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students to become Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers for careers related to physical and behavioral health. With a comprehensive curriculum, experiential learning opportunities and a diverse range of specializations, the program shapes compassionate leaders who are well-versed in the complexities of social work. The demand for social workers, especially those with master’s-level qualifications, is on the rise, especially in health and behavioral healthcare settings, where they serve

. In the Spring of 2020, Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen  was teaching two classes of Early Christian History. When the pandemic struck, Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen took her sixty students and moved them all to a distanced format immediately. Her main goals were to be in contact with students and to be extremely transparent during the entire process. This meant she took seriously the university’s concerns about what the pandemic would mean for classes, and gave her students plenty of warning before moving forward in

teaching and as a mentor, he also gets to collaborate with students in the ensemble he directs, the University Concert Band. “We’re really trying to grow and develop the Concert Band. To make it a feeder group to the wind ensemble, which is our ultimate goal,” Gerhardstein says. “The group is doing really great, and I’m really proud of their efforts and improvement.” The band serves as an important resource for student teachers. Every semester Gerhardstein has a student helper who works with the band

Sustainability in Monastic Communities Posted by: alex.reed / May 22, 2022 May 22, 2022 By Joy Edwards, ‘21 (Religion and English Major)Originally published in 2021Dr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities. Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they were going to be there for a

Annica Stiles ’25 explores Iceland’s wilderness and culture Annica Stiles, an environmental studies major with minors in communication and Indigenous and Native American studies, spent the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure. Posted by: mhines / September 5, 2023 Image: Annica Stiles ’25 spends the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure in Iceland. (Photo provided by Stiles) September 5, 2023 Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique

part of the Murdock College Science Research Program, is to support and recognize undergraduate research in the natural sciences at four-year institutions across the Pacific Northwest. The award is given to exemplary senior faculty members who run established, productive and nationally recognized research programs, and comes with $15,000 in funding. “To be recognized by your peers and in a large setting like this, you know, the whole Northwest, it really made me feel humble,” Waldow said. “There

renowned DOE national laboratory scientist and other faculty and students.  Some of the exciting research areas include: AI for chemistry and materials Science, computer science, and math for quantum computing Acceleration and predictions for climate change Ice sheet modeling Deep phylogeny Gravitationally Lensed Supernovae Multiphysics modeling and simulation Distributed performance analysis and optimization Hardware architectures and accelerators Cybersecurity for high performance computing Machine

for seven years and began with teaching private flute lessons, she noticed a need in her community for a math tutor and decided to use her teaching experience and math skills to fill that need.  “I’m trying to address a lot of the needs that will come from distance learning. Many students really need the one on one guidance that is much easier to give while in-person teaching, especially in larger zoom calls it can be easy for kids to feel lost or unheard” Balut said. “ I’m hoping to offer

Nick Etzell ‘23 helps peers find their calling Posted by: vcraker / April 14, 2022 Image: Nick Etzell ‘23 is a double major in psychology and environmental studies from Coupeville, Washington. (photo by John Froschauer/PLU) April 14, 2022 Nick Etzell ‘23 is a double major in psychology and environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University, with minors in philosophy, business, and innovation studies. In his time at PLU, he has been involved with the Wild Hope Center for Vocation as both a

Wild Hope Fellow Nick Etzell ‘23 helps peers with vocational discernment Posted by: Zach Powers / April 13, 2022 Image: Nick Etzell ‘23 is a double major in psychology and environmental studies from Coupeville, Washington. (photo by John Froschauer/PLU) April 13, 2022 By Isabella Daltoso ’23PLU Marketing and CommunicationsNick Etzell ‘23 is a double major in psychology and environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University, with minors in philosophy, business, and innovation studies. In his