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  • Sanford Research offers the Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) , which provides opportunities for undergraduate students interested in research careers to participate in research. This dynamic summer program allows you to apply your classroom knowledge by working in a laboratory under the supervision of…

    , intracellular trafficking, cell proliferation and differentiation, organelle function and development. Pediatric Biomedical Research Program: This National Institutes of Health (NIH) R25-funded opportunity provides research experience in biomedical areas directly and broadly related to pediatric health and disease. Projects range from basic studies of underlying disease mechanisms to translational research aimed at developing novel disease therapies. Student Eligibility Any college student majoring in the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (June. 23, 2016)- Pacific Lutheran University’s Scandinavian Cultural Center (SCC) is one of two Tacoma-area museums selected for a service project by Registrars to the Rescue (R2R), an initiative of the Washington Museum Association. Curators with R2R will visit the SCC on June…

    seen in books,” said Jenkins, who also serves as chair of the university’s Scandinavian studies program. Preserving the collection of priceless artifacts is fundamental to the mission of the SCC. The additional help, she says, is highly appreciated. “The Registrars to the Rescue program knows that all museums struggle with this challenge, especially not-for-profit museums and cultural centers,” Ward said. “We are very grateful for their help.” Read Next Off to the Faeroes! LATEST POSTS Off to the

  • Dave Robbins Steps Down after 33 Years as Chair of the Department of Music Greg Youtz’s first glimpse of Dave Robbins was him strolling down a hallway in Eastvold, while his two-year-old daughter toddled along at his side, clutching his finger. “I remember thinking that…

    science Read Next Free Summer Jazz Series brings Stars-and the community-to PLU LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and Performance January 29, 2024 PLU’s Weathermon Jazz Festival to Feature Acclaimed Musician Aubrey Logan February 28, 2023 Horn & Fixed Media Premiere at Octave 9 in Seattle October 5, 2022

  • 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…

    -Barbour, an environmental studies major, said of the Clover Creek watershed on which the PLU campus sits. “That’s a little piece of evidence that used to be prairie,” It’s something he could have learned in a book – and he certainly did – but his experience at PLU extends well beyond the classroom. His experience here led him to work with professors who have long been retired, community groups who offer funding and volunteers, PLU staff who help manage the campus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v

  • In April 2023, PLU religion professor Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen , Ph.D., attended the Natural History Museum Late Night with PLU students at the University of Oxford. At Late Night events, the Museum of Natural History and Pitt Rivers Museum host tours and various evening activities offered…

    identifying as disabled — though I have a hidden disability — I was fully welcomed to participate in the program,” she says. “I was never made to feel like an outsider.”  She curated her items through the lens of critical disability studies. “Museums globally are asking questions about objects they have that were stolen or donated,” she says. “Museums are asking important questions about whether those objects should be there, what to keep or return. With some objects that can’t be returned, the museum’s

  • October is LGBTQIA+ History Month. While we encourage engaging with these topics year-round, October is a special time to reflect on the history of LGBTQIA+ movements, moments, and iconic figures. In this exhibit, the Center for DJS, in collaboration with the PLU Library, is choosing…

    Stream LGBT Studies films October 2022 Gender and Sexuality Week activities calendar Authors featured in the exhibit: “adrienne maree brown grows healing ideas in public through her multi-genre writing, her music and her podcasts. Informed by 25 years of movement facilitation, somatics, Octavia E Butler scholarship and her work as a doula, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Transformative Justice as ideas and practices for transformation. She is the

  • For the 2012-2013 academic year, 877 students will have graduated from PLU. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 26 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a chapter…

    their careers and others will continue their academic pursuits. They have all found a passion for a vocation and are ready to engage the world. The students who shared their stories here joined 877 students who graduated from PLU this academic year. Here is a sample of a few students. Find the complete In their own words HERE. Anna Pfohl, Bachelor of Science in geosciences and Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies Anna Pfohl ’13 is from Little Falls, Minn. Why PLU? I visited PLU during the

  • This is a question Thomas Kim ‘15 thinks about often. As a newly married third-year law student with employment lined up after graduation, an activist philanthropist and an upstanding community member, Kim checks all the “American” boxes. Except for one: actually being a legal citizen.…

    don’t cheat I could make a better lawyer than he ever was. And that was when I wanted to become a lawyer who helped families like mine.” Read Previous Office Hours: Your professors are here to help Read Next Alumni Profile: Superhero, secret agent, zookeeper? LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You

  • One of the most common questions that I receive as I am working with students that are considering PLU is “I had a 504 plan or an IEP in high school, what does that mean for me at PLU?” At PLU, we are able to…

    , see – or most importantly – where to eat! Read Previous What’s in our room? With Christian Cutter ‘24 Read Next Special Education Major Gavin Knapp ’23 Discovers the Beauty of Returning to His Childhood School District LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Marine

  • Theatre major Zivia Rich ’24 loves a good story. She is especially fond of them in the form of a radio show or podcast. Growing up, the Seattle-area native spent much of her time listening to KUOW, their local National Public Radio station. “We have…

    ,” Rich said. “And I’m eternally grateful for the opportunity to do so.” Read Previous PLU Honors Dia de los Muertos Read Next PLU music majors produce free music camp LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19, 2024 Major Minute Monday: Global Studies November 18, 2024 You Ask, We Answer: Do you have Marine Biology? November 15, 2024