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safer lithium-ion batteries.A Different Kind of Whale WatchingA group of three students traveled to Maui during January Term 2017. Their mission: to monitor how water-vessel traffic, and specifically boat noise, affects behavioral patterns of humpback whales.Locating Landslide HazardsGeoscience majors and a professor are using high-end drones to identify potential landslide hazards in Western Washington, which could help communities prepare for landslides. Fine ArtsMaker in the MakingMeet Jenny

: Researching Educational and Community Development in the Esmeraldas Province Sarah Sandgren, Domestic and International Policy in Ecuador: Following the Government in the First Year, Post-Election Melissa Severson-Hampton, Proponents of Change: Norway’s Shifting Perspectives on Language Faculty Projects Amy Beegle, Afro-Peruvian Jazz Performance and Transmission in Peru Peter Davis, A Field-Based Geologic Investigation of Panama’s Dulling Subduction Zones Steven Thomson, “Children of the Village”: On

questions about diversity (daily microaggressions a PoC has to suffer through, when the aggressor has no clue about their harm), but also relating to issues justice (the oppression of systemic and social issues), and sustainability (okay, this might be a stretch–but Citizen definitely discusses about the human condition and how other humans treat other humans, like the hanging tree.). For me, the reasons why Citizen left me unsettled and wondering endlessly was because it shaped my vocational goals

Hazard Communication Code (WAC 296-800-170) was developed to make sure employees are informed of chemical hazards in the workplace. PLU has a written hazard communication program. The program requires that material safety data sheets and/or safety data sheets (MSDS/SDS) be on site, that a list of all hazardous products be maintained by the users, that chemical containers are labeled, and that employees receive training for chemical hazards.ContactsEnvironmental Health and Safety safety@plu.eduQuick

By Mollie Smith ’17 and Mandi LeCompte Jennifer Rhyne first came to PLU in 2005 when her husband, Jim Brown, was offered a job as the chair of voice studies in the Department of Music. In her first few years, she taught a few flute students, but as the years went by her responsibilities eventually grew to include instructing theory classes and directing the flute ensemble. In 2015 a full-time, tenure-track position for a flute and theory professor opened, and a national search ensued. Rhyne

By Genny Boots ‘18 and Kate Williams ‘16 Lark Powers joins the music faculty as the new piano instructor at PLU. She will be teaching the keyboarding sequence as well as piano lessons for students. What is your background? I grew up in Northern California in Humboldt county, on the coast close to the Oregon border.  Growing up, I studied both piano and violin. I attended the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California and then lived in Paris for three years studying piano. From there, I

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