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especially encouraged to apply.  Participating faculty offer research opportunities in biochemistry & structural biology; bioinformatics & computational biology; ecology & evolution; genetics; molecular, cellular, & developmental biology; neuroscience; and human biology. For more, see the SPUR 2018 Flier and visit spur.uoregon.edu. Read Previous University of Pittsburgh 2018 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Read Next Application for the ACS Scholars Program Now Open! LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity

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a safe and inviting place to kick back, relax and learn skills that will not only help them excel at school, but also in life. The Parkland Literacy Center (PLC), 1112 124th St. South, opened last March in a house next to Keithley Middle School. There, PLU faculty and students serve the community through literacy-training and academic-support programs. Students visit with a variety of goals — some are working on improving skills, and others are in programs like Advanced Placement (AP) and

Rick Barot making a presentation during the Rainier Writers Workshop at PLU, which he directs. In the teaching that I do, particularly in creative writing classes, the notion of the two desks is a central element of my pedagogy. For many, the idea of a poetry-writing class probably draws on a caricature of people having a therapy session in a vaguely bohemian atmosphere, complete with candles and patchouli. This is an image of creativity as self-indulgence, dependent on the idea that poetry —not to

most intimate moments of a selection.” This year’s Christmas Concerts will be the exclusive world premiere of prolific Hollywood film composer J.A.C. Redford’s A Christmas Invitation, a three-movement work composed especially for PLU’s world-renowned Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra. Redford has written scores for nearly 100 feature films, TV movies and television programs. His film compositions include Disney’s Oliver and Company (1988), Newsies (1992) and

which the grant was awarded. “This is a really important step that the university is taking,” Dooley said. ”The fact that we got this grant really shows what this company sees in us and what we do for sustainability.” Through the Development Office Cooley and Dooley are working to bring this new project to the attention of young alumni in particular, who they believe would be especially interested in contributing. They are planning an email series and TelALute phonathon to reach out to potential

students to become Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers for careers related to physical and behavioral health. With a comprehensive curriculum, experiential learning opportunities and a diverse range of specializations, the program shapes compassionate leaders who are well-versed in the complexities of social work. The demand for social workers, especially those with master’s-level qualifications, is on the rise, especially in health and behavioral healthcare settings, where they serve

. I’m especially interested in the proximate experiences of two immigrant groups in our area, the Chinese and the Norwegians. As the Norwegian immigrants were looking to found a college to educate their children (that became PLU), Chinese immigrants were expelled from Tacoma and dispossessed of their flourishing businesses in the area. By putting PLU’s history in the broader community context, I want to help us think about how connections and exclusions have been developed and continue to shape our

thrilled with the results. One of the collaborating businesses this spring has already made plans with a graduating senior to continue contracting with them as a professional consultant.Josh Wallace: The Art of Business, The Business of ArtEmphasis on international—and multicultural—business For decades, The School of Business has offered a focus on global business education. Undergraduates can partake in PLU study away programs that send students around the world. In the PLU Master of Business

borne. Fryhle’s name began appearing as a co-author on the book in its 7th edition, published in 2000. Each edition involves painstaking review by both Fryhle and Solomons,who make changes to address the evolution of both knowledge in organic chemistry and current modes of pedagogy. Professors around the country provide detailed critical reviews of the text that help shape the revisions made by Fryhle and Solomons.  Updating the text, study guide, and online material, where the slightest inaccuracy