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research projects. Concepts in data analysis and statistical design of experiments (e.g. MatLab, Python, JMP) are incorporated throughout the coursework. Electrochemical content is coupled with professional and communication skills development, as well as elective coursework focused on target career areas (materials science, bio-medicine, energy, etc.). After 6 months of accelerated immersion coursework and a 9 month industry internship, graduates are ideal “T-shaped” employees that can tackle complex
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Editor’s Note On Campus Discovery Research Accolades Lute Library Blogs Alumni News Alumni Profiles Homecoming 2015 Twin Cities ‘Waste Not’ Seattle Connections Easter Egg Hunt Night at the Rainiers Alumni Events Class Notes Family and Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Home Articles posted byBarbara Conner Barbara Conner Barbara Clements is the former Content Development Director at PLU. Prior to PLU, she was a journalist for more than 20 years, winning numerous regional, state and national awards
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coach, were the most influential in my development. Dr. Auman taught my Intro BIO 225 course and was very patient with my weekly office hour visits. She helped advise me throughout my time at PLU and during the application process to medical school after graduation. I attribute my development as a scientist to Dr. Nervo. I spent two summers researching in her lab, learning an incredible amount, and having a lot of fun. Specific skills such as reading journal articles and interpreting dense figures
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helped. A particularly useful strategy, instructors can invite students to discuss learning goals and assignment criteria, and weave student hopes into the syllabus.Promote positive motivational beliefs and self-esteemStudents will be more likely to find motivation and engage when they are assured that an instructor cares for their development. Instructors can allow for rewrites/resubmissions to signal that an assignment is designed to promote development of learning. These rewrites might utilize low
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will be teaching English part-time and also working to engage the community through different activities, workshops and games. “Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to teach abroad,” Walton said. “Through the course of my time at PLU, this desire was refined. “Through the school of education, I realized my passion as a teacher extended beyond the classroom to a love of developing individuals. The Fulbright grant is focused on this idea of development, as it relates to individuals, relationships
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, Baghirov was accepted into the Peace Corps and assigned to work in Azerbaijan. “You don’t get to pick where you’re going, but you get to put your regional preferences. The country requests you, not the other way around,” said Baghirov. “I was very open to going anywhere I was needed.” She was assigned to work at the Ganja Education Information Center on a pilot youth development and study abroad program for two years. “My first year was incredibly difficult,” said Baghirov. “It was a pilot program
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itself. They are only endorsing and signing off on well qualified folks.” PLU has already trained many new teachers through ARC. And a state grant has been helping the university train even more. In 2016, the education department earned a block grant that totaled nearly $590,000 in funding spread over two years. It was the first year the state required universities to apply for grant funding to pay for ARC, said Lauren Hibbs, director for partnerships and professional development in the education
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May 18, 2009 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 chapter in their lives. Go HERE to see a complete schedule of Commencement events and activities. Allison Cambronne – Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature & Global Studies (Development and Social Justice Concentration) with a Business
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of our Ambassadors. Click here to learn how you can be an ambassador DECAPLU DECA is a newly established chapter of the international professional development organization DECA Inc. We develop PLU students’ potential to become leaders in their respective careers through our competitive team and professional growth events. The team welcomes all business students to compete in the five offered business events categories: finance (including accounting), management, hospitality, and
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that strives for improved care, learning and service to students through increased synergies and efficiencies.Dream Gonzales, Community Director for Ordal & Stuen Halls: “Within the role of the Community Director for Ordal Hall and the DJS Learning Communities (FIF, SOC, ESJ, and LAV), I find myself often serving as a wayfinder, supporting students through their identity development and institutional navigation. The small campus and the department encourage intentional collaborations making it
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