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, earnest, and talented young woman who has a bright future ahead of her.”   As Ramirez wraps up her time at PLU, she reflected on the most significant thing she’s learned over the past four years.  “I learned that I can do more than I think I can,” she said. “Because the professors push us to go out of our comfort zone and try other things that we don’t know.”  After graduation, Ramirez plans to take a gap year while working as a lab technician. Afterward, she wants to pursue a nursing graduate program

focus on networking, self-reflection, career exploration, mentoring, and technical discussions. Ultimately, attendees will depart LEADS with: An increased knowledge of the vast array of chemical careers, and how they intersect with global grand challenges An individual development plan to map out and pursue a career An enhanced understanding of one’s own strengths and unique skillsets A broadened network of peers and high-profile scientists for future collaboration and mentoring If you have a

September. Renovations on Eastvold Auditorium continue, with Phase 1 of the project  on schedule to be completed this August. The fully-funded $4.93 million  project includes construction of a new studio theater and set construction shop in the north wing of the building. Groundbreaking for phase 2 is scheduled for spring 2012. When completed, the $20 million, 47,500 square-foot performing arts center will be named the Karen Hille Phillips Performing Arts Center, in honor of a long-time PLU supporter

, we believe this to be an urgent conversation prompted by our mission and PLU’s commitment to diversity and justice,” said Rachel Haxtema, program coordinator at the PLU Center for Community Engagement and Service. The program will be moderated by PLU Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Emily Davidson and the panel will include PLU Lutheran Studies Chair Samuel Torvend, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sergia Hay, the Rev. Mark Knutson of Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon

of the body, whether theirs or someone else’s, in both good and bad ways,” she says. In recent years, religious beliefs have argued for or against COVID-19 vaccination or for or against end-of-life decisions.  PLU students planning on going into health often enroll in this class. “If you can understand how religious ideals shape decision making, it can help you be more sympathetic to patients in moments of crisis,” Llewellyn Ihssen says, and more empathetic versus simply dismissing decisions

Summer Research Opportunities at the University of Nebraska Posted by: alemanem / November 29, 2017 November 29, 2017 The University of Nebraska is now accepting applications for the 2018 Summer Research Program.  The 10-week residential summer research experience provides mentoring and research participation while allowing scholars to preview graduate school life at a research university. Participants all receive competitive stipends, room and board, travel/transport, graduate school

2015; he’ll serve as president-elect in 2015-16, president during 2016-17 and past president from 2017-18.Grahe is a passionate advocate for undergraduate participation in crowd-sourcing science opportunities and a supporter of open science. He currently serves as a councilor in the Psychology Division of the Council for Undergraduate Research, is the managing executive editor for The Journal of Social Psychology and has been the Psi Chi Western Regional Vice President since 2011. “This is an

Rick Barot’s poem “The Galleons” is published in The New Yorker magazine… Posted by: hassonja / March 16, 2018 March 16, 2018 “The Galleons,” a poem by Rick Barot, Associate Professor of English and Director of the Rainer Writing Workshop at PLU, was published in the March 12, 2018 issue of The New Yorker magazine. This recent publication adds The New Yorker to an already impressive list of publications in which Professor Barot’s poems and essays have appeared including Poetry, The Paris Review

violence. The newly-awarded funding will cover the next three years of operation, and helps support the Voices Against Violence program. This program educates communities about intimate partner violence, and provides support services for victims of violence. Hughes said two vital staff positions are funded through the grant, as well. PLU is able to employ Jennifer Warwick, the victim’s advocate, and Jonathan Grove, the Men Against Violence project coordinator. Both staff members empower men and women

WSU College of Medicine Virtual Admissions Application Symposium Posted by: nicolacs / February 1, 2023 February 1, 2023 Join us for the Virtual Admissions Application Symposium via Zoom on March 4, 2023. The symposium is a great resource for current undergraduate or beyond students who are interested in applying or reapplying to our medical school. Please register by February 27, 2023 Topics Covered Choosing a school, the application process/timeline, application dos and don’ts Developing a