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  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 11, 2020) — Pacific Lutheran University is announcing a new major in criminal justice. Officially launching in fall 2020, the new program is designed for students interested in a wide variety of career fields, including law, policing, corrections, and victim services and…

    ,” says Provost Joanna Gregson. “We attract students who are enrolling in college with the specific goal of leveraging their education to positively impact their communities. The new criminal justice program will provide us with another excellent route to prepare our students to meet their goals and serve the public good.”  Faculty members say that the new program, which includes both a major and minor in criminal justice, grew out of a longstanding criminal justice track within the sociology major at

  • Every year, the University Symphony Orchestra features a Student Showcase concert for selected students to perform as soloists with the orchestra or to have their compositions premiered. This year, the concert will be performed on Tuesday, March 20th at 8pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall in…

    , March 20th at 8pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall in the Mary Baker Russell Music Center. There will be two students featured this year– Meagen Gaskill and Dalton Rouse. Meagan Gaskill will be performing Bernhard Molique’s Flute Concerto. Dr. Svend Ronning, Chair of Stringed Instruments, was one of the professors to hear Meagan’s audition in the Student Showcase Competition. “I first met Meagan at her high school in Niwot, Colorado when I was on sabbatical and she was on spring break from PLU. During her

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 29, 2018) — Two episodes of a new four-part MediaLab documentary project are set to premiere next month in Seattle. The series, titled “A World of Difference,” explores issues of diversity, including gender, race, immigration and social class. The first two segments,…

    series, titled “A World of Difference,” explores issues of diversity, including gender, race, immigration and social class. The first two segments, about immigration and gender, will screen at 4 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the Seattle Central Public Library, 1000 Fourth Ave. in Seattle. The other two portions of the series will premiere in Tacoma later this spring. “A World of Difference” was jointly sponsored and supported by PLU’s School of Arts and Communication, the Wang Center for Global Education and

  • When Mark Miller ’88 enrolled at PLU he planned to become a math teacher, but he soon discovered he had a passion for technology and business. He’s followed that passion ever since. His career in information and technology has spanned three decades and included chapters…

    deliver IT services to the organization. These places have different needs, but how you run it – how you run a service desk, how you secure your desktop computers, how you provide applications so people can get their jobs done every day – it’s pretty common across all of them. In your director position, are you still getting down into the weeds of IT projects and puzzle-solving? Oh yes, absolutely. That’s my favorite part of the job. It’s important that I understand the day-to-day challenges of making

  • NSF REU Program Summer 2019 “Polymer Innovation for a Sustainable Future” School of Polymer Science and Engineering The University of Southern Mississippi Details:  https://www.usm.edu/polymer/nsf-research-experience-undergraduates-reu The ten-week REU in Polymer Science and Engineering will be held May 20th – July 26th, 2019.  Participants will be engaged…

    NSF REU at University of Southern Mississippi Posted by: alemanem / February 13, 2019 February 13, 2019 NSF REU Program Summer 2019 “Polymer Innovation for a Sustainable Future” School of Polymer Science and Engineering The University of Southern Mississippi Details: https://www.usm.edu/polymer/nsf-research-experience-undergraduates-reu The ten-week REU in Polymer Science and Engineering will be held May 20th – July 26th, 2019.  Participants will be engaged in fundamental research projects that

  • I never thought I’d study away four times – and still graduate on time Maryn Johnston ’12 and some of her new friends in South Africa. By Katie Scaff ’13 When Maryn Johnston ’12 came to PLU , she knew she wanted to study away.…

    Global Education. Read Previous What’s he like? Read Next An unlikely librarian COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden share teaching and learning experiences in China November 4, 2024 Lutes celebrate another impactful Bjug Day of

  • The Pacific Lutheran University Wind Ensemble is traveling across the mountains to eastern Washington to perform in various venues this March. The 50-student ensemble will perform in Yakima, Spokane, Richland, Pasco and Portland, Oregon, and will finish with a homecoming concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall…

    Hey) and some that are out of reach for most high school groups (Frank Ticheli’s Blue Shades and the Overture to Candide by Leonard Bernstein).” At Central Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon, a small brass and percussion group from PLU will accompany the church choir. After the service, students will play a program including the arrangement of Amazing Grace and a band transcription of Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria, picked especially for the church audience. Students will perform with many other

  • College: First in family Maurice Eckstein was riding home in a cab after his shift as the night concierge at a hotel in his native Trinidad last year, when his eye stopped on an advertisement. It offered local students a chance to mix with a…

    ” at PLU too – though the circumstances were obviously better. Even as a first-year student he got involved and started the Lute Explosion African Dance Group. He handles public relations for the International Club on campus and is an ASPLU senator for international students. He helped organize the Campus Carnival in 2008, which emphasized the culture of Tobago and Trinidad. Big steps for someone who, a little more than a year ago, saw his life’s possibilities change in a taxi cab. PLU can do that

  • Stuart Gavidia is a first-generation Latino student who spent most of his life in Lakewood and then Spanaway, about 10 minutes from PLU. He knew he wanted to come here for college so he could remain close to his family. He also knew from an…

    the field. Read Previous From the Court to the Classroom: Sianna Iverson’s continued resilience and drive is taking her from PLU to Duke University Read Next Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela

  • The University of Chicago Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Physics , supported by the National Science Foundation offers undergraduates (members of underrepresented minority groups (African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans) and women) the opportunity to gain research experience working in the laboratory or research group…

    University of Chicago Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Physics Posted by: nicolacs / January 12, 2021 January 12, 2021 The University of Chicago Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Physics, supported by the National Science Foundation offers undergraduates (members of underrepresented minority groups (African-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans) and women) the opportunity to gain research experience working in the laboratory or