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Karen Marquez ‘22 aspires to help her community through her studies Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 20, 2022 Image: Karen Marquez ’22, a social work major who will graduate soon sits by the library ( PLU Photo/John Froschauer) May 20, 2022 By Isabella DaltosoPLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterKaren Marquez ‘22 is a senior social work major with minors in Hispanic studies and criminal justice. Marquez is a heritage speaker of Spanish, and has a deep love for languages, culture, and

athlete’s ability to manage the mental challenges. “We try to help athletes reach their individual and collective potential as athletes and teams,” she said. “We try to increase their highest level of performance, then how to sustain that level of performance over time and to bring the best when the best is needed.” In addition to working with athletes, this year Hacker has been charged with facilitating the Olympic friends and family program for the United States. In Beijing, she’ll provide friends and

PLU Staff Council Brunch Social Posted by: Julie Winters / May 16, 2018 May 16, 2018 The end of the year PLU Staff Council Brunch Social held on May 16, 2018 was very enjoyable to all.Staff took a break from the end of the semester work to celebrate a successful year, to have some snacks and beverages, and to chat with their peers. Read Previous Staff Conversations with President Belton Read Next PLU Staff Council Ice Cream Truck Social LATEST POSTS 2019 Ice Cream Social October 16, 2019 Staff

a stipend of $5000 plus accommodations with kitchen facilities in university housing, and help with travel expenses to and from Atlanta. The research theme of Aquatic Chemical Ecology is broadly interpreted with three core areas of research for students to choose from: Biological and geochemical transformations of chemicals in aquatic ecosystems; Sensory biology and ecology of aquatic chemical communication; Ecological roles and consequences of chemicals in aquatic environments.  This program is

PLU interns combat climate change one tree at a time Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 8, 2022 Image: Autumn Johansen ’23, Dalen Todorov ’23, Zoee Kooser ’22, Elijah Paez ’24 and Dr. Lowell Wyse, the Tacoma Tree Foundation executive director. November 8, 2022 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsA group of PLU students interning with the Tacoma Tree Foundation spent the summer increasing the number of trees in the city to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and heat during the summer

or co-learner. Professor of Psychology Wendy Shore received the Faculty Excellence Award in Mentoring. PLU sponsors Faculty Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding accomplishments of the faculty in five areas of faculty work: teaching, advising, mentoring, research, and service. Their peers have nominated and selected the recipients, signifying their high regard among those who know them well.Shore exemplifies her mentoring philosophy by forming profound connections with her students. As a

January 14, 2010 Uganda Blog: Second entry By Theodore Charles ’12 After two days of nerve wracking delays and cancellations, we have finally left PLU. Our original itinerary included going to London, having one day of respite, and then progressing to Uganda directly. What really happened was a last minute change for our group to fly to San Francisco, Amsterdam, Kenya, and then finally Uganda. “More last minute changes were made as we all sat on the ground with our fingers crossed, and

that couldn’t fit with earlier schedules, gain research and/or laboratory experience, learn a language, demonstrate a well-rounded and versatile course of study, develop transferable business skills such as finance, marketing and people management or explore options that might lead to a new professional or academic direction. With more than 400 courses in 50 subject areas taught by senior faculty across the University, students have the flexibility to choose options that sustain their intellectual

neighbors around his Kigali home that saved the Wilkens family just hours after the death of the country’s moderate leaders, Juvénal Habyarimana and Cyprien Ntaryamira. Hutu extremists used the assassinations as an excuse to begin the killings. The Wilkens were friendly with their neighbors, but it was the couple’s three children who had played with the neighborhood children and forged bonds with the families. “The neighbors stood in front of our gates and said, ‘Don’t hurt this family, their kids have

anniversary of the Reformation. Students with the Marty App (free to download) participate in a scavenger hunt for facts about Martin Luther. How long did the process of creating Marty take from start to end? Ebbinga: From start to finish it was 399.5 hours over the course of 48 days. What was the most difficult part of this extensive process? Ebbinga: The most difficult part, or perhaps most time-consuming part, was learning a slush-casting method that worked well for this particular mold. Slush-casting