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  • PLU Senior to Present Economics Capstone at National Conference Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 24, 2015 Image: Helen “Nellie” Moran ’15 (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 24, 2015 By Taylor Lunka '15PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 24, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University senior Helen “Nellie” Moran has been chosen out of 3,700 submissions to present her Economics Capstone at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 16-18.Moran, a double major in Economics

  • 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,…

    on decades of research,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. “PLU is lucky to have Terry’s extensive experience developing systems that turned around academic performance in struggling schools across the state and improved capacity of districts with academic problems.” Bergeson earned a B.A. in English from Emmanuel College in Boston in 1964; an M.A. in Counseling and Guidance from Western Michigan University in 1969; and a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Washington in 1982. “I am proud

  • By Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (Anderson UC building), Alaska Airlines CEO Brad Tilden will engage with students, faculty, and community members in a lively conversation about the past, present, and future of Alaska Airlines.…

    Airlines, Horizon Air, and Virgin America. I visited with Mr. Tilden in July with a group of PLU faculty who were organizing his return to campus as Benson lecturer. The annual Benson lecture (started in 2004) brings together faculty and students from across campus to discuss topics of interest in the worlds of business, economics, and history. This year, the format is an open conversation with Mr. Tilden, moderated by a group of PLU faculty from the departments of Religion, Philosophy, Business

  • 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

  • Professor Justin Eckstein wins Rohrer Research Award Posted by: Todd / December 14, 2018 December 14, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerCongratulations to Justin Eckstein, Assistant Professor of Communication and Director of Debate, who was recently awarded the 2017 Daniel Rohrer Award for Outstanding Research by the American Forensics Association.  His research is titled, “Sound Arguments, Argumentation and Advocacy”. Among the most important activities of the American Forensic

  • experience and can articulate how their research interests align with Caltech’s research areas. Support: WAVE Fellows will receive a $6000 award for the ten-week program and an additional $500 housing/travel supplement. Application: Online applications are due January 12, 2018. For more information, visit http://www.sfp.caltech.edu/programs/wavefellows  AMGEN SCHOLARS PROGRAM Caltech’s Amgen Scholars Program is geared towards students in biology, chemistry, and biotechnology fields. Some of these fields

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 13, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University will host a lecture by Seattle University School of Law Professor Dean Spade, a leading scholar and activist in trans rights. His talk, “Romantic Notions: Soldiers, Spouses and the Limits of LGBT Equality,” will be held at 6…

    , Spouses and the Limits of LGBT Equality” When: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 Where: Scandinavian Cultural Center, PLU Cost: Free More information: The Women’s Center; the Diversity Center   In his talk, Spade will discuss the complex terrain of contemporary queer and trans politics, examining the racialized/gendered roles of soldier and spouse offered in the name of “equality” and “human rights.” “Spade’s research interests and perspectives that challenge rights-based activism are excellent illustrations of

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 15, 2016)- An anthropology and global studies double major from Kalispell, Montana, Ellie Lapp ’17 is passionate about a wide variety of social justice issues. She’s hopeful that her tenure as president of Associate Students of Pacific Lutheran University (ASPLU) will be…

    yes, will you be able to combine that with your work at ASPLU? I would like to find more ways to intertwine my academic passions and ASPLU. I’m really interested in social justice and advocacy in an academic sense. I just finished a Wang Center research grant in Oaxaca, Mexico. I did an internship with a microfinance organization and did research about a small town in Oaxaca. That seems like it would be totally different than ASPLU, and in many ways it was, but I also did a lot of the same

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 26, 2016)- Roche Harbor, Washington, sits on the northwest side of San Juan Island at the edge of the Canadian border. For one week over the summer, Roche Harbor served as a site of discovery for a handful of Lutes interested in…

    Students plan to build upon archaeological research following museum partnership, summer dig in Roche Harbor Posted by: Kari Plog / October 26, 2016 Image: Emma Holm ’17, Grant Schroeder ’17, Georgia Abrams ’18 (right to left) on Mount Young on San Juan Island during their summer dig in Roche Harbor. (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) October 26, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 26, 2016)- Roche Harbor, Washington, sits on the northwest side of San Juan

  • FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2015)—Ann Kullberg ’79 has never taken a formal art course, but her work is internationally known—and her story is as colorful as her art. Though the lines were not always straight, and there were rough patches along the way, Kullberg…

    Ann Kullberg ’79 Draws on Her PLU Education to Create an Art Empire Posted by: Sandy Dunham / August 10, 2015 Image: Ann Kullberg’s painting ‘Broken Rules.’ (Courtesy Ann Kullberg.) August 10, 2015 By Nanci SmithPLU News Contributor FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2015)—Ann Kullberg ’79 has never taken a formal art course, but her work is internationally known—and her story is as colorful as her art. Though the lines were not always straight, and there were rough patches along the way, Kullberg