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January 28, 2013 Grad lands dream job By Emilie Thoreson ’15 After travelling to Macedonia on a Fulbright Student Fellowship and working for the National Albanian American Council, Kelly Ryan ’10 has landed his dream job — working for the State Department. Ryan made the trip to Skopje, Macedonia shortly after graduation to carry out his Fulbright. There, he analyzed the dialogue process of the Nansen Dialogue Center and its efforts to promote linguistic and ethnic integration in schools. “Right

September 29, 2008 The haves and the have nots, closing the gap The statistics, especially given the economic meltdown on Wall Street in the past few weeks, are not encouraging. Since the 1970s, incomes in the United States have been dramatically pulling apart, as the rich get richer, and the poor and middle class fall further and further behind.“The incomes are as unequal in American as they have ever been in history,” said Professor Peter H. Lindert, who will speak on campus next week. “The

PLU’s warm, sunny greenhouse, watching for genetic traits that help millet grow taller or produce more seeds. “The Danforth Center is crowdsourcing genetic research,” Laurie-Berry says. “We’re helping Danforth go through thousands of seeds, identifying which are worth studying. No one knows how each one will behave.” PLU students are joining high school and undergraduate students in analyzing lab-generated mutant seed populations in partnership with Danforth. Students care for the plants, recording

undergraduate students in analyzing lab-generated mutant seed populations in partnership with Danforth. Students care for the plants, recording the number of seedheads produced and any branches or unusual seedheads or leaf shapes. At the semester’s end, students collect seeds from each millet plant to mail back to Danforth, along with their findings.Expanding knowledge and opportunityThe Mutant Millets project refines Setaria viridis, a small, hardy grass that grows wild throughout North America. Otherwise

, global citizenship requires a nuanced and open-minded appreciation of diverse populations. The prep program underscores diversity training with targeted cross-cultural coursework and workshops, to prepare students to be ethical and thoughtful in their volunteer work. Bridgewater said the best advice she received in the program was to listen and learn from the communities she will serve. “The experience should be collaborative, not imposing,” she said. While Peace Corps Prep has been successful in

students to become local health care leaders and improving health outcomes in Pierce County, particularly for traditionally underserved and vulnerable populations in Parkland-Spanaway and the surrounding unincorporated area. “Together, we will develop innovative programs and resources that will positively impact the health and well-being of this community,” said PLU President Allan Belton. “That impact will be achieved through providing quality health services and through the education and training of

Dr. Maria Chávez APSA Member of the Month Posted by: Marcom Web Team / January 24, 2019 Image: Image: The Makerspace seats 30 people and offers opportunities for students to gather, collaborate and stretch their creativity. January 24, 2019 By American Political Science AssocationPLU Social SciencesDr. Maria Chávez American Political Science Association Member of the MonthFounded in 1903, the American Political Science Association is the leading professional organization for the study of

Professor Justin Eckstein wins Rohrer Research Award Posted by: Todd / December 14, 2018 December 14, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerCongratulations to Justin Eckstein, Assistant Professor of Communication and Director of Debate, who was recently awarded the 2017 Daniel Rohrer Award for Outstanding Research by the American Forensics Association.  His research is titled, “Sound Arguments, Argumentation and Advocacy”. Among the most important activities of the American Forensic

Arts, the Ragdale Foundation and the MacDowell Colony. His work appears in GQ, Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, Travel & Leisure, Saveur, and several anthologies. For the past decade, Goodman has directed the undergraduate and graduate creative writing program at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. During that time he has organized and staged three major literary festivals: Diversity in African American Poetry; Translating Cultures: Latin American and Latina/o Writers Festival; and Miami

.  “We believe Erik’s broad experience and leadership skills will move KPLU forward into a future with many challenges and opportunities for public media.” Nycklemoe has served as Director of Network Initiatives at American Public Media Group in St. Paul, Minnesota, since 2008.  (The Group includes American Public Media, Minnesota Public Radio, Southern California Public Radio, Classical South Florida and Greenspring Media.) His responsibilities include acquisitions, developing multi-year business