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MSMR Graduates Return to the Classroom Posted by: wagnerjc / April 10, 2018 Image: MSMR students, at MBR on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015. (Photo/John Froschauer) April 10, 2018 With the family-like learning environment, it is no surprise that MSMR students and graduates feel a certain connection to their professors, classroom, and university.Its a connection like this that brings graduates like Riley Funk ’16 and Hansel Doan ’17 back into the classroom to connect with current MSMR candidates!Riley
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pocket knife and they go out into the woods and produce art.” The MacGyver reference, of course, is a lighthearted nod to the late-’80s action-adventure television show in which a secret-agent solves complex technical problems with everyday materials – items like a Swiss Army knife, duct tape and a few bent coat-hangers. Clapp considered this high praise. He still does. “PLU theater students are practiced in being very creative,” he said, “because that’s about as technologically savvy as that
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pocket knife and they go out into the woods and produce art.” The MacGyver reference, of course, is a lighthearted nod to the late-’80s action-adventure television show in which a secret-agent solves complex technical problems with everyday materials – items like a Swiss Army knife, duct tape and a few bent coat-hangers. Clapp considered this high praise. He still does. “PLU theater students are practiced in being very creative,” he said, “because that’s about as technologically savvy as that
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right into the (Peace Corps Prep) program with most coursework and volunteering hours satisfied, which I think mainly speaks to PLU’s alignment with the Peace Corps’ goals and values,” Bridgewater said. The program aims to provide a realistic look at service work, said Katherine Wiley, assistant professor of anthropology and director of Peace Corps Prep. This helps mitigate culture shock for students, and cultivates a better understanding of what it means to be a citizen of the world. For Wiley
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Act Six Scholar Finds Support, Future at PLU Posted by: Silong Chhun / April 27, 2021 April 27, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsA native of Yemen, Abdulghani Mosa ‘23 had no idea what his future would hold when he moved to Tacoma in 2012. “Moving here, everything changed,” said Mosa, who was 12 years old when he and his family joined his father who was already living in the states. “The culture was different, school, religion ... even the houses and trees. It’s like a different
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PLU gave me. This connection nurtured me and allowed me to find my passion. I eventually changed what I wanted to do with my life and I can thank everyone at PLU for helping me realize what I wanted to do. What’s next? Next year I am going to be attending the University of British Columbia where I will be pursuing my Ph.D. in molecular biology. The particular lab that I will be in focuses on how a cell can get what it needs from the environment and get rid of waste. When this process goes wrong
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,” Nagel said. ” I’m not sure which career path I want to follow at this point but I believe that I have to start somewhere with ‘real-world’ learning. “I wanted to teach in Germany because I am not only passionate about both the culture and language, as I majored in German, but I also have familial roots there. Receiving a Fulbright Grant is an unbelievable opportunity for my post-undergrad future and it will open doors I haven’t even considered yet, nor imagined. I look forward to the growth it will
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life changing experience for me, and is commemorated in this photo.” Tromsø, Norway February 29th, 2020 John Evanyshin Catefgory: People & Culture Title: Sorting Oysters and Uniting All Else “With permission granted from those pictured in the photo, I had the privilege of photographing three community leaders on Costa Rica’s Isla Chira in the Gulf of Nicoya. The three women pictured are standing around a table that’s tabletop is filled with shallow seawater and oysters. The women are measuring the
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. culture and society. “I decided to apply for an English teaching assistantship to learn more about teaching, to gain experience in the education field and to make a meaningful impact in the lives of students,” Buley said. In his free time in Venezuela, he hopes to pursue work with a community-based organization that provides educational opportunities to low-income communities. “Within my formal Fulbright assignment and in my volunteer pursuit I look forward to continuing to refine my leadership skills
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transition from active duty to college is difficult, as well. “Veterans, having not been students for some number of years, often come into this culture and struggle,” he said. Orzech recognizes this struggle in his peers, many of whom may feel out of place in an academic institution and miss the sense of camaraderie that military life provides. “I can imagine that it might be a little bit daunting for some vets, who maybe struggled in high school and have maybe never been to college before,” Orzech said
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