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BJUG DAY: Q&A with Scholarship Recipient Lauren Mendez ’15 Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 28, 2021 October 28, 2021 By Veronice CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsYour investment in scholarships is an investment in the personal and economic well-being of individuals and our communities. With your support, students will join generations of Lutes who are thought leaders, engaged community members, and local leaders. With increasingly diverse lived experiences, their presence on our campus

is an experienced educator who believes children develop and reach milestones at different phases — and we need to celebrate their growth.“Not all children thrive or develop the same, but they all need the same amount of encouragement and support,” she says. “They all need to be valued and understood. Children know if you don’t love them.” Ferguson is an assistant superintendent for early learning at ESD 113, a Washington state agency that helps ensure that students in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason

Colleges Hate It Heather My response: Thanks, Heather. I share the opinion of most college presidents that this proposed rating system is as bad an idea as all the other rating systems that have been tried so far (US News, Washington Monthly, Princeton Review, etc). I love to look at rankings, but I am always aware that they are wildly subjective and deeply flawed. What makes the US Dept of Education’s proposed ranking system especially worrisome is the proposal to tie Federal support for students to

having a facility now that can showcase not only a plant collection but also give students the best place to be able to carry out experiments that involve plants,” said Associate Professor of Biology and Dean of Natural Sciences Matt Smith. The state-of-the-art greenhouse will use an innovative, closed-loop geothermal energy system, which means that no greenhouse-gas-producing emissions will be used to heat and cool the building, and it also will fulfill curricular needs in the Biology Department

wanted to support the sciences.“George sort of felt like he owed his success and his career to PLU,” said Lauralee Hagen, senior director of advancement. “He was very nostalgic about professors and his here and really wanted to do something to give back.” Hagen worked with the Longs to secure an endowment fund that supports two to three student internships in the natural sciences each summer, as well as an annual lecture. This is the second year that the George and Helen Long Science, Technology and

Minority Science Writers Summer Internship Posted by: alemanem / October 19, 2016 October 19, 2016 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Pitts Family Foundation is proud to offer a summer internship program for minority students interested in journalism as a career and who want to learn about science writing. Experience what it’s like to cover the scientific and technological issues that shape our global community. The Internship takes place at the Washington

Remembering Eric Nordholm Posted by: Kate Williams / December 6, 2017 December 6, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerEric (Nordie) Nordholm will forever remain a legacy in the PLU theatre department. David Robbins, Senior Advancement Officer and former chair of the music department recounts Eric’s impact at PLU. “Nordie was a longtime faculty member in the Theater Department at PLU. He was hired in 1955 and served 35 years at the university. He is fondly remembered for directing musical

Remembering Eric Nordholm Posted by: Kate Williams / December 6, 2017 December 6, 2017 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerEric (Nordie) Nordholm will forever remain a legacy in the PLU theatre department. David Robbins, Senior Advancement Officer and former chair of the music department recounts Eric’s impact at PLU. “Nordie was a longtime faculty member in the Theater Department at PLU. He was hired in 1955 and served 35 years at the university. He is fondly remembered for directing musical

Job Opportunities at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Posted by: nicolacs / July 1, 2020 July 1, 2020 Jacob Yeager, the Analytical Chemistry Branch Head of the Laboratory Division at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, reached out to inform us that they have entry-level chemist positions available to recent chemistry program graduates. Yeager says: “My laboratory team is comprised of 41 enthusiastic and dedicated professionals who support the US Navy and its essential mission by providing

just two books for her Asian identity, more specifically her Chinese culture — through “Joy Luck Club” and “Born Chinese” — but in-depth classroom discussions on racial equity were paltry at best. “I feel like I could’ve been more confident and engaged and loved myself more if the educational system saw me and supported me,” Chan said. “As a woman of God and faith reflecting on this, I realized God told me to love, value and make people know they matter. That’s why I do what I do, and it drives my