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because a law degree is a very powerful thing, and it can help or harm depending on what you use it for.Political Science at PLULearn more about the Political Science major at PLU. LEARN MOREPre-Law at PLULearn more about the Pre-Law minor & advising program. LEARN MORE Read Previous YouTube Short: Week 1 in Oxford Read Next You Ask, We Answer: How’s the food? LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and

, Saavedra received an academic scholarship, College Bound scholarship, Anderson-Van Beek Service Scholarship, Keller, Joseph & Guycelle Scholarship and a residential assistant stipend. Saavedra spoke with us about why she chose PLU and how she believes her vocation can support marginalized groups. 1. How did you hear about PLU, and why did you choose to go here? I heard about PLU from a previous teacher/mentor that graduated from PLU in the early or late 2000s. I also was part of a program in high

Paris. “I think sometimes in the beginning, you can’t say why you do what you do,” she said. “Sometimes, it’s just listening to those little things that don’t maybe seem practical.” Her career began practically enough. She entered PLU’s School of Nursing, but the work Ford would pursue overseas coalesced during her senior year when PLU introduced the first study away program for nurses. Along with 11 classmates, Ford spent a semester working in clinics on the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and

career, was also true for his education. Parsons originally entered Washington State University. But as he started to figure out what he wanted to do after college, transferring to PLU made a lot of sense. “I liked what I saw at PLU,” he recalled. “I liked the smaller environment and the smaller class sizes. It felt good to me. Plus, I thought they had a great business program.” Also factoring into the equation: a move to PLU would allow him to be closer to the businesses that would likely employ him

literary interests with my management job,” Krise explained. “I think any teacher will tell you that we wind up learning as much from the classroom environment and the students as students learn from us. That’s part of the happiness of teaching, you just learn a lot doing it,” Krise said. “It’s fun to do what you’re trained to do and like to do and [what’s] worth while.” Read Previous PLU welcomed into CFA Institute University Recognition Program Read Next Farewell Reception COMMENTS*Note: All comments

an institution to be better able to adjust to meet the needs of future students,” DeLaRosby said. The PLU presenters represent a significant part of a multilayered conference program that includes keynote speakers Angela Davis, a civil-rights activist, prison abolitionist and professor; indigenous and environmental rights advocate and former Green Party vice presidential candidate Winona LaDuke; Harvard professor and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American

interest in advanced training in Economics, we steer them toward acquiring the mathematics they will need to be successful in a graduate economics program,” adds Peterson. “For those interested in law school, we encourage our students to work closely with the pre-law advisor and to take a wide variety of applied courses in economics, philosophy, history, and politics. The wide exposure to theory and application in our courses is excellent preparation for the kinds of analyses they will be expected to

Huang. She says her PLU experience — coupled with her time spent in the semester-long study away program in Namibia — bolstered her vocational resolve. In Windhoek, Huang visited various clinics with her classmates. “I saw how hard it was for people to access proper care,” she said. “Some people have to walk miles to a clinic only to find that they weren’t able to provide the appropriate medical care. It reinforced my desire to become a doctor and help others.” While her schedule is filled with

going to feel throughout your life. In fact, you should feel it throughout your life — because learning is a lifelong journey.” During her time as a PLU student, Long — a committed community member who’s held important positions in the NAACP, United Way, the Urban League, The Boys and Girls Club and Girls Inc., among others — became involved in the university’s then-fledgling Math, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) program before ultimately receiving PLU’s outstanding recent alumni award in

, philosophy, political science, psychology, and others. The course will also include a panel of three PLU alumni that are emergency room physicians. The course is being coordinated by PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education and co-facilitated by Teresa Ciabattari, interim dean of interdisciplinary studies, and Tamara Williams, executive director of the Wang Center. Williams recently answered a few questions about the new course.Why program this course now, while the pandemic is still ongoing? A college or