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captivation of the whim in classic fairytales. She knew little of Rachel Carson before encountering the play, but found her story compelling, universal, and an invaluable piece of history. The play follows Rachel Carson during the research and writing of her book Silent Spring, which is credited with launching America’s environmental movement. As she struggles to complete her book, she fights her progressing cancer and factions of American enterprise that launch a crusade against her reputation. Carson’s
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captivation of the whim in classic fairytales. She knew little of Rachel Carson before encountering the play, but found her story compelling, universal, and an invaluable piece of history. The play follows Rachel Carson during the research and writing of her book Silent Spring, which is credited with launching America’s environmental movement. As she struggles to complete her book, she fights her progressing cancer and factions of American enterprise that launch a crusade against her reputation. Carson’s
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intellectual challenges that many students have found exciting and beneficial. The department is housed in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology. All classrooms are equipped for multimedia demonstrations. In addition, there are two 24-computer lab/classrooms. One of these has Apple Macintosh computers and the other has Dell PCs for student assignments and projects. The mathematics faculty annually award several scholarships as recognition of outstanding work in mathematics. Advanced students are
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Introduction About SR&ROur mission is to assist students in developing a personal set of values and ethics; managing emotions; making decisions and following through on commitments; becoming independent; recognizing interdependence; and accepting the consequences of personal actions and decisions. The Office of Students Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R) is part of the university’s commitment to holistic student development. There are times when incidents of reported misconduct may warrant a
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or even discussion – of course they were going to college, he said. In the book, Gates recalled his son, Trey, being curious about everything, and sneaking off with Paul Allen to spend all night working on computers or working for a company that was paying the pair to hack into their mainframe to test security. Then Gates and his wife, Mary Gates, would wonder why there son could barely get out of bed in the morning. “Never forget that your children are always watching you and learning from you
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museums throughout the state by extending the experience of trained museum professionals to cultural centers, heritage organizations and local museums.Scandinavian Cultural CenterThe Scandinavian Cultural Center is dedicated to increasing and sharing knowledge of Scandinavian history and culture with the wider community of the Tacoma and South Puget Sound area.“Registrars to the Rescue volunteers will be supplying needed materials and teaching us how to create supportive and non-toxic storage
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January 26, 2009 Present for historical moment PLU Senior Morgan Root spent last week in Washington D.C., experiencing the inauguration of President Barack Obama. The following is her account of the historic occasion. There is absolutely nothing like watching the president of the United States be sworn into office as you stand with 1.5 million people. On January 20, 2009 I had the opportunity to do just that. Instead of traveling to some exotic tropical place, my own personal J-term adventure
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industry,” he said. “It seemed right to me, so I decided to give it a shot.” The company grew quickly, and in 1990 was named by Inc. Magazine as one of the fasting-growing small companies in the United States. That same year, he bought-out his partner and renamed the business Pinnacle Rarities, based in Lakewood, Wash., and focused the company on high-end collectors and investors. “I quickly acquired an appreciation for the history and artistry of coins, and more important, I found I loved dealing with
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Gina Hames Associate Professor of History Phone: 253-535-7132 Email: hamesgl@plu.edu Office Location:Xavier Hall - Room 113 Status:On Sabbatical Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Member of the Design Team, Cornerstones General Education Model Pilot Program Education Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1996 M.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 1992 M.A., Eastern Washington University, 1989 B.A., Eastern Washington University, 1986 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Alcohol studies in a
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Endowment Growth Endowment reaches highest value ever PLU’s total endowment reached its highest value in the institution’s history at $95.2 million as of May 31, 2017, which signifies a promising future in the years to come. Our new, simplified investment approach has performed well since it was implemented a year ago. As with any long-term investment, some fluctuation in value is to be expected. We continue our policy of assuming prudent risk that we believe will yield the returns required to
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