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continue to teach for another year?“What are they going to put on your headstone? ‘Mark worked one extra year?’” a friend asked him during that time in the summer of 1996. It was “damn good advice,” Carrato remembers. He let his law school deferral go, continued teaching in Japan for another year, and then traveled the world for nearly 16 months, ending up in Ecuador teaching again.  Now a foreign service officer at the helm of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Power

September 8, 2014 Professor Claire Todd and team of six students hiked up to a glacier at Mount Rainier to study the changes in the glacier due to climate change. (John Froschauer, Photo) Students hike up the flanks of Mount Rainier to study glacial runoff and the connection to climate change For one Lute, summer research is a prequel to Antarctica By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing & Communications This is one group of Lutes that really rocks. While most students may have spent their summers

doing.” Now, Alshaibani is waiting to hear on scholarship funding for her next step: graduate school at Columbia University School of Social Work. It’s yet to be decided whether she will defer for a year and work, or be in New York in the fall, but until then she’s wrapping up her senior year with capstone and, of course, a pretty big speech. “My sophomore year I was sure I was pre-med, and then I was sure that I wasn’t,” Alshaibani said. “And then I didn’t know what was happening and I was on the

the center of planning discussions. Now, at Rainway, I often find myself reviewing code, answering questions, and occasionally driving the planning. My current task is to be a leader of change as we rewrite a good portion of our platform in order to help stabilize and harden it before bringing it to market. For those interested: We are porting a good portion of code to the Rust language. How were you drawn to this sector? For me, software engineering is fun and it is something I am good at. I feel

Mergenthal, Pacific Lutheran University Associate Professor of History, also will speak at the event. “I will be giving a short talk to provide some context and historical background about the Buffalo Soldiers, who they were and what they did,” Mergenthal said. “I want people to understand both the challenges the Buffalo Soldiers faced and the lasting impact of their service.” “Buffalo Soldiers” is the historic nickname given to the African-American soldiers who originally served as members of the U.S

additional $1,000 for professional development, a certificate, and an opportunity to recognize an influential high school teacher. The application deadline is November 30, 2017. Please visit www.acs.org/SCI for more information and to apply. Read Previous Research/Development Production Laboratory Technician Read Next Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Internships LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR) Scholarship May 7, 2024 Environmental Lab Scientist in Training May 2

having a great buffet lunch featuring local specialties like goat meat stew, curry chicken, fungi (okra and cornmeal), pigeon peas and rice, fried plantains, and soursop and mango ice cream at the Petite Pump Room restaurant, owned by my classmate, Mikey Watson, and his wife, Judy, we walked through the town of Charlotte Amalie to All Saints Cathedral School to meet with the seniors.  I gave a short speech on how happy I was to be “home” and able to speak at my alma mater, and then I invited the high

selected for 10-week Summer 2018 internships at 14 companies. Winners will receive  $6,000-$10,000+ stipend, depending on the internship  Certificate of recognition  $1,000 professional development stipend Opportunity to nominate an inspiring high school chemistry teacher for recognition. Teachers will  be awarded a certificate and $1,000, which can be used for professional development or classroom materials. If interested please visit:  www.acs.org/SCI  or see the SCI Scholars flyer Read Previous 2018

struggling in times of upheaval. Composer Gregory Youtz has merged the musical languages of Western Classical music with deep aspects of Chinese musical tradition to create a rich musical language that speaks across time and culture. The full-length opera production, directed by PLU Opera Director James Brown, will be performed by a talented cast of singers, with the University Chorale directed by PLU Professor Brian Galante as the chorus, and a professional chamber orchestra of 14 musicians. Central to

Keck Graduate Institute Posted by: nicolacs / May 3, 2022 May 3, 2022 The Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) is a member of the Claremont Colleges near Los Angeles, CA.  They have a number of summer enrichment/professional development opportunities for students interested in exploring careers in the health sciences and biotech/pharma research.  The programs include Pre-Physician Assistant, Pre-Pharmacy, Pre-Occupational Therapy, Explore Health Professions, Exploring Biotech Industry, Exploring