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Why Study Physics?Physics is the scientific study of the material universe at its most fundamental level. A physicist might study the inner workings of atoms and nuclei, the size and age of the universe, the behavior of high-temperature superconductors, or the life cycles of stars, from their formation out of interstellar gases to their end-states as pulsars or black holes. Physicists use high-energy accelerators to search for quarks; they design new laser systems for applications in medicine
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Department of Political Science Statement on Racial ViolenceBlack lives matter and violence against the bodies of people of color in this country must end. We simply will not survive as a democracy if we do not work to end systemic racism and white supremacy in all our institutions and at all levels of society. The Political Science Department at Pacific Lutheran University mourns the loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery and countless others who have seen their lives cut
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Team at Rainier Cup Regatta, May 2021 Men's Varsity 4+ Racing at Rainier Cup, May 2021 Training on American Lake Training on Campus- Distanced and Masked, March 2021 Racing at WIRA Championships on Lake Natoma, CA Ready to race. Sunrise at Vancouver Lake, WA. Team NewsNow recruiting for the 2022-2023 season! Interested in rowing? We are seeking new rowers and coxswains. No experience required. Contact Rob Thompson (Thompsrw@plu.edu) for more information or with any questions and to RSVP for
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Team at Rainier Cup Regatta, May 2021 Men's Varsity 4+ Racing at Rainier Cup, May 2021 Training on American Lake Training on Campus- Distanced and Masked, March 2021 Racing at WIRA Championships on Lake Natoma, CA Ready to race. Sunrise at Vancouver Lake, WA. Team NewsNow recruiting for the 2022-2023 season! Interested in rowing? We are seeking new rowers and coxswains. No experience required. Contact Coach (claire.ratcliff@plu.edu) for more information or with any questions and to RSVP for
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Frequently Asked QuestionsI never had to study religion in high school. Why am I required to study it here?In a world where most social and political conflicts contain a religious dimension, ignorance is not bliss. Think about it: all these issues are charged with religious language – abortion, creationism vs. evolution, fundamentalism, gay rights, environmental defense and degradation, health care, Holocaust studies, human rights, international terrorism, the Iraq conflict, land use in the
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Innovation Studies Student Launches Business During Pandemic Posted by: vcraker / May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 In less than six months, Mariken Lund '22 built a website for her sustainable clothing business, received a crush of orders, and started averaging 60,000+ views on TikTok and other social media platforms. And she did it all during a pandemic. Lund is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects at PLU. However, during the pandemic, she returned to Oslo, Norway
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Austin Beierman ‘18 Posted by: juliannh / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Victoria SchultzAustin Beierman, class of 2018, Reike Scholar, and newly appointed Director of Accessibility and Accommodations, continues to live the Diversity Center’s mission of care and equity.As a high school junior, Austin joined a PLU volleyball camp sponsored by College Bound, a non-profit that helped with college access programming. Austin explained that he and his friends would eat in the UC and then play
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Carli Snyder talks about her research and essay as the winner of the Lemkin Essay Contest at PLU, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) GENOCIDE: What does it mean to you?Through the efforts of alumnus and Regent Donald R. Morken and colleague Bruce Littman, PLU sponsors annual scholarships in honor of Raphael Lemkin. Lemkin coined the term “genocide” and labored for passage of the United Nations genocide convention, which outlaws destruction of races and groups. The Raphael
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Carli Snyder talks about her research and essay as the winner of the Lemkin Essay Contest at PLU, Tuesday, April 4, 2017. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) GENOCIDE: What does it mean to you?Through the efforts of alumnus and Regent Donald R. Morken and colleague Bruce Littman, PLU sponsors annual scholarships in honor of Raphael Lemkin. Lemkin coined the term “genocide” and labored for passage of the United Nations genocide convention, which outlaws destruction of races and groups. The Raphael
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One-Act productions featured this J-term Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 14, 2016 January 14, 2016 Theatre students are taking on J-term, one act at a time. Alpha Psi Omega (APO), PLU’s national theatre society will present their annual One-Act Festival featuring student performed, directed and written material on January 21, 22, and 23 at 7:30pm in the Studio Theater. Additionally, a late season add-in, ‘Shatter’d,’ will be produced by student Jacob Viramontes on January 28, 29 and 30 at
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