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advocacy for undocumented students Read Previous PLU student leads effort to raise awareness of gun-violence threat in Washington state schools Read Next PLU Department of Communication launches Film and Media Studies concentration, beginning fall 2018 COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make
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school—and also study Japanese—really appealed to me.” Carrato began PLU with plans to follow in his father’s professional footsteps, but his post-college travels cemented his passion for service over law or business. He became interested in human rights and NGOs and earned a master’s degree in International Studies from the University of Oregon. “I love service,” he says. “I thought for sure I’d be working for an NGO. I was going to be out there living in a village—which I now realize was a bit of
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Q&A with Biology Major Brandon Nguyen ’21 Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 18, 2021 May 18, 2021 Brandon Nguyen '21 was born in Hawaii and moved to Washington with his family when he was a child and has lived in the Pacific Northwest ever since. Nguyen shares how he became interested in biology and why he chose PLU for his studies.1. Can you give us an introduction about yourself? My name’s Brandon Nguyen. I was born in Hawaii, and I lived there for four years. Then the Military PCS’d my family
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. Aidan Donnelly ’25 | Chemistry major with minors in biology and Hispanic studies The importance of collaboration “A memorable task that stood out during summer research was working with our collaborators. It was an incredible experience to meet and work with other professors and students in different fields of study and connect their research to ours as well as the overarching project.” Read Previous Margaret Murdoch ’24: Contributing to a cure at Fred Hutch Cancer Center Read Next PLU students
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definitely care about you and your growth as a learner, a person, and a historian. Whether you are starting your first year, your second, or your third, welcome!We wanted to catch up with some of our History alumni who are continuing their educations in graduate school and reached out (again) to Carli Snyder, ’17, one of our Lutes in the Big Apple (check out our blog on Carli’s first year at CUNY from last fall). Carli now has her MA in History, and is moving forward in her Ph.D. studies. As she notes in
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this blog to learn more.Looking to change your career? Connect with Pacific Lutheran University's graduate programs today!Pacific Lutheran University purposefully integrates the liberal arts, professional studies and civic engagement in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890 by Norwegian immigrants, PLU continues the distinctive tradition of Lutheran higher education as it seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their
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nurse, a teacher?) Draw on a story or personal anecdote, and cultural experience that inspired your interest in the chosen field and fueled your passion. For example, your passion for teaching may come from tutoring a younger sibling for many years, or finding yourself always helping others understand academic concepts through your undergraduate studies. The key focus is to answer the question, “What gets you out of bed in the morning?”, “what fuels your passion?”, and “why do you want to pursue
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learning that a NOLS course can offer such a client. My previous experience with NOLS and my studies in the PLU MSK program has put me in a great position to achieve this goal. Pro Tip: Learn more about kinesiology careers here!Impactful faculty memberDr. Colleen Hacker was my faculty advisor for my final applied project. The hands-on mentorship I received from her was the most valuable part of this program. To receive such thorough, consistent, and one-on-one feedback from Dr. Hacker, a leader in the
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good way to get students excited about chemistry. And that, as he sees it, is the ultimate goal. “It is one of the things I really liked about working in the lab, as opposed to being in a classroom,” said Uehling. “We would be looking at a reaction, seeing something new and we’d talk about it. I felt treated as a peer.” “Well, when we are looking at a new reaction, something neither of us has seen before,” Yakelis replied, “we are essentially peers.” Associate professor of biology Ann Auman studies
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collects, studies mosquitoes in the pursuit of improved public health COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief
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