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field studies are an integral part of both introductory and advanced courses in earth science at PLU. The Cascade Mountains, the Columbia River Basalt Plateau, Puget Sound, the Pacific Ocean coast and the Olympic Peninsula are all within a few hours of campus. Longer field trips are taken to geologic sites such as Death Valley, Hawaii, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce, Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. The student/faculty ratio in the Department of Earth Science at PLU allows students

Program SupportBy making an endowment gift, you can provide critical support to a wide variety of academic programs and centers throughout campus. When you invest in PLU schools and departments, you help ensure the continuation of top-tier programming that embodies the PLU mission statement. Please contact an Advancement Officer if you would like to create an endowment that supports PLU programs.* President Krise looks to the sky in the W.M. Keck Observatory Endowed SchoolA named endowment fund

Holocaust Studies Professorship turns into Holocaust ChairNew gifts in 2010 in support of the Kurt Mayer Professorship in Holocaust Studies have pushed that endowment total beyond $2 million, making it the third endowed chair at PLU. The Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies again secures the university’s position as one of the premier centers for Holocaust studies in the nation. Holocaust studies is not a new idea at PLU. It is an area of academic distinction and excellence that has been built

A Vision for the FutureThe Wang Center opened in 2002 thanks to the vision of donors Drs. Peter ’60 and Grace Wang. With their generous philanthropy, the Wangs have emphasized the role education can play in building a more peaceful world. In concert with the Pacific Lutheran University mission of empowering students for “lives of thoughtful enquiry, leadership, service and care – for other people, for their communities and for the earth,” the Wang Centers is dedicated to preparing global

disabilities or behavioral problems. Others work with premature newborns at pediatric hospitals or children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and other disabilities. Work with individuals in their homes, community centers, rehabilitation hospitals, businesses, and nursing homes. In these settings, occupational therapists help people with traumatic injuries, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, or mental health problems, learn to live productive lives through the use of meaningful occupations. Train workers to

disabilities or behavioral problems. Others work with premature newborns at pediatric hospitals or children with cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and other disabilities. Work with individuals in their homes, community centers, rehabilitation hospitals, businesses, and nursing homes. In these settings, occupational therapists help people with traumatic injuries, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, or mental health problems, learn to live productive lives through the use of meaningful occupations. Train workers to

whole student, we pursue real world questions of ethics, morality, faith, and language in places ranging from archives to community centers to social media platforms. These questions emerge for us at the intersection of our professional lives and our experience as citizens, and they resonate deeply with our students, who identify unique questions related to their own distinct communities of interest. In this feature story you will be introduced to four PLU faculty members navigating the literal and

Congratulations to Dr. Woo and Dr. Robinson! This text has become a widely adopted standard for advanced pharmacology in schools of nursing all across the nation. Drs. Lorena Guerrero and Ruth Shaffler are among the text’s many contributors. Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers 4th Edition May 3, 2016 facultynursingpharmacologytextbooks