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and graduate school applications.Who is eligible to present at the symposium?Students of all undergraduate class standings are encouraged to participate. In fact, research shows that involvement in faculty-mentored projects early in an undergraduate career has many benefits, such as helping students explore an area of study or future career path that interests them and gaining invaluable hands-on experience and organizational skills. The connections made with faculty mentors will not only enhance
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of their abilities and talents. We are excited at recent successes, including enrollment growth. Our message is getting out! In September, 2018, PLU welcomed an incoming first-year class of 649 students—more than 5 percent over the previous year. PLU recruited 179 new transfer students—almost 15 percent more than the year before. In addition, PLU welcomed this academic year 372 graduate students—the highest graduate enrollment since 1995. Bishop Richard Jaech PLU’s mission – to educate for lives
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frameworks to move us forward in developing a vision for mathematical modeling education, Berkeley, CA (March 2019) Western Regional Noyce Conference, Using warm-up routines to promote equity-oriented and anti-racist dispositions, Tucson, AZ (February 2019) Portland State University Mathematics Department Seminar Series, Teaching math for social justice: The promise and practice, Portland, OR (2019) Selected Articles Fairbairn L., Jackson, K., & Simic-Muller, K. "Making art in math class during the
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Sara’s Story – Uruguay, J-Term 2015; Ecuador, J-Term 2016; Argentina & Antarctica, J-Term 2017; Trinidad & Tobago, J-Term 2018 Biology (Hispanic Studies minor) – Class of 2018 What she would like other students to know: Before starting my undergraduate degree at PLU, I had never left the United States. Studying away is an incredibly rewarding, yet trying, experience. I felt that each time I returned home, I came back a truer version of myself. The opportunity to step out of whatever box you
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the relationship between a young girl, Li’l Bit, from a tightly knit, lower-middle-class family, and her uncle-by-marriage, Uncle Peck. The play thoughtfully integrates the metaphor of driving with the idea of control and manipulation. The March 8 premiere is presented as part of the first event of the 2013 School of Arts and Communication (SOAC) Focus Series. Four events, each with a different disciplinary lens, address various aspects of empowerment. A post-performance discussion will be held
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Coordinator to discuss their rights afforded to them under Title IX. The Title IX Coordinator, following an individual needs assessment with the student/employee, will help organize with faculty and staff the reasonable modifications necessary to assist the student/employee while they are navigating their pregnancy or related conditions. Some examples of the reasonable modifications that may be implemented include, but are not limited to, access to a larger desk, class location reassignment to a building
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all students in the fullest development of their abilities and talents. We are excited at recent successes, including enrollment growth. Our message is getting out! In September, 2018, PLU welcomed an incoming first-year class of 649 students—more than 5 percent over the previous year. PLU recruited 179 new transfer students—almost 15 percent more than the year before. In addition, PLU welcomed this academic year 372 graduate students—the highest graduate enrollment since 1995. Bishop Richard
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International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’ On day one of PLU Professor of Mathematics Daniel Heath’s Designing a Starship class, students have no idea what they have signed up for — and that’s exactly how Heath wants it. The course is part of PLU’s International Honors Program (IHON), which means it… December 20, 2022 AcademicsBiologyCommunityCurrent StudentsDiversity Justice SustainabilityGlobal EducationInvolvementLife on CampusLutheran Higher EducationMathematicsPacific
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PLU alum returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba Biology major Elizabeth Larios ’21 was awarded a Fullbright scholarship for her work in Namibia. When she was in fourth grade, Larios wanted to be a neurosurgeon. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about… November 17, 2022 AcademicsAlumni ProfilesBiologyCommunityDiversityDiversity Justice SustainabilityGlobal EducationInvolvementJusticeLutheran Higher EducationMusicPLU
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pandemic was less of a concern, I reacquainted myself with my busy life more successfully. It was really important to start school with the swim team’s built-in friend group, and worth the learned skill of managing sports and school work. What do you think sets PLU apart from other universities? The professors who are invested in your learning and those professors’ willingness to help you understand the material set PLU apart. The smaller community, class sizes and opportunity to know so many students
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