Q&A With Author Carrie Mesrobian MFA ’13
Q&A With Carrie Mesrobian MFA ’13 Rave Reviews Are Rolling in For Her New Book, ‘Perfectly Good White Boy’ By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Right out of the gate, Carrie Mesrobian’s first young-adult novel, Sex & Violence , racked up some serious…
Pacific Lutheran University Again Named a 2015 Military Friendly School
Pacific Lutheran University Again Named a 2015 Military Friendly® School By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University has been named one of the top Military Friendly® private universities in the country for the sixth year in a row. Victory Media’s…
PLU Professor Colleen Hacker is First Female Recipient of Prestigious International AASP Award
PLU Professor/Olympic Coach Colleen Hacker is 1st Female Recipient of Prestigious International Applied Sport Psychology Award By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Dr. Colleen Hacker, PLU Professor of Kinesiology and five-time Olympic coach, has been selected to receive the prestigious Association for Applied…
First-Ever Demo Theater Shows the Fun of Physics
First-Ever Demo Theater Shows the Fun of Physics Katrina Hay, Associate Professor of Physics, center, works with Brian Ruggles, left, and PLU Physics Club Michelle Zhai on a demonstration for the Sept. 26 Physics Demo Theater. (Photo: Shunying Wang ’14) By Shunying Wang ’14 PLU…
Look What (and Who) is New at PLU
Look What (and Who) is New at PLU The newest members of PLU’s faculty gather in front of the library. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications It’s a historic time at PLU as we mark our 125th academic year, but…
PLU’s Marks Constitution Day With Free Speech (and More)
PLU’s Marks Constitution Day With Free Speech (and More) Keynote Speaker U.S. Rep. Denny Heck Headlines Sept. 23 Conversation About Democracy By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communication Pacific Lutheran University will mark Constitution Day on Sept. 23 with a keynote address by U.S.…
PLU Makes Strong Showing at National Race & Pedagogy Conference
PLU Makes Strong Showing at National Race & Pedagogy Conference By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications The 2014 Race & Pedagogy National Conference in Tacoma Sept. 25-27 features more than 2,000 local, regional, national and international participants—including a large contingent from Pacific Lutheran…
PLU Highly Ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges 2015’ Guidebook
PLU Highly Ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges 2015’ Guidebook By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications U.S. News & World Report released its influential “Best Colleges 2015” guidebook Sept. 9—and Pacific Lutheran University is impressively cited three times in the…
Geosciences students take the classroom to the outdoors
Professor Claire Todd and team of six students hiked up to a glacier at Mount Rainier to study the changes in the glacier due to climate change. (John Froschauer, Photo) Students hike up the flanks of Mount Rainier to study glacial runoff and the connection…
New Center for Media Studies takes the classroom into the community
PLU Center for Media Studies and MediaLab students Amanda Brasgalla, Olivia Ash and Valery Jorgensen (L to R) conducting a video interview. New Center for Media Studies Takes the Classroom Into the Community By Natalie DeFord ’16 Communications Major Like many college students, Olivia Ash…
Convocation 2014
Ringing in PLU’s 125th year Watch live coverage of PLU’s 2014 Convocation, the official kickoff to the university’s 125th academic year. We are excited for the start of PLU’s 125th academic year! President Thomas W. Krise invites new and continuing students, as well as family…
The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability
The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability Dr. Carolyn Finney addresses PLU’s University Conference 2014 on Sept. 3. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) At PLU’s University Conference 2014, UC-Berkeley Professor Shares Trailblazers’ Forgotten Stories—and Her Own Inspiring Path By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Dr.…