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  • Originally Published in 2014 If you read the acknowledgements of the books that I’ve written, you will notice that I always thank some group of students for their help and insights. With The Task of Utopia , I thanked a particular class of students who…

    Being a Scholar-Teacher and a Teacher-Scholar Posted by: alex.reed / May 4, 2022 May 4, 2022 By Erin McKennaOriginally Published in 2014If you read the acknowledgements of the books that I’ve written, you will notice that I always thank some group of students for their help and insights. With The Task of Utopia, I thanked a particular class of students who were taking social and political philosophy with me as I made the final revisions on that book. While I did not teach the book itself, we

  • Originally Published in 2014 Sometimes being sick isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, what it means to be sick —or to be healthy for that matter— might surprise us. As the growing field of Religion and Healing shows, our understanding of what…

    Healing Vocations: Studying Religion and Healing at PLU Posted by: alex.reed / May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 By Suzanne Crawford O'Brien and Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Originally Published in 2014Sometimes being sick isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, what it means to be sick —or to be healthy for that matter— might surprise us. As the growing field of Religion and Healing shows, our understanding of what it means to be healthy, how we experience illness, and how we work to get well is shaped by

  • Palmer Scholars builds hope and opportunity through education. Jonathan Jackson, Class of ’12 sociology alum, a member of the PLU Alumni Board and a current MBA student at PLU, is executive director of Palmer Scholars. The organization was founded in 1983 by Tacoma businessman R.…

    Palmer Scholars Builds Hope and Opportunity Through Education Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 9, 2020 Image: Image: Palmer Scholars H.S. graduates who are PLU bound pose with Jonathan Jackson, Palmer Executive Director March 9, 2020 By StaffDebbie Caffazo, Resolute Magazine - Fall 2019 IssuePalmer Scholars builds hope and opportunity through education.Jonathan Jackson, Class of ’12 sociology alum, a member of the PLU Alumni Board and a current MBA student at PLU, is executive director of

  • The university will remain open this evening for regular hours of operation and classes. Students, staff, and faculty are urged to use discretion in deciding whether to travel to campus and should use caution while on the road. Reminder: In extreme weather situations, classes may be canceled and/or the university may be closed or have...

    University remains open for evening classes and activities. Alert Type: Snow Start Time: Jan 16, 2024 @ 6:00pm End Time: Jan 17, 2024 @ 12:01am The university will remain open this evening for regular hours of operation and classes. Students, staff, and faculty are urged to use discretion in deciding whether to travel to campus and should use caution while on the road. Reminder: In extreme weather situations, classes may be canceled and/or the university may be closed or have a delayed start. A

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 1, 2015)—Dr. Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez ’83 will be returning to campus on Thursday, Oct. 8, to deliver the 2015 Meant to Live Lecture. The inaugural event of Homecoming weekend, Brunstrom-Hernandez’s lecture will shed light on the personal and professional rewards she has reaped…

    weekend, Brunstrom-Hernandez’s lecture will shed light on the personal and professional rewards she has reaped from diligently pursuing her vocational passion, and encourage current PLU students to do the same. Brunstrom-Hernandez is a board-certified pediatric neurologist, enthusiastically driven to help children with cerebral palsy “live their very best lives, now and in the future.” She is able to empathize with the challenges facing her patients with cerebral palsy as she too has the disorder. “Dr

  • by Layne Nordgren Now that the semester is underway and much of the heavy lifting of creating and populating your Sakai course site is complete, perhaps you’re ready to consider some fine-tuning to improve your course site for students. One option to consider would be…

    Quick Tips for Improving Your Sakai Site for Students Posted by: Jenna S / October 1, 2015 October 1, 2015 by Layne Nordgren Now that the semester is underway and much of the heavy lifting of creating and populating your Sakai course site is complete, perhaps you’re ready to consider some fine-tuning to improve your course site for students. One option to consider would be to review your course using the Quality Matters Rubric Standards checklist, but that may take more time than you have to

  • 1 Office of Naval Research Award Redipients were selected from several candidates by Captain Matthew Harper, U.S. Navy.

    ? 3rdAngeloDr. Claudia ThomasLava Lamp Madness 3rdAlleePioneerEffects of UV Light on Fishing Line Strength Grade 71stZainNarrows ViewIdentification of Microwave-Related Changes in Tissue Using an Ultrasound Scan 1stSierraHomeschoolGross! I'm Not Eating That! 1stMathewPioneerEffect of Sprinkler Water Temperature, Frequency and Volume on Cooling Shellfish 1stPriyaJeffersonEfficiency of Multi-Tasking 1stNishanthJeffersonSave Energy Save Earth 2ndCourtneyPioneerBehavioral Reaction of Littleneck Clams to Heat

  • Dr. Elizabeth Brusco speaks at the Women's Center's 20th Anniversary Gala on March 22, 2010.

    Katherine Kandel and Elizabeth Oleksak ScholarshipThe Katherine Kandel and Elizabeth Oleksak Scholarship for the Center for Gender Equity was established in March 2010 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the PLU Women’s Center and Women’s & Gender Studies Program. The scholarship shines light on the immense importance and influence of women in community, especially those women who have been invisible in the history of our society. The scholarship represents a belief that power and influence

  • Aaron Coyner, Senior Capstone Seminar The use of solid polymers in lithium ion batteries has the potential to provide a safer, more reliable alternative to liquid electrolytes.

    consists of using a distribution of oligomeric ethylene oxide units with an average of n=8. The benefits of using such a rigid backbone and flexible tail, theoretically, allow for the separation of lithium ion conductivity from the solid nature of the electrolyte. The oligomeric ethylene oxide units were tosylated using a green chemistry reaction and connected via an alkylation reaction to the oxanorbornene maleimide repeat unit to create the monomer. Future steps will include polymerization of the

  • Brian Sung ’24 has made the most out of his PLU years inside and outside the classroom. In the classroom, he’s an  international honors  student with a double major in  business  and  economics  and a double minor in data science and statistics. Outside the classroom,…

    Brian Sung ’24 discusses his business and econ majors, Oxford trip, and PLU experience as a first generation Chinese immigrant Posted by: tpotts / April 4, 2024 April 4, 2024 Brian Sung ’24 has made the most out of his PLU years inside and outside the classroom. In the classroom, he’s an international honors student with a double major in business and economics and a double minor in data science and statistics. Outside the classroom, he’s served as DECA Club president, a resident assistant, and