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Senior Profiles: Class of 2019 Is Making a Difference TACOMA, Wash. (May 23, 2019 ) — Judging by its accomplishments, Pacific Lutheran University’s Class of 2019 is poised to make an immediate impact on the world — mostly because they already have done so much at PLU. Here’s a look at just a handful… May 23, 2019 Alumni ProfilesBiologyCommunicationKinesiologyPLU GradsPolitical ScienceSociology
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Environmental Ethics at Holden Village Human impact on the natural world is impossible to ignore. From severe flooding in Africa, melting of the arctic poles, and fires across Australia, recent years have seen a drastic increase in anomalistic climate events. In response to these problems, Pacific Lutheran University values “thinking… May 6, 2020
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about the submission including character and word counts. If you’ve used Turnitin prior to the Feedback Studio update, you’ll have access to the same tools, but will likely find the new interface more efficient and flexible for your needs. What Stays the Same? The Sakai integration with Turnitin via the Assignment Tool will not change. Faculty can still enable Turnitin and the same options when creating an assignment. Both faculty and students will still access the Turnitin Reports via the Sakai
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transformation has spread across businesses worldwide and the notion of the “Age of the Customer” is a dominant marketing strategy for all major brands. With so much change happening so quickly, how can we predict the next year? I’ve monitored best practices that Sprinklr’s most valuable clients are following, shifts within social marketing and new data governance rules to develop the top three marketing trends of 2019: 1) Social Data Insights & Governance. Nearly half of the world is on social media and 88
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December 1, 2010 ‘I always wanted to go to med school. Then I found something I love even MORE.’ By Chris Albert PLU senior Lauren Thiele has always wanted to make positive change in the world. It’s why, for as long as she could remember, she wanted to go to medical school. It’s also why she came to PLU. “A lot of it is the social justice aspect of medicine,” she said. “I wanted to be one of those people that could do good in the world.” Thiele knew PLU had an impressive program that prepares
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mentor of Bannon’s. One of the first openly gay students at PLU, the atmosphere was not always positive, Bannon admits. At a time when society wasn’t as accepting, he and a group of other students and faculty saw the need for change. Thus was the birth of Harmony, PLU’s queer-straight alliance group, which still has a strong presence on campus today. Despite the difficult moments, Bannon remembers PLU fondly, and that he wouldn’t change a thing about his college experience. “I couldn’t have imagined
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study environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University with all those experiences informing his worldview. He will graduate this month after spending the last few years examining issues related to global climate change, sustainability and environmental justice. He cited Environmental 350 — for which he studied Pierce County’s Clover Creek and its surrounding watershed — as one of his favorite classes. “It was all focused around different areas of the creek and studying its health along its route
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hours or by special appointment. Students are expected to respond to the advisor’s request for conferences. If a student wishes to change their faculty advisor, they must complete and submit a change of advisor form, available in the School of Nursing main office. Learning LabsThe School of Nursing labs include the nursing skills lab, health assessment lab, computer lab and simulation lab. For skills which are assigned in specific courses, students are scheduled for specific laboratory times. ‘Open
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become or that I would love what I do so much. What will be one piece of advice that you’ll share with current PLU students at Thursday’s lecture? Take the time to find your true calling in life—the reason why you are here on this planet, including the career/ job that excites you and pushes you to do your very best. It is worth the effort. It will change your life, and you may just change your world! Zach Powers '10 Zach Powers '10 worked as PLU's media and content manager until April 2017. He holds
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that soon after the weekend ended, the alumni office was asked about a 90th reunion. “Choir of the West has a really strong affinity and people really identify strongly with it and I think that, from the stories I hear, Choir of the West had a big impact on people’s experience,” Nolan Ryan, assistant director of Alumni and Constituent Relations, said. Amy Wigstrom ’96 was in the Choir of the West under the direction of Richard Sparks, and her time in the choir was a highlight of her PLU
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