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more than a travel opportunity,” said Baghirov. “It’s an opportunity to grow yourself in so many ways. I took a leap of faith and I’m glad that I did it.” Baghirov now works as an administrator of the official Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Friends of Azerbaijan group. Read Previous Claire Todd: Professor’s world rocked by rocks Read Next PLU students make alternative plans for Spring Break COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker

internships nationally. We hire two to three PLU students per semester. We like to keep communication open and leverage PLU.” Of course, PLU itself is one key to its graduates’ success. “What I like about the PLU byproduct is that a smaller university is really good at helping students build and develop relationships,” Rosales said. “If you’re able to build relationships, you’re going to go really far. And the PLU mission—community, integrity—is big in the business world.” Read Previous A Historic Hike

, handcrafted bowls can be purchased for $10, which includes a bowl made by a PLU art student or faculty member and bottomless soup made with veggies from PLU’s community garden. The idea is to purchase a bowl of soup in order to help fill all the empty bowls in the world. The proceeds will go to Trinity Lutheran Church Food Bank to help feed hungry people in the local community. Tickets can be purchased at Old Main Market using credit/debit, cash or dining dollars. The Working for Change Panel is an effort

Breakfast May 12 at 10p.m. Anderson University Center Commons Celebrity faculty servers and student performers will serve free breakfast to all students. Free for students     Lincoln, Douglas, and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate May 14 at 6p.m. Xavier Hall: Philip A. Nordquist Lecture Hall Dr. David Zarefskey is one of the foremost argumentation scholars in the world, and he will bring his expertise to campus this spring to lecture about the 1858 presidential debates. Free admission, no

political science and economics. He hopes to attend law school after graduating, then work as a Foreign Service officer in the U.S. State Department — once he’s old enough to do so, at age 30. Ramirez-Ortiz chose PLU because while a smaller school, it’s also globally connected, with opportunities to study abroad and meet people from around the world. “PLU is where you can prepare to become part of the international community,” he says. He plans to take advantage of study-away opportunities, particularly

, we just support each other and study together. The purpose of that club is just to get like-minded folks together who share similar goals.   How specifically does the PLU chapter engage with the international mission of the Global Medical Brigades organization?  We work to inform students about the organization and its mission of supporting underserved areas of the world. Then try to implement those ideologies into our own club by advocating for community service, donations, and fundraisers that

the findings of her most recent book project. It explores how first-generation Latinos became professionals, their experiences as professionals amid the country’s institutional racism, and the policies and programs this group believes would help increase their presence in the professional world. Chavez says Latinos are the largest ethnic group in the U.S., yet they significantly lack representation in professions across the board. “Latinos are underrepresented in powerful segments of American

become salient to you in your journey as a university professor?PM: Teaching language is such an experience. It’s two dimensional. We are developing language skills, but on the other hand, it is the content that matters so much. We are using the language to discuss the world and questions that are relevant to us, our experience. It allows us to discuss things that matter to us. JRO: I like that concept of duality—that language is interwoven with culture. You cannot separate the two. It’s important to

) students Amanda Brasgalla, Taylor Lunka and Olivia Ash began to research the topic in October 2013. Their year-long investigation culminated with a new documentary titled Waste Not: Breaking Down the Food Equation, which premiered at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. The trio of students, all senior communication majors and members of PLU’s MediaLab program, spent more than a year traveling and conducting nearly 100 interviews across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. “Waste Not is an

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