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site. Read Previous Sustainability Fellows to tackle bikes, recycling Read Next Grant brings Earth science workshop to PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Indigenous education and tribal sovereignty September 23, 2024 PLU Welcomes the Class of 2028: Trailblazers

include: February 22 Choose Your Own Adventure – 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. in CK West The Chemistry of Chocolate – 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. in the UC Regency Room February 23 A Vocation for Animals with Bruce Bohmke – Noon – 1 p.m. in UC 201 NEXT Panel – 4:30 p.m. in UC 133 Women in Science Panel – 6 p.m. in the UC Regency Room Meant to Live is a yearly program at Pacific Lutheran University that was created by students, for students. It is student-run each and every year, and is a part of the Wild Hope Project that

March 1, 2011 From Microsoft to Martin Luther, and back again In 1994, Mike Halvorson was the first one to write a book about something nobody else cared about. The book? How to use a little-known software program called Microsoft Office. We can guess how that turned out. Halvorson graduated PLU in 1985 with a degree in computer science and a minor in history. That unique combination seemed to help when, soon after graduation, Halvorson found himself working for Microsoft, back in the days when

else is there to be discovered via Hubble? “That’s the value of science,” Rush said. “You just never know where some of these discoveries are going to go.” Read Previous Student Voices Read Next Alaska governor and Lute visits campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter

passionate about, not something that you can just make a living at.” And the financial support offered by PLU was invaluable, she noted. She received  the President’s Scholarship, as well as help from QClub and a minister’s dependent grant.  All this “really prevented me from having crippling loans after I graduate, which is important since I want to go on to graduate school,” she said. Rudquist plans to continue her education by studying for a masters in library science after she graduates in 2012. Read

undergrad degree in geosciences, will be the only new member of the team that includes researchers from the University of Washington, the University of Maine and Berkeley Geochronology Center. And of course, a mountaineering expert. The trip is funded through a National Science Foundation grant secured by Todd, who is making her fourth trip back to the Antarctic. It never gets old, she said. “There is always something new to see, at a new location,” she said. Todd and Hegland obviously can’t wait to get

. “That’s what I’d encourage for students. Really follow your bliss.” Foster is now the co-owner of a community supported agriculture program, Zestful Gardens. Joining Foster were Stephen Alexander , who majored in anthropology and manages an offshore team in New Delhi, India for Russell Investments; Andrea Sander ’05, who majored in political science and English and is currently an attorney for Microsoft; and Kevin Anderson ’80, who majored in religion and is the president and CEO of Wesley Homes, a

peacemaking efforts around the world. The Forum features keynote speeches by leading international peacemakers as well as faculty-student led sessions on diverse aspects of peace and peacemaking. The multidisciplinary focus of the Forum is emphasized through designating specific days to address peace in relation to science and health, business and global studies. The keynote speaker for the March 2013 forum is the Yemeni journalist and peace activist Tawakkol Karman. She is one of three women awarded the

coming up in February. “It is a mini-‘Disney on Ice’ show, and this year it happens to be more Disney-themed,” Lee said. “We go all out and have costumes and everything.” Lee trains five days a week, two hours a day, and attends classes. She’s considering exercise science and wants to become a physical therapist or sports-specialized doctor. “(Skating) is like my escape from reality,” Lee said. “If I’m stressed from school or anything, I know I can go to skating, and it will cheer me up. It is how I

2000, and Hacker is the first female recipient.  “Needless to say, I am honored beyond words to receive this recognition from respected, professional colleagues,” Hacker said. “While my scholarship and professional practice take me around the world, the passion I have for sharing that knowledge and experience with students at PLU is truly one of my greatest professional joys.” Incorporated in 1986, AASP promotes the development of science and ethical practice in the field of sport psychology. AASP