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2023 Environmental Studies Capstone Presentations Tuesday May 23, 2023 2:00-6:00pm in Morken 105 2:00-2:20pm, The Illegal Wildlife Trade of Tigers and Pangolins in Myanmar Makaela WhalenThe illegal wildlife trade is an issue that threatens the environment, animals, and people across the world. My project focuses on how to combat the trade of tigers and pangolins in Myanmar, specifically with the additional problems presented with the conflict and political instability in the region. Political

Wallschlaeger, director for Evangelical Mission, Southwestern Washington Synod P LU embraces its middle name—its Lutheran heritage and higher education values that engage students, faculty and staff from all faith and religious backgrounds (or no religious affiliation) in meaningful and authentic ways. The university exists at the intersection of spiritual diversity and change in the Pacific Northwest, an area known as an exciting spiritual frontier and simultaneously, in contrast, known as the “none zone

Faculty Research InterestsStudents are encouraged to do research with a faculty member during their undergraduate experience at PLU. Check the Natural Sciences website for more information about the Undergraduate Research summer program.Ann Auman I am a microbial ecologist interested in studying microbial communities in natural environments with the goals of understanding how the microbes are contributing to global processes and what products these microbes may be making that may be of

Mission PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for other people, for their communities, and for the earth. Diversity Statement Diversity is “the condition of difference necessary to all life and creativity.”  Martusewicz, Edmundson, and Lupinacci, 2011 At PLU, diversity is intrinsic to the vitality of learning, resilience, and growth. Thus, we will: Be responsive to how intersections and context impact how power is experienced Act upon the

Upon receipt of a report, PLU will take immediate steps to ensure that services have been offered to the Impacted Parties and Supportive Measures have been taken for the safety and security of the Impacted Parties and the PLU community. PLU will generally proceed as described below. Exceptions to this policy will be documented for individuals involved in a report or grievance process.A. Supportive Measures Upon receipt of a report, the Title IX Coordinator will promptly contact the Impacted

Community Learning Through Endowed LecturesEach year, the Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture is arranged by the Scandinavian Area Studies program.  This endowed lecture series, made possible by generous donations by descendants of PLU’s first president and friends of the Harstad family, offers the campus and local community a diverse range of topics intended to further our understanding of Scandinavian culture and society.  Topics in recent years have included migrant literature of Norway, the

Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle Professor of Music  Dr. Gina Gillie  recently premiered her first electroacoustic music composition at Seattle Symphony’s Octave 9. Titled “Pale Blue Dot for solo horn and fixed media,” the piece is inspired by the  1991 photograph  taken by the Voyager 1 spacecraft as well as… October 5, 2022 Composition

Faculty Webinars We are very excited to present a series of Faculty Webinars at this year’s Homecoming Week! Find out all the details for each event and register below! Code NationPersonal Computing and the Learn to Program Movement in America with Prof. Michael J. Halvorson, Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic HistoryTuesday, Oct 6 at 4:30 p.m. PT   How have people learned to write computer programs in the past, and how have the experiences of programmers changed over time? Are there