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student who accepts an unpaid summer internship. Ames will receive $2,000 while she works at Sacramento’s The GreenHouse Center, which offers tutoring, mentoring, spiritual development and leadership development for under-resourced youth. President and Mrs. Krise established the highly competitive internship in 2014. One student applicant per summer will be awarded $2,000 in financial support, opening up unpaid internship opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach. Ames, from Sacramento, is an

Wild Hope Center for Vocation awarded grant to establish new faculty/staff institute Posted by: Silong Chhun / June 21, 2021 June 21, 2021 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University’s Wild Hope Center for Vocation is pleased to announce it has been awarded a two-year, $49,612 NETVUE program development grant from the Council for Independent Colleges.Wild Hope was established in 2003, to support students and faculty as they explore life’s big questions and

development of the Group of Uniform Materials Based on Organic Salts (GUMBOS) with broad applications in nanotechnology and medicine. Rendy Kartika applies novel organic reactions to the synthesis of complex molecules of biological and pharmaceutical importance, Graça Vicente uses BODIPY dyes for biophysical and bioanalytical applications and the development of new agents for the photodynamic treatment of cancer, and Mario Rivera is engaged in areas as diverse as iron homeostasis in pathogenic bacteria

cohort of nursing students with a gerontologic focus each year • Recruit three nursing faculty members with expertise in gerotonologic nursing • Provide faculty development to improve instruction and clinical work • Expand clinical placements and experiences in gero-nursing throughout pre-licensure curriculum • Implement and/or strengthen the American Association of Colleges of Nursing gero-competencies throughout the region Led by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Northwest Health

students PLU and Palmer Scholars will begin offering qualified students financial assistance, on-campus support and leadership development to assist them as they work toward graduation.  “I am beyond excited to enter this incredible new partnership with PLU, enabling us to provide our Scholars with stronger financial assistance packages as well as intentional on-campus support and leadership development,” Jonathan Jackson, Palmer Scholars executive director, said. “Having earned both my BA and MBA from

Point Foundation Scholarship Application Open Posted by: alemanem / January 22, 2018 January 22, 2018 Point Foundation (Point) is the nation’s largest scholarship-granting organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) students of merit. Point promotes change through scholarship funding, mentorship, leadership development, and community service training. Applications for the Point Scholarship are open through January 29th. Visit:  https://pointfoundation.org/point-apply

National Security Internship Program Posted by: nicolacs / February 7, 2020 February 7, 2020 The National Security Internship Program’s goal is to identify ambitious, high caliber undergraduate and graduate students to take part in a unique opportunity to work at a cutting-edge national research and development laboratory and to develop talented, creative researchers – the national security experts of tomorrow – who will augment the Laboratory’s capabilities in key areas that align with

legislative ethics, writing and research, a budget exercise, mock committee hearings and floor debate, and a job shadow at a state agency. Interns also participate in seminars and workshops with state officials, policymakers, journalists and lobbyists, offering networking opportunities and a global view of the political process. Washington Legislative Internship Homepage Read Previous International Star Imparts Wisdom to Operatic Lutes Read Next The Women’s Center at 25: Stories of Inspiration and Impact

ones just starting out, this is a good environment. Even when we’re in the buildings, there’s no such thing as a ‘normal day’ because everything is new. It’s not like going in and punching a time clock, and doing the same thing daily. There’s always going to be a curveball—whether that’s budget cuts, new kids coming in, new technology, new curriculum. That’s the world of education. So we learn to land on our feet and run with it. For students graduating now, focus on the fact that we got in it for

home. I loved working with PLU students. They were hard working and they asked great questions in class. But I think the best part of my new position is seeing the response of faculty to small changes I’ve already implemented.  Our music committees have been given increased roles. They are taking up their new responsibilities with vigor and coming up with great solutions. I shared the budget with the faculty in the fall, and some discovered we had funds to bring in guest artists. As a result, James