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program celebrations will be included. The weeks after will be held virtually over Zoom and other virtual platforms. Summer Academy Dates: Sunday, June 4 – July 7 Travel days: June 4 & June 16 In-person days: June 5 – June 15 Virtual days: June 20 – July 7 Virtual sessions are tentatively scheduled 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. PST Monday through Friday, with the exception of three evening sessions where participants will have the chance to meet Native physicians. The finalized and detailed schedule will be

Response to NYT article: ‘Is a Degree Still Worth It? Yes, Researchers Say, and the Payoff Is Getting Better’ Posted by: Thomas Krise / September 5, 2014 September 5, 2014 During Fall Conference this week, I talked about some of the misconceptions around the student loan debt debate.  In particular, I pointed to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York study that found that the return on investment for all college degrees has held steady at roughly 15% annually for more than a decade, despite rising

Where’s my Sakai course? Posted by: Jenna S / January 7, 2013 January 7, 2013 After you’ve logged into Sakai, your Sakai courses will be listed as tabs across the top of the Sakai window. If you are enrolled in more courses than fit across the page, the right-most tab will be called ‘My Active Sites’. This tab contains all your courses listed by semester. Note that not all PLU courses have corresponding Sakai sites. It may take as long as 24 hours after you register for a class before your

see other people with the same background as myself,” Dolan said. “I really would like to bring that voice to this program and just in general in my life and kind of advocate for people from low-income backgrounds and who come from a low-income community.” During Dolan’s other summer programs and study away experiences, he realized how much class was a barrier for low-income students. The public policy institute is fully subsidized — with students’ tuition, boarding, food and transportation

in what is now Microsoft Studios (where his projects included favorites like Halo, Mass Effect and Age of Empires), before stints with multiple gaming start-ups as well as industry heavyweights like Electronic Arts and Big Fish Games. “Lots of people play games; not a lot of people can tell you why games are fun or how good games are made,” Grande says. Eventually, he gravitated toward the emerging field of free-to-play games. Those are the games you can download for free and choose to spend

Hey) and some that are out of reach for most high school groups (Frank Ticheli’s Blue Shades and the Overture to Candide by Leonard Bernstein).” At Central Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon, a small brass and percussion group from PLU will accompany the church choir. After the service, students will play a program including the arrangement of Amazing Grace and a band transcription of Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria, picked especially for the church audience. Students will perform with many other

Accelerated MS in Electrochemical Technology Materials Science Institute - University of Oregon Posted by: alemanem / April 6, 2022 April 6, 2022 Are you planning what to do next year? Maybe an accelerated industry career focused MS program in Electrochemical Science and Technology is right for you. Please visit:   https://electrochemistry.uoregon.edu/masters-internship-program/ for more information and to apply. Read Previous Washington Applied Sustainability Internship (WASI) Read Next Summer

from 5pm-7pm. In a warehouse in downtown Olympia, the exhibiting artists meet each Thursday with a small group of students to sculpt and paint from a model. Many students have been attending Simon Kogan’s Thursday afternoon classes for more than a decade. Students come from a broad range of backgrounds — from full-time artists to those with careers in other fields and variations in between. This exhibit includes pieces students have made in class and work students have created on their own.” Simon

paradigm that rewards institutions that prioritize high-paying professional fields such as engineering, computer science, and the health sciences. The study also suggests that colleges who are able to recruit students with extraordinarily high school test scores and grade point averages often receive more credit than they deserve for their contributions to the professional success of their graduates. As the column points out, high test scores and grade point averages reflect high intelligence and a

ACS “Get Experience” Platform Posted by: nicolacs / January 27, 2023 January 27, 2023 Get Experience is a NEW ACS platform that allows you to search and apply for the latest opportunities including research experience, internships, co-ops and fellowships. Internships Internships are short-term positions that offer practical, professional learning experiences in a field of interest. You can apply classroom knowledge to a real-world work environment and build new skills that can lead to a full