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  • Aminda Cheney-Irgens is a smart, driven, and globally-minded Pacific Lutheran University senior who, like her peers, spent her spring adjusting to a new way of doing college. She’s learned to record Zoom lessons, sharpened her Google Docs skills, and misses the real-life campus interactions. She’s…

    Aminda Cheney-Irgens ’20 on her chemistry and Hispanic studies double major, research in Puerto Rico, and preparing for graduate school Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 20, 2020 Image: Aminda Cheney-Irgens ’20 visits the American Chemical Society. May 20, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Marketing & Communications Guest WriterAminda Cheney-Irgens is a smart, driven, and globally-minded Pacific Lutheran University senior who, like her peers, spent her spring adjusting to a new way of doing college

  • Fiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 is spending her summer on a bird refuge in Brigham City, Utah. The Environmental Studies major sat down with us to discuss her exciting internship and to offer suggestions for anyone looking to land their own internship working in conservation. Why did…

    Summer Internship: Environmental Studies major works as a bio tech at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge Posted by: Silong Chhun / July 22, 2022 Image: Environmental Studies major Fiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 spending the summer at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. (Photo courtesy of Fiona Ashton-Knochel) July 22, 2022 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsFiona Ashton-Knochel ’24 is spending her summer on a bird refuge in Brigham City, Utah. The Environmental Studies major sat down with us to

  • Henri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but not too close. He double majored in global studies and Hispanic studies and minored in…

    Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 discusses his global studies major, studying away, and his plans to attend UW’s Public Health Epidemiology program Posted by: mhines / May 5, 2023 Image: Henri Coronado-Volta ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 5, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterHenri Coronado-Volta grew up in Seattle, Washington, and chose PLU because the smaller school offered the opportunity to build community, a chance to continue swimming, and living close to home—but not too

  • Julian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do summer research with professors Sean O’Neill and Katrina Hay at PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory , working some nights between…

    Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / April 1, 2024 Image: Julian Kop ’23 is a physics major who spent last summer conducting research in PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 1, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterJulian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do

  • By Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies. We are delighted to announce the graduation of seven Innovation Studies minors this May, and we wish them well in all future endeavors. This year’s graduates include Sage Allen, Anastasia Bidne, Megan Goninan, Robert Helle, Benjamin Leschensky, Michelle…

    !)   Robert Helle majored in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resource Management. Robert also earned an Innovation Studies minor, completing his INOV 350 course this Spring with a project designed to teach life schools to high-school graduates. Benjamin Leschensky Benjamin Leschensky majored in Communication with a double emphasis in Strategic Communication and Film & Media Studies. He also minored in Innovation Studies, and was one of this year’s winners of the Luminary Award. “I

  • Communication Professor chosen for Hollywood fellowship Robert Marshall Wells, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for Media Studies at PLU, was recently chosen as a fellows for an entertainment industry seminar in Hollywood. One of only 20 professors from colleges and…

    Communication Professor chosen for Hollywood fellowship Posted by: Todd / October 1, 2015 October 1, 2015 Communication Professor chosen for Hollywood fellowshipRobert Marshall Wells, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the Center for Media Studies at PLU, was recently chosen as a fellows for an entertainment industry seminar in Hollywood. One of only 20 professors from colleges and universities nationwide selected by the Television Academy Foundation, Dr. Wells will

  • Curious about what it’s like to major in Communication at PLU? In this quick video, Professor Amy Young breaks down the essentials of the program, from the dynamic courses you’ll take to the real-world skills you’ll gain. Whether you’re into film studies, media, public relations,…

    Major Minute: Communication Posted by: mhines / September 19, 2024 September 19, 2024 Curious about what it’s like to major in Communication at PLU? In this quick video, Professor Amy Young breaks down the essentials of the program, from the dynamic courses you’ll take to the real-world skills you’ll gain. Whether you’re into film studies, media, public relations, or digital storytelling, this major is about empowering you to make an impact in today’s fast-paced communication landscape. Watch

  • Why global studies at PLU? “As a first year, I enrolled in GLST 210 ‘just because’ and by the end of the year had switched my intentions of a pre-med degree to declaring both a Global Studies(GLST) and Political Science major! During this time, I…

    In their own words: Global Studies majors on what it’s like to study (and study away!) at PLU We asked just-about-to-graduate global studies majors to share their thoughts on what it's like to be a global studies major at PLU. Here's what they had to say.  Posted by: mhines / July 21, 2023 July 21, 2023 Why global studies at PLU? “As a first year, I enrolled in GLST 210 ‘just because’ and by the end of the year had switched my intentions of a pre-med degree to declaring both a Global Studies

  • Listen to the June 17th program of “Pipedreams” from “American Public Media” called “All That Jazz.” One of the pieces included in the program is David Deacon-Joyner’s composition “Un poco Bud” that was recorded in November of 2008 at the 10th anniversary concert of the…

    The Lagerquist Organ, recently featured on “Pipedreams,” showcasing David Deacon-Joyner’s work, “Un poco Bud” Posted by: marshrl / July 12, 2019 Image: Fuchs organ in Lagerquist Hall of the Mary Baker Russell Music Center at PLU. (Photo/John Froschauer) July 12, 2019 Listen to the June 17th program of “Pipedreams” from “American Public Media” called “All That Jazz.” One of the pieces included in the program is David Deacon-Joyner’s composition “Un poco Bud” that was recorded in November of 2008

  • By Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies Are you a current Innovation Studies student? Read on if you’re interested in presenting a paper or student project at a local Innovation conference. I was contacted recently by a colleague at the UW/Tacoma who directs their university’s…

    , Design-thinking case studies, Climate and Environment, Health and Human Rights, Globalism, and Media and Security. The UW/T is very impressed with our Innovation Studies program, and hopes that some student work from this minor will be presented at their conference. Conference submissions may take the form of academic papers, posters, design projects, and/or performance/spoken-word art. Presentation Proposals The proposal takes the form of an abstract, which includes a project title and a 400-word