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-away component of the MBA program. “We educate the next generation of graduate students.” Reed, the program director, agrees. “Business is global,” she said, adding that taking students abroad helps them gain new perspective to practically apply what they’ve learned in the classroom. Loomis says the new perspective she garnered abroad is valuable to her job today. She gained insight into the medical industry from Army doctors in her MBA cohort, the group who traveled with her to Peru. “They had a

face.] Samantha: computer and then we’re able to create 3D maps using the photos that we took [Music] [video: Clips of research. A group carries a drone box on a rocky mountain surface, they remove the drone together, set it down, and send it up in the air.]   [video: Professor Tarka Wilcox’s voice comes in over clips.] Prof. Tarka Wilcox, Assistant Professor of Geosciences: I was originally looking into the idea of using drones and as the technology just even within the last year has gotten better

Liberation of a Concentration Camp” – Ms. Carli Snyder This paper focuses on the testimonies of nine retired U.S. Army nurses who served during the liberation of Gusen concentration camp, a satellite camp of Mauthausen, near Linz, Austria. These interviews were conducted in 1995 by a radio journalist, Neenah Ellis, for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Oral History Department. Through the testimonies, we learn about a group of American women’s experiences of witnessing the Holocaust’s

unifying vision. “Anywhere there is a human being and a heart you can worship as Baha’i,” she said. “Together we engage in a process of creating change from grassroots.” So, PLU felt familiar: “Its mission statement resonates with my heart.” Sabet-Kazilas added that the stigma associated with welcoming an Iranian student is often difficult for institutions to move past. At PLU, it was different. “They truly treated me like anyone else,” she said. A group shot during international students orientation

often face coming into a predominantly white institution. “It’s powerful when you can come together with a group of people who share similar experiences with you,” Davidson said. “It’s sort of like a homeroom. It’s a place of belonging. It’s a place where you feel like ‘everybody in here gets me.’” Valeria Pinedo Chipana ’20, an engineering student, registered for the class in 2016 hoping for that built-in community. During her high school years in predominantly white schools in University Place

society is crucial, and the worldwide demand for nurses is constant — and growing. The PLU School of Nursing views nursing as a caregiving process based in scientific knowledge, humanistic theory and health care technology. As a nursing student, you’ll be part of a dynamic and supportive learning environment where you’ll work with and learn from outstanding faculty and staff to gain knowledge and skills, share professional experiences with expert clinical preceptors, and become an exceptional nurse

discipline, we recognize Dr. Gina Gillie. Bret Underwood, Associate Professor of Physics Dr. Underwood’s scholarship stands at the forefront of theoretical physics, seamlessly navigating the intersections of Einstein’s general relativity, cosmology, high-energy physics, string theory, and loop quantum gravity. His outstanding achievements are not only reflected in his 28 refereed publications since 2006 but also in the recognition earned through three invitations to serve as a keynote speaker at major

following summer. It’s what really launched my playwriting career.”   Each summer after that, he wrote for more touring productions, and eventually realized he liked writing plays — not just for Creede Rep, but for other theatres as well. Like many playwrights, he’s best known for a handful of plays. His best-seller is a farce called Drinking Habits, about a group of nuns secretly making and selling wine. It’s been produced in more than a dozen countries and has been translated into five languages. His