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  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    PLU launches new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree PLU has added a  Master of Social Work  (MSW) degree to its offerings and is now accepting applicants for the fall of 2024. Rooted in PLU’s tradition of academic excellence and community engagement, the new MSW program will equip aspiring social work professionals with the skills… September 20, 2023 Master of Social WorkSocial Work

  • We acknowledge Te Atiawa as the Manu Whenua of Wellington/Lower Hutt where the society is administered and meets. We acknowledge ngā iwi Māori as the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa.

    2023 Annotation Social with JASNZ/AotearoaNorthanger Abbey (1798/1817) might be Jane Austen’s novel of youth, but it fully displays her acute social eye and narrative inventiveness: it is a defense of the novel, a parody of Gothic novels, and a bold satire of the patriarchal system and female education. It is also, at its core, a novel about reading–and about reading in community. So, it is a perfect novel for social annotation, which is what we are excited to do with the Jane Austen Society of

  • Chair, BSW Program | Department of Social Work | hbrocious@plu.edu | 253-535-8707 | One of the gifts I have gained from growing up near and among the Indigenous people of Southeast Alaska is a strong sense of collectivism over individualism; I feel successful only when my team is successful, and it is this core philosophy that I would bring to both my teaching and leadership if offered a position at Pacific Lutheran University.

    Heidi Brocious, Ph.D., MSW Chair, BSW Program she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-8707 Email: hbrocious@plu.edu Office Location: Xavier Hall - 104 Office Hours: (On Campus) Tu & Th: 1:45 pm - 3:15 pm Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Social Work, University of Utah, 2013 Masters, Social Work, Walla Walla University, 1999 Bachelors, Education, University of Alaska , 1995 Biography One of the gifts I have gained from growing up near and among the Indigenous people of

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  • At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every…

    . Boeing has shaped the course of human history through aerospace innovations. Today, because of our amazing people and powerful technologies, our products connect the globe, protect freedom, and advance scientific discovery around the world. From the depths of the ocean, to Mars and beyond, we’re inspiring the next century of explorers – we invite you to join us on the journey ahead! Join us as we build the future in Engineering! Opportunities are available in but not limited to: aerospace/flight

  • Global society is based on geology. Our energy resources, construction and manufacturing materials, food and agricultural products, and building sites all depend on the geologic environment.

    processes, such as mountain ranges, ocean deeps and craters. Our fast-growing population requires understanding of the many relationships between humans and the earth. Earth Science provides you with the opportunity to deal with a broad range of scientific challenges and experiences.Why Study Earth Science at PLU?PLU offers a unique setting for the study of earth science. The natural environments of the Pacific Northwest are unsurpassed in providing a rich variety of regional geologic features. Geologic

  • Grant brings Earth science workshop to PLU Next summer, K-12 and community college teachers will congregate at PLU for a five-day workshop on Earth science. Along with classroom and computer sessions, the teachers will trek through salt marshes on the coast looking for ancient tsunami…

    Atwater and state geologist Pat Pringle, the excursions will give the teachers valuable experience doing scientific work outside the classroom. “It’s not just show-and-tell,” explained Jill Whitman, PLU geosciences professor. “We want to get them as scientists to engage in the process as a scientist.” Whitman and three of her colleagues from Puget Sound institutions were awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation totaling $447,703. The funding, from the NSF’s EarthScope Program

  • 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…

    scientific advances around the turn of the 20th century.” “It was an age of openness,” Hammerstrom said. “Everyone was talking about these big ideas.” Being able to talk about a subject like this is what initially drew him into academics. “All I knew was this was what I had to do,” Hammerstrom said. And he couldn’t be more excited to see what happens next. He’s found that the support within his department and division at PLU has been amazing, and he has enjoyed teaching. “It was a great first year

  • Scientists discover new species of enigmatic marsupial Along the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador , Reed Ojala-Barbour ’11 and a team of scientists discovered a new species of shrew-opossum. Their dive into discovery started more than two years ago, when Ojala-Barbour had…

    the skull and the DNA, that this is a different species.” Their discovery was recently published in the Journal of Mammalogy, a renowned scientific outlet for studies on the biology of mammals. In it, the international team of scientists from Ecuador and the U.S. described a new species found in the cloud forests of Sangay National Park and clarified the family tree of this group. Reed Ojala-Barbour ’11. (Photo by John Froschauer) The new species of shrew-opossum, Caenolestes sangay, looks like a

  • Professor of Physics | Department of Physics | hay@plu.edu | 253-535-7999 | I enjoy explaining physics concepts on a level that is understandable.

    , San Francisco Certificate of Appreciation for JPL internship and presentation awarded by the Oregon Space Consortium (2005 Annual Affiliate Meeting) Teaching Fellowship, Oregon State University 2002-2008 Sigma Pi Sigma (physics honor society), inducted 2002 Biography I enjoy explaining physics concepts on a level that is understandable. Depending on a student’s mathematical and scientific background, the language you choose to communicate physics to them is crucial. Physics often has a reputation

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  • At Boeing, we innovate and collaborate to make the world a better place. From the seabed to outer space, you can contribute to work that matters with a company where diversity, equity and inclusion are shared values. We’re committed to fostering an environment for every…

    . Boeing has shaped the course of human history through aerospace innovations. Today, because of our amazing people and powerful technologies, our products connect the globe, protect freedom, and advance scientific discovery around the world. From the depths of the ocean, to Mars and beyond, we’re inspiring the next century of explorers – we invite you to join us on the journey ahead! Join us as we build the future in Engineering! Opportunities are available in but not limited to: aerospace/flight