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Interested in studying Psychology?

Are you interested in becoming a psych major? Curious about the PLU Psychology program? Hear from PLU faculty and students as they share five reasons you should study Psychology at PLU.

April 20, 2021
AcademicsMeet PLU ProfessorsPsychologyResearchStudent Stories
Discipline Dash: Professor Michael Artime on Political Science

Interested in studying Political Science at PLU? This department provides pre-professional training leading to careers in teaching, law, government, and related fields. Take a moment to hear from Dr. Michael Artime, the poli-sci department chair, as he explains why this is the best time to…

April 8, 2021
AcademicsMeet PLU ProfessorsPolitical Science
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The Strength of Faculty Mentorship

Will Reichel ‘20 knew what he wanted to major in even before stepping foot on a college campus. But even with a strong desire to pursue Kinesiology as his major, he still needed help to make that dream a reality. Fortunately for Reichel, he found…

December 8, 2020
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PLU Alumna Andrea Adams ‘15 and Bradd Busick ’99, MBA ’09 pose on steps.
Mentorship Leads to Job at Nike

Imagine your phone starts buzzing at 10:30 p.m. When you turn it over to see who could possibly be calling this late you see that it’s your professor and mentor trying to Facetime you —for a job opportunity. That’s what happened to PLU Alumna Andrea…

December 4, 2020
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A summer chemistry course…where you bake?

Dr. Andrea Munro didn’t design Chem 103: Food Chemistry in order to teach students how to cook — but everyone agrees it’s been a pretty tasty side effect. Munro, an associate professor of chemistry, intended the general education summer term course to appeal to students…

August 14, 2019
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Justin Foster ’02, and School of Business Dean Chung-Shing Lee photographed in the Morken Center for Learning & Technology at PLU, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)
Why PLU grad and entrepreneur still gives back to the School of Business

Lutes often find ways to show gratitude to the community that supported their education, but Justin Foster ’02 got started early. An entrepreneur, marketer, and technology developer, he has been an active supporter of PLU and the School of Business since graduation. “I received a…

August 13, 2019
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PLU named Top 10 Peace Corps producer in the country

PLU ranks fifth on the Peace Corps’ recently published list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There are 14 Lutes currently volunteering with Peace Corps in countries around the world. Dr. Katherine Wiley, PLU’s Peace Corps Prep Program Coordinator and anthropology professor, credits…

April 20, 2019
AcademicsDiversity Justice SustainabilityGlobal EducationMeet PLU Professors
PLU chemistry Prof. Justin Lyle in his office meeting with students during office hours, Monday, March 12, 2018. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU)
Office Hours: Your professors are here to help

Struggling to understand a concept from last week’s class? Stressing about that end-of-the-year project? All hope is not lost: Try stopping by your professor’s office hours and talking it out with them. While the idea of approaching a faculty member for some one-on-one time can…

November 28, 2018
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