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small class sizes, PLU offers smooth transition and time to choose a specialization like civil, mechanical, computer, medical, environmental, or electrical engineering. Some of our recent grads have gone on to UW, Washington University in St. Louis, and Columbia in New York. And they’ve landed jobs at Boeing, Raytheon, GE, and Army Core of Engineers. (buzzer beeps) [Man]: Good to go. Professor Hay: Nice. (upbeat music) Meet the Professors More Stories Visit About The PLU Dual-Degree Engineering
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riparian vegetation once reigned have made seepage of fertilizers, sewage waste and gasoline, among other pollutants easy, which can kill fish and pets, and produce algal blooms that choke out native vegetation. Visible pollution, or litter can be found along the creek’s shores as well, a much more obvious manifestation of the negative effects of development. We are students in the Environmental Studies 350 class at PLU, which for the last 28 years has been dedicated to studying Clover Creek and its
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November 5, 2012 Politics at PLU: Where do current students stand in the upcoming election? By Katie Scaff ’13 From healthcare and environmental issues to education and the general state of politics, the issues PLU students are concerned with are almost as diverse as they are. Some are greatly concerned with equality for all and have shared their support for R74, which would legalize same-sex marriage in the state, while others have expressed concerns about healthcare coverage and issues of
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Southern Resident recovery coordinator Lynne Barre, and Lummi Tribal member and Sacred Lands Conservancy vice president Raynell Morris. Stafki traveled to interview others, including Jason Colby, author of the book, “Orca,” and Howard Garrett, the co-founder of the Orca Network who was featured in the award-winning documentary “Blackfish.” She also interviewed someone who cared for Hugo long ago. Animal and environmental activist Ric O’Barry is a former Miami Seaquarium trainer who appeared in the
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he felt sitting in his first few classes.“Professors were encouraging students to expand our worldviews, take all sorts of different prospectives into account, and challenge what we previously held to be true,” he says. “I was into it from the start.” Wright has successfully embarked on a career at the nexus of the two driving interests with which he arrived at PLU. After graduating magnum cum laude six years ago, he’s worked for an education foundation and an environmental advocacy organization
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adolescents, including cognitive behavior therapy, motivational interviewing, as well as family-focused behavioral and systemic interventions. The program is targeted towards 13- to 17-year-olds and provides a dual emphasis on emotional/behavioral regulation and increasing environmental stability. Treatment is tailored to the youth’s specific needs by applying modular approaches guided by an examination of the level of need presented by each youth. The workshop will emphasize the importance of
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promote engaging campus in intersectional environmental learning and practices. (University Sustainability Committee) Interfaith Engagement/Spiritual Wellbeing: Opportunities that promote the value of interfaith connections and celebrations and increases belonging for those with minoritized religious identities. (Campus Ministry) Identity Thriving Initiatives: Opportunities to promote belonging and thriving on campus for historically minoritized student identities including students of color, queer
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course on non-Western history taught by a local Namibia historian Learn More & Apply Trinidad & Tobago: Heritage, Cultural Fusion and Sustainability in the Southern Caribbean Gain an in-depth understanding of Trinbagonian culture through a required set of three required courses taught by local professors, local experts and US professors Examine key issues such as post-colonialism, globalization, diversity, equity, social justice, gender and environmental sustainability in a rich, ethnically diverse
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Dr. Torvend on Sustainability in Monastic Communities Posted by: dupontak / May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021 By Joy Edwards '21Religion & English MajorDr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities.Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they were going to be there for a couple of weeks, but
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Sustainability in Monastic Communities Posted by: alex.reed / May 22, 2022 May 22, 2022 By Joy Edwards, ‘21 (Religion and English Major)Originally published in 2021Dr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities. Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they were going to be there for a
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