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  • PLU, Dean Waldow receive NSF grant to continue lithium-ion battery research Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 30, 2020 Image: PLU Professor of Chemistry Dean Waldow has been researching polymers and ion conductors that could revolutionize the lithium-ion batteries used in cars and other vehicles. April 30, 2020 By StaffMarketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 30, 2020) — The National Science Foundation has awarded PLU and Professor of Chemistry Dean Waldow a $230,000 grant over three

  • PLU selected for American Passport Project Posted by: Zach Powers / June 23, 2022 Image: (Photo by Anna Huynh) June 23, 2022 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University was recently selected to participate in the second cohort of the Institute of International Education (IIE) American Passport Project. Through this initiative, 25 eligible PLU students who have never had a U.S. passport, will get one free of charge. PLU was one of 40 institutions in the United States

  • that for many exempt staff, the notion of “after hours” is vague. The purpose of the following policy is to strike a balance among these often competing considerations. Exempt Staff Exempt staff who teach are limited to a maximum of 4-semester hours during a twelve-month period (June – May) and may receive additional compensation for teaching. No additional compensation beyond their exempt staff salary will be given if teaching is specified as a term or condition of employment (this may exceed 4

  • Pre-LawPreparation for law school at PLU is an advising system rather than a curriculum of prescribed major/minor or otherwise organized courses. The primary reason for such an approach is that the admissions committees of U.S. law schools generally recommend that applicants be well and broadly educated. They tend to seek applicants who are literate and numerate, who are critical thinkers and articulate communicators. In essence, they value exactly what a sound liberal arts education provides

  • Marissa Meyer ’04 ‹ Resolute Online: Fall 2014 Home Features The Deacons Billboards A New Chapter Justice in Society Art of Diplomacy Editor’s Note Setting the Course Discovery Research Accolades Lute Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Home Features The Deacons Billboards A New Chapter Justice in Society Art of Diplomacy Editor’s Note Setting the Course Discovery Research Accolades Lute Library Blogs Alumni News

  • Personal Journey Personal Journey https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg September 13, 2016 September 22, 2016 I entered Pacific Lutheran University in 2007 as a first-generation college student who grew up void of a faith tradition. I never really struggled with my lack of religious identity. As recent as six

  • Welcome Welcome https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2019/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2019/01/plu-winter-snow-2019-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Bishop Rick Jaech Bishop Rick Jaech https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e83f5f176a60388266d78e1d72b02391?s=96&d=mm&r=g January 1, 2019 February 21, 2019 As an institution of Lutheran higher education, PLU welcomes everyone and celebrates a search for knowledge that leaves no question unasked and no field of discovery unexplored. More than 500 years ago, in a

  • Awards & RecognitionsIn 2024, the Department of Social Work introduced three new awards to recognize graduating seniors.Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Achievement in Social Work This award is open to a student who consistently demonstrates a commitment to exceptional critical thinking, active curiosity about learning, frequent self-reflection, and dedication to academic excellence. This student’s quality of work reflects the pursuit of education grounded in a desire to excel as

  • my studies”, she tells me. As PLU’s Oslo Gateway Program focuses on Peace & Conflict, it was a no-brainer for Sarah to sign up with this program, with all of her credits easily transferring into the area of her majors. Aside from academics, Sarah was drawn to Norway geographically, as she did not have any knowledge of the country prior to going. Sarah tells me of her experiences in Oslo and how they shaped her in the course of only 4 months. “It allowed me to be in a new place where I didn’t know

  • Studio Theater production shows a dark side Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 30, 2015 March 30, 2015 Studio Theater production shows a dark sideOn April 17 and 18 at 7:30pm, PLU senior Cameron Waters brings to life playwright Tracy Letts’ Bug, a tale of paranoia and conspiracy that is riveting, exciting, and thoroughly entertaining. Bug follows Agnes, a lonely waitress, who isolates herself in the hopes of avoiding her abusive ex-husband. When she’s introduced to Peter, she can’t help