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  • Earlier this month Pacific Lutheran University announced a timely new course titled “COVID 19: A Global Crisis Examined.” Open to PLU students, alumni, faculty, staff and the public, the one-credit/no-credit online course will lead students through a reflection of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Over the…

    PLU course examining the COVID-19 pandemic open to students, alumni and the community Wang Center Executive Director Tamara Williams discusses the exciting new interdisciplinary course. Posted by: Zach Powers / August 25, 2020 August 25, 2020 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing and CommunicationsEarlier this month Pacific Lutheran University announced a timely new course titled “COVID 19: A Global Crisis Examined.” Open to PLU students, alumni, faculty, staff and the public, the one-credit/no

  • TACOMA, Wash. (May 24, 2023) – Tacoma high school students will be able to earn a college degree and teaching credential debt-free as part of a new program to help build the next generation of teachers in Washington. Tacoma-based nonprofit Degrees of Change is teaming…

    programming, cutting-edge evaluation tools and innovative operational systems and technical assistance to support all aspects of its integrated programs. Based in Tacoma, Degrees of Change is a national organization that serves students across the Pacific Northwest and Midwest. Of the students served, 90% are students of color, 70% are first-generation college students, and 80% are from low-income families. We love our communities and want to see them thrive in all their diversity. Tacoma Public Schools

  • The OHSU Equity Research Program offers an exciting opportunity for diverse undergraduate college students to spend eight weeks working on research projects alongside faculty, scientists and graduate students.  Examples of internship tracks include: Biomedical Studies Dental Health Systems & Policy – Center for Health Systems…

    OHSU Equity Research Program Posted by: nicolacs / December 7, 2023 December 7, 2023 The OHSU Equity Research Program offers an exciting opportunity for diverse undergraduate college students to spend eight weeks working on research projects alongside faculty, scientists and graduate students.  Examples of internship tracks include: Biomedical Studies Dental Health Systems & Policy – Center for Health Systems Effectiveness Medicine Nursing Public Health PA (Physician Assistant) What can Equity

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 25, 2016)- Erik Hammerstrom, assistant professor of East Asian and comparative religions, teaches Pacific Lutheran University students the fundamentals of Buddhism from the shores of Honolulu, Hawaii, to the streets of Chengdu, China. Now, the course has arrived in a more familiar…

    countries spurred immigration, and Korean and Vietnamese families followed their daughters who married U.S. soldiers to Tacoma, where a prominent military presence remains.   “Things that were happening in the home countries of these immigrant groups, combined with changes of U.S. policy, led to a lot of immigrants,” Hammerstrom said, “and so you have these Buddhist communities.”  In Tacoma, these communities are within 50 blocks of PLU — for Bridgewater and other students, that’s important. “I think a

  • Pacific Lutheran University will host the Steen Family Symposium for Environmental Issues and Earth and Diversity Week April 17-23 . Series events will explore the theme of “Sowing Resilience in Fractured Land.” Guest speakers, dialogues, and hands-on activities will invite attendees to examine the wide-ranging…

    impact that the violence of natural resource extraction has on ecosystems, communities, and individuals.Steen Family Symposium Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues April 17-19 | Free and open to the public Established in 2022 through a gift from David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for the purpose of contributing to educate for “lives of thoughtful inquiry, service

  • Location                                                           Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS) Atlanta, GA (Chamblee Campus) Organizational Mission                                   DLS uses advanced laboratory science and innovative techniques to improve the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of environmental, tobacco-related, nutritional, newborn,…

    instrumentation and automation equipment. DLS offers a stimulating research environment that enables summer fellows to gain practical experience in applied analytical chemistry and enhance their knowledge of public health. Qualifications                                                   Current undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Chemistry or Biochemistry. Must be able to comply with safety and security requirements before or upon reporting to CDC. Must be a U.S. Citizen. Program Dates and Stipend

  • Dr. Maria Chávez American Political Science Association Member of the Month Founded in 1903, the American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 12,000 members in more than 80 countries. With a range of…

    involved because I believe it is important to have Latinos represented in professional associations where we haven’t been historically highly represented before, so that questions and issues of importance to us are addressed.WHAT IS THE MOST CHALLENGING ASPECT OF BEING A POLITICAL SCIENTIST? HOW?Being treated differently by some colleagues (and even some students) who do not give a woman of color from a working-class immigrant background the same respect they give a white male. Based on my research on

  • Here’s a comprehensive checklist of the things you’ll need to do this spring to prepare for your New Student Registration appointment in June (and we added the summer checklist too just in case). Easiest & Most Fun: Follow  @plu_2024  on Instagram to meet your future…

    Registration appointment: Sign up for your PLU ePass if you haven’t already, and start checking your PLU email. Complete the Learning Community (Housing) Application. Whether you’ll be living on- or off-campus, this must be completed! Submit your Online Payment Agreement Complete the Meningococcal Release Acknowledgment Request your New Student Registration (NSR) appointment: Request your New Student Registration appointment – there are lots of spots in June and the beginning of July – first come, first

  • Here’s a comprehensive checklist of the things you’ll need to do this spring to prepare for your New Student Registration appointment in June (and we added the summer checklist too just in case). Easiest & Most Fun: Follow  @plu_2024  on Instagram to meet your future…

    Registration appointment: Sign up for your PLU ePass if you haven’t already, and start checking your PLU email. Complete the Learning Community (Housing) Application. Whether you’ll be living on- or off-campus, this must be completed! Submit your Online Payment Agreement Complete the Meningococcal Release Acknowledgment Request your New Student Registration (NSR) appointment: Request your New Student Registration appointment – there are lots of spots in June and the beginning of July – first come, first

  • Two Thousand eighteen marks the the 9 th  summer for the TecBio REU program in computational biology at the University of Pittsburgh. Application Deadline:    February 12, 2018 Program Dates:    May 21 – July 27, 2018 Student Support:   $5500 stipend, housing*, and travel More…

    Undergraduate Summer Research Program in Computational Biology Posted by: alemanem / December 15, 2017 December 15, 2017 Two Thousand eighteen marks the the 9th summer for the TecBio REU program in computational biology at the University of Pittsburgh. Application Deadline:  February 12, 2018 Program Dates:  May 21 – July 27, 2018 Student Support:  $5500 stipend, housing*, and travel More information can be found at  tecbioreu.pitt.edu, which also hosts the program application page.  Also, see