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  • Q&A with Biology Major Brandon Nguyen ’21 https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/05/18/brandon-nguyen-21/

    . Another big reason why I chose PLU was for its small class sizes. I was not interested in attending classes with 299 other students; I didn’t think that kind of environment would facilitate my learning. I know a few nurses and physicians who attended PLU, and they only had positive things to say about the school. Lastly, PLU was close to home. It’s only 10 minutes away, and I figured that I could save on dorming costs. I wanted to stay in-state and was not interested in paying the expensive out-of

  • Yaquelin Ramirez’s ’22 passion for helping others leads to a future in healthcare https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/yaquelin-ramirezs-22-passion-for-helping-others-leads-to-a-future-in-healthcare/

    and they really enjoyed it too,” Ramirez said. “ Since then, I had it in the back of my head that I maybe wanted to do something like that, to help people” At first, Ramirez wanted to be a doctor, but admits that idea quickly changed after taking a chemistry class during J-Term from professor Dr. Andrea Munro. “I originally came in thinking I wanted to do pre-med, so that’s why I went the natural sciences route,” she said. “But I changed my mind because I enjoyed the science part better than I

  • LollaPLUza 2014 https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/05/05/lollapluza-2014/

    ASPLU Programs Director Olivia McLaughlin ’14. LollaPLUza Help Wanted ASPLU is looking for volunteers to help with this year’s event. If you are interested in lending a hand (and getting a free breakfast, lunch, and LollaPLUza 2014 T-shirt), email Olivia McLaughlin at mclaugom@plu.edu. “This year at Lolla we wanted to cater to more of the student body,” said McLaughlin. “We’ve really tried hard to hit a big group of students with the variety of music we have.”Lolla-goers can expect to hear hip-hop

  • Sen. Maria Cantwell visits PLU classroom, talks with students https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/sen-maria-cantwell-visits-plu-classroom-talks-with-students/

    Gracie Anderson ’21, a political science major. “I appreciated the chance to get to see her.” The senator briefly touched on DACA, the current political climate in D.C., college affordability, her committee work and student voter turnout in a visit that lasted about 25 minutes.For Anderson, a member of the Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University, the visit was particularly meaningful. “(ASPLU) wrote a resolution and I actually suggested to collect signatures to encourage Sen. Cantwell to

  • Test Registration https://www.plu.edu/confucius-institute/hsk-chinese-proficiency-test/test-registration/

    Test RegistrationCIWA hosts both On-Site at Pacific Lutheran University and Virtual-at-Home tests. To be eligible to sit for all the exams we provide, you must be in the United States as a resident or a registered international student at an American educational institution at the time of examination. To sign up for your HSK test, you should start by creating an individual personal account at the Chinese Testing International official website and follow the instructions online throughout the

  • Minority Science Writers Summer Internship https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2016/10/19/minority-science-writers-summer-internship/

    Minority Science Writers Summer Internship Posted by: alemanem / October 19, 2016 October 19, 2016 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the Pitts Family Foundation is proud to offer a summer internship program for minority students interested in journalism as a career and who want to learn about science writing. Experience what it’s like to cover the scientific and technological issues that shape our global community. The Internship takes place at the Washington

  • Spring 2018 Capstones https://www.plu.edu/social-work/spring-2018-capstones/

    Spring 2018 Social Work CapstonesFriday May 4, 2018 - Admin 1011:30pm - Jeremy Muskus2:00pm - Emily L. Odegard2:30pm - Diana Demchuk3:00pm - Break3:15pm - H. Darcy King-Peterson3:45pm - Mariah K. Fore4:15pm - Ashley M. Lambertson1:30pm - Jeremy Muskus Black and Blue: Bullying in America and the Roles Social Workers Have in Reducing it 2:00pm - Emily L. Odegard The Role of Social Workers in Creating Comprehensive Education: The Correlation Between ADHD and Delinquency 2:30pm - Diana Demchuk

  • Position Classification https://www.plu.edu/personnel-manual/compensation-classification/position-classification/

    The university uses numerous techniques to classify staff positions, including: participation in and review of salary surveys review by Human Resources and President’s Council consideration of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exempt/nonexempt guidelines input from the relevant department head Human Resources conducts an annual process to review positions within the salary grade structure, and to consider requests relative to the level of existing positions and those positions in which job

  • Financial Aid & Scholarships https://www.plu.edu/msn/financial-aid-scholarships/

    leadership and management skills through the pursuit of the MSN-COM degree. Award Amount: varies Eligibility: All applicants apply to the ELMSN or MSN program are eligible for these scholarships. Terms of the Award: These scholarships are awarded for one year and a portion of it can be renewed for a second year by maintaining full-time student status, good standing in the program including a 3.0 or better in all courses, and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better. Application Procedure: Scholarship will only

  • Learning Outcomes https://www.plu.edu/biology/home/learning-outcomes/

    Biology Department Learning Outcomes Students will demonstrate an understanding of the following key biological concepts. Diversity of life evolved from a common ancestor over time by processes of mutation, selection, and genetic change. Structure and function are related at all levels of organization. The growth and behavior of organisms are regulated through the expression of genetic information in context. Biological systems are governed by the laws of thermodynamics and chemical