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, Panama, etc., to gain hands-on exposure.Pre-Health ServicesPre-Health Sciences Advising at Pacific Lutheran University provides advising and support to students and alumni who are interested in exploring careers in the health professions including medicine, dentistry, optometry, veterinary medicine and other related fields. PLU is an exciting place in which to lay the foundation for a career in the health professions because of our academic excellence and rich opportunities for research and
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nearly 12,000 Bantu immigrated in early 2003. Bantu refugees began arriving in the Pacific Northwest in 2004. While King and Snohomish counties are home to a large population of refugees, a small band of families have formed a tight-knit community in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, said Brigitte Fisher, social services and employment coordinator for Tacoma Community House, which is where the tutoring sessions were held. Fisher’s organization is dedicated to helping immigrants and refugees, and donated
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Message As a demonstration of Jp’s point, Janelle and Mackenzie showed me some of their recent designs and asked me for my feedback, listening intently to my reactions and explaining their design choices. The project that they were working on required them to develop a promotional advertisement in five different formats for the Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History that PLU held on campus in Fall of 2017. Mackenzie Cooper, Janelle Brockman, and Jp Avila discuss design drafts (12/2017). The
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four with Reign, the Ultimate Frisbee team. I was with the Ultimate team that I found my place on campus, met friends, and made a lot of great memories. I was also able to study away twice during J-terms, in England and than in Germany and Poland. I really value these experiences, and I loved the opportunity to see new parts of the world. What’s next? After graduation, I will be contenting my education at PLU in the Masters in Education program. I will be taking classes for a year, and will be
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campus. Saxophonist Jeff Coffin is a globally recognized musician, composer, educator and author. He is a member of the Dave Matthews Band, a 3X Grammy winner, and was a 14-year member of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. He also fronts his own band, Jeff Coffin and the Mu’tet. In addition to a long list of other accomplishments, Jeff finds time to teach saxophone and improvisation at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Thanks to a generous endowment established by PLU alumnus, Dr. Richard
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Concert Hall on Nov. 11. Please see this link for a full listing of Veterans Day activities at PLU. Working in aviation as a Black Hawk helicopter mechanic crew chief, U.S. Army Sgt. Shumaker interacted directly with soldiers in the field, transferring them in and out, bringing supplies and locating enemies from the air for the front forces. He was part of history. “I wanted to be able to have the biggest effect possible,” said Shumaker, 38, who’s now a junior studying Political Science at Pacific
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& Electronics Click here for the full descriptions Stipend Amount: $6,908 per student for a full-time, 10-week internship (interns must be available to work onsite or virtually at the businesses on a daily basis) Housing costs are not provided, but limited funds may be available to support program-related expenses Intern stipends are administered through Washington Sea Grant and the University of Washington Application Deadline: For full consideration, applications must be received by 5pm Pacific Time on
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master’s program in this field. A lot of pieces fell into place for this opportunity at PLU to happen. I originally applied to other great programs around the country, but when I got the news that PLU would be starting this program, I chose to pass up other opportunities and wait so that I could stay a Lute! Amazing faculty, the scope and style of the program, and an opportunity to coach at the university, were all strong reasons for me to choose the PLU MSK program. What are you most excited to learn
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Award in Teaching recognizes a member of our faculty who embodies a commitment to excellence in their ability to communicate knowledge and inspire students. The 2019 Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching is presented to Dr. Tom Edgar, Associate Professor of Mathematics. One student writes, “Dr. Edgar makes every effort to get to know us beyond the student level. Not only does he listen to how we learn, how we study, and how nervous we are for an exam, he wants to know where we’re from, where we’re
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the power of 10 with powers of fractions, such as three-halves squared. The result is that not every number produced is a counting number. “It’s a weird, unique subject in math,” Van Alstine said. The team then researched a way to prove their results and ultimately produced a tree to show how these numbers are calculated. “Every time you answer one problem, another problem starts to poke in,” said Edgar. “This should inspire future projects—for students at PLU or other institutions.” Olafson said
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