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  • PLU Highly Ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges 2015’ Guidebook By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications U.S. News & World Report released its influential “Best Colleges 2015” guidebook Sept. 9—and Pacific Lutheran University is impressively cited three times in the…

    that provide some unique cultural or educational experience can have a surprising advantage over the “brand name” schools. In the “Best Colleges 2015” guidebook, PLU is ranked in the western geographic region among institutions that provide a full range of undergraduate majors and master’s programs but few doctoral programs. The hundreds of universities in this category are not ranked nationally but rather against their regional peer group, as they tend to draw students most heavily from

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 24, 2015)—Courtney Lee ’15 applied for an internship with the U.S. State Department four times. After missing the mark three times and not hearing back the fourth, Lee had all but forgotten about it and was already looking at other positions. Then…

    Student’s Study Away Experiences Lead to State Department Internship Posted by: Sandy Dunham / September 24, 2015 Image: Courtney Lee ’15 just left for Washington, D.C., for her high-profile internship in the U.S. State Department’s Educational Affairs department, where she will work with a Senior Policy Officer to examine programs and their effectiveness. (Photo: Quinn Huelsbeck ’16) September 24, 2015 By Samantha Lund ’16PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 24, 2015)—Courtney

  • Former three-term State Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., succeeds, Frank Kline, Ph.D. TACOMA, WASH. (July 7, 2016) – Terry Bergeson, Ph.D., has joined Pacific Lutheran University as interim dean of the School of Education & Kinesiology . Bergeson has extensive experience in state education,…

    and excited for the opportunity to help build on the excellence of PLU’s undergraduate and graduate Education programs and the long-term, productive school and district partnerships that undergird our work. I’m equally delighted to support and advocate for our PLU Kinesiology program, one of the fastest growing and finest in the nation,” Bergeson said. “Higher education and our K-12 schools are at a tipping point. We need to help our students and our society prepare to tackle daunting challenges

  • Pacific Lutheran University is proud to announce the establishment of the Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance, thanks to the generosity of longtime university supporter Paul Fritts, owner and founder of Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders. Fritts has pledged $2 million…

    enhance and attract quality students to the school who would otherwise not come. PLU has unique facilities and generous access to those facilities to attract these prospective students. While there are currently pressing needs for the continuation of existing programs, an effective organ department can be a beacon for the whole PLU community.” Fritts has a deep connection with PLU. His father, Dr. Byard Fritts, was a member of the music faculty in the 1950s. Byard taught piano and organ performance

  • Applications for the  Neurological Surgery Summer Student Program (NSSSP) are now open. If you have an interest in the neurosciences and desire lab experience in neurological biomedical research, please apply. Applicants chosen to participate in the program will receive stipends of $3,200 over the duration…

    school and other clinical training programs. Many students just entering college have gone on to neuroscience or pre-med studies. The application period will close on Monday, January 3rd, 2022. Application is free. Please email nsssp@uw.edu with any questions you may have about the application process. Read Previous ACS International Research Experience for Students (IRES) Program Read Next COPE Health Scholars Program LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU

  • Gravit Designer is a free, easy-to-use, vector-based graphic design software program. Gravit can be used to create flyers, logos, presentations, and a multitude of other graphic design content. This software includes features similar to Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, making it a viable alternative to more…

    Gravit Designer: A Free, Vector-Based Graphic Design Program Posted by: berlinma / March 5, 2018 March 5, 2018 Gravit Designer is a free, easy-to-use, vector-based graphic design software program. Gravit can be used to create flyers, logos, presentations, and a multitude of other graphic design content. This software includes features similar to Adobe Illustrator and InDesign, making it a viable alternative to more intense graphic design and layout programs. Gravit can be used from within a web

  • The Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics of Virginia Commonwealth University will host a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site in graph theory and computational mathematics. The REU will provide 8 undergraduates a hands-on introduction to computational research endeavors and improve their problem-solving, communication and…

    underrepresented in mathematics graduate programs, from schools with limited access to research opportunities and current freshmen and sophomores. Applications due February 24, 2023. Find more details here. Read Previous Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Data Science and Analytics Read Next International Mathematics and Statistics Student Research Symposium (IMSSRS) LATEST POSTS Dept of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship October 30, 2024 Allen Institute Summer Internship

  • The National Security Agency (NSA) has three exciting 2023 summer internship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in mathematics, statistics, and physics. Applications for summer 2023 will open on 1 September 2022 for the Directors Summer Program, Cryptanalysis and Signals Analysis Summer Program, and…

    students with the opportunity to work directly with NSA Mathematicians on mission-critical problems and experience the excitement of the NSA mathematics community. Click here for additional details on the three programs, as well as the hiring process and requirements. Even though the ad is not open yet, we wanted to make students aware of these options before they head out for the summer. We do encourage early applications as every participant must obtain a security clearance. Completed applications

  • Applications for the  Neurological Surgery Summer Student Program (NSSSP) are now open. If you have an interest in the neurosciences and desire lab experience in neurological biomedical research, please apply. Applicants chosen to participate in the program will receive stipends of $3,200 over the duration…

    school and other clinical training programs. Many students just entering college have gone on to neuroscience or pre-med studies. The application period will close on Monday, January 3rd, 2022. Application is free. Please email nsssp@uw.edu with any questions you may have about the application process. Read Previous 2022 Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility Research Experiences for Undergraduates Read Next COPE Health Scholars Program LATEST POSTS Dept of Energy Computational Science

  • A New Chapter for PLU’s Rainier Writing Workshop The new director of PLU’s Rainier Writing Workshop, Associate Professor of English Rick Barot. (Photo courtesy of Rick Barot.) Rick Barot Named New Director as Innovative MFA Program Turns 10 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing &…

    , in that it’s 25-30 years old. Ten years ago, when ours started, there were maybe 20 all over the country; now it’s up to around 60. It’s a huge boom.” Low-residency programs differ from the potentially more-familiar full-residency programs (think University of Iowa or University of Washington) in several key ways, Barot said: In full-residency programs, students have to attend classes, much like an undergraduate situation. But participants in PLU’s innovative three-year, four-residency program—52