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. Both JeanMarie and Jerry have been on the Parents Council since 2006. Why we Give to Q Club: “Living in Western Washington, we both knew about PLU but didn’t really know PLU. In 1995, our dad, Julian Foss, became interested in the new Gottfried and Mary Fuchs Organ installation and, after his death, the Foss family created an endowment in his name for its upkeep. We later met alumnus Darren Kerbs ’96 through our church and got to know a little more about the university. Our daughter Jillian, as a
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got bored and decided to try out crew. Fast began as a rower, but because of medical problems, she was reassigned to the position of coxswain. She loved rowing, but she ended up loving the role of coxswain even more. “I motivate them in races” Fast said. “I’ve been here for three years doing this and I wouldn’t leave this team for anything.” Read Previous PLU prof tells why editing organic chemistry textbook is actually fun Read Next School of Business extends its AACSB accreditation COMMENTS*Note
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countless Lutes throughout its history. One of the country’s most highly regarded legislative internships, the program offers students the opportunity to gain professional paid work experience and study the legislative process at the state level. Interns work alongside legislative staff to learn firsthand about public policy, build real-world professional skills and serve the citizens of Washington state. In addition to their office work, interns take part in hands-on activities, including training in
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encouraged by the interdisciplinary arm of the contest. The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications also hosts the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)—the “pure math” side of the competition. This year the simultaneous contests drew 20,000 teams and played out at thousands of locations across twenty-one countries. At PLU, the ultramarathon-style drama unfolds in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, where, this year Duffy, Madeline and Matthew listened to the Vines for six hours
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to reflect on the different learning experiences they have had and to present that information to their peers,” said Neal Sobania, executive director of the Wang Center for Global Education. The conference, now in its third year, took place Feb. 15-16 and offered a variety of events where students and faculty shared a piece of their study away experiences with the rest of campus. “Study away experiences are very important elements to the PLU program,” said Cliff Rowe, recently retired professor
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come spring. This year, PLU’s team has its sights set on the National Debate Tournament in Indianapolis at the end of March. PLU consistently does well at national tournaments and made it to the final rounds of the competition in the early 2000s. “We’re hoping to be really competitive at Nationals this year,” Barker said. Read Previous International ‘Speed-Dating’ Read Next PLU Ranks 3rd Nationwide for Peace Corps Volunteers COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for
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problems with addiction to chemical substances. However, this kind of work took its toll. Although she loved helping others, she realized that the psychology field might not be the right place for her. “I wanted to do something with people who are happy to see me,” she admitted. That’s when Wold took the leap and applied for the position at NASA she had seen advertised in the paper. Twenty years later, she couldn’t be happier. “It is a really fun place to work,” said Wold of NASA. Wold resides in the
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in Denver, the Fairmont Hotel in Dubai, the Swarovski store at Rockefeller Center in New York City and at architectural landmarks such as the Stahl House in Los Angeles and the Farnsworth House outside of Chicago. And every Modern Christmas Tree, everywhere in the world, bears Stoecker’s signature engraved on its base. “The credit goes to him,” Bliss said. “My goal is to show my grandfather’s contribution to the design world. There would be no tree without him.” Read Previous Pacific Lutheran
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language,” Ramos said. The field of studies she draws from is critical animal studies with a focus in “anthropomorphism” – the attribution of human characteristics and purposes to inanimate objects animals, plants or pretty much anything that isn’t human. She also focuses on its counterpart “animalization,” which is the attribution of animal behaviors – like crawling – to human beings. It wasn’t long before Ramos noticed how often descriptions used to describe animals are attributed to humans to
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outing being a tribute to the Scottish poet, Robbie Burns, at an event aptly titled a Robbie Burns night, hosted by PLU. Burns, is widely known as Scotland’s “Favourite Son” and regarded as its national poet. Celebrating Robbie Burns is dressed in ceremony, including bagpipes and the Scottish dish – haggis. Traditionally the rousing bellows of the bagpipe, march in the ceremonial haggis meal, and Sam was able to fill this role at PLU. It appears that he will be satisfied as long as the pipes do not
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