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kitchen of Chef Thomas Keller’s acclaimed Bouchon Beverly Hills for the first-ever nationwide ment’or Young Chef Competition. This is a Really Big Deal. Bigger than a standing soufflé. Bigger than a perfectly poached egg. Consider: •    only 16 young chefs nationwide were invited to compete; •    invited guests are paying $75-$125 to watch the competitors cook; •    the competition is spearheaded by international chefs extraordinaire Jérôme Bocuse, Daniel Boulud and Keller; and •    the first- and

Sunny, Fuzzy, Pre-Finals Friends Posted by: Sandy Dunham / December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 8, 2014)—To spread cheer and relieve stress before Finals Week, Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University and the PLU Counseling Center partnered with volunteer organizations, including Therapy Dogs International, to bring certified therapy animals to campus on Dec. 12. The therapy-pet program was a huge hit, with unconditionally loving puppies

Two New Doctors in the House Posted by: Julie Winters / April 25, 2019 April 25, 2019 Congratulations to Dr. Christina Pepin and Dr. Kelsey Hirsch!Dr. Pepin defended her doctoral dissertation titled “Prevalence and Use of High-Fidelity Simulation in Family Nurse Practitioner Programs”. Dr Pepin currently teaches Professional Foundations and provides leadership for our students in their final semester of the program through their capstone class and clinical. She also teaches the Care & Outcomes

Science and Global Studies, with a minor in Hispanic Studies. “I had to wait until I got home to read the email myself.” After her Fulbright experience, she plans to attend graduate school, or perhaps law school, specializing in immigration policy or law. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, the Fulbright program was established in 1946 by Congress to “enable … mutual understanding between the people of the United States and people of other countries.” It is the largest U.S. international

third-grader and then spent a J-Term in Cologne and semester in Berlin. This fall, each will return to Germany on 10-month Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships. Additionally, Jennifer Henrichsen ’07 received a Fulbright research award to complete an advance master’s degree in international and European security in a joint program between the University of Geneva’s European Institute and the Geneva Center for Security Policy in Switzerland. Her research will focus on press protection in conflict

gestures for the phrase, which consists of the index finger followed by the international peace sign of two fingers. “There is so much opportunity in this world – particularly when we open ourselves up to talk about our differences, our similarities, and our hope for the future,” Mulder said. “Dialogue is a powerful thing, and we experienced that through this conversation.” Read more about the experiences of all the Lutes studying away on the seven continents this J-Term at the Sojourner blog. Many

December 1, 2008 Science Happens (and Much More) When Monika Maier ’09 was preparing for a month of fieldwork in the remote South Hills region of Idaho a year ago, she made sure to study-up on more than just crossbills, the birds they would be researching. She also prepared for the emergency delivery of a human baby. At the time, the assistant professor of biology who was leading the study, Julie Smith, was seven months pregnant. And Maier, on her own volition, was determined to be ready – just

April 23, 2012 PLU named leader in recycling By Katie Scaff ’13 PLU is a leader in recycling among colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada that participated in the international RecycleMania competition. PLU ranked second in Washington and 15th out of the 605 colleges for recycling efforts in the 2012 competition with a recycling rate of 58.7 percent. RecycleMania coordinator and sustainability technician Princess Reese credits this year’s success in part to their efforts to educate

research groups, including both experimental and computational researchers, drawing on University of North Texas’ world-class resources in both instrumentation and high-performance computing. In addition to a meaningful research experience, this program includes a career program involving career-active researchers at major international chemical companies, tours of local companies to see how chemistry plays a role, “hands-on” learning experiences and training in scientific communication (written and

Fulbright Scholar, I will serve as a ‘global ambassador’ on behalf of the U.S. I am very proud of this accomplishment and am incredibly excited about the opportunities for international collaboration the Fulbright award affords.” Read Previous Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation Read Next Ricky Haneda ’22 | Psychology Major LATEST POSTS Ricky Haneda ’22 | Psychology Major February 18, 2022 Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant from Templeton Foundation November 24