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etc. The flexibility was wonderful!” We invite you to help us get the word out: online summer courses are a great addition to the PLU learning experience. Click here to get a glimpse of this summer’s online offerings. Registration for current PLU students begins April 10. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Communicating Course Expectations Read Next Sakai Gradebook: Supporting Student Success LATEST POSTS Recording Instruction and Communications for Distance Learners March 31, 2020

offer, ready to make choices that will positively affect your future, you’ve got something to look forward to — not only a great college experience, but also a lifelong adventure of success. I know where I began three years ago and I know where I am now. PLU is a great place folks. It has the ability to make you successful, to positively contribute to society. It’s wild. It’s precious and you will never be the same. I wish you all the best in this upcoming year. – Joel Zylstra ’05 Read Previous A

helped me a lot because some of my closest coworkers have either been in Europe or from Europe, also South America. Having this experience behind me I think helped with connecting and not being “that American” as much. In our field it is becoming increasingly common to not just have teams in different countries, but to have a single team composed of people in different countries.  Is there anything unique or especially great at PLU you’d like to shine a light on?  Working backward: Great professors

March 29, 2012 Photo by John Froschauer Dr. Nathaniel Schlicher ’00 The need to ‘care for the whole patient’ By Chris Albert To say Nathaniel Schlicher ’00 was born to be a doctor is not much of an over statement. “I got the bug early,” he said. “It really started in the early single digits.” His mother, Carol (Martin ’75) Schlicher was a nursing graduate from PLU, and his father was a hospital administrator. So talking about health care was common around the dinner table. Schlicher also got

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like and how to make yourself stand out in a pile of resumes. “This is a great way for students to learn from people who hold jobs that we aspire to have and how to get there ourselves,” said Amanda Brasgalla, MediaLab General Manager. The event consisted of questions prompted by two MediaLab moderators, Valery Jorgensen and Sam Horn, as well as a question-and-answer session. MediaLab Presents, hosted by MediaLab, an applied internship and research program through the School of Arts and

personal journey and faith traditions may be nothing like most of those at PLU, but she does find among students a common reliance in community. And there, she finds great comfort. She sees herself no different than so many other PLU students – thoughtful and curious, and genuinely interested in matters of faith. She loves the fact that so many people are willing to ask her about her faith, and she loves to talk about it. And in doing so, she feels a strengthening of the connection both to her Muslim

and has impacted every part of their life. “The years I spent with the dCenter really, really helped me grow communication skills, leadership skills, how to appreciate parts of my identity, and appreciate other’s identities and things that they bring to the community.” “PLU definitely needs the Diversity Center.” Rebecca recommends the dCenter as a great place to have interesting conversations, to learn more about yourself and to grow. “Or just to relax, to be honest. Just have some downtime

been in Australia and we learned a lot about wet and dry toilets. It’s just something we don’t think about using.” Read Previous ‘Water is the great teacher’ Read Next Alum donates $10,000 in equipment COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24

and a profound understanding of the urgency of this moment, of how finding a path forward is a matter of broad collaboration and outreach,”  Adela Ramos, chair of environmental studies, said. “We are honored to be entrusted with their vision. And we look forward with great excitement to making PLU a point of connection for diverse perspectives and communities as we grapple with the complex challenges of climate change.”  The Steens are committed to supporting PLU’s partnership with the Parkland