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. Barnes graduated from PLU with a degree in business—and uses that degree every workday as an intern for the Super Bowl-worthy Seattle Seahawks. All these dreams once seemed so out of reach for Barnes, the first of his family to graduate from college. Growing up in Redmond, where he was the only African-American child in his elementary school, Barnes recalls being bullied and taunted. Of course, the times he did try to defend himself, a teacher would show up, and Barnes would be the student cooling

APS Virtual Career Fair Posted by: nicolacs / August 23, 2021 August 23, 2021 For the first time ever, the American Physical Society (APS), the premier national society of physicists, is hosting a standalone Virtual Career Fair on September 13-15: Virtual Career Fair 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET. This event will include both a Job Fair and a Graduate School Fair and it will be held over a three-day period. If you are a student or early career scientist exploring career options or looking for jobs

staff at Pacific Lutheran University think the Women’s Center moniker could – and should – say much more. And soon it will. The Women’s Center is seeking feedback to rename the social justice hub, serving as a living example of the progress it touts.   Dr. Jennifer Smith, director of the Women’s Center, said the change highlights the evolution of PLU’s role in a much larger revolution. “A lot of women’s centers are looking to change their names,” Smith said. “The women’s movement is evolving.” The

is most common among adolescents and college-aged young people and has begun receiving attention from the psychological community on par with the attention paid to eating disorders. The Adlers’ work is the first to move beyond a psycho-medical analysis of self-injury to include social dimensions of how this behavior is carried out and influenced. Patti Adler, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.  Peter Adler, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology at the

complete list of restrictions and eligibility requirements online). The chosen undergraduates taking part in this ten-week program will receive hands-on nanoscience and technology experience through research, with applications to bio-engineering, chemistry, electronics, materials science, optics, optoelectronics, physics, and the life sciences. CNF REU interns work with their assigned faculty and graduate students on projects using the unique resources offered at CNF and Cornell University

situation, many adults end up asking themselves after college: “can I get an unrelated master’s degree?” Let’s explore the process of going back to grad school for an unrelated degree.Tip: Which graduate program is right for you? Explore our educational guides to learn more about PLU’s programs.Explore Free Graduate Education GuidesWhy go back to school for an unrelated degree?There are so many reasons to go back to school for an unrelated master’s degree. Maybe you resonate with one of the situations

unPLUg campaign, which kicked off Oct. 4 and encourages students to reduce energy use. “This job is perfect as far as all the different things I want to do,” Lorax said. Lorax has set some sustainability goals of his own while working and living in Parkland. “Long-term goals are to work on community development and community outreach,” Lorax said. “I want to see social sustainability and break down edges between PLU and the Parkland community.” Read Previous PLU’s School of Business ranked as one of

grant proposal submitted by the university and earned a Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation. The other components of the series include Tunnel of Oppression, visiting author Tim Wise and concluding with the Be The Spark event May 13 at the Tacoma Dome featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu. This collection of events creates a holistic program that gives students a foundation for examining a variety of social justice issues, relevant in today’s society, said Baillon. “We’ve lined up this to help

graduate studies in science and engineering. They are also enticing to students because: Both internship programs feature salaried positions at IBM Research locations that are typically 10 weeks long. These internships provide an opportunity for interns to work closely with an IBM mentor. You will have the opportunity to travel to either San Jose, CA, Austin, TX, or Yorktown Heights, NY for these positions. The undergraduate women internships are located at any of the locations, and the research

Teach 253: PLU partnership with Tacoma Public Schools supports aspiring teachers Posted by: Kari Plog / June 7, 2018 Image: Brittany Bowen ’18 enrolled in Teach 253 during her junior year at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, hoping to gain more exposure to her chosen career. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) June 7, 2018 By Debbie CafazzoContributing writerTACOMA, WASH. (June 7, 2018) — Brittany Bowen ’18 had barely started school when she chose her life’s work. By the age of 8, she’d decided to