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at PLU about her views on how scientific fields need to include more women in leadership positions. Rolison currently heads the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Advanced Electrochemical Materials section and serves as an Adjunct Full Professor of Chemistry at the University of Utah. Forty percent of chemistry Ph.D.’s go to women, but only about 10 percent apply for high-level positions, according to Rolison. The few women who advance in their academic and research institutions are often
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The PLU Computer Science department has small class sizes, dedicated and caring faculty, great facilities, and an excellent curriculum.
writing code for software simulations of proteins, creating the next big video game, or developing a social application that connects people in new ways. The possibilities seem limitless. Software is a fundamental part of modern life. Most of what we do runs on software, and the world needs quality people to create that software. At PLU, we strive to educate our students to be responsible citizens, critical thinkers, effective communicators, and to value life-long learning. Employers value our
Department of Computer Science253-535-8700Morken Center Room 252 Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
This conference focuses on “Black Bodies and the Justice of God” in the Lutheran tradition, in art, theology, ethics and literature.
``Black Bodies and the Justice of God``Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 The Eighth Annual Lutheran Studies ConferenceThis year’s Lutheran Studies Conference will take place from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., concluding with a keynote lecture in the evening at 7 p.m. in the Chris Knutzen Hall, Anderson University Center. This conference focuses on “Black Bodies and the Justice of God” in the Lutheran tradition, in art, theology, ethics and literature. The conference also draws connection to the book Between the
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PLU French & Francophone Studies. At PLU, you will learn to speak, write, and comprehend French through interactive classes grounded in diverse media forms and cultural contexts.
Bon appétit! Sometimes you just have to seize the day, cancel class, and have a French pique-nique. Learning Styles: The French & Francophone Studies program honors a diversity of learning styles. Here students build their interpretation of Christine de Pizan’s City of Ladies. High Impact Educational Practices: These students were the first to translate Louise Dupin’s “Preliminary Discourse” into English after first transcribing it from 250-year-old manuscripts. Cultural Events on Campus
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 23, 2016)- Imagine using bananas and a circuit board to create a piano. Absurd? Thanks to the maker movement and some creative minds, it isn’t. Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Education & Kinesiology is bringing that creative spirit to campus April 12…
the fire.” Conn McQuinn is the director of educational technology for Puget Sound Educational Service District, which partnered with PLU’s School of Education to host the Benson Lecture workshop. McQuinn said school-based makerspaces, prompted by teachers who are exposed to the movement, will encourage kids at a young age to work toward careers in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. “Much of the modern economy is being driven by people who are inventing and creating their own
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The College of Natural Sciences houses the Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geosciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology programs.
the modern world and participating in a democracy. Opportunities for close interactions abound, and the development of the whole person is a central concern. The College offers B.S. and B.A. degrees and minors in most programs, and it also provides supporting courses for other programs.Quick Links Tacoma South Puget Sound MESA Program STEM Education Minor Natural Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program NatSci Fellows Program Rachel Carson Lecture Undergraduate Research Opportunities Lecture
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Lutes are dedicated to global education, and student athletes are no different. This fall, two Lutes who studied in Norway managed to balance their studies and training abroad, while PLU welcomed
weights several times a week. Molly Ivey '20“Team dynamic, that’s what I miss the most,” Ivey said while in Norway, adding that she especially missed the early mornings watching the sunrise over American Lake. Despite the solid strategy, Ivey still missed working out alongside her teammates. “It’s hard knowing that you’re not doing the exact same workout,” she said. “I’m really nervous that I’m going to be out of shape.” Being so far away, she also missed the opportunities for team bonding and
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The Department of Economics offers the unique opportunity to participate in an economics alumni mentoring program for all majors to help you prepare for your life beyond PLU.
National Conference of Undergraduate Research Congratulations to Hanna Venera for the acceptance of her paper: "Covid19: An Econometric Analysis of Depression Rates" to the 2021 virtual National Conference of Undergraduate Research. From PLU to Public Health Amy Spieker ’09 economics/political science alumna on community health advocacy, service and building relationships. More Economics Students Expand Possibilities Four PLU women present research at national conference. View Resolute PLU Economics
Professor Priscilla St Clair, ChairXavier Hall, Room 153 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
History students at Pacific Lutheran University develop the skills needed to ask important questions, collect and evaluate evidence, work collaboratively with others, and offer clear and
The History Capstone The culminating experience for the History major is History 499, the Capstone course. Spring 2024 Projects Joshua Reid Gives 2024 Schnackenberg Lecture For More Information 2024 Phi Alpha Theta PLU's Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society is welcoming new members Learn More Learning History at PLU Group work in Dr. Gina Hames' HIST 289 class, "Women and Gender in World History" More Curious about History at PLU? Listen to the Innovative History podcast, hosted by Fulton
Professor Rebekah Mergenthal, Chair253-536-5132Xavier Hall, Room 109 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
Fr. Charles R. Gallagher, S.J., of the history department at Boston College will speak about his explorations of a heretofore unknown set of intelligence relationships involving Nazi, British, and
at Temple University, Philadelphia, where he earned an MA and PhD in Holocaust Studies, under the tutorship of Professor Franklin H. Littell. Returning to Israel, Paldiel was nominated director of the Righteous Among the Nations Department, at Yad Vashem – the country’s national Holocaust Memorial, a post he occupied from 1982 to 2007. During that 24-year stint, under Paldiel’s stewardship, some 18,000 non-Jewish men and women from various countries were awarded the prestigious honor of
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