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  • July 11, 2011 Erik Hammerstrom, Assistant Professor of Religion (Photo by John Froschauer) PLU prof awarded prize from Yale University By Chris Albert In late June, the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University named PLU Assistant Professor Erik Hammerstrom the Stanley Weinstein Dissertation Prize winner for the academic years of 2008-2010. “At first I was kind of surprised – there are so many great dissertations,” he said. “It’s a great honor. It fills me with a lot of confidence that

  • 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

  • Useful Pre-Med ResourcesThe American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) is the AAMC’s centralized medical school application processing service. The Association of American Medical Colleges (www.aamc.org) provides all kinds of information for applicants and advisors, including important stats for each medical school: number of seats, total number of applicants, number of applicants interviewed, average GPA & MCAT scores of people who are granted admission, break down of resident vs

  • Useful Pre-Med ResourcesThe American Medical College Application Service® (AMCAS®) is the AAMC’s centralized medical school application processing service. The Association of American Medical Colleges (www.aamc.org) provides all kinds of information for applicants and advisors, including important stats for each medical school: number of seats, total number of applicants, number of applicants interviewed, average GPA & MCAT scores of people who are granted admission, break down of resident vs

  • Blogs Alumni News Homecoming 2015 Alumni Awards & Recognition dCenter Alumni Weekend Outcomes Campaign Alumni Profiles Class Notes Submit a Class Note Calendar Editor’s Note Featured / January 22, 2014 By Sandy Deneau Dunham ResoLUTE Editor One of the best bonuses of a truly major milestone—such as, oh … let’s say, a certain awesome university’s 125th anniversary—is that you get an entire year to anticipate and celebrate it. We have not wasted a day. (Although it did take us several hours to master

  • Dance 2014 Features Student Choreography Alongside Faculty and Guest Compositions Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / April 3, 2014 April 3, 2014 See Dance 2014 this Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12. The annual show is a repertory concert comprised of dances created by eight PLU student choreographers, PLU’s Dance Team, and two works choreographed by Dance 2014 Director Paula J. Peters, and Guest Choreographer Mary Reardon. The show opens in Eastvold Auditorium in the new Karen Hille Phillips

  • Dr. Rae Linda Brown Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects Showcase May 10, 2024 The Dr. Rae Linda Brown Undergraduate Research and Creative Projects Showcase highlights the research and creative activities of PLU students from across the university. Featured projects may be the outcome of a range of learning opportunities, including student-faculty research collaborations, classroom, capstone, laboratory, or community-based projects, or study away or academic internship experiences. May

  • Personal Objects Personal objects can range from utilitarian items used to make everyday life easier to objects that give prestige to the user and heighten an individual’s sense of identity. The latter objects can be more modest than carved masks and sculpted figures, but this is not always the case (see the pipes in the PLU Collection). The former are often seen as merely for household use and thus less appreciated in African art (see the granary ladder in the PLU Collection). The African art

  • Academic Structure College of Health Professions Kinesiology Nursing Social Work College of Liberal Studies Anthropology Economics English Gender, Sexuality, & Race Studies Global & Cultural Studies History Holocaust & Genocide Studies                Individualized Major Native American & Indigenous Studies Philosophy Political Science Publishing & Printing Arts Religion Sociology & Criminal Justice College of Natural Sciences Biology Chemistry Computer Science Earth Science & Environmental

  • -- select a category to move to -- Students Show more information about these links First-Year PLU purposely integrates the liberal arts, professional studies and civic engagement. About 2,800 undergraduate students are enrolled at the university. Transfer PLU offers a number of direct transfer degree opportunities from community colleges, that provide automatic junior status upon enrolling at the university. Graduate Graduate programs include offerings in Business, Education, Fine Arts