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Faculty Feature: Meet Mare Blocker, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Posted by: Reesa Nelson / April 2, 2020 April 2, 2020 A diverse and dynamic artist and educator, Mare Blocker has been teaching at PLU since 2014. Her classes include Art of the Book and Typography among others. Read more about Mare in this extended interview. What is your educational background? I have a BFA in ceramic sculpture from the University of Washington, and an MFA in 2D Studio Arts from the University of Idaho

PLU alumna serves as interim director of Tacoma’s Rainbow Center Posted by: Kari Plog / March 8, 2017 March 8, 2017 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 8, 2017)- Laura Brewer ’03 was no stranger to activism when she started volunteering at the Tacoma Rainbow Center in 2000. An active Lute, Brewer engaged in a variety of LGBTQ advocacy work on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus through Harmony, known today as Queer Ally Student Union. Now, Brewer is ushering

PLU professor uplifts story of ‘pink victims’ in farewell lecture Posted by: Kari Plog / April 5, 2017 Image: Robert Oelbermann died in Dachau, a Nazi concentration camp pictured above, in 1941. Oelbermann, who faced persecution because of his identity as a gay man, is the subject of Samuel Torvend’s farewell lecture as chair of Lutheran Studies. April 5, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 5, 2017)- Professor of Religion and Chair of Lutheran Studies

University of Washington Molecular Engineering Materials Center (UW MEM-C) Summer 2024 REU program Posted by: alemanem / February 7, 2024 February 7, 2024 Students will be embedded in one of the UW MEM-C labs for 9 weeks. They will work with a graduate student and faculty member to develop a research project, gain training in relevant techniques and instrumentation, collect data and finally produce a poster and research abstract. Students participate in a weekly seminar on undergraduate

June 15, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smw51O_JTNI Kelvin Adams ’12, explains his capstone – a trebuchet. It’s all physics for this Lute as he prepares for the next chapter in his life. Kelvin Adams – Bachelor of Science in physics, minor in mathematics Compiled and edited by Chris Albert – news editor; video by Katie Martell – video producer This past Spring, Kelvin Adams ’12 graduated from PLU. Before he left for the next chapter in his life, he shared his thoughts about what brought

Disruption and Continuity: PLU’s Division of Humanities in Spring, 2020 Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Spring blooms on the fairly empty campus due to the corona virus pandemic Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at PLU. (Photo/John Froschauer) May 6, 2020 By Kevin J. O’BrienDean of the Division of HumanitiesThis school year concludes amidst global disruption. The COVID-19 pandemic changed nearly everyone’s life, and far too many of us are mourning losses in our families and friends, dealing

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 the technology work. At the same time, I’m always working with our business leaders to identify opportunities to accomplish more with technology. I think both sides of that equation are tremendously rewarding for me. I like getting into the weeds of something like network security and thinking about how we

PLU students study Beyoncé, starships and Holocaust artifacts as part of eclectic fall curriculum Posted by: Kari Plog / September 15, 2017 Image: Students study Beyoncé and black feminism in one of many interesting courses offered this fall. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 15, 2017 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 15, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University students are people of many interests. This semester, several courses illustrate how the

March 6, 2014 The White Rose member Sophie Scholl, center, was arrested by the Gestapo on Feb. 18, 1943, and, along with two other members, was executed by guillotine on Feb. 22. (Photo courtesy of The White Rose exhibit.) PLU Hosts International Photo Exhibit ‘The White Rose’ in Support of Holocaust Conference By PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University hosts the international traveling exhibit Die Weisse Rose: The White Rose from March 10-April 1 in the university’s Mortvedt

May 28, 2014 Jennifer and James “Jym” Kinney talk about their paths to PLU, and beyond, just before graduation on May 24, 2014. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Navy vet realizes his dream of becoming a math teacher By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing & Communications For Jym Kinney ’13, ’14, it’s all about persistence and a dream that just wouldn’t go away. The culmination of the dream played out on May 24 as he walked across the stage to receive his master’s degree in Education. He was accompanied