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  • How do I apply?Working with your faculty advisor(s) you will develop a proposal. Together, you will determine the intended outcome of your degree, previous coursework that applies to your goals, additional courses you plan to take, and any experiential learning opportunities (study away, internships) that might fit your plan. Consult with department chairs to be sure the courses you hope to take will be offered when you need them. All students seeking an individualized major in

  • July 23, 2009 Biology professors win coveted Murdock grants Turning over barnacle-encrusted rocks, one by one, craning your neck to catch a glimpse of a bird or sloshing through a muddy tributary might not seem like hard core scientific endeavors. But think again. It’s research such as this that gleaned three assistant professors of biology – Michael Behrens, Julie Smith and Jacob Egge – grants totaling more than $120,000. The support, provided by the Vancouver, Wash. based M.J. Murdock

  • April 29, 2011 ‘Be the Spark’ ignites, unites PLU community By Barbara Clements In a decades-old video shown in the UC this week, Archbishop Desmond Tutu – the keynote speaker at the May 13 “Be the Spark” event – listened carefully as speaker after speaker came before him, telling of beatings and murders that marked apartheid in South Africa. MaryAnn Anderson, chair of the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation board, says “We are now calling Parkland ‘Sparkland.'” Beside her at the podium is

  • Symposium uplifts collaborative student-faculty research Posted by: Kari Plog / April 3, 2017 Image: Mackenzie Deane and Associate Professor of Chemistry Tina Saxowsky work in a biology lab at PLU. (Photo/John Froschauer) April 3, 2017 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (April 3, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University is aiming to increase visibility of student-faculty research across campus with its first Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 8. Previously, an

  • New PLU course Chem 103 illustrates chemistry through food Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / August 14, 2019 Image: Dr. Andrea Munro, an associate professor of chemistry at PLU, preps dough in the Scandinavian Center kitchen for Chem 103, an online food chemistry class for distance-learning students. August 14, 2019 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Aug. 13, 2019) — Pacific Lutheran University’s Dr. Andrea Munro didn’t design Chem 103: Food Chemistry in order to teach

  • J-Term@Sea Posted by: Thomas Krise / January 28, 2016 January 28, 2016 Our group at the Frederick Lutheran Church, which is celebrating its 350th anniversary this year, making it the oldest Lutheran church in the Western Hemisphere. #lutesawayDr. Nancy Albers-Miller, Dean of the PLU School of Business, and I have been teaching courses on board cruise ships sailing the eastern Caribbean this January Term—we call it “J-Term@Sea.”  Dean Miller is teaching two versions of a marketing course and I’m

  • Pacific Lutheran UniversityCampus Key/Access Card PolicyEffective 2016 (Updated 2021)The university has nearly 5,000 doors/locks on campus and over 10,000 issued keys. The loss of one single key can create a significant financial impact on the university and severely disrupt university business. This policy is intended to clarify how keys are issued, the storage and carrying of keys, and the associated costs to individuals and departments when keys are lost. This policy covers university keys

  • Advising Questions Related to Majors, Minors, and SchedulingThe Chemistry Department chair and faculty are eager to help you chart your course for a chemistry major or minor.  We offer Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degrees in chemistry.  The B.S. degree can be certified by the American Chemical Society (ACS) if certain course requirements are met.  The B.S. degree can also be earned with emphases in Biochemistry or Chemical Physics.  Please let us know if we can help

  • intends to do just that by building the perfect meeting place — providing those students with a one-stop shop for individualized academic and personal support resources that’s packaged together in one warm, inviting study space. The Center is based in Mortvedt Library, the intellectual hub of the university. After taking a quick left going through the library’s main entrance, the first impressions of the new space are light and openness. A check-in desk sits before four small reservable rooms

  • Nate Schoening Center for Student Success intends to do just that by building the perfect meeting place — providing those students with a one-stop shop for individualized academic and personal support resources that’s packaged together in one warm, inviting study space. The Center is based in Mortvedt Library, the intellectual hub of the university. After taking a quick left going through the library’s main entrance, the first impressions of the new space are light and openness. A check-in desk