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current PLU students, explores the value of higher education in the United States and Canada and its impact on future success. The film, with the help of higher education researchers, educators and students across the continent, reveals the personal, professional and societal effects of higher education in the 21st century, in addition to the difficulties preventing potential students from pursuing four-year degrees. Students involved in MediaLab, a film production program in the Center for Media

interdisciplinary global studies program. Her favorite courses included anthropology, economics, sociology and global development. “Margaret thought carefully about what she wanted to do with her interest in medicine,” said Ami Shah, associate professor of global studies. “Biology supported her trajectory toward medical school; contextualizing that interest in her global studies concentration of development and social justice helped to examine structural inequalities globally and locally, as well as to

how to keep as many of those doors open as long as possible, how to think about what’s the right balance between her interests and passions, and what sort of meaningful work for her would look like.” That mentorship has already returned dividends for Wilhelm, who worked for the Washington, D.C., bureau of the New York Times this summer. “I got resume tips, cover letter tips … all this great advice,” she said. “He helped me do a mock interview before I did my phone interview with the New York Times

state and institutional aid only.  If DACA is revoked, we will continue to provide institutional aid to impacted students. Additionally, we have been in contact with the Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC), and we are not aware of any plans to discontinue state aid to undocumented students, but we will continue to monitor the situation closely. PLU will not voluntarily enter into agreements with state or local law enforcement agencies, Homeland Security or any other federal department for

the escalating interest among undergraduates in coursework dedicated to data science and analytics. The highly collaborative mathematics and computer science departments will jointly administer the new major. Beyond physical proximity, these two departments share a profound connection that exemplifies interdisciplinary collaboration that prepares students for the challenges of tomorrow by offering them a comprehensive understanding of how mathematical theories and computational methods intersect

STEM Summer Research with Arcadia Abroad Posted by: nicolacs / January 26, 2021 January 26, 2021 As a STEM student, we understand that disciplinary focus is often your main priority when selecting the best and most rewarding study abroad experience. We offer a range of exciting summer research projects in five great locations: Australia, Scotland, Ireland, England, and Spain. Program opportunities include Atmospheric Science/Meteorology, Biomedical Engineering, Biomolecular & Biomedical Science

Tacoma-area Conference for Innovation Students Submit your proposals by February 22, 2021 Posted by: halvormj / February 4, 2021 February 4, 2021 By Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies Are you a current Innovation Studies student? Read on if you’re interested in presenting a paper or student project at a local Innovation conference. I was contacted recently by a colleague at the UW/Tacoma who directs their university’s Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement. Each year they

debate coach. Burton, who retired in 2008, is the first speech and debate coach from Washington state inducted into the hall, and only the 12th nationally recognized in the category of Fine Arts (which also includes music and drama). His accomplishments include: Leading students to three national and 36 state championships in speech and debate; the Washington State Teacher of the Year award; the National Speech and Debate League Living Legends Award; the Bruno Jacob Lifetime Award for Service to

worked with users from across the University to enable advances in photovoltaics, batteries, grid management, functional device fabrication, and scaled additive manufacturing. Lab tours will be led by current graduate students from Chemical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering at 3:45, 4:45 and 5:45. Please RSVP to ensure your spot on a tour. Chat with some of their most active researchers, tour the facility, and learn more about what you can achieve by working with them! Read more and

participated in the 2022 J-term job shadow program hosted by the Alumni and Student Connections Office. She joined Presiding Judge of Pierce County Superior Court Phil Sorensen and two other PLU students to learn about the local judicial system. “I arranged for 18 guest speakers to appear in my courtroom throughout the day,” Sorensen said. “I hope [the students] gained an awareness that a law degree can be used in a variety of ways. That there is no one way to be a lawyer. I hope they also learned that