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, the Legislature seems to have a place for everyone. I have never learned so much so quickly anywhere else. The learning curve is steep, and things move very quickly, so the internship is sure to advance anyone’s level of professionalism. If you have an opportunity to participate in this internship, then do it!Learn More About The Legislative Internship Program Just a 30-minute drive from Pacific Lutheran University, the State of Washington’s Legislative Internship Program has played host to

me to study science, to work for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Rattlesnake Mountain Observatory and to a career sharing my passion for learning science. What was it like to write and illustrate such a visual book? The story had been on my mind for several years. I wondered if it would be a story that others could enjoy. Last year, I decided to revisit it and add illustrations. It was a project that required many drafts and edits, but I enjoyed the process. Can you share a bit about the

our senior coursework which focuses on interdisciplinary research methods. For their senior capstone projects, students design and implement their own interdisciplinary research approaches working with two faculty mentors from different departments on campus.Why Environmental Studies?Learning about the environment offers opportunities to integrate studies of nature and natural systems with those of human systems, and to bring both into dialogue with a humanistic understanding of ideas and

career Read Next Prof. Gregory Youtz talks transitioning classrooms and teaching styles to distance learning COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford

had a really big impact on my transition,” Soliai said. “Coming into college, unless you have friends going with you, you don’t really know much. Coming in new and having the Act Six group take you under their wing —they were like your big buddy and It was nice to have a set community that you automatically belonged to.” Founded and run by the Tacoma-based nonprofit Degrees of Change, the Act Six program identifies and rewards scholars who are passionate about learning, eager to foster

:  Conducting joint work with in- and pre-service classroom teachers in the US through various media, including video conferences and e-learning platforms. Exploring the possibility of coordinating seminars for academics and university students in the US and/or in Israel. Exchanging educational materials and expertise. Inviting University faculty and staff to apply to attend conferences at Yad Vashem and to become fellows, such as at the International Institute for Holocaust Research of Yad Vashem. Inviting

encouraged by the interdisciplinary arm of the contest. The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications also hosts the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)—the “pure math” side of the competition. This year the simultaneous contests drew 20,000 teams and played out at thousands of locations across twenty-one countries. At PLU, the ultramarathon-style drama unfolds in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, where, this year Duffy, Madeline and Matthew listened to the Vines for six hours

Gilgamesh or the Bible?” These concepts speak about the human condition. It helped me break through academic walls in finance and economics that I could not have without IHON.Study Economics at PLUAre you interested in learning more about how economics can be applied to real-world policy and business problems? The PLU economics department equips students with expertise in economics and its applications in microeconomics, macroeconomics, development, trade, international, and environmental economics.What

develop the intellectual capacity to think broadly when making important decisions. To be specific, I learned to keep my mind open to a number of possibilities when solving problems, to look in all directions for new ideas and to consider the wisdom of multiple disciplines. Things in life don’t always happen according to plan, but learning that there are many ways to approach an obstacle allowed me to take advantage of opportunities so I could get where I wanted to go. This helped me to become

specific in the way that I said things, and sometimes I had a hard time doing that because I like talking to people as if they are my friend. Still being able to be professional and feel human was a difficult thing to do at first, but it definitely got a lot easier as I went on with the internship. Learning to trust myself was very helpful. How did you realize you wanted to work with college students in your career? College-age people are very important to society. I came from high school straight to