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changes we made and why those were made. If you would like to share feedback about the site, please complete this feedback form: https://plu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cCn1Fq8FiGZrRdz. Main Page The main page was redesigned for simplicity and to provide quick access to the most used resources and services in the library. We expect that these lists will change as we hear from library users about what resources or services will need to be highlighted more or less. The other big addition to the

with our research directors, and are now completing our final draft to submit for editing. When you reflect on this experience, what stands out to you?  AS: My projects were very specialized to what I am learning at PLU. It was very fun to stretch those muscles and expand on them. The most important thing I came away with was my admiration for how Icelanders view the earth and how those values affect their conservation efforts. When there is a deeply rooted connection to your land and its history

a good method and technique for attaining the desired outcome. Due to the toxicity of the raw materials, this step needed to be completed while wearing a respirator, which makes any physical process more uncomfortable. How was this project similar to or different from other projects you’ve completed for the university, including busts of Karen Hille Phillips and former PLU president Loren Anderson? Ebbinga: This project was very similar in the initial stages: sculpting the form in clay, creating

gathered samples and expertly interpreted the amassed data. This research project was part of the Natural Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (NSSURP). NSSURP allows student researchers to work directly with PLU faculty mentors to experience a learning dimension rarely accessible from the academic-year textbook and laboratory assignments. Research projects reflect the natural sciences fields of biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, geosciences, mathematics, physics

symposiums and to the Scandinavian Cultural Center, among other projects and programs. The Bensons are also among PLU’s most improbable benefactors. Their story is one of remarkable good fortune, followed by unparalleled generosity. “I believe that we have supported PLU because we were called to do it. I think that God had a plan for us,” Jolita said. “We started out with nothing and had absolutely nothing for a very long time. Then we were blessed and it just seemed natural to do all that we could for

projects. There’s no way to predict what a day on the job will be like for Wold though. “A typical day at work? Hmm…Whatever is in my inbox!” she said. She has come to love the people she works with and is proud of the work she does. “I’m really lucky,” she said. Considering where life has taken Wold, you might never have guessed how her career path began. She looks back on her undergraduate years fondly. She knew right from the start it PLU was the right place for her. Post graduation, Wold went to

subjects—and to excite them about math and science. MESA stands for Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement, and MESA Day tests all of those skills through fun challenges such as building stick bridges, designing and flying gliders, creating prosthetic arms and building energy-generating windmills from straws and masking tape. Students have been working on these projects throughout the year—in class and after school—and then they bring them, and their own high hopes, to PLU each spring. It’s a

provide students with learning opportunities by working with clients, both on and off-campus. Rather than a geographic location, the center is an organized way of conceptualizing and approaching topics typically taught only in classroom settings. This fall, for instance, four different classes containing nearly 50 students studying graphic design, research methods, public relations/advertising and media studies, will work together on a series of real-world projects, all focused on one specific

, for instance, four classes of nearly 50 students studying graphic design, research methods, public relations/advertising and media studies are working together on a series of real-world projects, all focused on one specific community partner. To some extent, activities of the new Center are patterned after PLU’s highly successful MediaLab program. Robert Marshall Wells, associate professor of Communication and faculty adviser to MediaLab since its inception, has been appointed director of the new

houses religious items, the multifaith space doesn’t only lend itself to religious practices. Mediation and reflection not tied to a specific faith are also encouraged. The Interfaith Working Group designed the space to provide Lutes the opportunity to practice faith and spirituality freely and comfortably. To curate the space, the group petitioned for a grant from the Diversity, Justice and Sustainability fund — a reserve pulled from student fees to pay for projects that contribute to the