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Explore! helps participants find their specific vocation. “All of the participants have small groups with a leader who can answer questions throughout the weekend,” she said. “Questions are more valuable when there’s a chance to talk them over. We also have student panels with upperclassmen and a staff/faculty panel where the panel members discuss their vocational development since graduation. It really opens students’ eyes – it shows them that everyone deals with these same issues.” And this year’s

path.Zambrano found her calling in working with college students as an intern in PLU’s Dean of Students Office. There, she learned the importance of allowing college students to take unique life pathways that might stray from conventional norms for the sake of their mental health, a topic she has advanced with her capstone research. Zambrano acknowledges her own challenges of transitioning to college and hopes to help other students who may be dealing with similar struggles. She expanded more on her passion

following questions might be useful to consider when you communicate expectations at the beginning of a term: Preparing for Class How should students prepare for each class session? When should students skim resources or read deeply? How will students know they are prepared for assessments and/or meeting learning objectives? Participation in Class What does active, engaged participation look like in this class? What are the consequences of missing class, arriving late, or leaving early? Is class

all of the small things that will get people into sustainable habits that can make a big difference,” Tamara Power-Drutis ’08, ASPLU vice president said in 2007. Power-Drutis had been focusing on leadership development and how campus leaders, ASPLU, resident assistants and the Diversity Center can all model sustainable lifestyles. “We are working on a student pledge where students can focus on those portions of their life that waste energy, water and recycling, composting food, transportation. By

Growing into her own: how Sarah Davis ’23 discovered her passion for plant biology Posted by: shortea / May 11, 2023 May 11, 2023 By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Sarah Davis, a biology major and Hispanic studies minor, began her PLU journey with the idea that medicine and health care would be the ultimate goal, but then a couple of classes focused on plant development and global agriculture grew a new passion. “I have a family history of agriculture, my grandfather

four schools across the region, their families and 13 PLU Mathlete student coaches, stemming from a variety of academic disciplines. A short program acknowledged the elementary middle school Mathletes and their PLU Mathlete coaches. Student Mathletes had the opportunity to share poster presentations around a variety of complex math problems and learn more about the Washington State Math Olympiad, scheduled to take place on May 5 at Thompson Elementary School. Mathletes, originally founded by PLU

Education major gives back to Parkland community Posted by: vcraker / March 28, 2022 March 28, 2022 When Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Harris read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents. “When I finished, my dad stood up, gave me one of the tightest hugs I’ve had from him in my life, told me he was proud of me and cried,” said Harris. “It was one of two

emphasized. Students with professional concerns must be prepared to meet the modern world with both technical skills and capacity for innovation. The Department of Art & Design programs at PLU stress individualized development in the use of mind and hand. Read Previous PLU Welcomes Doctor of Nursing Practice Cohort as First Doctoral Program Read Next A PLU Economics Degree: The First Step For Many World-Changing Lutes COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you

undergrad degree in geosciences, will be the only new member of the team that includes researchers from the University of Washington, the University of Maine and Berkeley Geochronology Center. And of course, a mountaineering expert. The trip is funded through a National Science Foundation grant secured by Todd, who is making her fourth trip back to the Antarctic. It never gets old, she said. “There is always something new to see, at a new location,” she said. Todd and Hegland obviously can’t wait to get

she never considered before. She asked herself an essential question: How do normal people apply social justice to their everyday lives and jobs? She had prepared thoroughly to become a medical doctor. Even though her passion wasn’t gone, something was changing. Thiele participated in a summer undergraduate research project with Mary Ellard-Ivey, associate professor of biology. They worked to create better plant development in third-world countries. She never thought about working with plants, but