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  • Digging into history When Bradford Andrews looks at an obsidian core in his hand, he doesn’t see its indigo beauty, as it sparks back against the spotlight. The palm-sized flake gives PLU’s assistant visiting professor of anthropology a window into the everyday life of a…

    hopes for a career as a contract field archeologist, Hoelter working in a museum. Read Previous Biologist use Murdock grants to study birds, fish Read Next Looking into the laws behind adoption COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget

  • Making an art out of giving of oneself Melinda Cox ’71, has never been shy about volunteering her time to help others. As an art professor at Tacoma Community College and Pierce College, Cox regularly juggles teaching and volunteer work. “I have always volunteered my…

    portion of her time teaching students how to excel in and appreciate art. Cox has taught art courses at TCC for 10 years, and at Pierce College for one. She encourages all potential art majors, and college students in general, to study hard and keep pushing toward their goals. “Take advantage of every opportunity that might come your way,” Cox said. “Because you never know what connections you will make, what you will learn or how it will be of benefit.” Story by Hillary Fazzari ’11 Read Previous

  • The Meeting Pace Chris McKnight ’12 likes to think of Hinderlie Hall as a meeting place between upper and lower campus. And he has a point: the hall sits right on the slope – called Hinderlie Hill, no less – that divides upper and lower…

    gender-specific * 4 washers and 4 dryers * 6 Resident Assistants and 5 Residence Hall Council members, not including wing representatives and the first-year student rep. * 3 kitchens with composting bins * 2 lounges, 2 study rooms, 1 lounge/game room * 1 large balcony overlooking lower campus/Foss field * Host of annual Hinderlie Toga Party, featuring live bands and traditional Greek games * 12′ x 14′ 8″ room size. Rooms feature built-in closets Read Previous A ‘Twilight’ experience Read Next LEED

  • Brues put ‘exclamation point’ on their time at PLU In his words, former Professor of Economics Professor Stan Brue, along with his wife Terri, wanted to “put an exclamation point” on their long association with PLU. This past May, the university accepted their gift of…

    August 23, 2010 Brues put ‘exclamation point’ on their time at PLU In his words, former Professor of Economics Professor Stan Brue, along with his wife Terri, wanted to “put an exclamation point” on their long association with PLU. This past May, the university accepted their gift of $500,000 that will endow annual scholarships and offset study-away expenses for several students in the Social Sciences. Stan and Terri arrived in Tacoma in 1971, he as a new assistant professor and she as a

  • Paris Cochran ’13 was the first American, and female student, to go into rural Oaxaca with HELPS. “I was able to change their opinion about what Americans, and students, are capable of.” Paris Cochran’s cool internship: HELPS International By Steve Hansen Every student who participates…

    November 29, 2011 Paris Cochran ’13 was the first American, and female student, to go into rural Oaxaca with HELPS. “I was able to change their opinion about what Americans, and students, are capable of.” Paris Cochran’s cool internship: HELPS International By Steve Hansen Every student who participates in PLU’s Gateway study-away program in Oaxaca, Mexico, has to participate in a four-week internship. Based on the students’ interests, there are many internship options during the semester-long

  • Photo by John Froschauer Dr. Jennifer Specht ’94 A passion for research and the needs of her patients By Barbara Clements It comes down to a series of small steps, fleeting encounters, or choices that may not seem significant at the time , but in…

    . She sees patients at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and has a joint appointment at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. She’s researching new treatments to battle breast cancer, specifically “triple-negative” breast cancer that is an aggressive type more likely to metastasize and for which there are fewer treatment options. For Specht, her journey started with her family’s deep Lutheran roots in Kelso, Wash. She knew she was probably going to attend PLU and study science after attending

  • TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 22, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University’s website has won a 2015 Outstanding WebAward from the Web Marketing Association, and the spring 2015 edition of the university’s flagship magazine, ResoLUTE, won its Magazine Standard of Excellence Award. Judges wrote of www.plu.edu : “Beautiful site, great…

    supportive campus community.” The WebAwards were not the first big win for the team—or for PLU’s magazine: The online edition of ResoLUTE also won the 2014 EduStyle award for best magazine website. Read Previous PLU Student Headed to U.N. After Her Video on Reproductive Rights Wins National Contest Read Next Student’s Study Away Experiences Lead to State Department Internship COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently

  • Jack Burrows ’25 won first place in the 2023 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Competition in San Diego earlier this month. The Pacific Lutheran University music major participated in 5 rounds of auditions and competition to earn first place in the Upper Classical…

    category. “When I won first place for the upper college classical TBB division I felt ecstatic and felt how much growth I’ve had since I started applying for the NATS NSA when I began vocal study in 2020 with my first voice teacher Ryan Bede and Holly Boaz in 2021,” Burrows said. “This fabulous win couldn’t have been possible without all the coaching I’ve had from voice lessons, recording sessions with incredible accompanists, and the world-class music program at PLU.” In the final round of the

  • Original New York Times article here . My Response to  Bryan College Is Torn: Can Darwin and Eden Coexist? by Alan Binder At Pacific Lutheran University, we think of “Lutheran” as an ethic that informs how we think, how we teach and how we help students…

    of religion’s influence in American and global life. In a nation marked by great religious diversity and where most people claim a religious tradition, it becomes increasingly necessary to understand something of America’s religious landscape if you want to understand co-workers, friends, neighbors – even spouses or partners. PLU invites its students into the study of religion so that they might better understand a global phenomenon that gives meaning and purpose to billions of people. *Note: All

  • The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program at UT Southwestern’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is an intensive summer research training experience designed for college students who are preparing for Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. careers in biomedical research. Fellows spend 10 weeks (beginning in early June and…

    regenerative medicine should apply to SURF – Stem Cell Program. Natural and biological sciences majors who have an interest in kidney disease should apply to the Summer Undergraduate Research Institution for the Study of Kidney Disease (SURISKD) Program. To apply for SURF, please complete the online application. Within the application, you will need to upload your transcripts (official or unofficial) from each college you have attended. We also require two letters of recommendation, which can come from