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  • PLU is the small, private university in Tacoma, Washington where everyone shares a bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity, and justice.

    characterized by rigorous academic standards, global awareness, and small in-person classes, ensuring a personalized learning experience. You’ll benefit from experiential learning opportunities, including internships, consulting projects, and case competitions, which bridge theoretical knowledge with real-world business challenges. And you’ll network with peers, alumni, faculty, and industry professionals, facilitating valuable connections to advance your  career.  Whether you plan to work for a small

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  • TACOMA, Wash. (March 24, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University senior Helen “Nellie” Moran has been chosen out of 3,700 submissions to present her Economics Capstone at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) April 16-18. Moran, a double major in Economics and French, began her initial research…

    researched the House of Representatives’ 2010 and 2012 elections as part of her project, looking at open-seat elections—ones where either candidate has run or won before. Karen Travis, PLU Associate Professor of Economics, believes Moran’s Capstone stood out for NCUR because of the subject matter. “Her topic of the role of campaign expenditures in open-seat elections is timely,” said Travis. “In addition, she included both a theoretical framework as well as sophisticated statistical analysis using data

  • Major in Economics Minimum of 32 semester hours Required Courses for all Economic Majors 20 semester hours ECON 101, 102, and 499 ECON 301 or 302 STAT 231 or MATH/

    . Prerequisites: ECON 101 or consent of instructor. (4) ECON 331 : International Trade and Commercial Policy Theories of trade based on labor productivity, factor endowments, and scale economies. Welfare analysis of commercial policy instruments. Political economy of interest groups and trade policy. Critical analysis of multilateral efforts to promote trade. Theoretical and empirical linkages among trade policy, renewable resource depletion, and environmental degradation. Prerequisites: ECON 101 or consent

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    perspectives in current literature on these subjects and spending time discussing the ethnographic substance and theoretical orientations of each author’s arguments. He found that inviting an assigned author to a virtual classroom visit via Skype was one very effective way to meet these pedagogical aims. What is one instructional strategy or student project that is particularly effective, innovative, or engaging? “My current IHON 258 course, “Ethnographic Perspectives on State Formation,” functions more

  • Senior Physics capstone presentations will take place Wednesday, May 18th starting at 2pm in Morken 103.

    for 5 racquetball racquets and compared to a similar experiment regarding moments of inertia for tennis racquets. 4:30pm Evan Ringler – “Simulations and Analysis of Tiered Scoring Systems” An example of a 3-tiered scoring system is in tennis, where m points are required to win a “game”, n “games” are required to win a “set”, and p “sets” are required to win the entire match. Monte Carlo simulations of 2-tier, 3-tier, and 4-tier scoring systems are performed and compared to theoretical results from

  • Major in Chemistry 51 semester hours: 47 semester hours in Foundation courses, plus 4 semester hours in CHEM 342 Foundation Courses 47 semester hours Chemistry Courses 29 semester hours CHEM 115,

    , thermochemistry, solution properties, phase equilibria, and chemical kinetics. Prerequisites: CHEM 116, MATH 152, PHYS 154. (4) CHEM 342 : Physical Chemistry A study of the physical properties of atoms, molecules and ions, and their correlation with structure. Classical and modern quantum mechanics, bonding theory, atomic and molecular structure, spectroscopy. Prerequisites: CHEM 116, MATH 152, PHYS 154. (4) CHEM 343 : Physical Chemistry Laboratory Experiments in kinetics and thermodynamics. Attention given

  • SOCW 101 : Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare - ES An introduction to human need and the field of social work.

    . Areas of emphasis will include social work practice in acute inpatient care settings, community health clinics, and agencies. Students will consider the historic context of medical social work, trends in both its development and theoretical orientations, present practice opportunities and characteristics, and ways in which professional practice differs across the health care spectrum. Skills required for effective social work practice in varied health care settings, factors impacting such practice

  • Elizabeth Kaley, Senior Capstone Seminar With the rapid industrialization and heavy reliance on fossil fuels the concentration of Carbon dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere has exponentially

    the terminal alkene. Cells with the SSL1&3 genes gave off detectable fluorescence while cells expressing squalene synthase and empty vectors did not. 3:10-3:20 - Break3:20 pm - Effects of 3,5-dimethylphenylthiocarbamate on Optical Properties of CdSe Quantum Dots Victoria Popovich, Senior Capstone Seminar In this work, we explored effects of the 3,5-dimethylphenyldithiocarbamate (DMPTC) ligand on the optical properties of CdSe quantum dots (QDs). We found that ligand exchange with DMPTC causes

  • The Hispanic and Latino Studies Program is pleased to present the Spring 2024 Capstones. May 20, 2024 - Anderson University Center, Room 133 - 3:00-7:00 pm

    analyze the complex relationship between health and migration through the tool of digital storytelling. By uplifting migrants’ digital stories from Humanizando la Deportación it will expose the realities of migration and how it impacts the health and wellbeing of migrants. In order to thoroughly explore this topic I have applied the combination of three different theoretical frameworks: Migration Studies, Cultural Studies, and Health Studies. Using these lenses and evidence from my research, I explore

  • PLU professor adds ‘board game inventor’ to his résumé.

    relationships. So, he theorized that clients attained a greater sense of hope when they had relationships with people who reinforced their belief in themselves and their pathways to getting there. “Our hope is tied to people around us,” he said. “That’s a big contributor.” Enter Grahe and then-PLU students Katelin Johnson ’15 and Katye Griswold ’13, along with a handful of other psychology students. They volunteered in 2014 to move Ward’s Hope Scale from theoretical to tangible, providing the evidence to