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November. “That is simply not true. There is nothing about poverty that is pre-ordained. It is the rules we set up.” And society – with few hits to lifestyle – can change those rules, stressed Foege, who in the 1970s led the fight to successfully eradicate smallpox. For his efforts, Foege was awarded the Medal of Freedom in 2012 by President Obama, who called him a leader in “one of medicine’s greatest success stories.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOlM4pK6tCc Foege said he truly supports the $15
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PLU Chorale tours the southeast, uses music to make the world a better place Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 8, 2016 January 8, 2016 The Chorale will perform in Georgia, Alabama and Florida and will close the tour with a homecoming concert in PLU’s Lagerquist Concert Hall.By Mandi LeCompteOutreach Manager In a program titled “I Can Tell the World,” the Pacific Lutheran University Chorale will perform a repertoire of choral music, featuring works by Felix Mendelssohn, Halsey Stevens, Norman
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February 21, 2008 MFA students earn top honors Amy Andrews remembers it was a Saturday when the phone rang. Her daughter was practicing piano and her husband was hiking the trails of a nearby nature park. When she answered the phone, Lee Gutkind, editor of the journal Creative Nonfiction, identified himself and said he was calling about the first-ever “Creative Nonfiction MFA Program-Off” contest. He was calling to inform Andrews she’d won the grand prize. “I was very composed,” she said. “I
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July 23, 2009 Biology professors win coveted Murdock grants Turning over barnacle-encrusted rocks, one by one, craning your neck to catch a glimpse of a bird or sloshing through a muddy tributary might not seem like hard core scientific endeavors. But think again. It’s research such as this that gleaned three assistant professors of biology – Michael Behrens, Julie Smith and Jacob Egge – grants totaling more than $120,000. The support, provided by the Vancouver, Wash. based M.J. Murdock
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May 1, 2013 Mooring Mast wins national honor for in-depth reporting The Society of Professional Journalists announced today that Pacific Lutheran University’s Mooring Mast was awarded FIRST PLACE in the country for in-depth reporting for small universities. This year’s MOE Awards honor the best of collegiate journalism from 2012 calendar year. The Mooring Mast received this honor for its in-depth coverage of the PLU student conduct system. Links to the series of articles can be found here. [1
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October 19, 2014 PLU Student Selected for Prestigious National Council Nellie Moran ’15 has been selected as 1 of 10 “campus women to watch out for” on the National Student Advisory Council. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Nellie Moran ’15 is one of ’10 Campus Women to Watch Out For’ By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 20, 2014)—Nellie Moran ’15 already has built an amazingly impressive résumé of leadership roles and national political connections—and now
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PLU biology professor Amy Siegesmund receives national teaching award Posted by: nicolacs / September 14, 2022 Image: Image: PLU Professor of Biology Amy Siegesmund says she takes great joy in building learning communities with students that explore how the microbial world is intricately tied to our lives. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 14, 2022 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University Professor of Biology Amy Siegesmund is the recipient of the American
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July 23, 2009 One-on-one: Behrens By Barb Clements Being a marine biologist is a pretty good gig. And why wouldn’t it be? There are obvious perks, Michael Behrens admits, to having a job where diving is part of the package. Seeing creatures swim by as they hunt for food in the Galopagos is a nice benefit, as well as diving in the rocky shoals of Washington state, which he counts as among the most beautiful places on earth. For PLU Assistant Professor of Biology Michael Behrens diving gives him
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February 1, 2013 Sorayah Surkatty ’10 Associate Professor of Music Jim Brown and Sorayah Surkatty ’10 at the Vashon Opera. Sorayah Surkatty ’10 Major: Vocal performance Employer: Vashon Opera PLU Connection: Associate Professor of Music Jim Brown, and PLU Music Lecturer Holly Boaz If there is one discipline where finding a job is heavily weighted on “who you know,” it’s the arts, even more so with opera. As Sorayah Surkatty reflects on her new career in the realm of big voices and classical
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April 15, 2014 PLU President and Mrs. Krise Announce Endowed Internship Fund PLU President Thomas W. Krise, left, and Patricia L. Krise announce an endowed internship. By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications The benefits of a summer internship—even an unpaid one—are unlimited and undeniable: Students can apply what they’ve learned in the classroom to real-world situations, network with people in the industry and gain valuable work experience and insight (and sometimes even a job
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