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skied from upper to lower campus. I studied away in Windhoek, Namibia, for one semester (though it was cut short by COVID). Learning about the history of Namibia was fascinating and eye-opening. Traveling to National parks and seeing elephants, giraffes, zebras, and cheetahs is something I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. Being able to study away without it costing more than my regular cost of attendance was amazing.  In Namibia, I started a biochemistry research project on the potential chemical

Sustainability at PLU. “The campaign was about taking personal responsibility for the impact, positive or negative, that our words have on others and how our words also have the ability to define how we see ourselves.”  “With MLMC: Words Mean Things, we are giving folks the opportunity to again, understand the impact of our words, but also giving folks the tools they need to use words responsibly and to explore how we experience words, personally,” says Hambrick. MLMC: Words Mean Things“My Language. My

 military officials and members of Congress that reveal the perfect storm of conditions that exist for rape in the military, its long-hidden history, and what can be done to bring about much-needed change. At the core of the film are often heart-rending interviews with the rape survivors themselves —  people like Kori Cioca, who was beaten and raped by her supervisor in the U.S. Coast Guard; Ariana Klay, a Marine who served in Iraq before being raped by a senior officer and his friend, then threatened

and classroom computers will be upgraded with TurningPoint Cloud software v. 7.x starting the week of June 6. If you currently use TurningPoint clickers and software, read on to learn what you need to know to prepare for this transition. There will be a few small differences within the software that we will help you become familiar with over the next several months. A list of what’s new in the software as well as Frequently Asked Questions are provided below. To make sure we keep you informed of

] Paul Tillich.” Paso graduated with a degree in religion and German, and after spending some time working in downtown Tacoma at a church, left last year to Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship to work with Armin Kohnle, director of the Institute of Church History at the University of Leipzig. With Kohnle, Paso studied “common chest” ordinances in the early reformation period. “Common chest” literally refers to a locked box where donations where kept for the poor in a church. “It was basically early

Diversity Education Leader Eddie Moore, Jr. to headline the fall convening of The People’s Gathering Posted by: Zach Powers / October 21, 2022 October 21, 2022 By Perri DavenportPacific Lutheran University’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will co-host the fall virtual convening of The People's Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference on November 10.The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference is a professional and personal

, would raise the city’s minimum wage to $15. Speaking in favor of Initiative 1 will be SEIU 1199 NW Strategic Researcher Vince Kueter and PLU Chinese Studies and History double major Angie Tinker ‘16. Speaking in opposition will be Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Pierson and Communication major Matt Aust ’17.Event Details Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015 @ 7 p.m. at Pacific Lutheran University (Xavier 201) Admission is free, and the program also will be streamed live online via www.plu.edu

mechanics, fluid mechanics, and some experience in either of computer programming, high performance computing, discrete element method, molecular dynamics or atomistic simulations, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), experimental investigation for rheology of soft materials and complex fluids, soil mechanics, rock friction and deformation experiments, is a plus. The research projects will be designed in collaboration with the students and will be motivated by their interests and career goals, within the

Get out of the classroom: Study Biology at PLU Posted by: vcraker / December 15, 2020 December 15, 2020 If you love learning about animals and plant life then a career in Biology might be for you. The PLU Biology program encourages its students to question, probe, experiment and experience the natural world in-person as well as under a microscope. In this video, Professor of Biology Michael Behrens covers daily life in the program to opportunities in research, study abroad, and hands-on lab

Senior Profiles: Class of 2019 Is Making a Difference Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / May 23, 2019 Image: April Rose Nguyen ’19, an Act Six Scholar, International Honors student and Rieke Scholar, was this year’s Commencement student speaker. May 23, 2019 By Vince SchleitwilerMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, Wash. (May 23, 2019 ) — Judging by its accomplishments, Pacific Lutheran University's Class of 2019 is poised to make an immediate impact on the world — mostly because they already have