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program will soon embark on a journey from the West Coast to West Africa.The three humanitarians — Madeline Wentz ’18, Haley Bridgewater ’18 and Margaret Chell ’18 — were just the second wave of students to enroll in and complete the program, which launched in March last year. “I always knew I wanted to serve others,” Wentz said. “I think making a difference is what we are meant to do.” Wentz, Bridgewater and Chell are among this year’s newest recruits for the Peace Corps, a hands-on volunteer
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Mosa, are able to attend PLU and receive leadership training, academic preparation and mentorship. They are also required to give back to the community through acts of service. After getting over the hurdle of being accepted and paying for college, Mosa now faced a new obstacle. Since English was his second language, he was finding the coursework difficult and was failing a required writing course. He credits the support of Cunningham and fellow Act Six peers for helping him during those early
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the stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. “We are teaching kids to be true to themselves,” Leavens says, “even though they have to live in a world that is sometimes unjust or unfair.”Lute Powered is a project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget Sound region. Jenifer Leavens ’18 is the second of three Lutes we will be highlighting from Chief Leschi Schools, following Melanie Helle ’97. Previous Lute Powered series include
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preference.President Obama on PBS News Hour answering a question about Second Amendment rights and gun control. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Is PLU Lutheran enough? A sermon by Pastor John Rosenberg Read Next The Passing of Thomas Pfeifle LATEST POSTS President Krise’s open letter of support for Muslim community January 30, 2017 An Open Letter on Access for All Students January 20, 2017 LISTEN Forum December 6, 2016 What election season reminds us about higher education December 2, 2016
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Burien. “Mr. Wade! Mr. Wade! I need your help,” a few chimed in from different corners of the room. Wade, alongside longtime teacher Darrell Chase, calmly commanded the classroom as though he had done it for years. Yet, the 38-year-old is in his second year of teaching, and he credits his immediate success to the intense preparation at Pacific Lutheran University through the Alternative Routes to Certification (ARC) program. The intensive, primarily field-based program within the School of Education
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that she has. During her junior year of track, Potter scored the most points for a female, earning the title of team MVP and a spot at Nationals. She also won Conference in discus the last two years and second in shotput her junior year. Potter’s top basketball highlight came this season, her last on the team: A new coach came on board and changed the program, Potter said, and the PLU women beat two Division II schools for the first time in Potter’s career. “Being part of a turning point in the
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about sharing music. We managed to pin down this musical whirlwind to ask her about her latest success: her first-ever opera. Korine Fujiwara You’re fresh from the February premiere in Columbus, Ohio of your first opera, “The Flood,” commissioned by Opera Columbus and ProMusica Chamber Orchestra. What was that whole experience like? Well – first, it was an honor. This was Opera Columbus’ second-ever commission, and while ProMusica has commissioned a lot of works, it was their first opera. I was
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reads “Exercise Science” at the bottom, showing students adjusting a breathing measuring device over the face of another student, behind them, a screen records data. The second photo reads “Pre-physical Therapy” at the bottom, showing a student taking the pulse of another student, who stands on a treadmill. The third photo reads “Health & Fitness Education” at the bottom, showing a professor pointing onto a computer monitor while a student looks on. The fourth photo reads “Health & Fitness Promotion
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clients will guide the course topics as students perform consulting services for peers, faculty, and/or the surrounding community. Cross-listed with STAT 348. Prerequisite: DATA 133, CSCI 144, or MATH 151, and one of MATH/STAT 145, 242, STAT 231, 232, or 233. Strongly recommended: Prior experience with the programming languages R or Python. (4) MATH 351 : Differential Equations An introduction to differential equations emphasizing the applied aspect. First and second order differential equations
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of war, famine and disease caused by the Second Sudanese Civil War — including five of David’s siblings and his father. At one time, four million people were displaced. David, now 29, remains one of them. That will change Dec. 30, at least temporarily, when he travels to South Sudan for a four-week reunion with his mother, sister and other loved ones. The trip follows what David describes as a lifetime of isolation. “Most of what has happened to me is not good,” he says. “Pain is something that I
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