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  • Staff https://www.plu.edu/earth-science/staff/

    Rose McKenney Professor of Earth Science and Environmental Studies Full Profile she/her/hers 253-535-8726 mckennra@plu.edu

  • A blast of reality from the desert https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/09/15/a-blast-of-reality-from-the-desert/

    into focus, he knew things had changed. This fall, during Homecoming 2011 at PLU, Hrivnak will return to the campus as a panelist during the 60th anniversary celebration of the School of Nursing. He’ll talk about his passion for patient care, his experience as a medevac and his journey as a writer. His experience outside of the military includes being an emergency room nurse and today he works as a firefighter for Central Pierce Fire and Rescue. He began writing about his experiences – what he saw

  • Judith Kitchen https://www.plu.edu/mfa/staff/judith-kitchen/

    Judith Kitchen Founding Director, In Memoriam Biography Biography Judith Kitchen (1941-2014)  was the co-founder of the Rainier Writing Workshop MFA program at PLU.  She is the author of four collections of essays, most recently The Circus Train (Ovenbird Books, 2014).  Her other collections are Half in Shade: Family, Photography, Fate and Distance and Direction (Coffeehouse Press) and Only the Dance (U. of South Carolina Press).  She is also the author of a novel, The House on Eccles Road

  • 2024 Awards https://www.plu.edu/scifair/awards/2024-awards/

    Manke12BellarminePhagocyte-Spheroid Interactions in Axon Degeneration Cellular and Molecular Biology2ndCoen Smith11TumwaterGluten-Free Flours and their Effects on Sourdough Starters Earth & Environmental Science1stClarisse Fowlkes12BellarmineComparing Water Retention Characteristics of Organic and Inorganic Soils Earth & Environmental Science2ndMaya Krattii12BellarmineA Comparison of Sediment Microplastic Concentrations in Marine Protected Areas of the Puget Sound Earth & Environmental Science2ndMaisie

  • University Service https://www.plu.edu/faculty-resources/service/university-service/

    interest for committees (March) Nominations (Mar-April) Campus Vote (April-May) Service (August-May – 3 year terms) Eight faculty-created standing committees currently exist: Academic Performance and Integrity Core Curriculum Educational Policies Faculty Affairs Global Education Governance Instructional Resources Rank and Tenure Committee Service OpportunitiesThe following are non-elected committee opportunities: Interdisciplinary Program Committees Chinese Studies Environmental Studies Global Studies

  • The Edison Awards: Innovations That Shape the World https://www.plu.edu/innovation-studies/news/the-edison-awards-innovations-that-shape-the-world/

    The Edison Awards: Innovations That Shape the World Posted by: halvormj / February 23, 2018 February 23, 2018 By Damian Alessandro ’19 It’s awards season! Not the Academy Awards–although we do host awards parties at Pacific Lutheran University. I’m writing about the annual awards for innovation that have everyone whispering excitedly in the discipline of Innovation Studies. That’s right–its the Edison Awards, which honor excellence in the development, marketing, and launch of new products and

  • PLU Fulbright recipients ready to engage the world https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/05/13/plu-fulbright-recipients-ready-to-engage-the-world-fulbright/

    Meyer – English teaching assistant in South Africa Meyer will be working with university students on conversational English, reading and writing in South Africa. “The position was especially appealing to me because I have an endorsement in teaching English Language Learners (ELL),” she said. “Most of my experience is with elementary school students, but I am excited to tutor and also learn from the adults I will be working with at the university.” Originally from Spokane, Wash, she graduated last

  • Alumni https://www.plu.edu/peace-scholars/summer-school-peace-scholar-blogs/alumni/

    . Elana majored in Environmental Studies and Global Studies with a concentration in Development and Social Justice.2019 Peace Scholars Dejan Perez and Barbara Gilchrist Barbara Glichrist and Dejan Perez were 2019-2020 Peace Scholars. Barbara is majoring in Global Studies, Psychology, and Political Science. Dejan is an English (emphasis in Writing) and Women’s & Gender Studies major, and Norwegian and Native American and Indigenous Studies minor. Both will graduate in 2020.2018 Peace Scholars Aziza

  • Developed by PLU faculty and managed by PLU students, the Parkland Literacy Center offers support to https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2019/11/04/parkland-literacy-center/

    to go back to middle or high school. For many, those were awkward times in just about every way imaginable. For folks that struggled with reading, writing, communication or other subjects, even the academics of those school days probably felt like huge weights to bear.But students at Keithley Middle School and neighboring Washington High School — both down the street from Pacific Lutheran University — may not share those sentiments if they were polled years from now. That’s because they now have

  • If you lived with your classmates, what would learning look like? https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/linked-courses/

    different perspectives as well.”Residential HallsLiving on campus is an experiencePLU provides quality on-campus living and learning environments that encourage and enhance participation and enjoyment of your college experience.The linked courses take First Year Experience Program Writing 101 classes and tailor them to relate closely to each specific RLC theme. Writing 101: Democratic Citizenship, for example, blends traditional academic writing elements with a focus on social issues — a perfect