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F-1 on OPTA candidate with OPT status may work at PLU in a faculty or staff position. OPT, which is a benefit of F-1 status and is granted by the international office at the university where the student is graduating, is generally valid for 12 months. PLU is unable to support OPT extensions. If a future employee is on F-1 and has OPT authorized, PLU’s primary responsibility is to issue a properly worded contract. While it is important that proper non-immigrant documents (EAD Card, I-20, visa

Where feasible, while operating vehicles, use the air conditioning in “recirculate” mode and keep vents and windows closed. Use respiratory protection (N95, KN95, with or without valve – surgical facemasks and scarves will not provide protection from smoke)

2018 AwardsCongratulations to the Overall Winners of the 2018 South Sound Regional Science & Engineering Fair! 1st Place: Ashlynn Gallagher, W.F. West HS: A Novel Approach To Diagnosing Zika: The Use of Silk Fibroin Protein and 2D Paper Networks To Create A Temperature-Independent, Affordable Paper Test Strip 2nd Place: Sathvik Nallamalli, Olympia HS: A Portable Android Based Diagnosis System of Prevalent Chronic Respiratory Illnesses 3rd Place: Abhinav Gundrala, Olympia HS: Myocardial

Jake Taylor Jake learning some Tzotzil from children in Chiapas, Mexico PLU Class of 2009/2010 Spanish and Global Studies Double Major Studied away in Oaxaca, Mexico; Wang Grant in Ecuador Completed Peace Corps in Panama Now working on Masters in Latin American Studies in the Netherlands I’m currently enrolled in a MA Latin American studies program with public policy emphasis at Leiden University here in the Netherlands. It’s the only program in Europe outside of Spain offered entirely in