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  • Students are often requested to obtain letters of recommendation or references from faculty and/or staff members of the School of Nursing for scholarships, educational applications, employment, etc. Nursing students first should obtain consent from each faculty/staff member; faculty and staff may choose to decline the request at their discretion.

  • The university holds a formal commencement ceremony in May. Although nursing students are also recognized during the School of Nursing’s Recognition Ceremonies, the School highly encourages the participation of nursing students in the university’s commencement ceremony. See PLU’s Office of the Registrar Graduation Information for applicable requirements, policies, and information.

  • about adapting to the ebbs and flows of life. To innovate is to not think outside of the box, but instead create a whole new shape that works for whatever situation you may find yourself in.” -Cas Hebert ’23 Nursing Major “To innovate is to bring your sense of style to existence. It could be as simple as a wish, a dream, a vibe, and it can change your environment. I am innovative by my sense of self and style I bring to everywhere I go. When I infuse myself into my environment, the dynamics change

  • . What makes you proud to be a PLU faculty member? The accomplishments of former students. To watch them thrive in highly competitive fields is gratifying. That might be grad schools, or the professional world. Does PLU feel different than other universities that you’ve studied or taught at? Yes it does! It is a much more personalized and caring environment. When I first came to campus, I was struck by the obvious level of care and personalized attention. High standards and rigor create pressure

  • , who first met Dr. Wiegman as a first-year PLU graduate student and would go on to become Tacoma Public Schools’ first black principal and a school board member.“Gene was instrumental in bringing the teacher core program to PLU,” remembers Stewart. “It was a program for folks with a bachelor’s degree who wanted to switch careers and earn a master’s in teaching. In particular, it was designed to prepare people of color and others to be outstanding teachers in the inner city and urban communities

  • this career in many ways – by developing my problem solving and analytic skills, as well as by exposing me to how different markets and industries work which has been extremely helpful in the ever-changing healthcare industry. The Economics department truly shaped my experience at PLU and I am grateful for all of the faculty that helped me along the way. Desiree Domini, 2017Graduating with a BA in Economics and a BS in Mathematics, Desiree is now starting at Amazon as a Financial Operations Analyst

  • electrical & computer engineering. Students can choose to work on the theory that drives the development of new molecules for trapping solar energy, new electrode materials and chemistry for batteries, or models for grid management of renewable energy. Other labs work on integrating these new materials into devices at both the nano- and macro-scale. By the end of the summer, students are familiar with both the technical skills of performing research within the lab, and the social and cultural skills

  • . Auman’s lab studying tree canopy microbiomes. Upon graduation, I moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to attend The Medical College of Wisconsin and completed my studies in 2014. From there, I attended residency at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, MA. I served as chief resident in my final year primarily overseeing new physicians and leading the Emergency Medicine elective experience for physicians from other specialties. I have been working as an attending physician with Tacoma Emergency Care

  • semester, PLU faculty will explore the pandemic phenomenon through the lens of diverse disciplinary fields. These include: Biology, Global Studies, History, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Native American and Indigenous Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Literature and the Arts. The course also includes a panel of PLU alumni in the health and care professions that have been invited to reflect on their experience of the crisis from the vantage point as practitioners. The

  • the beginning of lab going over the procedures for the day?  Try posting a lab preview before class to prepare students to better utilize class time.  Or, perhaps the need exists to review key ideas from a class meeting.  Posting quick reviews of the “big ideas” from the week can help focus students and give them a better mental structure for information retention. Is there a process or procedure that stumps students every semester?  Posting a video demonstration of difficult tasks is a great way