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dreams and say “yes” to opportunities, Patricia Krise advises Read Next Snow much fun COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and

2021 Nebraska Summer Research Program Posted by: nicolacs / February 16, 2021 February 16, 2021 The Nebraska Summer Research Program is a consortium of NSF funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and other summer research opportunities programs (SROP). One unique feature of the Nebraska Summer Research Program is the partnership between the REU and SROP programs and the Office of Graduate Studies. Students benefit in having a community of scholars in which to learn and to share

Graduate Studies at the Institute for Shock Physics Posted by: nicolacs / October 31, 2022 October 31, 2022 Graduate students from a range of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Geo/Planetary Science) have a unique opportunity to study the response of materials at extreme conditions with the internationally renowned scientists at Washington State University (WSU). Working within their respective academic departments, graduate students conduct their

NSF-REU proposal at Georgia Southern University Posted by: nicolacs / November 16, 2021 November 16, 2021 The Georgia Southern REU Site “Propulsion, Aerodynamics, Materials and Controls of Aerial Vehicles” has been funded, for a period of three years, by the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense and is open for applications from interested students. The program will be an interdisciplinary research experience for freshman to senior engineering students in the areas of

Scholarships for Graduate Studies at the Institute for Shock Physics Understanding Materials at Extreme Conditions Posted by: alemanem / November 4, 2020 November 4, 2020 Graduate students from a range of disciplines (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, and Geo/Planetary Science) have a unique opportunity to study the response of materials at extreme conditions with the internationally renowned scientists at Washington State University (WSU). Working within their

introduction to Houston, the fourth-largest and most diverse city in the nation. Sessions are available in the following fields: Applied Physics BioSciences: Biochemistry and Cell Biology BioSciences: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Chemistry Electrical and Computer Engineering Materials Science and NanoEngineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Physics and Astronomy Systems, Synthetic, and Physical Biology The GCURS 2020 application deadline is October 5, 2020

Paid Engineering Internship with Tacoma Water Posted by: nicolacs / February 2, 2024 February 2, 2024 Engineering Intern with Tacoma Water, $31.10 – $37.80 Hourly. Tacoma Water has four engineering internship positions available for interested candidates to join our System and Asset Planning, Treatment and Quality Planning, and Water Design teams under the Planning and Engineering section.  Engineering interns can expect to build on their technical skills, further grow their professional

July 7, 2008 Tutoring program touches refugees The makeshift classroom buzzed with life as dozens of Somali Bantu children worked with PLU student-volunteers to solve math problems, sound out words and learn their colors. Jessica Baumer ’09 tried to get 13-year-old Murjan Jatar to focus on completing his math homework. But the middle schooler, who calls himself “Tex,” insisted she first read a rough draft of a love letter he wrote for his girlfriend. Like most teenagers, school is the last

August 20, 2013 PLU Professor Jan Weiss in Namibia. One on One: Jan Weiss By Barbara Clements A 22-year-old Jan Weiss walked into the elementary school southeast of Portland, Ore., and looked at her third-grade class. Twenty-five faces looked back. And Weiss realized that she knew nothing about their world, nor they, hers. Weiss grew up in a relatively prosperous home near San Jose, Calif., where dad was an engineer who worked on the Apollo and Gemini launches for a major aerospace company, and

shooting skits was intimidating to him at first. “I didn’t know if I could do it or not until I sat in my room and opened up my laptop,” he said. “My first two years (at PLU) gave me the confidence that I could do this if I really worked at it. I think, yes, I’ve always wanted to do it, but I hadn’t had the confidence until I had some time in college to just experiment and take the opportunity.” Much like Temple, Gutierrez didn’t have PLU on her radar until she began the process of looking for a