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education and tribal sovereignty September 23, 2024 PLU Welcomes the Class of 2028: Trailblazers September 11, 2024 Ethos in Action September 11, 2024

January 14, 2013 At PLU, students get the chance to explore the depths of the Puget Sound – for class credit. Diving for an A, at the bottom of the Puget Sound Katie Baumann ’14 A native of the land of 10,000 lakes, James Olson ’14 never imagined he would be a certified scuba diver, getting college credit to take a dip in the Puget Sound. But through the scuba diving physical education class at PLU, collegiate credit and an unforgettable experience is exactly what he got. For Olson, taking

Puget Sound Section of the ACS Julia Ann Rutherford Memorial Scholarship Application Posted by: nicolacs / December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 Award: $1,500 Deadline: March 1 of each year Please submit all required parts of the application (except letters of recommendation, which will be sent directly by the recommender) to the current Education Committee Chair (see contact info below). PDFs preferred. Eligibility: Applicants must be currently enrolled in a local four-year college or university

. “The awarding of this scholarship to Isaiah, one of only three recipients nationally, is a testament to what an outstanding person he is and to the strength of the pre-health sciences, natural sciences, and liberal arts education Isaiah received at PLU. He was an amazing student who exemplified the very best of PLU, ” said Auman. PLU News had the opportunity to meet with Banken to dive deeper into his experiences and discuss his passions and ambitions. Tell us a little bit about you and your

raised in the Inland Northwest of Washington State. After crossing the Cascades, she began working toward a double major in studio art and English literature at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA, with the intent of becoming a secondary educator in the field of art or English. While not attending to her own education, she spent her summers away from college teaching preschool and elementary school aged children ne arts at the Corbin Art Center in Spokane, WA. Like the children she taught, art

2016, they crafted a research paper examining those experiences, which are often marginalized at in higher education. It focused on how black students navigate the natural hair journeys on campuses in the Pacific Northwest. Taiwo and Hambrick jumped at the opportunity to write the paper after learning of a political science journal accepting submissions on the theme of #BlackGirlMagic, a movement created in 2013 by CaShawn Thompson to celebrate black women. Tolu Taiwo (left), outreach and

, which he continued through his junior year. Senior year, he appointed sustainability director of ASPLU, and he took students on guided dump and composting-facility trips to learn about waste. His efforts have been noticed. “He embodies PLU’s mission in his care for others and care for the earth. He engages in thoughtful inquiry and leadership, by thinking critically and taking the initiative for education and practices that improve the sustainability of the university,” says mathematics professor