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Diversity Education Leader Eddie Moore, Jr. to headline the fall convening of The People’s Gathering https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/10/21/peoples-gathering-fall-22/

Diversity Education Leader Eddie Moore, Jr. to headline the fall convening of The People’s Gathering Posted by: Zach Powers / October 21, 2022 October 21, 2022 By Perri DavenportPacific Lutheran University’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will co-host the fall virtual convening of The People's Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference on November 10.The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference is a professional and personal

By the Numbers: PLU Professor Collaborates on a New Artwork Illuminating the Beauty of Math https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/01/28/plu-professor-beauty-of-math/

By the Numbers: PLU Professor Collaborates on a New Artwork Illuminating the Beauty of Math Posted by: Silong Chhun / January 28, 2021 January 28, 2021 By Lora ShinnMarketing and Communications Guest WriterPLU mathematics professor Jessica Sklar is one of 23 collaborators creating a notable work of art, soon touring the nation. Called Mathemalchemy, the installation celebrates the beauty and creativity of mathematics. The finished piece will be about 16 x 8 feet in area and 9 1/2 feet high

A view-at-the-table with the Federal Reserve https://www.plu.edu/economics/news/a-view-at-the-table-with-the-federal-reserve/

A view-at-the-table with the Federal Reserve Posted by: tpotts / July 13, 2021 July 13, 2021 The Department of Economics was honored to host First Vice President and COO, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, Mark Gould, PLU Regent and Economics alumnus, to campus on April 8th, 2021. Mr. Gould shared his experiences in Federal Open Market Committee meetings where the monetary policy for The Federal Reserve Bank was set. The event, which was hosted over Zoom and open to the public, was well

For PLU’s Mary Moller, Nurse of the Year award was a career in the making https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2018/08/14/for-plus-mary-moller-nurse-of-the-year-award-was-a-career-in-the-making/

University associate professor was honored with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association’s Psychiatric Nurse of the Year award last month, a well-earned achievement that sums up a career of pushing boundaries and innovative work in the nursing field. “I have some really great colleagues around the country who respect me and my work over the years,” Moller said. “To be selected is really rewarding and humbling, it’s still a bit overwhelming to me.”The award is given annually to a nominated APNA member

PLU MAE alumna Brooke Brown ’06 named the 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/11/10/brookebrown/

Instruction (OSPI).Brown engages students in her classroom by centering each student’s rich experiences to encourage them to recognize the values in themselves. Brown says that “Fostering a safe environment for students to develop critical thinking skills and to have critical conversations” is fundamental to her approach. “I wanted to be the teacher that I needed growing up” Brown explains. An aspiring Power Ranger as a young child, Brown’s passion for saving the world led to dreams of a law career

A Queer History Timeline https://www.plu.edu/archives/digital-exhibits-and-resources/a-queer-history/a-queer-history-timeline/

A Queer History Timeline Click through the timeline below. Scroll to the bottom of the page to continue through the exhibit. A glimpse into queer history The Mast interviews two queer students anonymously to underscore the anti-queer environment of the university in 1980. The question I came to this project with was, how and why have PLU’s attitude towards queerness changed in recent decades? This project, including this timeline, is an attempt to map out some of the forces (internal and

Why PLU grad and entrepreneur still gives back to the School of Business https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/why-plu-grad-and-entrepreneur-still-gives-back-to-the-school-of-business/

Why PLU grad and entrepreneur still gives back to the School of Business Posted by: shortea / August 13, 2019 Image: Justin Foster ’02, and School of Business Dean Chung-Shing Lee photographed in the Morken Center for Learning & Technology at PLU, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 13, 2019 By Vince SchleitwilerGuest WriterLutes often find ways to show gratitude to the community that supported their education, but Justin Foster ’02 got started early. An entrepreneur

Join the University of Arizona for a Virtual Information Session https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2021/10/21/join-the-university-of-arizona-for-a-virtual-information-session/

Join the University of Arizona for a Virtual Information Session On Chemical and Environmental Engineering Graduate Programs Posted by: alemanem / October 21, 2021 October 21, 2021 Attention seniors! Interested in pursuing graduate studies in either Chemical or Environmental Engineering? Your are invited to an upcoming virtual information session (via Zoom) regarding five graduate programs at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Arizona. The 2021 Univ

Babies learning in the womb ‹ Resolute Online: Spring 2015 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2015/babies-learning-in-the-womb/

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Sustainability and Innovation: An Interview with Fashion Designer Mariken Lund https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/sustainability-and-innovation-an-interview-with-fashion-designer-mariken-lund/

Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…

Studies program. The 20-credit minor is designed as a companion program to strengthen each major on campus and make it outward facing. Innovation Studies is currently among the fastest-growing programs at PLU, with students enrolling with core interests in Business, Art & Design, Computer Science, History, Economics, Communication, and more. Mariken Lund (right) and her friends model ELSK the Studio products at a photo shoot Innovation Studies seems to fit a new generation of students that is eager to