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Student Internship: Annica Stiles ’25 studies in Iceland Posted by: mhines / December 12, 2023 Image: Annica Stiles ’25 spends the summer interning with Global Treks & Adventure in Iceland. (Photo provided by Stiles) December 12, 2023 Embarking on a journey to study in Reykjavik, Iceland, during the summer is a unique and life-changing experience that offers an extraordinary blend of academic enrichment and natural wonder. Imagine being immersed in a land of fire and ice, where the midnight sun

plan to implement research into your future career, if possible? Yes, of course, in a Ph.D. program, I’ll have to do research. After that, who can say? In my future career, I hope to research and develop new syntheses and novel drugs based on natural products that can be used for treating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. A key part of my future career will be doing research and developing new syntheses. What made you pursue the IHON-Oxford Program? I really

June 15, 2009 PLU wins Simon Award This spring, PLU received a powerful acknowledgement that it continues to be seen as a leader in globally focused education. The university was awarded the 2009 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, a prestigious award that honors outstanding efforts on and off campus to engage the world and the international community. PLU is the first and only private college in the West to have received this honor. “This kind of recognition confirms a

remain comfortable this entire time, I didn’t do my job,” she told the audience of more than 200 educators, administrators and students at the event hosted by the South Puget Sound Higher Education Diversity Partnership. “(Race) is an incredibly complex and nuanced topic,” DiAngelo, Ph.D., explained. “The racial status quo is comfortable and I want to shake it up.” The theme and central question of the institute proved to be challenging: “what does it mean to be white in a society that proclaims race

binary digits, buffer or bandwidth.“I was drawn to student affairs because when I was a college student, I liked helping my peers grow and learn. Also, as a computer engineering major, I was not a good computer engineer and really had no passion for it,” he said. “So, I chose to follow this path as it aligned closely with my vocational calling.” Patel took the helm of associate director for Campus Life operations at PLU in February 2022, following 2½ years as community director for Stuen and Ordal

. But we had a lot of tests and exams, and I failed them. It was really tough! [Laughs] So, I was disillusioned at that point. I discovered that I liked teaching.  I became an elementary, middle, and high school teacher [for several years]. I wasn’t set on being a university professor at first.AG: Did you have a mentor who helped shape your vocation?JRO: Yes, and that mentor eventually became my dissertation supervisor. I took undergraduate literature classes and that is where my initial passion for

Law school-bound Jasneet Sandu ’23 is passionate about global studies, anthropology, computer science and religion Posted by: mhines / May 16, 2023 Image: Jasneet Sandhu ’23 (PLU Photo / Emma Stafki) May 16, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterJasneet Sandhu had planned to minor in global studies. But soon into her PLU experience, she decided to double major in it, along with computer science. She added anthropology and religion as double minors—as part of a strategy to

New Learning Community: Outdoor Experience Community Posted by: mhines / May 10, 2024 May 10, 2024 Do you love the outdoors? This fall, we’re launching a brand-new Outdoor Experience Community, one of our many themed learning communities (LCs) on campus. When living on campus, students have the option of living in a hall with a learning community that fits their passions and/or identities (and there is a Commuter LC, too!). LCs connect students, faculty, and staff and provide co-curricular

You Ask, We Answer: Is your campus safe? Posted by: shortea / February 15, 2023 February 15, 2023 We all have our own definitions and expectations of what it means to truly be and feel safe. In short, I would say PLU is a safe campus. The amount of work and preparation Campus Safety and other departments around the University does to accomplish this is extraordinary. We, students, faculty, staff, and visitors, neighbors, etc., all play a part in making PLU a safe place. The Department of Campus

Tacoma-area Conference for Innovation Students Submit your proposals by February 22, 2021 Posted by: halvormj / February 4, 2021 February 4, 2021 By Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies Are you a current Innovation Studies student? Read on if you’re interested in presenting a paper or student project at a local Innovation conference. I was contacted recently by a colleague at the UW/Tacoma who directs their university’s Institute for Innovation and Global Engagement. Each year they