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  • Ted McDonald https://www.plu.edu/understanding-the-world/staff/ted-mcdonald/

    benefits of barefoot running. He also has played a major role in popularizing minimalist footwear including Vibram FiveFingers and huarache sandals. Ted’s research and adventures have been regularly shared on his popular personal blog, Barefoot Ted’s Adventures. He also manages an online forum dedicated to minimalist/barefoot running. These days Ted enjoys coaching and speaking. His Introduction to Barefoot Running clinics are designed to communicate his personal discoveries about barefoot running to

  • Major Minute: Psychology https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/major-minute-psychology/

    Major Minute: Psychology Posted by: mhines / March 15, 2024 March 15, 2024 When you study psychology at PLU, you’ll work with expert faculty, have plenty of hands-on research opportunities and career preparation, engage with local and larger academic communities, and experience small class sizes in an intentionally inclusive environment. Check out this Major Minute to hear from Associate Professor of Psychology Laura A. Shneidman and learn more about PLU’s psychology program. Read Previous

  • PLU prof gets students, parents to face the music https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/07/08/plu-prof-gets-students-parents-to-face-the-music/

    he went home and wrote a piece for the bassoon and flute. He woke up the flutist, his sister, and insisted they give it a run through that very night. Sis, reluctantly, complied. Composers are obsessive that way. At a musical composition workshop in Lagerquist recently, Youtz used the whiteboard and a purple pen to demonstrate what goes on in a composer’s mind. He started the drawing with a purple squiggle and tossed the pen to one of 10 students in the room. As each student took a stab at

  • FAFSA https://www.plu.edu/financial-services/students/financial-aid/fafsa/

    may submit the FAFSA in one of two ways:Electronically Complete the FAFSA on the web. You will be required to create your own Federal Student Aid (FSA) ID, which you will use as your electronic signature for the FAFSA. We recommend you Create your FSA ID and password before you start your FAFSA application. Submitting the FAFSA on the web is the most accurate way to complete the FAFSA. Remember, this application is free of charge. If you are being asked to submit a payment, you are on the wrong

  • Director of Forensics receives grant to help build a Sustainable China Debate Association https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2013/01/20/director-of-forensics-receives-grant-to-help-build-a-sustainable-china-debate-association/

    outside the US prior to this project, including two in China. “We have completed the first training and tournament and are in the process of assessing data. We had a successful competition at Dalian Nationalities University in Dalian in December,” Franke says. “There were 20 Chinese universities in attendance. Chinese students debated about affordable housing in China, China’s space program, same-sex marriage in China, government corruption, and other topics.” They are in the process of planning the

  • Teaching & Learning with Technology https://www.plu.edu/faculty-resources/teaching/technology/

    faculty develop skills for using Sakai and online technologies to improve the teaching of face-to-face courses at PLU. This program is currently being offered as an asynchronous, online training for instructors who are interested in learning some of the essential components of PLUTO training when teaching face-to-face, flipped, and/or distance courses. Participants independently complete online lessons in Sakai at their own pace. Individual Sakai training sites provide a place to practice, view

  • Learning anthropology by doing anthropology https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2010/10/24/learning-anthropology-by-doing-anthropology/

    involve on-campus in-class preparation, and then 12 days in Neah Bay, Wash. Ordinarily 12 days is not nearly enough time to recognize often subtle differences in customs and values and, more importantly, not enough time to resolve conflicting emotions about cultural differences in a way that allows one to understand the other culture. The courses are a collaboration between PLU and the Makah Cultural and Research Center (MCRC). PLU students learn about Makah and Native American culture from Native

  • Lemkin Lecture https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference-jewish-life-in-poland/lemkin-lecture/

    ANNUAL RAPHAEL LEMKIN LECTUREBosnian Genocide: Denial, Glorification, and Triumphalism, 30-years onPresented by Ehlimana Memišević, a legal historian and genocide scholar. April 20, 2022 11 a.m. | VirtualEhlimana Memišević presented “Bosnian Genocide: Denial, Glorification and Triumphalism: 30-years on” virtually from Sarajevo, Bosnia. In her lecture, Ehlimana highlighted the genocide and subsequent denial of it during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995. The violence resulted

  • Frequently Asked Questions https://www.plu.edu/impact/faq/

    . The Daily Flyer, while a novelty around campus, uses about 36,450 pages of paper per school year. With the Weekly Flyer, we were able to reduce printing to about half that amount, maybe even less. However, for the school year of 2022, Impact is planning to bring back these flyers in a digital format. More to come on that soon! I'd like to meet with someone at Impact. When should I come by?This year, Impact’s directors are Fulton Bryant-Anderson, Mackenzie Mayhem, and Vilde Aker. For office hours

  • Molten Salt Reactor Conference https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2020/01/16/molten-salt-reactor-conference/

    Molten Salt Reactor Conference Posted by: alemanem / January 16, 2020 January 16, 2020 Fundamental Properties to Advance Molten Salt Reactor Technology Conference To be held September 15-17, 2020, at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington.  Discover and share the latest in advancing molten salt reactor systems. Learn more about this three-day workshop focusing on MSR chemistry by visiting the website:  https://www.pnnl.gov/events/fundamental-properties-advance-molten-salt