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, I wanted to understand how systems of power and oppression impact people of color, especially Latinos.  As a political scientist, I believe it is important to conduct research and teach about the political, civic, and professional experiences of Latinos, the largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. WHY DID YOU JOIN APSA AND WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO STAY INVOLVED?Initially, it was a way to connect with other Latino academics.  These connections have sustained me during challenging times.  I remain

PMA January webinar and panel: Careers for Mathematicians Posted by: nicolacs / January 19, 2024 January 19, 2024 You’re invited to join the PMA webinar and panel: Career for Mathematicians on Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 4PM PST. Are you interested in the careers possible for mathematics students? The PMA welcomes as panelists several mathematicians who will discuss careers and opportunities in the financial sector, as actuaries, in mathematical biology, in machine learning, and in research

both my sophomore year abroad, as well as my Fulbright Fellowship. These experiences abroad have proven invaluable to me, both personally and professionally. I couldn’t begin to articulate here all the ways this is true! However, I will say that my times abroad afforded me a more complete picture of the world and my place in it, opened my eyes and imagination to all manner of exciting possibilities, helped me to hone my interests and ambitions, and set the groundwork for the type of work ethic

completely different side of the business world and learned a great deal about professional communication, event operations and meeting the demands of parties with opposing interests. There were side benefits, including free admission to Sonics games that season. And as cool as that was, the internship confirmed that banking was the career for me. Q: You were a varsity basketball player at PLU for four years. Obviously that commitment required a lot of time and dedication. How did your experiences on the

had arrived in the U.S.Upon returning home, Brizuela, who majored in music education at PLU, had two in-classroom days with his Clover Park School District students before classes were suspended. “It was a rapid-fire shut down of everything,” he remembers. Two states away, Sarah Lord ’00 was teaching high school biology and environmental science at Billings Senior High School in Billings, Montana. While inconvenienced by the immediate shutdown, she didn’t realize the scope until several weeks

Get out of the classroom: Study Biology at PLU Posted by: vcraker / December 15, 2020 December 15, 2020 If you love learning about animals and plant life then a career in Biology might be for you. The PLU Biology program encourages its students to question, probe, experiment and experience the natural world in-person as well as under a microscope. In this video, Professor of Biology Michael Behrens covers daily life in the program to opportunities in research, study abroad, and hands-on lab

volunteer work, and then returned annually throughout undergraduate and graduate school for college-related studies and more volunteering. He even met his future wife there, in 2004. Today, Levy is a specialist in contemporary Honduras and an assistant professor in Pacific Lutheran University’s anthropology department. His research has focused on Honduran governance after the 2009 military coup and the outmigration patterns that followed.More Read Previous Diversity Center Alums: Complexities of Care

peers. So, not only are these scholarships a means to offset the cost of education, but they also serve as a prestigious recognition by a highly rated profession. Most applications open October and November. View list of scholarships here: https://theactuarialfoundation.submittable.com/submit Read Next Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Data Science and Analytics LATEST POSTS Dept of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship October 30, 2024 Allen Institute Summer

Ericksen’s predecessor, I had her for a few classes, and Phil Nordquist was also a mentor..”More Read Previous Headed for a History Ph.D. – Updates from an Alum Read Next PLU Alum Discusses Eisenhower’s Work During 1918 Pandemic LATEST POSTS Professor Mike Halvorson publishes new book October 7, 2024 Meet Professor Fred Hardyway August 12, 2024 Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released November 21, 2023 Benson Summer Research Fellows to Present October 15, 2021

Cliff Rowe. She described the city as “the epitome of wealth.” “Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Times Square have nothing on Dubai,” she wrote in a Jan. 9th post. “The architecture, the shopping, the city’s structure itself; every aspect demonstrates money, power, and high, high class.” Within this wealthy society, Knutson doesn’t see value placed on environmental stewardship or sustainability. The city built three man-made structures off its coastline and has large numbers of skyscrapers are under