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2022 Summer REU: Food, Energy, and Water Security at Mississippi State University Posted by: nicolacs / February 24, 2022 February 24, 2022 The Mississippi State University Chemistry Department seeks applicants for an interdisciplinary NSF-supported summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program occurring in 2022. Students who have completed their freshman year of college and who have not yet graduated can participate fully in the Food, Energy and Water Security Summer Research

, Alana Simmons, whose grandfather, Daniel Simmons, was one of the 9 victims in June’s deadly shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Simmons made national headlines when she, along with family members of other victims, confronted and publicly forgave her grandfather’s killer, Dylann Roof, in a South Carolina courtroom just days after the massacre. “Hate won’t win,” she said to Roof. “My grandfather and the other victims died at the hands of hate. Everyone’s plea for your soul is proof that they lived

of—and love for—nursing. And both women, juniors in PLU’s BSN program, say the trip changed their outlook on healthcare and education. Three years ago the students took a similar trip, which was similarly inspiring. “I didn’t realize it until much later, but my first trip to Haiti in 2011 really had a great influence on my decision to become a nurse,” Gatterman said. “I knew that I wanted to work somewhere in the medical field, but after reflecting on my experiences with the nurses I worked with

it will be interesting to see how this affects their lives later on.” Mulder said he appreciates how Living Water handles the relationships with the village residents. “There is relationship-building going on before we get there,” he said. “It’s not like we swoop in and say, ‘Here’s your well.’” Near the end of the trip, the group also visited a cooperative farm that raises honeybees, selling the honey for profit. PLU has participated in the micro-financing venture for the business. Mulder became

Jordan Levy: Anthropology and a Just Society Posted by: Julie Winters / November 18, 2019 Image: Image: Professor Jordan Levy in front of the Federal Courthouse in Downtown Tacoma. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) November 18, 2019 By Lora ShinnGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsWhen Jordan Levy first visited Honduras in high school, he had no idea that someday, he’d be serving as an expert witness on Honduras in the U.S. court system.He first visited the Central American nation to perform

from 4:00 – 5:00 PM Central Time.  A zoom link will be sent out closer to the date of the event. Please RSVP for the event here: https://bit.ly/3hPT5FD While this workshop is related to chemistry at Rice, the majority of it contains useful information for anyone looking into STEM PhD programs. Read Previous TAMU Grad School Info Session Read Next 2020 Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR) Scholarship May 7, 2024 Environmental

Passion, mentioned above. “That’s a pretty exciting year!” Nance said, adding that it is his goal to see the Choir of the West, one of the university’s primary organizations, become a larger presence nationally and internationally. “The Choir of the West is an amazing representative for PLU; a group the university can be very proud of,” he said. “We have a wonderful Music Department with many great ensembles. If we continue to do these sort of exciting events, it can only help bring PLU music to a

Pilgrimage in 2012 as an intern at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington. He participated in his first pilgrimage after winning a scholarship to attend through the center’s youth scholarship program. Kitajo said his first pilgrimage was deeply personal. His maternal grandparents were held at Minidoka after being uprooted from their home during the war. His uncle was even born inside the camp. Kitajo’s knowledge of this family history, however, was stifled growing up. His grandmother’s

never thought I would do collegiate Debate,” Ballard said, “but I went to a tournament on a whim my junior year and was hooked. I made it my senior year pipe dream to win a tournament. I’ve worked hard and lost sleep to make this happen and I couldn’t be happier.” Ballard also received an award for tenth best speaker overall at the tournament. This is the second big win as a division for the T.O.H. Karl Forensics Forum this season. One of their Junior Varsity teams comprised of two freshmen took

capstone is focused on four different works of art that depict Christ as queer, dissecting the messages that these works have for LGBTQ+ Christians and for the Christian church as an institution. I’m finding that the works model a way for LGBTQ+ people to identify with Christ, even in the face of rejection by the church. What advice would you give to other Lutes on their educational journeys? Find your community — it can be in sports, in clubs, educational programs, anywhere, but having a group of