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  • Life of the Mind: One student’s journey shapes the landscape of PLU, by imagining the past By Chris Albert Standing under the branches of a Garry oak tree on the hill behind the University Center, Reed Ojala-Barbour ’11 takes stock of the open space in…

    first heard about grants that were available to help promote preservation. With the help of PLU staff, Ojala-Barbour submitted grant proposals to the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation and the Green Partnership Fund. Help and support from people on campus including Professor of Biology William Teska and Sustainability Coordinator Chrissy Cooley, made learning how to write a grant proposal a lot less daunting. By the fall of 2009, Ojala-Barbour learned the grants had been awarded to his project

  • William Foege ’57 receives Presidential Medal of Freedom from Obama By Barbara Clements, University Communications Dr. William Foege received the Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, at a White House ceremony on Tuesday, where President Barack Obama called him a leader in “one…

    action. In his work, Foege played a key role in the elimination of Guinea worm disease, polio, measles and the elimination of river blindness. U.S. News and Work Report identified Foege in 2007 as one of “America’s Best Leaders.” Foege, 76, graduated from PLU with a degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. He went on to get his medical degree from the University of Washington and his masters of  public health from Harvard University.  The son of a Lutheran minister, Foege said in the 2006

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy…

    -term study away programs. But Lutes didn’t have to study away to get similar eye-opening experiences. Caitlin Johnston, a first-year who hopes to study biology and French, participated in the Parkland Immersion program, which was co-sponsored by the Center for Community Engagement and Service (CCES), Associated Students of PLU (ASPLU) and Residential Life. This program took three students on a five-day journey to explore Parkland and to learn more about the area surrounding PLU. Johnston said she

  • TACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 20, 2016)- This summer, Taylor Bozich ’17 affirmed what she long assumed to be true about humanitarian work — it isn’t easy. She also reaffirmed that’s exactly the kind of work she wants to do after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University. Bozich…

    profoundly impacted by whatever they did,” she said. Bozich, a global studies and biology double major, completed her public health internship in August. She spent two months over the summer living in D.C., assisting with program development and grant writing, as well as learning about the politics surrounding humanitarian work.She said her experiences underscored her passion for a future in public health. “This internship definitely re-instilled the passion in me to work with women’s health and

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 14, 2020) — In a parking lot outside Stony Brook University Hospital, two tents allow physicians to triage up to 100 patients per day. They discern between the “worried well” and those showing more severe symptoms of cough, fever and low oxygen…

    work per diem where there’s need, such as the emergency department, ICU or inpatient care. College Days Chrissy grew up on Vashon Island and played basketball at PLU — where she met Sean, who grew up in Longview. Both majored in biology while at PLU, and Sean took a virology class that’s been popping up in his mind lately. After graduating from PLU, both went to Denver, where Sean attended medical school at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Chrissy received her Masters in

  • Lutes are dedicated to global education, and student athletes are no different. This fall, two Lutes who studied in Norway managed to balance their studies and training abroad, while PLU welcomed

    interests. Growing up, her mother — who is half Norwegian and half Swedish — shared a lot of Norwegian traditions with her. She wanted to study in Norway to reconnect with those roots, and her biology-environmental studies double major lined up well with the curriculum. “It just worked out so well with everything,” she said of the program. The cherry on top was the small town with lots of outdoor recreation opportunities. “You can walk around in a half hour,” she said of Bø, a village of nearly 6,000

  • Pacific Lutheran University is committed to handling its hazardous wastes responsibly by adhering to these objectives. Reduce the quantity of hazardous waste generated to the lowest practical level.

    hazardous waste Accumulation area(s) in Reike Science Center and Facilities Management, respectively. Please use the Weekly Inspection Checklist in Appendix E or equivalent.ManifestsThe EHS Manager, Chemistry Laboratory Supervisor, Biology Lab Manager, or Facilities Management Mechanic may sign manifests. The manifests and supporting documents will be filed in the EHS Office. EHS will report to Ecology when manifests are not returned within 45 days from shipment.Emergency Response and PreparednessPLU is

  • By Makaela Whalen The Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed is enhanced by the wildlife it offers a sanctuary to.

    , Elizabeth L. Bennett, Thomas M. Brooks, Molly K. Grace, Anna Heath, Simon Hedges, Craig Hilton-Taylor, et al. 2018. “Quantifying Species Recovery and Conservation Success to Develop an IUCN Green List of Species.” Conservation Biology 32 (5): 1128–38. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13112. Black, Scott Hoffman. 2008. “How the ESA (Entomological Society of America) Can Work with the ESA (Endangered Species Act) to Conserve Insects.” American Entomologist 54 (2): 111–13. https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/54.2.111

  • Together, senior Dylan Ruggeri ’23 and junior Kenzie Knapp ’24 created an innovative climate science musical performance on PLU’s campus in 2022. Both students are majoring in environmental studies and theatre, and the duo drew on their passions to create art, transforming audience perspectives on…

    competition LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024

  • If you polled people, chances are few would raise their hands and volunteer to go back to middle or high school. For many, those were awkward times in just about every way imaginable. For folks that struggled with reading, writing, communication or other subjects, even…

    like the PLC wherever I end up.”Biology major Susan Schowalter ’19, another student assistant director, helped a student and a family member with a college application process last year, which she said was a rewarding highlight. “I was drawn to the PLC because it was an opportunity to provide exceptional resources like writing help and class tutoring to students in the Parkland community,” she said. “Being a university that brings in large numbers of people from around the country, PLU asks a lot