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out of reach. “Patty and I are honored to endow this fund, which will make an otherwise unpaid internship financially feasible for one PLU student each summer,” President Krise said. “We recognize the tremendous value of real world, hands-on experience, and we are proud of all the ways PLU helps students prepare for a life path that makes a difference in their careers, as well as in their personal and civic lives.” The award is open to all PLU students, regardless of major, although preference is

has been really good at helping me learn it, helping me do it on my own as I go, and giving me ideas for how to solve problems. What is most fascinating about the work you’re doing? I’m really interested in new discoveries and science planning and everything that NASA does to make breakthroughs in science. Getting to be a part of that is really fantastic. I couldn’t ask for anything better. Being able to say I helped with a mission that’s going to make history is really cool and really fun. What

Space Telescope in the community room of the Garfield Book Company last Monday. “The Hubble Space Telescope allows us to observe the heavens at the farthest distances that are possible,” he said. “We really are celestial beings. We’re connected to the heavens and creation in a way you might not imagine.” The lecture was part of the L.I.F.E program, which provides opportunities for mature adults, with the aim of enhancing their personal development with stimulating educational classes. The idea for

Personal Empowerment Team) and Sex+, as well as the educational programs we do for targeted populations, such as athletes, students studying abroad and incoming students,” Warwick said. “More importantly, I am looking forward to learning other ways of ‘doing’ prevention education that I can bring back to PLU so we can enhance and expand our current programs. This is a fantastic opportunity for me professionally as well as for PLU to be again recognized as experts and leaders in the area of sexual

April 18, 2008 A banner year for Q Club callers A plucky team of student callers has set another record in dollars raised for PLU through telephone solicitation. The 10 students and three student supervisors, known as TelALutes, spend evenings throughout the year calling thousands of alumni, parents and friends of the university asking for support of Q Club scholarships. The program helps keep constituents connected to campus through personal contact and is remarkably effective in securing

. “We are making a deliberate effort to give the introductory biology courses a more welcoming, personal experience that students expect from a place like PLU,” said Egge. For instance, the two profs break down Bio 126 to smaller groups. Students have the same professor for their lab that they do for lecture. This way, even though multiple profs teach the courses, a given student will only interact with one professor. Egge estimates he sees his students four times a week for a total of about six

discrimination or harassment against members of its community based on their citizenship or immigration status, religion or other status. PLU protects free expression of ideas as vital learning in an educational setting. Freedom of speech sometimes protects controversial ideas and sometimes protects even offensive and hurtful language; however, it does not protect personal threats, discriminatory conduct or other acts of misconduct that violate the Student Code of Conduct, university policies, or federal

Four Years focuses on the value of higher education and the college experience. Specifically, the filmmakers sought to understand the effects that higher education, or the lack thereof, can have on professional opportunities and personal well-being and happiness in the 21st Century. In pursuit of answers, the team traveled to cities across North America, including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Montreal, Portland, Ore., Toronto, New Orleans, and many others. During a particularly

. The Cassio Vianna Jazz Orchestra performed in the Professional Ensemble Concert category. The 50-minute set included pieces from the 2017 album Infância (meaning “childhood” in Portuguese) as well as a new piece composed especially for the conference. Performers included a face familiar to PLU Jazz followers – former Director of Jazz Studies, David Deacon-Joyner on piano. Other talented performers included Greg Yasinitsky from Washington State University (tenor sax), José Aponte from University of

wamboljm@plu.edu. Drills like this are necessary for promoting personal safety on campus. The drill will be a practice and test of protocols for initiating a campus modified lock down, such as the presence of a nearby threat. Campus response will be tested, as well the campus notification systems and building lock down plans and procedures. Read Previous Rock On! Read Next Restoring native species COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker