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June 13, 2011 Opera star Angela Meade ’01 is the 2013 Spring Commencement speaker. The ceremony begins at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 26 at the Tacoma Dome. Angela Meade’s dreams come true with a phone call, a bit of luck and a lot of hard work. Alumna wins Beverly Sills Award. By Josh Bard ’76 Angela Meade ’01 had dreamed of this moment, hoped for it, prayed for it. But when “the call” came in 2008, she was so shocked, she asked if she could come back tomorrow. “I still can’t believe I said that

foreign languages—particularly the “soft” ones such as Spanish and French—while men gravitate to the “hard” languages (German, Russian) and other academic subjects such as science and math. In the larger university setting, most foreign language departments have traditionally been split between (mostly male) tenured and tenure-track faculty members engaged in original research in literature or literary theory, and (mostly female) non-tenured lecturers and teaching assistants responsible for the

, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024

couldn’t text their friends before the news became public. Don’t expect Parnell, who never disagreed with Palin publicly, to criticize her now. He simply won’t. He stressed when he took over, that he shared her “core values” of fiscal and social conservatism. That includes taking a staunchly conservative position on the budget, abortion, stem cell research, oil drilling and gay rights issues. As for Palin herself, Parnell stresses he respects and admires her, and said he was initially surprised – but

. And the issues that surround energy consumption cover the economic, environmental, social and political spectrum. There are a lot of politics involved when a country, the U.S., which makes up two-percent of the world’s population consumes more energy than any other country by a large margin, she said. “Politics plays a huge role in it,” Plog said. This summer, their quest for facts and knowledge led them to Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. “It’s a small town, but it’s a boom town,” Plog said. It’s

one or two prostitutes have chosen to get off the streets and seek gainful employment. Whether it’s because of the tournaments is hard to say, Kennedy said. But social workers within the community think the tournaments have had a positive effect in the community. “In my mind, this is a story about people…people like us,” he said. “We really want to be able to cut this loose and see what they do with it. I think this has taught me what a little person, and I count myself as one, can do.  If you

was at stake, because he was right there showing that you could fight something and fight it with a kind of clarity that he did,” Barot said. LEARN MOREVisit Keven Drews’ crowdfunding website to donate. Visit his Facebook page to follow his story as it develops. And learn more about multiple myeloma from the American Cancer Society.In addition to logging his daily life on social media, most of Drews’ days are spent at home with his children. For Yvette Drews, the possibility of losing Keven with

Save the Date! Please join us for a presentation by Dr. Anne McCoy, Natt- Lingafelter Professor of Chemistry and the recipient of the 2022 ACS Francis P. Garvan–John M. Olin Medal Posted by: alemanem / October 20, 2022 October 20, 2022 Read Previous Dept of Energy Office of Science Summer Undergraduate Internships Read Next Virtual STEM Career Fair with the US Dept of State LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR) Scholarship May 7, 2024 Environmental Lab Scientist in

Tips for Streamlining Assignment Workflows Posted by: Jenna S / November 1, 2015 November 1, 2015 by Layne Nordgren After the first few assignments of the semester, you may begin wondering what you can do to streamline your workflow in collecting, grading, and distributing feedback for assignments. Though there are a number of ways to collect Assignments, such as by email or using the Sakai Dropbox, the Sakai Assignments tool provides a robust workflow for both faculty and students to submit

PLU researchers shine light on RNA activities Professor of chemistry Neal Yakelis works with five summer research students to gain a deeper comprehension of RNA and its intricate workings within the realm of cells. Posted by: mhines / November 8, 2023 Image: Professor of chemistry Neal Yakelis leads his students in summer research in the Rieke Science Center at PLU. The team employed advanced organic chemical synthesis methods and characterization techniques. These include NMR spectroscopy