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this can be applied to different parts of life, beyond the academic experience,” she said. Some of the students will be using their research to provide the underpinnings of their Capstone projects, while others will be presenting their research during fall conferences, the Poster & Oral Presentation Session, Sept. 23 in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, and subsequently during the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust-sponsored Twenty-Third Regional Conference on Undergraduate Research of the

American Council on Education (ACE) program for developing administrative skills, and spent a year as an ACE Fellow at Agnes Scott College. While there, he gained experience and skill in leadership and institutional change, planning, and budget and financial management, which he put to good use at PLU, developing and managing the budget for the Office of the Provost. Bill also served as a project coordinator in the U.S. State Department Bureau of Oceans & International Environmental Affairs, where he

peace and reconciliation.PLU Director of Choral Activities Richard Nance says the concert, at 3 p.m. in Lagerquist Concert Hall, is an opportunity for PLU community members to continue to process the results of the 2016 election and reflect on the social conflicts that currently divide the United States.Music is often turned to in times of heightened emotion. What qualities of music, and perhaps especially the experience of music performed live, makes it so cathartic? Music speaks to the heart in a

and Taiwo all spoke fondly of their brief experience with the now-former First Lady. “The way she spoke was so beautiful,” Richardson said. “She knew we were all very passionate.” Mrs. Obama also offered words of encouragement to attendees, urging them to keep their heads up amid the impending repeal of the ACA and the unknown future of health care in the U.S. "She knew we were all very passionate."- Monica Richardson said of Michelle Obama “She just stood there in all her grace and said, ‘the

doing what I’m doing."- Ken Morrison '79 Before entering the world of broadcast television, one of Morrison’s main interests was music. His father and grandparents were musicians who fueled his love of jazz. While attending PLU, that love for jazz led to his work with KPLU — the NPR station now known as KNKX — as an announcer. Morrison worked at KPLU while attending classes and was promoted to the station’s music director. This experience was highly beneficial for Morrison, who described the job as

, famously painted by Paul Cézanne.) The downtown area is (ideal for) walking. There’s beautiful markets to be found pretty much every day of the week. The buildings were this yellow color — like a yellow stucco sort of thing — but everything was just very old. It was a lot of fun.” John Evanishyn in front of Notre-Dame in Paris.× Evanishyn’s second study abroad experience took him to the misty cloud forests surrounding Monteverde, Costa Rica. The trip may have been cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic in

goal is not only to do what I can to provide access to education for everyone, but to make sure that the community knows that there are resources available to them,” Harris said. “I recently had a job shadowing experience in a local fifth grade classroom where the teacher told me that his students openly spoke about college not feeling like an option to them.” Harris explained that this could have also been her reality if it weren’t for one of her middle school teachers explaining to her family

health challenges; if I can organize the work and create a structure that is responsive to the community needs; and if I can do right by the organization, community, and the staff –  to me, that’s enormously satisfying.” Card relies on her experience in the field to inform her decisions behind-the-scenes, and says that her role is one part behavioral health expert and one part senior administrator. “Right now, it’s probably 30/70, with 30 percent of my work being focused on behavioral health

science teachers, and aspires to become the sort of educator that inspires and excites students about science. Next month Nottage will graduate from PLU with a geosciences degree. She won’t go far, at least right away, because this fall she will begin PLU’s Master of Arts in Education (MAE) program and continue her work as a scholar in PLU’s Culturally Sustaining STEM (CS-STEM) Teacher Program.How has your participation in the CS-STEM program at PLU shaped your experience? I am part of the Noyce CS

spring 2022 and is in the second year of a two-year appointment as a visiting assistant professor at PLU. Walker conducts University Chorale and University Singers and teaches conducting. PLU News met with her recently to discuss her passion for choral music and her experience thus far at PLU.When and why did you fall in love with choral music? I was in the sixth grade when the elementary choir took a field trip to the high school. I don’t remember much about what happened that day, but I remember