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  • Friday, May 3rd Join the Mathematics Department in Morken 214 and Morken 216 to hear the senior capstone presentations. If you're unable to join us in-person, we welcome you to attend via Zoom.

    Student Retention through Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis Meghan Bonafilia In this presentation, we will explore a data set with over 4000 observations concerning first year students at PLU and their likelihood of staying at PLU for the next year. Using logistic regression for analysis, we will review different model selection processes and explore several factors like: GPA, race, whether or not a student is first generation, whether or not a student lives on campus, and more. 2:00pm

  • 2022 Strategic Plan for Social Impact Innovation  What is our current vision related to social impact projects in the community? Pulling resources together from across campus, the PLU Social Impact Group is focused on the following strategic projects and milestones: Common data model. In Fall 2021, we built a common data model for our campus...

    2022 Strategic Plan for Social Impact Innovation  What is our current vision related to social impact projects in the community? Pulling resources together from across campus, the PLU Social Impact Group is focused on the following strategic projects and milestones: Common data model. In Fall 2021, we built a common data model for our campus and community to facilitate data gathering, organization, updates, and searchability related to new and planned projects. Focus on community needs. In

  • A breach in the security of restricted data can lead to identity theft, legal action against the university, or other great harm to the university or members of the PLU community. While data security policies are designed to minimize the risk of such breaches, incident management and response policies must also be in place to...

    A breach in the security of restricted data can lead to identity theft, legal action against the university, or other great harm to the university or members of the PLU community. While data security policies are designed to minimize the risk of such breaches, incident management and response policies must also be in place to guide institutional response if/when breaches do occur. For the purposes of this policy, an incident is an event that threatens the integrity of PLU data or the

  • The word anthropology comes from the Greek words anthropos, meaning human, and logos, which refers to doctrine, theory or science.

    observation. Archaeology focuses on the material remains of past peoples to study their cultures, investigate causality in the development of human institutions, and to contribute to a cross-cultural understanding of human behavior. Linguistic Anthropology studies the fundamental structures of human language as well as the culturally patterned usages of language in social interaction. Biological Anthropology studies the emergence and subsequent biological adaptations of humanity as a species influenced by

  • These mobile device and remote storage policies apply to any external or portable media (e.g. external hard drives, laptop computers, thumb/flash drives, smartphones, tablets, etc.) on which university data is stored or transported. They also apply to any cloud or hosted service (e.g. Google Apps for Education, PeopleAdmin) in which university data is used or...

    These mobile device and remote storage policies apply to any external or portable media (e.g. external hard drives, laptop computers, thumb/flash drives, smartphones, tablets, etc.) on which university data is stored or transported. They also apply to any cloud or hosted service (e.g. Google Apps for Education, PeopleAdmin) in which university data is used or stored. 3.7.1 Mobile Devices All mobile devices, whether university- or personally-owned, must be used in compliance with PLU policies

  • Craig Chamberlain, Mathematics ’13 went on to receive his M.S. in Data Analytics from Oregon State and currently works as a Budget Analyst.

    Craig Chamberlain:Craig Chamberlain, Mathematics ’13 went on to receive his M.S. in Data Analytics from Oregon State and currently works as a Budget Analyst.  He chose PLU because he found it to be the best fit and recalls that he selected Natural Sciences because the Math professors kept convincing him to take more math courses! He also credits the PLU faculty with aiding him in the path he chose following graduation. Craig’s fondest memory of being a student in Natural Sciences was learning

  • PLUS 287.1: Intro to Data Analytics (10406) Utilize tools like Excel to analyze real-world datasets and solve real-world problems. PLUS 288.

    Boost your resume with online, hands-on courses this summer Data Analytics TrackPLUS 287.1: Intro to Data Analytics (10406) Utilize tools like Excel to analyze real-world datasets and solve real-world problems. PLUS 288.1: Data Visualization with Tableau (10409) – Learn to apply key design principles and create digestible and dynamic data visualizations to impact the world around you. Robert Alvarez, Lead Instructor Rita Cidre Bernstein, MBA, Lead Instructor Digital Marketing TrackPLUS 287.2: E

  • a systematic investigation—including research development, testing, and evaluation—involving a living individual about whom you obtain: data through intervention or interaction (including surveys

    investigation—including research development, testing, and evaluation—involving a living individual about whom you obtain: data through intervention or interaction (including surveys and interviews), and/or identifiable private information in a form that can be linked with that individual. designed to develop or contribute to “generalizable knowledge.” Findings disseminated with the intent to influence behavior, practice, theory, future research designs, etc. are contributing to generalizable knowledge.When

  • a systematic investigation—including research development, testing, and evaluation—involving a living individual about whom you obtain: data through intervention or interaction (including surveys

    Step 1: Check if you need HPRB reviewGo to our online submission site, Mentor, and complete the diagnostic pre-survey. This will help you determine whether your project meets the federal definition of Human Subjects Research (HSR) and, if so, what kind of review is recommended: exempt, expedited, or full board review. Human Subjects Research (HSR) is…a systematic investigation—including research development, testing, and evaluation—involving a living individual about whom you obtain: data

  • TACOMA, WASH. (March 8, 2019) — A prestigious $650,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will support academically talented low-income students who come to Pacific Lutheran University to study STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects. Winning the grant was a team effort of PLU’s…

    students in STEM, but it will also allow us to better integrate PLU resources and build new structures to support these students’ success.” The grant, funded by the NSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) program, will be awarded over a five-year period. It will provide scholarships and enhanced support for students who meet the criteria for federal Pell grants, with a particular focus on transfer and commuter students.   Sixty percent of the funds will provide