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  • Department of English Welcomes New Professor https://www.plu.edu/prism/2015-department-of-english-welcomes-new-professor/

    Department of English Welcomes New ProfessorDr. Scott L. Rogers joins the PLU community having served for three years as Assistant Professor of English at Ohio Northern University (ONU), a small liberal arts university in northwest Ohio. Having also worked as coordinator of the first-year writing requirement at ONU, Dr. Rogers arrives with experience as a program administrator and writing teacher. At PLU, he will direct the Writing Center and teach courses in academic and professional writing

  • Green Chemistry & Engineering Internship grant https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2021/04/23/green-chemistry-engineering-internship-grant/

    Green Chemistry & Engineering Internship grant Posted by: nicolacs / April 23, 2021 April 23, 2021 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is accepting applications from recent B.S. graduates or current grad students to work in a Minnesota company as this summer’s Green Chemistry & Engineering Intern. In general, candidates should: Be a current graduate student OR recent graduate with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental engineering or a related field

  • Graduate Study in Applied Chemistry at UC Davis https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2021/09/15/graduate-study-in-applied-chemistry-at-uc-davis/

    Graduate Study in Applied Chemistry at UC Davis Posted by: alemanem / September 15, 2021 September 15, 2021 The Graduate Group in Agricultural & Environmental Chemistry at UC Davis offers PhD and MS degrees in four broad areas of applied chemistry: Environmental and Analytical, Biological and Toxicological, Food and Wine, and Fiber and Polymer Chemistry.  The application deadline is Jan. 5, 2022.  Interested students may find additional information about the program on their website: https

  • Responsibilities https://www.plu.edu/occupational-health-safety-manual/hearing-conservation-program/responsibilities/

    Supervisors will: Notify employees if they work they perform exposes them to noise levels at or above 85 dBA. Arrange for training of affected employees. Assist Environmental Health & Safety Manager in arranging audiometric testing. Assist in follow up (see below) procedures when audiometric testing identifies a standard threshold shift Enforce the use of hearing protection where it is required. Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Manager will: Arrange for annual audiometric testing Assist

  • Joel Baker https://www.plu.edu/ourthirstyplanet/staff/joel-baker/

    Joel Baker Port of Tacoma Chair in Environmental Science and Professor, University of Washington Tacoma Biography Biography Professor Joel Baker holds the Port of Tacoma Chair in Environmental Science at the University of Washington Tacoma, is the Science Director of the Center for Urban Waters in Tacoma, and is the Director of the Puget Sound Institute. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He has co-authored over ninety papers on

  • Staff https://www.plu.edu/environmental-studies/staff/

    Michael Behrens Director of Environmental Studies Full Profile he/him/his 253-535-7565 behrenmd@plu.edu

  • Zapotecs – Oaxaca Program 2017 https://www.plu.edu/oaxaca-2017/tag/zapotecs/

    Posted on December 1, 2017October 31, 2018 The Environmental Politics of Study Away: a US citizen’s role in the lives of indigenous Mexicans As an Environmental Policy minor, it is of great importance to me to understand the viewpoints of local people, conceptions of geography, cultural practices, and general ideas about people’s relationship with the land in the context of certain ecological issues and phenomena. Throughout my activities studying very specific places and issues as an

  • Bringing the Literary World to the Classroom https://www.plu.edu/prism/bringing-the-literary-world-to-the-classroom/

    Bringing the Literary World to the Classroom“On December 1st our class had the lovely experience of Skyping with Daisy Hernández,” writes sophomore English/Writing and Classics major Hilary Vo, a student in my Fall 2015 Autobiographical Writing course. “Daisy brought light to her personal writing methods: her ‘emotional’ first drafts that she later revises as a ‘craft’ draft, where she thinks more about the reader. She reinforced the importance of reading your work out loud, something that I

  • Structure and Organization https://www.plu.edu/writingcenter/structure-and-organization/

    Structure and OrganizationWhen it comes to organizing your writing, there isn’t one exclusive way to do so. It is dependent on your class, your topic, and the style you are using (e.g. MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) But, there are patterns that can be used within your essays that can help to make your argument clearer, more logical, and easier to understand. These can include thoughtful thesis statements, helpful transition sentences, and strong conclusion paragraphs. For examples and helpful hints

  • Admission Requirements https://www.plu.edu/mfa/admission-requirements/

    Admission RequirementsThe Rainier Writing Workshop is selective. We are looking for motivated adults with established writing and reading habits, and who want to raise their work to a new level. The program and its mentorships are grounded in the balance between collaboration and independence. Each participant will receive individualized, strategic guidance from their mentors – in the context of the participant’s clear ownership of his or her own goals and projects. The ability to work