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  • May 18, 2012 PLU recognized as Green College in Princeton Review PLU has been recognized as one of 322 green college leaders in the 2012 edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges. The guide, which highlights campuses that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability, commended PLU for a variety of efforts, including goals for waste diversion, the reduction of water and electricity consumption, LEED certified buildings, and carbon neutrality (by 2020). To read the full

  • Inviting Family Member to Visit the U.S. During your studies at PLU, you may want to invite your parents or other family members to visit you. Although there is no guarantee, providing your family members with an invitation letter from you may improve their chances of obtaining a visitor’s visa (B-2) at a U.S. consulate or embassy in their home country. This page will guide you in writing an invitation letter. What we recommend to include in the letter Your full name and and your International

  • July 1, 2014 Six word stories Taking a cue from novelist Ernest Hemingway—who, according to literary legend, was once challenged to write a short story in only six words—we want to hear the best six-word stories about your PLU experience! The most compelling stories from students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends will be featured on billboards and public transit throughout the Puget Sound region starting this fall. Help us tell future Lutes what life is like at PLU! Please share your best six

  • Sunny, Fuzzy, Pre-Finals Friends Posted by: Sandy Dunham / December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 8, 2014)—To spread cheer and relieve stress before Finals Week, Associated Students of Pacific Lutheran University and the PLU Counseling Center partnered with volunteer organizations, including Therapy Dogs International, to bring certified therapy animals to campus on Dec. 12. The therapy-pet program was a huge hit, with unconditionally loving puppies

  • Navigating the Optometry School Application ProcessOptometry’s centralized application service (OptomCAS) is an efficient and convenient way to apply to multiple optometry programs using a single web-based application. It eliminates the need for duplicate transcripts and letters of recommendation for students applying to more than one school or college. The OptomCAS application typically opens in July of a given admission cycle and closes in June of the next year. It is best to apply as early

  • Navigating the Optometry School Application ProcessOptometry’s centralized application service (OptomCAS) is an efficient and convenient way to apply to multiple optometry programs using a single web-based application. It eliminates the need for duplicate transcripts and letters of recommendation for students applying to more than one school or college. The OptomCAS application typically opens in July of a given admission cycle and closes in June of the next year. It is best to apply as early

  • Pictured from left: Alex Woodside, Emily Fisher, Julia French, Eleora Hughes, Sarah Lynn Seabreeze, Anna Strobel, Dailyn Cooks, Victoria Schultz, Eden Standley The 2024 issue of Saxifrage (#50) is now available on campus! This special 50th anniversary issue features poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and visual art from 22 talented PLU students. It also includes a special editor’s note from the student editorial team that reflects on the impact of fifty years of Saxifrage. Read this special editor’s

  • “Our Town” opens later this month Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 1, 2012 October 1, 2012 Our Town, kicks off the Theater season at PLU later this month. The play, directed by new PLU faculty member, Lori Lee Wallace, was first produced in 1938 and since has become an American classic. The play reveals the ordinary lives of the people in the small town of Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire. Our Town defies most conventional theatrical genres: it is neither a comedy nor a tragedy, neither a

  • Moba Tchitcheri Shrine Figure Moba Tchitcheri Shrine Figure Artist: Unknown Moba artist Name: tchitcheri shrine figure Origin: Moba people of northeastern Ghana and northwestern Togo Made of: Wood Dimensions: H:33” (84cm) From: Gift of Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb, 2008 Accession no. 2008.02.008 On display in the PLU’s Mortvedt Library (2nd floor) Ghana Description: This Moba figure, in an abstract human form is carved from a single piece of wood. It shares common characteristics of other

  • Amy Siegesmund Professor of Biology she/her/hers Email: siegesam@plu.edu Status:On Leave Professional News Education Ph.D., Microbiology, Washington State University, 2003 B.A. with Honors, Biology, Alverno College, 1996 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Student Metacognition and Learning Self-Regulated Learning Selected Articles Siegesmund, Amy. "Increasing Student Metacognition and Learning through Classroom-Based Learning Communities and Self-Assessment." American Society for Microbiology Vol