
How PLU Students Helped a Ski Patrol Go Digital
Picture trying to organize 160 people for volunteer shifts using nothing but paper and spreadsheets. Total chaos, right? That’s what the White Pass Ski Patrol was dealing with until a group of PLU computer science students jumped in to help. As part of a summer…
Robots with Lasers! Computer science students create robots.
Assistant Professor of Computer Science Alex Bacula shares how students in CompSci 488 built roomba-style robots to map their classroom using an industry-standard coding framework called ROS. It’s just one example of how Lutes are combining fun projects with serious skills that set them up…
Major Drop-In: Computer Science
Drop-in and see what it’s like being a Computer Science major! Senior Ashley Akamine is working on her capstone project, which combines her passion for basketball as a student-athlete with software development. Why is PLU’s Computer Science major a solid pick? Career opportunities – classes…
Major Minute Monday: Data Science
Learn about PLU’s new Data Science major in just one minute from Professor Jeff Caley!

Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County
Stuart Gavidia is a first generation Latino student and spent most of his life in Lakewood and then Spanaway, about 10 minutes from PLU, and he knew he wanted to come here for college, so he could remain close to his family. From an early…
You Ask. We Answer. How is your computer science program?
Are you curious how PLU’s computer science program will prepare you for professional career opportunities? In this session, Professor Renzhi Cao will answer students’ most frequently asked questions about professional career opportunities!
Suit Up For Senior Year: College Application Tips & Tricks
Have you wondered what the college application process is really like? How does a 4-year university admission counselor view your application? We will discuss things you can do to stand out from the crowd! What classes should you be taking in high school? What experiences…

Student-athlete makes entrepreneurship look like a piece of cake
Some people spent their COVID lockdown time learning to bake homemade bread or bingeing TV shows or, frankly, just trying to survive. Pacific Lutheran University junior Jasneet Sandhu spent the spring of 2021 learning to row and launching a business out of her family home.…

Computer science major talks NASA internship, capstone project
Cody Uehara is a senior computer science major at Pacific Lutheran University. Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, he came to PLU to play football, and eventually found his passion for computer science. We talked with Uehara about his experiences at PLU and the exciting things he…

Matthew Conover ’19 explains how PLU helped prepare him for a career in software engineering
When Matthew Conover ’19 was a student at PLU, he recalls someone telling him there were two types of software engineers: the ones who chose to chase the money, and the ones who had no other choice. “I fall into the latter camp,” Conover said.…
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