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  • The Department of Art & Design is proud to announce the creation of the Design Research Lab in Ingram Hall. A student-led project supported by faculty member Samer Fouad, Visiting Assistant Professor of Design, the space includes a design library, work tables, a printer, and…

    . It is connected by an interior door to room 116, the main graphic design classroom which provides extra space as needed for class projects and student collaboration. With wall-to-wall windows, exposed brick, and a cheery blue paint, students are sure to be inspired by the space they’ve created. Fouad offers, “We invite all students, no matter their major, to come and visit the space and talk with our students about how design can enrich and enhance their own work and practice.” Scroll on for a

  • Theater opens the Spring semester with their student series performance, Blood Wedding. The show is presented by Alpha Psi Omega, the Theatre Honor Society at PLU. In this poetic tragedy, an arranged country marriage between the children of two rich, landowning families is endangered by…

    experience, designed and produced completely by PLU students,” James Clifford, student director (Class of ’19). Blood Wedding runs February 28th through March 2nd at 7:30 p.m. and March 3rd at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite. $5 – General admission; Free – 18 and younger. Blood Wedding is intended for mature audiences. Read Previous Sarah Seder: New Dance Faculty Read Next Revenge and Pies: Theatre’s

  • Rebecca Goulson ’15: ‘I’ll have the soup.’ Goulson admits that she doesn’t really know how to cook , but, as a sophomore who lives on campus and has a meal plan, she doesn’t need to. She can get everything she’s looking for, whether it’s cereal,…

    cereal/homemade mac and cheese Goulson enjoys a salad and cup of broccoli cheddar soup–her favorite–in her afternoon international honors class. Where she gets her food-spiration: “My dad’s cooking” and also find recipes on the food network’s website Where she gets her food: on campus Grocery List: n/a Breakfast: bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch with nonfat milk Lunch: bowl of soup and toasted plain bagel with cream cheese from the Anderson University Center Snack: popchips Dinner: bowl of soup and

  • Pacific Lutheran University has earned a “Top Ten 2023-24 Military Friendly Spouse School” designation. PLU was ranked seventh among private universities offering doctorate degrees. Institutions earn Military Friendly designations based on their commitment and impact on serving the military and veteran community. Over 1,800 schools…

    ranked sixth most “Military Friendly School” among private universities offering doctorate degrees. PLU has received a “gold” designation for being ranked in the top ten most “military friendly” institutions in the country. Read Previous Chris Holland ’24 balances class, internships, mentorships and countless hours building new software Read Next Two PLU students spend the summer reading the stars COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad

  • Theater opens the Spring semester with their student series performance, Blood Wedding. The show is presented by Alpha Psi Omega, the Theatre Honor Society at PLU. In this poetic tragedy, an arranged country marriage between the children of two rich, landowning families is endangered by…

    experience, designed and produced completely by PLU students,” James Clifford, student director (Class of ’19). Blood Wedding runs February 28th through March 2nd at 7:30 p.m. and March 3rd at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available online at Eventbrite. $5 – General admission; Free – 18 and younger. Blood Wedding is intended for mature audiences. Read Previous Sarah Seder: New Dance Faculty Read Next Revenge and Pies: Theatre’s

  • Applications open December 15, 2022 for the Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates and the Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) Summer Program! Applications for both programs are due February 15, 2023. University of Washington’s Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) aims…

    , processing, and application of complex electronic and photonic materials. For more information on the program and how to apply, please visit: http://uwmemc.org/education/programs/reu/ Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) is a summer research program sponsored by the University of Washington’s (UW) Clean Energy Institute (CEI). It supports a select group of undergraduates to participate in authentic research in solar, energy storage, and grid technologies under the mentorship of UW’s world-class faculty

  • Ash Bechtel always wanted to be in healthcare, she just wasn’t sure which direction to take — nursing or medical school. So, Ash counseled with family and academic advisors before deciding to pursue a biology major that would put her en route to becoming a…

    , including providing period products in all public bathrooms and organizing more Spanish-first speaking engagements and spaces.Study away pulls it all togetherAsh’s journey through self-discovery at PLU included a switch in minors. Although she was originally minoring in chemistry, Ash made the switch to gender, sexuality, and race studies (GSRS) after the introductory class captured her attention. “I was able to look at the world in new ways and it really fascinated me,” says Ash. “It was definitely a

  • Elijah Paez ’24 is a double major in  environmental studies  and  mathematics . While at PLU, he founded  Birders of PLU , served as a  Peace Scholar , and  studied abroad in Oxford, England, and Oslo, Norway. We recently met with Paez to learn more…

     studied abroad in Oxford, England, and Oslo, Norway. We recently met with Paez to learn more about his PLU experience. What drew you to PLU? I attended Keithley Middle School and Washington High School in Parkland, Washington. Many of my school events were hosted at PLU. I wanted the small class sizes and the study-away opportunities. You started at PLU with an interest in pure math. Tell me about your math major. I like that mathematics is about discovery. You have this set of premises, and find out

  • Each year, around 10,000 teams participate in The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling, an international contest where teams of undergrad students have 99 hours straight to create a mathematical model addressing a complex social or scientific issue. Each year, the top awards go to large technical…

    most creative times.” Duffy, Madeline and Matthew competed in 2022 as well, solving a problem on asteroid mining, an experience which set them up to assist associate professor of mathematics Mei Zhu in running the workshop that prepares students for the annual competition in February. Zhu has taught the J-term class on overload for almost twenty years. Before PLU had a BS in Applied Mathematics, it was one of the few opportunities for students interested in applying math skills to real-world

  • Caring course work Anna McCracken ’14 is preparing to hand out prepackaged salad in the bottom level of Food Connections – one of the services housed in the Catholic Community Services building by St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Hilltop Tacoma. Beside her other volunteers are…

    stores and spoke to people, but mostly hurried along not knowing what Alger meant. “In class we talked about things sort of theoretically,” said Kathy Keys, ’11, a social work major, from Anchorage, Alaska. “Classroom experiences are important, but I think service components outside of the class are also very important. I think life experience is the greatest way to learn something.” For the Tacoma Community Center, students surveyed the area for services or opportunities that may help the homeless