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  • Sakai at PLU will be upgraded from version 12 to version 21 on Saturday, August 20, 2022. While almost all content and tools will transition seamlessly with the upgrade, instructors should expect differences in Sakai’s user interface and anticipate new features . Instructors are encouraged…

    to see how your current course sites would look in Sakai 21. You can register for a workshop offering on April 26, May 4, or May 12. More details about the transition to Sakai 21 are in the PLU Knowledge Base:  https://kb.plu.edu/sakai21-transition. If you have questions about the Sakai transition, please contact the Sakai Support Team at sakai@plu.edu. Sean Horner, Senior Web Developer David Rebar, Director for User Services/Instructional Technologies Read Previous Fall 2023 Technology Workshops

  • On Saturday, August 8, 2015, Sakai will be out of service from 7:00AM to 7:30AM PDT in order to upgrade the CKEditor , the rich-text editor in Sakai. The CKEditor is embedded within many Sakai tools including Lessons, Mailtool, Assignments, Announcements, etc. As a result…

    ordering of the CKEditor’s buttons and drop-down menus will remain the same. Furthermore, many of the quirks users experience with this editor will be resolved as a result of this upgrade. For a closer look at each of the new CKEditor buttons and menus, see the document What is the purpose of each of the CKEditor controls? If you have any questions or concerns please email sakai@plu.edu. Read Previous Sunset for ½” VHS Videotape Players Read Next Summer Technology Renovations 2015 LATEST POSTS Major

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 6, 2016)- Travel from the shores of Puget Sound to the fjords of Norway with the exhibition Edvard Munch and the Sea , on view exclusively at Tacoma Art Museum April 9 through July 17, 2016. This is your opportunity to dive…

    Munch print collection outside of the Munch Museum in Oslo, Norway. A core group of the prints in the exhibition are from her collection. Epstein’s persistent interest in Munch took her to his homeland multiple times as she sought to learn more about the artist and his work. A fascinating person in her own right, Epstein has lectured on Munch at the National Gallery and other institutions. Hear directly from her during a Collector’s Conversation at TAM on Sunday, April 10, 2 pm, as she shares

  • Eligibility:  U.S. Citizens only. Junior-Senior undergraduates and Master graduate students pursuing a degree or recent graduates who have a degree in a science, technology,   engineering or mathematics (STEM) discipline or in a discipline that supports the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) mission. Must have demonstrated strong ties to Alaska. Locations:  Idaho National Laboratory, Ames Laboratory and Pacific…

    Alaskan Summer Internship Program Posted by: alemanem / February 13, 2019 February 13, 2019 Eligibility: U.S. Citizens only. Junior-Senior undergraduates and Master graduate students pursuing a degree or recent graduates who have a degree in a science, technology,  engineering or mathematics (STEM) discipline or in a discipline that supports the Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO) mission. Must have demonstrated strong ties to Alaska. Locations: Idaho National Laboratory, Ames Laboratory and

  • Activist spotlights struggle of children, women For Stephen Lewis, a defining moment in his career came five years ago in a pediatric ward of a Zambian hospital, he said in his keynote address, “Time to Deliver: Winning the Battle Against Poverty and Disease in the…

    about how many of the seemingly intractable problems facing developing nations can be attacked through simple and affordable drugs. Or by leading nations – such as the United States – actually giving the aid promised, insisting on better treatment for women and deciding that millions of children and women dying each year of preventable diseases, torture and hunger is not OK. Lewis is currently a senior advisor to the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York and co-director

  • Five Lutes took the stage in the summer  of 2011 for Seattle Opera’s production of ‘Porgy and Bess.’ (Photo courtesy of Seattle Opera) Seattle Opera’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ – five Lutes, one stage, hitting the high notes in fun The recent Seattle Opera production of…

    the Seattle Public School District to middle school and elementary age children. “I like to say I walked across the stage twice,” she laughed. “My mother was pregnant with me when she graduated.” McIntyre auditioned on a whim. “I figured, why not?,” she laughed. And she was glad she did. “It was such an awesome experience, working with so many talented people of color,” she said. “It’s just like being at summer camp. Everyone is there with the same interest, and you’re not the odd duck anymore

  • As a child, Matt Bliss ’98 relished celebrating the holidays at his grandparents’ Broomfield, Colorado, home where the Christmas tree was anything but ordinary. Bliss’s grandfather, Lawrence Stoecker, designed his own tree, an artful cascade of concentric rings that hung from the ceiling. He crafted…

    credits his experience at Pacific Lutheran University, where he majored in communications with an emphasis on public relations, for preparing him to run a business. He’s garnered publicity by structuring messaging to pique the interest of various publications. In 2017, he successfully pitched Shark Tank, landing a $100,000 deal with Barbara Corcoran for a 15% stake in the company. Attending a small liberal arts college enabled Bliss to realize the academic success that eluded him in high school and

  • ASPLU President Sarah Smith gave a very good speech to the PLU Board of Regents earlier this month on the subject of tuition fee increases. The gist of her speech was, “We’d like to know more about why tuition fees increase, and where does the…

    students with members of the Board of Regents as well as with senior administrators, including yours truly. In the meantime, some facts: About 90 percent of PLU’s revenue comes from tuition and other fees. The rest comes from gifts, interest on the endowment, and proceeds from various auxiliary services (the Garfield Book Company, 208 Garfield, Old Main Market, etc.). About two-thirds of PLU’s expenditures goes toward providing salaries and benefits for faculty and staff members. The rest goes to

  • Applications are currently being accepted for the Spring 2024 term of the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program with the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science (SC). The application deadline is Wednesday, October 4, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. Two informational workshops will be…

    requirements.  SULI application workshop:  August 10, 2023 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT (register here) SULI and CCI opportunities workshop:  September 6, 2023 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT (register here) Through SULI, undergraduate students discover science and technology careers at the DOE national laboratories and gain the experience needed to transition from intern to employment. Interns work directly with national laboratory scientists and engineers, assisting them on research or technology projects that

  • The French-American Foundation has announced that PLU Professor of French Rebecca Wilkin is one of the winners of the 2024 Translation Prize. Wilkin and her co-editor and translator Angela Hunter, an English professor at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, received the nonfiction prize…

    public.  Third and finally, the possibility of collaborating with Angela, without whose smarts and stamina none of this would have seen the light of day. I deeply cherish the friendship that has grown out of our intense collaboration. It has been the highlight of my scholarly career. Read Previous Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies Read Next PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments