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  • 2020 has been no stranger to change. Change in communities, ways of life, understanding, normality, mindset: change seems to be the common theme of 2020. With the significant changes that PLU has had to make during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Dr. Jason Schroder, Director of…

    create surges of culture that inspire human connections. For example, both world wars inspired poetry and fiction that brought peoples together. These cultural products changed people, created new connections, and led to more cultural change. “And that really shapes a lot of historythe stories that come out of [crisis],  how people reacted, helps us to understand yourself now.” “Humanities [are] how we define ourselves and make ourselves and relate to one another.” Schroder continued. “Think about

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2019) — Pacific Lutheran University is pleased and honored to welcome to campus “Witness Uganda: A Docu-Musical on the Complexities of Caring” for the 4th biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial event on March 6th. The critically acclaimed musical theater sensation, written…

    “Witness Uganda” comes to PLU, explores complexities of caring Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / March 2, 2019 Image: “Witness Uganda: A Docu-Musical on the Complexities of Caring” comes to PLU’s campus on March 6. March 2, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2019) — Pacific Lutheran University is pleased and honored to welcome to campus “Witness Uganda: A Docu-Musical on the Complexities of Caring” for the 4th biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial

  • PLU has added a  Master of Social Work  (MSW) degree to its offerings and is now accepting applicants for the fall of 2024. Rooted in PLU’s tradition of academic excellence and community engagement, the new MSW program will equip aspiring social work professionals with the skills…

    individuals, families and communities. According to the Washington State Department of Health (2021), there are projections of even greater demands for mental health services, putting additional pressure on an already stretched system. The necessity for well-trained MSW-level social workers is evident. This need is a driving force behind the launch of the MSW program at PLU. “At PLU, we have a long history of undergraduate social work students who have become a powerful force for good in our world,” said

  • The trials, tribulations, and big questions that confounded 16th century Europeans as they faced the bubonic plague are eerily similar to what we are facing right now with COVID-19 and other social issues. German professor and priest, Martin Luther, had a lot of ideas of…

    and spiritual leaders, should be doing in such trying times.Samuel Torvend, Pacific Lutheran University professor of religion and university chair in Lutheran studies emeritus, recently hosted a series of Zoom presentations centering on Luther, and more specifically, how he navigated life and led others during the plague. The Zoom participants were from three local churches —two in Tacoma, and one in Olympia. Torvend has published articles, book chapters and books on Luther and early Lutheran

  • PLU has added a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree to its offerings and is now accepting applicants for the fall of 2024. Rooted in PLU’s tradition of academic excellence and community engagement, the new MSW program will equip aspiring social work professionals with the…

    , where they serve individuals, families and communities. According to the Washington State Department of Health (2021), there are projections of even greater demands for mental health services, putting additional pressure on an already stretched system. The necessity for well-trained MSW-level social workers is evident. This need is a driving force behind the launch of the MSW program at PLU.“At PLU, we have a long history of undergraduate social work students who have become a powerful force for

  • Scientists discover new species of enigmatic marsupial Along the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador , Reed Ojala-Barbour ’11 and a team of scientists discovered a new species of shrew-opossum. Their dive into discovery started more than two years ago, when Ojala-Barbour had…

    Caenolestes sangay as a different species, showing that this poorly studied group of marsupials is more diverse than previously thought. “It is possible that the diversity in this group will increase as more studies are conducted with Colombian, Ecuadorian and Peruvian material,” says Bruce Patterson, a curator at the Field Museum of Natural History. This discovery of this new species is not an isolated event. Miguel Pinto, a Ecuadorian graduate student at the City University of New York and co-discoverer

  • An executive order signed by President Trump late Friday afternoon immediately barring immigrants and non-immigrant visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. has had immediate effects on scholars and students nationwide.  More than 17,000 students in the U.S. come from the seven countries…

    …” As Americans, we know the great contributions that immigrants and refugees make to our nation’s culture, history and economy, enriching our life together. Welcoming the stranger is at the heart of the American story and at the heart of PLU’s mission to “educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, for their communities and for the Earth.” Concerned students can find support and helpful resources in the Campus Ministry Office and the Counseling

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 24, 2017)- Maria Chavez, PLU associate professor and politics and government department chair, participated in a panel discussion of ‘Politics in Washington State’ on Friday, February 24. Hosted by Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, the panel was held in Olympia on…

    capitol. Along with fellow panelists Todd Donovan of Western Washington University, Nicholas Lovrich of Washington State University and Washington State Senator Hans Zeiger, Chavez discussed findings on the political culture in Washington, elections, the state legislature, and demographics and immigration. The four panelists are all contributors to a forthcoming updated book from WSU Press on the politics of Washington State titled Governing the Evergreen State: Political Life in Washington

  • The Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program (SURF Pitt 2019).  Summer research opportunities are available for up to five female or minority undergraduate students majoring in chemistry who are expected to graduate…

    SURF 2019 At University of Pittsburgh Posted by: alemanem / November 7, 2018 November 7, 2018 The Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program (SURF Pitt 2019).  Summer research opportunities are available for up to five female or minority undergraduate students majoring in chemistry who are expected to graduate in 2020.  Students selected for the program will receive a stipend of $378.40 per week for 10

  • The University of Utah graduate program is sponsoring a virtual information session for the undergraduate application process/graduate program. Learn more at:  https://chem.utah.edu/graduate/application.php Register  

    University of Utah Virtual Information Sessions Posted by: alemanem / November 3, 2023 November 3, 2023 The University of Utah graduate program is sponsoring a virtual information session for the undergraduate application process/graduate program. Learn more at:  https://chem.utah.edu/graduate/application.php Register   Read Previous Graduate Studies Program – Institute for Shock Physics Read Next UO Chemistry/Biochemistry Graduate Program Info Sessions LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University