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Murdock College Science Research Program in November in Vancouver, Wash. The Mount Rainier research was funded through a PLU Division of Natural Sciences and the Wiancko Charitable Foundation grant through the environmental studies program at PLU. Read Previous New Center for Media Studies takes the classroom into the community Read Next PLU Highly Ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges 2015’ Guidebook COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you

demonstrate the most potential for affecting positive change and leadership in academic and co-curricular life on campus. It began with Director of Military Outreach Michael Farnum, an Army veteran who set up the endowment to honor the wishes of his late father-in-law, Sgt. 1st Class Eugene C. Price. Dean is a member of the Snohomish tribe, which is a small tribe associated with the Tulalip Tribes of Washington, a Native American community in the mid-Puget Sound area. She is the first recipient of the

, one of the safest cities in the country, which is kind of entirely contrary to what you would hear about it,” Wiersma said, adding that was “in contrast with Juarez, which is one of the most dangerous cities on the face of the planet. We really wanted to get to the bottom of it and be like ‘What’s it actually like living in a border community?’” The second episode to screening on Feb. 17 will focus on women who work in the construction trade. Construction is an industry typically dominated by

into her home each day after a shift, hasn’t seen her children or grandchildren since volunteering despite living close by. She doesn’t want to take the risk. However, she doesn’t regret her choice, and would volunteer again in a heartbeat if offered the chance. “For me, it’s very rewarding,” Krogstad said of her work. “I was glad to finally get out and do something and feel like I’m helping in some way. I just want to do my job — and I want it to get better.” Read Previous PLU’s new Community

to work on reconvening and being a part of the University Sustainability Committee. That’s part of that long-lasting change a lot of us are hoping to continue for years to come.  Read Previous Community First: PLU alum supports local sellers and town with 3 Sisters Market Read Next PLU Professor Greg Youtz composes new opera that exposes the “Tacoma Method” COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing

the CS-STEM scholarship, they will pay for part of my master’s program.What made you want to teach at the middle school level? I really enjoyed the classes I took when I was in junior high, and so the inspiration of having great teachers made me want to be one, so that’s the goal. What moment at that age made you passionate about teaching? Just the little things — the community I experienced there was great, and it was my first step toward freedom being able to pick my own classes. The teachers I

while having lunch at the University House. Read Previous An internship with the Portland Pickles solidifies Simon Luedtke’s plans for the future Read Next Community Meals brings people together and feeds souls COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it

position.This January, Rosenlund joined PLU’s study-away program and traveled with other nursing students to Oaxaca, Mexico for three and a half weeks. There, they offered health screening fairs and services to the community and learned about common public health problems. “I focused on people’s dental needs,” Rosenlund says. “I inspected kids for cavities and did a lot of teaching about flossing and brushing, which some of the kids had never learned to do properly.” Rosenlund previously worked as an

the field. Read Previous From the Court to the Classroom: Sianna Iverson’s continued resilience and drive is taking her from PLU to Duke University Read Next Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them

holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community Read Next Student-athletes Nasier Ford ’24, La’akea Ane ’24, and Jesse Canda ’24 utilize communication capstone to boost mental health awareness COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June