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always a little shy. Coming into PLU she was looking for any way to make friends and connect with her peers. One day she saw a flier for the Students of Color Retreat and the rest was history. The retreat ignited a passion in her to meet and advocate for students of all different cultures, beliefs, and ages. It gave her the opportunity to express herself among people with similar experiences, but vastly diverse backgrounds. The retreat got the ball rolling in her Diversity Center journey. “The

students to major in Sociology. “In fact, we see a drop in the number of our majors if we ever take her out of the Intro to Sociology teaching rotation,” said Joanna Gregson, PLU Professor of Sociology and Sociology Department Chair. Luther, who has taught Sociology at PLU for seven years, says she most enjoys working with students individually: “Because in addition to helping them problem-solve challenges that arise in their research, I also get to witness their sociological development and applaud

voting for it,” Frechette remembers.NOVEMBER 2020 & JANUARY 2021: PLU announces expanded partnerships with Tacoma-based scholarship programs Act Six and Palmer Scholars. The Act Six Scholarship is made available to students from the Yakima Valley community. Palmer Scholars and PLU make a joint commitment to offer qualified students financial assistance, on-campus support and leadership development opportunities. A proud graduate of Federal Way High School and a first-generation college graduate

NIEHS Scholars Connect Program (NSCP) Posted by: nicolacs / December 3, 2020 December 3, 2020 The NIEHS Scholars Connect Program (NSCP) is designed to provide a unique opportunity for highly motivated science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) focused undergraduate students to solidly connect with NIEHS and receive training in biomedical research. Students in NSCP have an opportunity for hands-on mentored research experiences, as well as professional and personal development. NSCP is

camera and then use the spectrometer to explore the wave properties of light. In this project, the RISE researcher will analyze pre/post instruction multiple choice survey data on students’ concepts of wave properties and qualitatively analyze the students’ written responses to open ended assignment prompts. Results will be used to evaluate the curriculum effectiveness and direct further curriculum development and improvements. Faculty mentors:  Drs. Guy, Buckley, and Offerdahl Read Previous APS/IBM

development workshops and activities. Visit the program website (https://www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/office-for-teaching-education-and-research/scri-summer-scholars-program/) for more details and a complete list of the eligibility criteria. Students will participate in authentic basic science, or clinical/translational research projects under the mentorship of experienced researchers and principal investigators. Students will learn to use lab equipment and relevant research techniques and attend

experience: We are an ACS Bridge Partner program, part of department-wide efforts to increase equity and inclusion in the chemical sciences. All PhD students are provided a Travel Fellowship to present their research at national conferences. Our seminar program hosts research leaders from academia and industry to connect with our students. Graduate students are active in outreach programs at local schools. Students attend professional development workshops tailored to their chosen career paths. Students

of her — a desire to pursue a career where she helps others needing medical care. “I would always interact with the patients and they really enjoyed it too,” Ramirez said. “ Since then, I had it in the back of my head that I maybe wanted to do something like that, to help people” At first, Ramirez wanted to be a doctor, but admits that idea quickly changed after taking a chemistry class during J-Term from professor Dr. Andrea Munro. “I originally came in thinking I wanted to do pre-med, so that’s

development workshops and activities. Visit the program website (https://www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/office-for-teaching-education-and-research/scri-summer-scholars-program/) for more details and a complete list of the eligibility criteria. Students will participate in authentic basic science, or clinical/translational research projects under the mentorship of experienced researchers and principal investigators. Students will learn to use lab equipment and relevant research techniques and attend

focus on chemistry at interfaces in which molecular processes occur on surfaces. The site will train students to use spectroscopy, electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and computational methods to study materials and molecules at interfaces. All students also take part in a professional development and ethics training program, with a focus on science communication and preparation for graduate school or industrial careers. Through independent research projects and workshop and seminar series, this