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Elizabeth Larios ’21 decided she was going to be a neurosurgeon in the fourth grade. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about the human brain. Returning home that day, she told her mom: “I’m…
three studies done on this subject, and none were in Namibia.” She plans to observe nurses and doctors to understand current hygiene standards before working with staff to create a collaborative infection control course to implement new standards.But her time in Namibia won’t just be spent conducting research. She will also teach marimba to fourth- and fifth-grade girls at a local private school. More than an aspiring doctor, Larios is also an accomplished musician and has been playing multiple
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TOP 10 REASONS why PLU can be a great fit for you Montserrat Walker ’14 Loves the focus PLU places on global issues, and how her classes investigate issues from multiple perspectives Every student has different reasons why they have found PLU to be a…
. But it is not only that: Other opportunities include archaeological digs with the Makah Nation, working on Emmy-award documentaries with MediaLab, or studying climate change in Antarctica. All told, each year there are more than 50 grant-supported student-faculty research and creative projects. It is that type of experience that PLU is known for – professors and students side-by-side, conducting research in the lab or in the field. #7 We know what it means to be successful PLU is distinguished by
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 18, 2020) — If you’ve ever wondered whether leaders are born or made, the answer is both. At least it is when you’re referring to Pacific Lutheran University graduate Amy Spieker ’09. Growing up in a Navy family, Spieker moved her fair…
the secret to her success. Hint, there is no “I” in team. You have a big job — tell us a bit about what you do. I love it and feel like I get to be a part of exciting work that makes a difference. I see three main parts to my work with the hospital. The first is my role in conducting the community health needs assessment and health-improvement plan with our community partners. All nonprofit hospitals are required to do this every three years under the Affordable Care Act. This is critical work, as
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Pacific Lutheran University Assistant Professor of Biology Lathiena Nervo was recently named one of Cell Mentor’s “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America.” A developmental biologist in her second year at PLU, Nervo is equally passionate about teaching, biological research, and increasing diverse representation in science.…
of teaching, increasing representation in my field, and conducting research.Coming to PLU from the East Coast is a big switch. What made you pick PLU? One of the things that really struck me when I researched the biology department and interviewed here was the curriculum. It’s essentially the curriculum I wish I had as an undergraduate, where students are really able to create their own focus. The way the program is organized gives students a lot of freedom to choose what direction they want to
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Commencement 2009 This year more than 650 students will make up the graduating Class of 2009 at PLU on May 24 at the Tacoma Dome. Here in their own words are a few insights from graduating students about their time at PLU and the next…
Studies at the Claremont Graduate University in Southern California. I will be conducting masters studies in management through the Drucker School of Management (M.A.- Management), and in religion through the Graduate School of Religion (M.A.- Religious Studies, or potentially M.Div.). These combined degrees may ultimately lead to a Ph.D., and will ideally serve well for my intended field of work in Religious Non-profits that do development work. Congratulations PLU Class of 2009. Read Previous What
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TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 15, 2015)—Resilience is characterized by the “power or ability to return to original form” after being “bent, compressed or stretched.” You see examples of resilience in the news all the time—in the exhausted yet determined faces of Syrian refugees, in the grace of forgiveness following…
Sandström’s setting is a thoughtful reimagining of St. Matthew Passion that honors both the Bach setting that inspired it and the contemporary audiences for whom it is intended. Performed by the Choir of the West and Choral Union with University Symphony Orchestra. Day of Vocation April 5-6 | various times and locations across campus Your Deep Gladness. The World’s Great Hunger. Annual Lemkin Lecture and Essay Contest April 7 | 7-10 p.m. | Regency Room Earth Day Lecture: Dr. Alex Wilson from the
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Pacific Lutheran University Assistant Professor of Biology Lathiena Nervo was recently named one of Cell Mentor’s “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America.” A developmental biologist in her second year at PLU, Nervo is equally passionate about teaching, biological research, and increasing diverse representation in science.…
representation in my field, and conducting research.Coming to PLU from the East Coast is a big switch. What made you pick PLU? One of the things that really struck me when I researched the biology department and interviewed here was the curriculum. It’s essentially the curriculum I wish I had as an undergraduate, where students are really able to create their own focus. The way the program is organized gives students a lot of freedom to choose what direction they want to go. If they have more interest in the
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In recognition of the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran reformation, throughout the 2016-17 academic year a wide range of academic, community and artistic events at Pacific Lutheran University will address questions and concepts relating to Re•forming. UPCOMING EVENTS Second Annual César Chávez & Dolores Huerta…
March 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Anderson University Center (Scandinavian Cultural Center) This year’s distinguished speaker is Dr. Jim Anderson, Philip S. Weld Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Harvard University. His lecture is titled “The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change.” Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concerts March 15 | 8 p.m. | Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Members of PLU’s choral and jazz ensembles will perform selections from Duke Ellington’s “Sacred Concerts.” Religion
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President Loren J. Anderson enters the Tacoma Dome on May 27, 2012 to give his last commencement speech. (Photograph by John Froschauer) President Loren J. Anderson’s final commencement address to the Class of 2012 “GRATITUDE . . . WONDER . . . AND COURAGE” Distinguished…
modeled Rilke’s wisdom was the great Norwegian anthropologist and explorer Thor Heyerdahl. In 1939, he was conducting research along the coast of British Columbia in a effort to understand the northern Pacific ocean currents, when he as called home because WW II had broken out in Europe. In 1998, 59 years later, and at age 83, Heyerdahl came to be our PLU commencement speaker, and he arrived three days early so that he could visit BC and continue his research. Heyerdahl personified our great human
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On the Path to Peace Communication Professor Amanda Feller’s peace-building cohort, all graduating in 2014, comes together at PLU. From left: Caitlin Zimmerman, Lauren Corboy, Sydney Barry, Kendall Daugherty, Rachel Samardich, Rachel Espasandin, Jessica Sandler and Anna McCracken. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Eight Graduating Women Give…
community members and Parkland youth to meet, talk about personal experiences and begin the process of building relationships and understanding others. She founded the Network for Peacebuilding and Conflict Management and now is its student president. In the spring of 2013 she received a Kurt Mayer Holocaust Studies Fellowship and spent the summer conducting research on issues in Israel/Palestine; she was accepted to participate in a peace conference hosted by the Kroc Institute at the University of
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