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  • Restoration in Chambers-Clover Creek WatershedBy Chelsea Escalante, Brennan LaBrie, Emma Mickelson, and Aaron Pantoja Clover Creek, which trickles out of a natural spring near Frederickson and journeys through Parkland and Lakewood before emptying out in Lake Steilacoom, might be unrecognizable to those who knew it over a century ago. Residents along the creek in the early 20th century recall a thriving creek that would flow year-round and was ideal for fishing and swimming during the warm

  • early nineteenth century, they continue to resonate with contemporary audiences in astonishing ways, as shown by the recent success of Shonda Rhime’s Bridgerton—a series largely composed of character types and plot lines made popular by Austen two centuries ago. We will first read Pride and Prejudice (1813) and Emma (1815) to understand how issues of class, gender, sexuality, nationality, and ability are addressed in her novels. Then, we’ll move into Northanger Abbey (1796) to think about what

  • field of sport and performance psychology, was a gift. It opened my eyes to the standards of quality and ethics that are needed to work in this field.Advice for future MSK studentsIf you have an idea of what you want to do for your final project, start talking to faculty members as soon as possible. They will help you gauge the feasibility of your project, and you will learn early on who has the background, expertise, and interest to help you maximize your project’s impact. Read more: Check out more

  • The application will reopen in September. Application TimelineFor summer start (classes begin early June): Priority Deadline: December 1 Final Deadline: February 1 Note: For applicants with a BSN degree, we are still accepting applications on a rolling basis until May 1. Please note that applicants must decide between applying for our Traditional Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) program on our Tacoma campus, our Accelerated Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in Lynwood, and

  • care of the Earth.” A native of the Netherlands, Tegels hails from a small town in the southeastern part of the region, called Ottersum. He developed an affinity for music early in life, learning the keyboard at the age of 13. Soon he started filling in for the organist at the local church, and from there his music career grew into a life-long vocation. Tegels earned degrees from the University of Iowa, the New England Conservatory in Boston and the Stedelijk Conservatorium in Arnhem, located in

  • musician I was well aware of the fine choral tradition at Lutheran colleges around the country. I remember seeing the Choir of the West at a National ACDA Convention in the early 80s and I was impressed. I had been in the Southwest for long enough and an opportunity came up to teach at PLU. The prospect of moving into a choral position at a Lutheran college located in a completely different, beautiful part of the country was very appealing to me. Aside from marrying my wife, Patti, it was the best move

  • the summer and early fall, PLU Music faculty connected with peers and respected artists to arrange these unique connections. Our students had a whopping 63 opportunities this semester to listen to and collaborate with world class musicians and teachers. In this post we summarize just a few of the experiences for students involved in Wind and Brass, Trumpet Studio, Voice/Opera, Jazz Ensemble, and Music Education. As it looks like online learning will continue into Spring 2021, faculty are

  • connections I  made will serve me for the rest of my career. If you were to offer advice to other students considering internships, what valuable insights would you share with them based on your experience? MM: The most challenging part of this internship was getting to Seattle. It isn’t easy to find housing, so be aware of that and start searching early if your internship does not provide any accommodations. Other than that, internships like this usually give you what you put into them. Also, make sure

  • students are in completing it. Kakar talks about “milestones” – setting up enough successes early in the year, so that they are able to reach their project goal. All CSCE capstone projects take place over the entire academic year – professors like to get the students thinking about it during their junior year. Any project is going to need many milestones – and a mentor like Kakar to offer support, insight and an occasional whip crack. Even so, there will be enough all-nighters in the project room

  • and I do in our experiments actually bears many parallels to cooking. By varying the amounts or types of ingredients, the order we add them to the pot, and the time and temperature we heat or cool them, we work to eventually perfect the finished dish – the target compound. Safety goggles aren’t powerful enough to actually let us see compounds we make. And, unlike the chemists of the early 1900s, we don’t taste our products in the lab anymore, either. We must use special instruments to help us “see