awards & ScholarshipsAll scholarships in Economics are awarded by the faculty in the department. The Donald Reiman award is the only scholarship requiring an application. Ankrim-Miller Endowed Scholarship – Awarded to an outstanding first-year student expressing interest in majoring in Economics The Stanley & Terryl Brue Endowed Scholarship – Awarded to an outstanding sophomore or junior Economics major Cheney Award in Economics – Given for high scholastic achievement in Economics and a

  • Scholarship Weekend — and being awarded the Harstad Founder’s Scholarship. “The people I’ve met at PLU have inspired me to do well in multiple areas, because it’s possible to do many things at once,” she notes — including a roommate who excels in environmental studies, chemistry, and piano. Over the past four years, Beeson’s interests have included orchestra, dance, photography and art. During her time at PLU, Beeson maintained several leadership positions, including social justice director of the

  • Austin Beiermann Director for Accessibility and Wellbeing Resources he/him Phone: 253-535-7073 Email: beiermad@plu.edu Website: https://www.plu.edu/oaa/ Professional Personal Education Master of Science, Marketing Analytics, Pacific Lutheran University, 2021 Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Political Science, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Accessibility, Retention, Data Collection and Analysis Responsibilities Direct the day to day operations of the Office of

  • Austin Beiermann Director for Accessibility and Wellbeing Resources he/him Phone: 253-535-7073 Email: beiermad@plu.edu Office Location: Dean of Students Office - corner of 121st St. S and Park Ave. S Professional Personal Education Master of Science, Marketing Analytics, Pacific Lutheran University, 2021 Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Political Science, Pacific Lutheran University, 2018 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Accessibility, Retention, Data Collection and Analysis Responsibilities Direct

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Posted by: Craig Fryhle / February 14, 2015 February 14, 2015 The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)  initial deadline  for applications was Feb 1st, but a final deadline of March 1st was recently announced.    Still time to apply! http://www.gradbiomed.pitt.edu/node/268 Read Previous 2015 Summer Research Mentor Talks – 2/17 (all NSCI) and

  • This is the online exhibition of the PLU African Art Collection. Beginning in 1972 and continuing through 2011, Pacific Lutheran University has been the honored recipient of nearly 60 pieces of

    research and writing for this project have been supplemented by the research of four other students who, between 2009 and 2011, volunteered to research particular pieces just for the joy of being able to examine them up close and learn from and about such works of art. The project would not have been so successful without the support of Chris Albert in Marketing and Communications and Shaun Spurlock ’15; the superb photographic skills of John Froschauer and Jordan Hartman; Richard and Marcia Moe, who