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enable more professional quality student research projects by equipping psychology lab computers with the “Inquisit” psychology testing software. Emily Mize, Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing: Mize will use $900 to enable a wireless projection gateway for a Tablet PC to use statistical and bibliographic software interactively in a classroom setting. Read Previous Program brings people from around the world together Read Next Chinese program receives grant COMMENTS*Note: All

very impressed with the quality of the ideas that the students develop and how realistic their business plans are.” According to Jim Brock, dean of the School of Business, it is the way all the faculty members conduct their classes. Professors focus on making sure students have every opportunity to get important hands-on experience. “We encourage students to be active learners, taking advantage of the opportunities we work to put before them, including participating in our mentor program and

remodeling the Chapel comes up, the student chorus is always the same: “Please don’t change the feel of the Chapel!” One would think with its bare concrete floors and creaky benches that the students would want new and modern furnishings. But it is the medieval ambiance of the chapel that seems to lend the space a spiritual quality. And well it should. The Chapel and the Rose Window have seen the course of human life as the generations of Lutes have come and moved on to other vocations in the world. The

knowledge-based economy.” “High quality, accessible education is more and more crucial, and, yet our educational pipeline is leaking at every joint,” Anderson said. He shared a frightening statistic, that only 18 of 100 eighth grade students in the United States will earn a bachelor’s degree within 10 years of being an 8th grader. “Eighty-two students are being left along the sidelines,” Anderson said. For the 18, the future does look bright, he said. Obtaining a bachelor’s degree correlates to doubling

begin their study in Lillehammer at the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialog where they engage in structured dialog sessions with students from the Balkans/Caucasus regions and the Middle East. Study at the Oslo International Summer School includes an interdisciplinary six-week undergraduate level course in peace studies. “For our students to be able to go to such an intense and high quality learning environment is something they just can’t learn any other way,” Berguson said. “It just can’t be

is an international, multidisciplinary, professional organization consisting of more than 2,000 members from 54 countries, and its Distinguished Professional Practice Award recognizes outstanding service delivery in sport and exercise psychology. The award requires both nomination and selection by academic and professional peers. Recipients of the award must demonstrate 1) a sustained involvement in a sport psychology service delivery program, 2) quality and innovation that distinguish this

. “It will be really helpful because there are not really a lot of resources on campus to help people with screenwriting,” said Emily Khilfeh, Showrunners’ head writer and director of photography. “I am really excited to learn about it. It is really different than other kinds of writing.” Showrunners at PLU, now in its fourth year, is a recent addition to the Center for Media Studies, located within the School of Arts and Communication. Showrunners, a student-run program focusing on quality TV

First Nations tribes, and many other public and private organizations.MediaLab's Mission StatementMediaLab seeks to create high–quality content and services for community partners such as not–for–profits, media outlets, government agencies, and other organizations, while simultaneously providing pre–professional opportunities for talented and capable PLU students.This National Broadcasting Society award adds to several other recognitions received so far by Changing Currents, including six Accolade

quality of the people is just great,” said David, who met Leah’s mother at PLU. “It’s a pretty special place.” Now, it’s time for Leah to create her own PLU experience. She will live in Hong Hall, in the International Honors Program wing, and take classes in poetry, Norwegian and calculus. And she’s ready to leave high school behind: “I’m just excited about the community at PLU and getting to know people, taking cool classes that are interesting. The whole college experience is something I’ve been

Issues/Awareness Raising. In a written statement, the competition director Rick Prickett praised “A World of Difference” for both its artistry and thought-provoking content. “Our judges base their decisions on the quality, creativity and technical aspects of each piece,” Prickett said. “The award appropriately reflects the endless hours you and your team have spent to create your outstanding production!” “A World of Difference” was produced over a 14-month period on location in communities across the