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-traditional student, so even a non-traditional student can still get the full college experience,” Lucas says.Social WorkLearn more about the Social Work program at PLUA Captivating Capstone Lucas has received high praise from PLU faculty for her capstone, “Resistance to the Roots of Colonization: Protected Crowns,” which focuses on the personal and political aspects of Black hair. “There’s still not a lot of research on Black hair,” Lucas says, referencing the historical lack of Black representation

media literacy is important for people as it becomes a part of their daily lives. Such as reading news articles, social media posts, doing research, online shopping, etc. Everyone is constantly having to dictate and evaluate whether or not what their reading online is real or fake.Read full project briefAndrew Sullivan: Google Form: Media Trustworthiness Test Artist Statement: My media literacy tool is a fully functional quiz that one can take to check the reliability of their media source. Based on

fall semester. “I was able to help people moving in with some of their questions and have some experience behind what I was saying,” Reinmuth said. Organized by the Office of the Provost in collaboration with a faculty task force and the Department of Residential Life, Summer Academy was inspired by research that demonstrates that first-generation and other non-traditional students benefit substantially from ongoing community support to help navigate the expectations of college.“There are incoming

de Penitente and Rocha. I tried maté, a highly caffeinated drink that people drink any time of the day (or night). I’m still in contact with some friends in Uruguay, which is pretty special.You will attend the University of Washington’s Public Health (MPH) Epidemiology program this fall. How do you feel PLU prepared you for graduate school? By broadening my perspective on the world in my study away and individual country class research. PLU helped instill useful study habits and time management

you’re are less civilized, and more in touch with the kinds of primal instincts one has to use to survive. I think in this over-civilized, over-developed world, some feel there is a cultural, existential crisis going on.  Ultrarunning in a natural setting is a way for people to connect in a meaningful way to not only each other, but to their primal past. It’s a way to reconnect with nature.” In her research, Dr. O’Brien is focusing on a group of five elite women from the ultrarunning community

accomplishments there, Krise was the founder and first director of the Air Force Humanities Institute at the academy. Thomas Krise enjoys some Caribbean steel drum music and ice cream and strawberries at PLU’s summer Strawberry Festival.  Coincidentally, Krise went to high school in the Caribbean and is an expert in early Caribbean and American, 17th century literature. Given this eclectic and wide-ranging background, it should not be surprising how vast, and expansive, his interests are. Both he and Patty

requirements.  SULI application workshop:  August 10, 2023 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT (register here) SULI and CCI opportunities workshop:  September 6, 2023 from 2:00 – 3:00 pm EDT (register here) Through SULI, undergraduate students discover science and technology careers at the DOE national laboratories and gain the experience needed to transition from intern to employment. Interns work directly with national laboratory scientists and engineers, assisting them on research or technology projects that

research assistant with the university’s the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, and hopes to eventually become a research chemist and attain her doctorate. Without the support system at PLU, Osborn doesn’t think that dream would ever become a possibility. “This place and the people are amazing,” she said. Read Previous PLU benefactor dies Read Next Who doesn’t like kudos? COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

summer’s research inflicted upon me. A truer, deeper answer to that question is that I love it even though and perhaps because it hurts me. This research has helped to show me what it means to be alive.  I will never forget what it has taught me. Never. Read Previous KPLU names new general manager Read Next Neurosurgeon focuses on the heart 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

. The Holocaust has completely reshaped the world’s perception of human atrocity; it has birthed countless reflections on how we can prevent genocide in the present and future, and how we can better respond to genocide. But only 35 years later, the international community turned a blind eye to the genocide of Cambodia.   Kathryn Perkins In my research, I focused on how the Cambodian genocide was portrayed in the American media. Journalists hold a unique position in that they have a credible