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  • A Pacific Lutheran University Bachelor of Science in Nursing curriculum is based on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing

    ability to incorporate the dimensions of person, nursing, and environment to promote health in a variety of nursing situations. Provide evidence-based clinically competent care of individuals, families, and communities in a variety of settings across diverse populations. Enact the role of service as a professionally educated member of society. Employ principles of ethical leadership, quality improvement, and cost effectiveness to foster the development and initiation of safety and quality initiatives

  • Beginning with applications for the cohort starting in Fall 2023, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences School of Physical Therapy (PNWU-SOPT) have agreed to admission interviews for

    practice, evidence-informed practice, clinical reasoning, and patient management, including for special populations. They will also develop a strong moral foundation and soft skills necessary for PT practice, including social and emotional intelligence, cultural competencies, and understanding social determinants of health. Evidence-informed principles and clinical decision-making skills will be applied in professional practice courses and integrated clinical experiences in various health settings

  • Acting Provost Joanna Gregson discusses how PLU faculty members embrace their identity as teacher-scholars, and the value of “learning by doing” for students who engage in collaborative research

    Lutes will continue to engage in together. Joanna GregsonActing provost and professor of sociology This issue of ResoLute offers a glimpse into this world of educational exchange, which not only informs the scholarship of students and faculty members alike, but also embodies the university’s mission of service to and care for others and the planet. From scholarly research about unethical medical studies targeting marginalized populations to field research on the effects of vessel traffic on whale

  • Director of Environmental Studies | Environmental Studies | behrenmd@plu.edu | 253-535-7565 | My teaching activities focus primarily on ecology and animal diversity.

    Geoduck larval transport in situ, Vancouver, BC (2011) Selected Articles Beck, E.L., J. Ruesink, S. Troyer, M. Behrens. "Wild populations of Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) emerge during the Blob heatwave in south Puget Sound, Washington USA." Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 11, 2024: 1292062. Becker, B., M. Behrens, B. Allen, M. Hintz, H. Parker, M. McCartha, S. White. "Spatial and Temporal Distribution of the Early Life History Stages of the Native Olympia Oyster Ostrea lurida (Carpenter, 1864

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  • Kallan Campa is excited to learn more about the complexities of the relationship between behavior and participation in physical activity. She shares about what inspired her to join the MSK program and what she is looking forward to learn. 1. What is one fun fact…

    to learn more within the field, I have no reservations about extending my time at PLU – I am proud to be continuing my education here as part of the first MSK cohort! 3. What are you most excited to learn? During my undergraduate program I took interest in the relationship between behavior and participation in physical activity, especially in youth populations. I am excited to learn more about the complexities of this relationship and learn how I can intervene as a kinesiology professional. That

  • PLU alumna Becca Anderson ‘19, ‘22 is in her first year teaching biology to ninth graders at Sammamish High School in Bellevue. Her classroom consists of a diverse population of students — something her recent completion of the Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher Program at Pacific…

    program aims to prepare teachers for effectively instructing diverse populations. Teachers commit to teaching science or math in middle or high school in a high-need Title 1 school for two years after earning their degree. Anderson said the program has been — and continues to be — invaluable. She is connecting with her students with open eyes and an open heart. Her gratitude is palpable and her excitement for the job is immeasurable. “I knew that coming into the (MAE) program that anti-racist

  • TACOMA, WASH. (July 18, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing earned $350,000 to further its long history of placing Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) students in rural and underserved communities to administer primary care to those in need. The money comes in the form of…

    continue that important work. Dr. Teri Woo, associate dean for graduate nursing programs at PLU, said the effort fits perfectly with the university’s mission to provide care for others and communities.School of NursingLearn more about PLU's Family Nurse Practitioner program and others. As a result of PLU students’ time spent with these populations, 75 percent of 2015 FNP graduates are working in underserved areas or those that suffer from a primary care shortage. “People do not seek out jobs working

  • PLU alumna Becca Anderson ‘19, ‘22 is in her first year teaching biology to ninth graders at Sammamish High School in Bellevue. Her classroom consists of a diverse population of students — something her recent completion of the Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher Program at Pacific…

    in education and culturally sustaining classroom practices. The program aims to prepare teachers for effectively instructing diverse populations. Teachers commit to teaching science or math in middle or high school in a high-need Title 1 school for two years after earning their degree.  Anderson said the program has been — and continues to be — invaluable. She is connecting with her students with open eyes and an open heart. Her gratitude is palpable and her excitement for the job is immeasurable

  • The Anderson research group addresses three domains in the physical sciences:  chemical reactivity viewed from the microscopic perspective of electron structure, molecular orbitals and reactivities

    recipient of the Lemelson-MIT student prize for invention. He holds an S.B. in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from University of California, Berkeley, and an S.M. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from MIT. Dr. McLurkin presented his talk: “The Future of Robotics is Swarms: Why a Thousand Robots are Better than One” on March 5, 2019. Multi-robot systems are the future of a futuristic field. Large populations of robots can solve many

  • Professor of Biology | Department of Biology | behrenmd@plu.edu | 253-535-7565 | My teaching activities focus primarily on ecology and animal diversity.

    , Resource partitioning by intertidal Stichaeid fishes on the Olympic Peninsula, WA, Vancouver, WA (2011) Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference, Determining flow bias in the use of passive tube traps to study Geoduck larval transport in situ, Vancouver, BC (2011) Selected Articles Beck, E.L., J. Ruesink, S. Troyer, M. Behrens. "Wild populations of Pacific oysters (Magallana gigas) emerge during the Blob heatwave in south Puget Sound, Washington USA." Frontiers in Marine Science Vol. 11, 2024: 1292062. Becker

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