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Boeing Company STEM Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / December 17, 2018 December 17, 2018 The Boeing Company is a worldwide leader in airplane and aerospace design, engineering, and manufacturing and is also one of the most generous donors in the history of Independent Colleges of Washington (ICW), having provided more than $9 million to Washington’s independent colleges and universities during ICW’s first half-century of service. To help celebrate the 50th anniversary if ICW in 2003, the
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May 2, 2008 Grant supports environmental research With a $90,000 grant, the Environmental Studies Program intends to provide students and faculty members with more opportunities for research and creative projects. The program received the funding from the Wiancko Charitable Foundation in December 2007. The program’s faculty determined the money would support annual student-faculty research and creative projects, a mini-grant program, and provide for a faculty workshop in May and a summer
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all of her appointments. And for simpler things that were in my knowledge realm she would include me in the conversation.” This was a defining summer for Hurd, who says this experience helped focus her interest within dietetics. As an athlete, Hurd initially was drawn to the performance aspect of dietary science. After spending the summer with clients who suffered from food sensitivities, she saw a new direction. “I would really like to combine the two,” Hurd said. “I think it would be awesome to
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June 16, 2008 Playing in the mud Outfitted in waders and armed with oranges, shallow plastic trays and pH testing kits, faculty members and alumni trudged into Clover Creek. Under the watchful guidance of environmental studies faculty, the group was learning to collect field data about the creek, which is an important watershed in this area, explained Jill Whitman, geosciences professor. It’s the same type of work students in the “Environmental Methods of Investigation” course learn to do. The
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I volunteered to serve because of 9/11. On September 11, 2001, I was attending high school in a city where many of the inhabitants commute into New York City for work, a beautiful city that looks right across the water into Manhattan. My dad worked in the city and the majority of girls attending this small, private school had at least one parent working in the city as well. I was standing by the window during the break period between classes, waiting to start History class (of all things), when
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on the Presidency in Washington D.C. In January, students explored Oaxaca, Mexico, delving into its history and culture through activities at archaeological sites, interactions with traditional healers, and collaboration with local artisans. Gaining insights into community health care access, they provided basic health screenings and education in schools, health care facilities, and orphanages. The program emphasizes a public health perspective, collecting valuable information on social
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Novels January 6, 2022 Black History Month: Seeking (a Supreme Court) Justice February 2, 2022 Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium February 16, 2022
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the reason that Ellie Dieringer ’23, a global studies and Hispanic and Latino studies double major, decided to pursue research in this area. Throughout her time at PLU, she focused her global lens on Latin America — specifically Argentina and Uruguay. “Part of what drew me to the research I’m doing is the relationships between institutions and the stories they decide to tell,” she explains. During her freshman year at PLU, Dieringer headed to Uruguay for a month-long study abroad trip. While
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me be successful. Even in the short period I was there, I felt that.” She graduated with an accounting degree, followed by a Master of Divinity at Tacoma’s Faith Evangelical College and Seminary, then a certificate from Harvard University in the Driving Government Performance Program. Throughout, she applied her skills in city government roles, including becoming increasingly involved in Tacoma’s equity work.Woods is overseeing the city’s equity and empowerment framework, guided by the racial
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golf coach, a sport psychology consultant, a doctorate student in sport and performance psychology, those are some of the routes that I am interested in, but I mostly love learning this stuff, and want to be able to help people using the information that I will acquire from this program. I’m sure I will start to zero in on my path as I progress through the program. What tips would you share with undergraduate students when considering a graduate program? For students that are considering a graduate
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