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Kurt Mayer Summer ScholarsThe Kurt Mayer Summer Scholars program offers generous financial support for PLU students who complete substantive research projects in Holocaust Studies. Up to 2 fellowships of up to $2500 will be awarded this summer for research, reading, and writing, which must lead to the creations of a major paper on a Holocaust topic. Who can apply? PLU students who meet the following qualifications at the time of application: 1. A grade point average at PLU of 3.3 or better; 2

budget cuts have wreaked havoc on arts... April 21, 2014 Service in Between Schooling Biology Graduate Spends a Year with Lutheran Volunteer Corps Between PLU and Med School Anthony... April 21, 2014 Juggling His Way to a Career in Global Health Juggling has become more than an act for Curt Malloy ’88. Malloy began juggling during his freshman... April 21, 2014 Lute Plays Piano “Up Close with the Masters” A Q&A With Natalie Burton '13 Music and Chinese Studies major Natalie Burton graduated magna

wreaked havoc on arts... April 21, 2014 Service in Between Schooling Biology Graduate Spends a Year with Lutheran Volunteer Corps Between PLU and Med School Anthony... April 21, 2014 Juggling His Way to a Career in Global Health Juggling has become more than an act for Curt Malloy ’88. Malloy began juggling during his freshman... April 21, 2014 Lute Plays Piano “Up Close with the Masters” A Q&A With Natalie Burton '13 Music and Chinese Studies major Natalie Burton graduated magna... April 21, 2014

itself. They are only endorsing and signing off on well qualified folks.” PLU has already trained many new teachers through ARC. And a state grant has been helping the university train even more. In 2016, the education department earned a block grant that totaled nearly $590,000 in funding spread over two years. It was the first year the state required universities to apply for grant funding to pay for ARC, said Lauren Hibbs, director for partnerships and professional development in the education

fact, my high school in Lacey, Washington had a larger percentage than PLU. I never really had to think about my own skin color and Filipino-heritage until I arrived at PLU and realized there weren’t many like me. At that point, it was very scary. I felt alone, despite being a social person and meeting so many new and friendly people in the first few weeks of school. The late 90s had a particular charge about it due to the passing and implementation of Washington’s Initiative 200 (which sought to

- CX ARTD 383 Studies in Art History - CX ARTD 490 Gender and Art - CX COMA 120 Introduction to Media Studies - CX DANC 170 Introduction to Dance - CX DANC 222 Beginning/Intermediate Musical Theatre Dance - CX, FT DANC 240 Dance Concert Ensemble - CX DANC 251 Beginning/Intermediate Ballet - CX, FT DANC 252 Beginning/Intermediate Contemporary - CX, FT DANC 254 Beginning/Intermediate Tap - CX, FT DANC 255 Beginning/Intermediate Hip Hop - CX, FT ENGL 225 Autobiographical Writing - CX ENGL 227

business, you will likely be able to find interesting and challenging entry-level positions that seek people with strong quantitative skills. Your studies here can also prepare you for different graduate-level work including masters programs in mathematics, data science, and bioinformatics, that will prepare you for more advanced careers with major businesses or at national laboratories. Our graduates have paired their study of mathematics with majors such as Hispanic studies, English, or music and

faculty and staff, the provost, and many academic programs including global studies, Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Native American and Indigenous studies. In 2003, Fran was honored with a Distinguished Staff and Administrator Award. Richard “Rick” Spillman Emeritus Professor Richard “Rick” Spillman passed away in October 2023. Rick taught computer science at PLU for 35 years and will be remembered for his remarkable career as a computer scientist, educator and humanitarian. Rick was hired into

Women’s History Week is allotted with a presidential decree and faculty support. 1984 The first Women’s History Week takes place. 1990 The “Women’s Center of Pacific Lutheran University” is established in April; the WMST minor is passed by faculty the same month. 1990 PLU offers a minor in Women’s Studies for the first time. Professor Elizabeth Brusco serves as the first chair of the department. 1992 The Women’s Center moves to the Little Red House. 1992 Becky Frehse, Professor of Art, is given course

faced high volumes of pollution and degradation. Featured in the Parkland Ruralite were ways to help maintain healthy streams.  20222022 2020’sPLU still offers Environment 350 to Environmental Studies students. Throughout the course, students and faculty spend the semester researching different sites in the watershed through multiple disciplines: Ecology, Chemistry, Geology, English, Indigenous Studies, and more. .ctl-wrapper .cool-timeline-wrapper.ctl-vertical-wrapper.ctl-design-5 {--ctw-ybx-bg