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more about that? Anita: It wasn’t actually called J-Term yet, but it was in January for a few weeks. We traveled to Tanzania and Kenya in 1973. David: We went along with 31 students representing three different groups-education, medical and ministry. We were with the education group. It was an incredible experience. You’ve donated to a number of different causes at PLU, ranging from many capital projects to the Ruth A. Christian Endowed Scholarship you established in 1999. How do you determine when
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Holden Village In the future, PLU would like to plan a week-long getaway for Lutes at Holden Village. PLU enjoys a long and happy connection with Holden Village, a Lutheran retreat and learning center in the heart of the Cascades. Many Lutes have spent time there with families, youth groups, or in January term courses. Whether you have been there before or have always wanted to go, this will be a wonderful opportunity to experience Holden in the summer with a group from PLU. PLU’s mission to “educate
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Life Presentations/Workshops University House Lunch Speaker Series PLU Lectures & Events Wild Hope Staff Seminar PLU University Leadership Seminar Faculty/Staff Reading & Discussion Groups through Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability, such as J-Term Book Group (recent books have included): 2024: Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology (Hawk & Van Alst) 2023: Asylum: A Memoir & Manifesto (Edafe Okporo) 2022: As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for
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Introduction to Poetry and Fiction, Autobiographical Writing, The Personal Essay, Writing for Children, and Freelance Writing. The inspiration for this program came directly from a group of past PLU English majors. The unique program design addresses the interests and ambitions of students past and present. By completing the English major with a Writing Emphasis, undergraduates learn to integrate their thinking, inquiry, and writing skills in order to adapt to a large range of creative and professional
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reviewResearch using a wide range of methodologies can fall into this review category, including collection of data: from voice, video, digital, or image recordings made for research purposes; on individual or group characteristics or behavior (e.g., research on perception, cognition, motivation, identity, language, communication, religious or cultural beliefs or practices, and social behavior); from surveys, interviews, oral histories, focus groups, program evaluation, or human factors evaluation; and/or
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the alternative milk category rose 33 percent to nearly $2 billion, making it the fastest growing category within the dairy milk products and nondairy alternatives group 9 (Reuters). Starbucks regularly tests products in stores. During 2014, Starbucks tested the use of coconut milk as a non-dairy alternative to milk and cream in the brand’s hand-crafted beverages. The market research took place in Starbucks stores located Cleveland, Los Angeles, and Oregon. The results of the market research
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need to do before applying, plus all the volunteering and all the clinical hours you need, it’s just really daunting. When we have these alums come in, they kind of reassure the students that it’s very doable. These discussions with alumni who have done it successfully have made a lot of students in our group feel a lot better. What are your plans for next year? I’m going to be taking a gap year and, after talking with some different physicians, I’ve narrowed my options down to a couple of
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religions, as I want others to do the same with my faith.” She also appreciated PLU’s interdisciplinary focus and the ability to explore intriguing and important coursework topics. For her capstone, Sandhu and her group melded social justice and computer science, crafting a web-based advocacy platform for hate crime mapping that combines national and state-level statistics. In her 2023 J-Term, Sandhu spent a month researching and studying forced migration at Oxford University. Oxford’s tutorial system
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department and interacting with patients and physicians. I plan on studying for my MCAT over the winter and likely write it in April of next year. 5. Do you have any advice or insight for students aspiring to study biology? My advice is to build connections early and find a strong support group in college. Many of my close friends from PLU are STEM majors and have similar career aspirations. Friends with similar interests can refer relevant resources or opportunities or introduce you to people who can
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resulted in the charity Free the Children which now has 3,500 chapters and provides daily education to 55,000 children. Tutu noted that not everyone is called to start an international organization, but urged the crowd to do something, anything, to make their community better. One small act can make a difference, he said. Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire urged the group to unplug from the computer and reach out to people in the community. She also noted to the crowd “that this will be an evening that
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