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conversation the two had a few days earlier: Have you ever read a romance novel? Gregson hadn’t. And she would fully admit that she was like many other people: She assumed romance novels were easy reads, brainless formulaic pop. Then, the box of novels arrived. She read one. And a research topic was born. Gregson and her friend, professor Jennifer Lois of Western Washington University, decided they wanted to study the writers of the romance genre, of which about 95 percent are women. Sure, the novels had

when he was 14 and has called the Pacific Northwest home ever since. He said he chose PLU because he liked the liberal arts aspect, and he wanted to study science. “I saw them as a nut to crack in some ways,” Malloy said. “I wanted to challenge myself.” Malloy, who double-majored in Chemistry and Computer Science, credits PLU with propelling him onto his career path. “I probably wouldn’t have gone to Guatemala if I hadn’t gone to PLU, and then I wouldn’t have gone to Columbia University or married

addition to PLU, TEDxTacoma 2016 is sponsored by South Sound Magazine, Northwest Public Radio, Heritage Bank, Tapco Credit Union, Click! Cable TV and the Tacoma Weekly. TEDxTacoma 2016: Healthy Future is on Friday, April 22 from 7-9 p.m. in PLU’s Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are on sale now. Read Previous PLU professor, local archaeologist team up with students to study prehistoric artifacts from Mount Rainier Read Next PLU Summer Academy: First-year students spend five

outside the typical curriculum in a given department, usually concern a professor’s unique research interests or offer insight into contemporary issues outside the standard course sequence. Gregson, who worked with criminology as a graduate student, thought the policing course was well suited, since police have been at the center of public discourse. Gregson wanted to create an interesting experience for students who chose to stay on campus rather than study away during J-Term — an experience that

women/Black femininity, racism, rage, and identity politics within the album itself and through its consumption. FEB 16 Black Male Barbershop TalkPflueger Hall 2nd Floor Study Lounge – 6pm The Barbershop in the Black community is known as a space and place of laughter, fun, community, discussing everything from religion, to sports, and most importantly issues facing the Black community. Come join us for an opportunity to discuss critical issues of success and support for Black males on PLU’s campus

communication that will help me no matter where I go.”  LaBrie hopes to continue working in journalism or public relations after graduation in May.   Meanwhile, Armanda Dupont is honing her skills in a different area of communications, working in internal communications for McKinstry, a construction engineering company in Seattle. Study Communications at PLUCommunication is a dynamic and varied field. We have designed our program to provide you with both theory and practice in the field—we want you to know

.”Study mathematics at PLUContemporary mathematics has played an integral role in the development of computer technologies, search algorithms, financial investing strategies, physical models of nature, fair redistricting voting models, and more.Among her favorite student experiences was a math festival where PLU partnered with University of Washington Tacoma students, bringing the event to both universities and Lincoln High School in Tacoma.  “The goal was to bring mathematics in new, fun, and

Award in Teaching recognizes a member of our faculty who embodies a commitment to excellence in their ability to communicate knowledge and inspire students. The 2019 Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching is presented to Dr. Tom Edgar, Associate Professor of Mathematics. One student writes, “Dr. Edgar makes every effort to get to know us beyond the student level. Not only does he listen to how we learn, how we study, and how nervous we are for an exam, he wants to know where we’re from, where we’re

creative work, another for her scholarship and teaching. Even then I knew, of course, that the scholarly and the creative were false categories. A poem was as much the result of a poet’s deep critical study of poetry as it was the result of inspiration. In the same way, the best scholarship that I read at the time— Richard Poirier on Robert Frost, Helen Vendler on Wallace Stevens, and Carson herself on Paul Celan—had a dazzling creativity of insight that made scholarly writing as artful as the works

part of his capstone project. The project would lead to a Kelmer Roe Fellowship to study in Africa. This is certainly true for Nevis Granum ’14, whose passion for photography and saving endangered wildlife led to his capstone, a senior gallery exhibition of photographs taken during his J-Term trip to Tanzania. The experience of curating and exhibiting his work led Granum to apply for, and receive, a Kelmer Roe Fellowship to study in Africa with PLU Professor of English Charles Bergman this summer