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July 7, 2008 Building relationships, building scholars Academic posters, scholarly articles and videos illustrated the intellectual life of the university at the third annual Student-Faculty Research Reception. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the reception is just one venue where faculty and student researchers display their work and explain the intricacies of the collaborative research represented. The reception featured 24 projects from the humanities, social sciences and natural

June 8, 2014 Free Summer Jazz Series Brings Stars—and the Community—to PLU A crowd enjoys the music at a 2013 Jazz Under the Stars concert at PLU. (Photo: PLU student John Struzenberg ’15) 16th Annual Jazz Under the Stars Kicks Off July 10 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communication As a gift to the community—and really, to everyone who attends—the Pacific Lutheran University Department of Music kicks off its free summer concert series, Jazz Under the Stars, on July 10. The 2014

April 2, 2012 Last year’s Hebrew Idol finale included a Red Carpet entrance and a student MC. This year, the event is moving to a bigger venue – the CK in the UC. (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) Hebrew Idol takes it to the next level By Chris Albert PLU students are continuing to raise the bar of creativity and effort for the Annual  Hebrew Idol, said Antonios Finitsis, assistant professor of religion. “I always think ‘Wow you guys are amazing,’” he said. “They bring it every year.” The project

promoting bystander intervention and training victim advocates—have been in place at PLU for the last eight years. In 2005, PLU received its first Department of Justice grant to promote victims’ advocacy, men’s engagement, developing a bystander intervention program, and training for campus and local law enforcement.  All these programs are now in place, she said. Even so, PLU will continue to work to improve its response to this issue, said Laura Majovski, Vice President of Student Life and Dean of

grant, from the agency’s Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program, will support training for 72 Doctor of Nursing primary-care nurse practitioners, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. The grant is for $2.8 million over four years, with annual funding subject to Congressional budgeting. The grant’s goals are broad. Among its aims: Increase the number of nurse-practitioner students practicing in clinical rotations with medically underserved patients in both urban and rural settings

policy world; it also required that she learn MBA skills by using them — working with leadership, finance, and marketing on everything from cost structure and hiring strategy to market position and brand advantage. Juntunen eventually became vice president of operations, then president. Now, she is a thought leader in the field, with almost half of her time leading teams doing policy research, and the rest leading the firm’s strategy and growth. ECO remains rooted in the belief that place matters

August 11, 2008 Art grants support PLU faculty PLU faculty members Holly Senn and Greg Youtz were among 80 Washington state artists to receive awards from the Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) program, funded by Artist Trust.The GAP program provides support for artist-generated projects, and is open to artists of all disciplines in Washington state. Youtz said the awards are meant to literally fill the gap between the funds an artist has available and the funds they need to make art. In 2008, a

PLU launches pre-law minor for fall 2022 Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 31, 2022 Image: Michael Artime lecturing in a political science class at PLU (PLU photo/Silong Chhun) May 31, 2022 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University has announced it will offer a pre-law minor in Fall 2022. The university has long offered a pre-law advising program, but continued interest in the program prompted the College of Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Social Sciences to

to tackle real-world challenges.  The data science program will provide students with essential analytical tools and techniques for extracting meaningful and precise insights from data. “In this era of data ubiquity, there is a high demand for graduates who major in data science,” said program director and assistant professor Jeff Caley. “Our program equips students with robust technical skills while also fostering a commitment to ethics, social responsibility, and conscientious practice.” The

multi-year, enterprise-wide constituent relationship management initiative which is expected to generate millions in annual additional revenue. He also spearheaded Minnesota Public Radio’s involvement in a corporate/non-profit collaboration with the goal of eradicating hunger in the state. Between 2002 and 2008, Nycklemoe held two positions at Minnesota Public Radio. As Director of Radio, he was program director of MPR’s news and classical services, managing on-air programming and on-air membership