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  • David Allan Cates Fiction Biography Biography David Allan Cates is the author of five novels, most recently Tom Connor’s Gift, a gold medalist in the 2015 Independent Book Publishers Book awards.  His first collection of poetry, The Mysterious Location of Kyrgyzstan, was released in the spring, 2016.  His other novels include: Hunger in America, a New York Times Notable Book, X Out of Wonderland, and Freeman Walker, both Montana Book Award Honor Books, and Ben Armstrong’s Strange Trip Home, a

  • Natural Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (NSSURP)The Natural Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program involves PLU faculty mentors with basic science research reflecting the natural sciences fields of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science and Environmental Studies, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology. Mentors facilitate professional development gatherings to encourage a research community experience. One-on-one and as a laboratory- and/or field-research team

  • Symposium. noun. /simˈpōzēəm/ A formal meeting at which experts discuss a particular topic: a drinking party or convivial discussion, especially as held in ancient Greece after a banquet. International SymposiumThe biennial international symposium at PLU is one of the ways that the Wang Center supports the university’s goal of being an ever more globally focused university. PLU is nationally recognized for its international study away experiences that immerse students in other cultures and

  • Bridges For A New CenturyThe theme of the Wang Center’s major China symposium was building bridges, but founder Peter Wang also sees the mission as opening gates and windows. “We open gates to your heart and windows to see outside,” said Wang ’60. “Once you are willing to open your heart, once you are willing to see, then can the work begin toward a more peaceful world.” Wang Foundation Website The inaugural Wang symposium drew 700 people from the Asian, business, academic and other communities

  • By: Aminda Cheney-Irgens, Gretchen Johnson, Henry Kouba, and Jack Mahr As a resident and/or property owner in a watershed or near a body of water, you may be asking yourself, how do my actions impact the watershed and community around me? We have created this blog post to help you understand how you can impact and improve the safety of the watershed and community around you. Follow along with this Google Earth story map as you read through the blog!First, take a look at the three pictures below

  • Society for Microbiology's 2023 Carski Award for Undergraduate Teaching. The award recognizes a university educator for outstanding teaching of microbiology to undergraduate students.What I love about teaching microbiology is that I get to share with students a discipline that I am passionate about and excites me every day,” said Siegesmund. “I get the opportunity to bring students together in a learning community to understand how the microbial world is intricately tied to our lives and our deaths

  • A Work-In-Progress: A New English Faculty Writing Workshop Our Table Reserved at 208 Garfield; photo by Scott Rogers In the flurry of activity produced by our teaching and service responsibilities, it is often difficult to carve out time and space to support that other crucial aspect of our vocation as university professors: research and writing. This academic year, faculty members from the English Department have come together each month to discuss their works-in-progress, creating a crucial

  • Fourth annual Ruth Anderson Public Debate talks third-party vote Students and experts debate October 4 Members of the Pacific Lutheran University Speech and Debate team will partner with local policy experts on Oct. 4 to publicly debate the potential benefits and pitfalls of voting for a third party in the 2016 presidential election. Democratic Communication… September 28, 2016 Debate

  • Workplace Safety TrainingTo enroll: Call Environmental Health & Safety at x8935 or by email at Safety@plu.edu. Asbestos Awareness Bloodborne Pathogens and Infectious Waste Fire Safety / Fire Extinguisher Training First Aid / CPR / AED / BBP Training Forklift Safety Chemical Safety Lifting and Materials Handling Ergonomics Ladder Safety Slips, Trips, and Falls Respiratory Protection Emergency Preparedness Radiation Safe and Sound Supervision OSHA Online Safety Courses WA L&I Online Safety

  • Chapter 296-809 WAC1.0 IntroductionThe purpose of the confined space program at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is to establish procedures to ensure that all confined spaces are identified on the campus and that employees are aware of and practice proper procedures for entry into these potentially hazardous spaces. The procedures in this program apply to any space or area at PLU that is by definition a confined space. A Confined space means a space that 1) is large enough and so configured