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the group a bit about field craft, such as map reading and rope work. Swanson said that this year’s summer research really gave him a look into the scientific process and at “least a brief look at what scientists do in the field.” Todd said this is key, since each student on her team developed their own research study on the Rainier Mount Rainier and had to deal with some data that was expected, as well as some result that were unexpected. “It will help them deal with complexity and unknowns, and

landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors that have caused child vaccination rates to decline in many parts of the country.Not that poring over such data was always her forte. Her passion was kindled years ago as a psychology undergrad at PLU — even if she had to overcome her initial dread of statistics and methods first. “I was terrified to take that class because I never considered

call her in my head. She helps me take so many risks that I never thought I could accomplish. Her door is always open for me.  Tell me about your favorite class at PLU.  My favorite class was statistical consulting with Dr. [N.] Justice. We learned practical skills that will help in work as a data analyst or consultant. How has working with Campus Life as an ambassador for assessment, evaluation and research enriched your learning at PLU? I am taking it as practice for what I want to go into, which

, McFadden ‘11 landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors that have caused child vaccination rates to decline in many parts of the country.Not that poring over such data was always her forte. Her passion was kindled years ago as a psychology undergrad at PLU — even if she had to overcome her initial dread of statistics and methods first. “I was terrified to take that class because I never

teaches it to her class, and at the authorial level, Kamal wrote Unmarriageable as an adaptation of the original for her thesis. Although the characters are incredibly well-versed in Austen, they frustratingly never fully realize how their lives parallel Austen’s novel. For instance, Alys and her friend Sherry (Charlotte Lucas’s parallel) explicitly compare their lives to Pride and Prejudice in one scene and note only dissimilarities besides the social power structures that limit their choices (149

gathered samples and expertly interpreted the amassed data. This research project was part of the Natural Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program (NSSURP). NSSURP allows student researchers to work directly with PLU faculty mentors to experience a learning dimension rarely accessible from the academic-year textbook and laboratory assignments. Research projects reflect the natural sciences fields of biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental studies, geosciences, mathematics, physics

. These types of projects demonstrate a student’s ability to think like a scientist and connect theory to practice. Beyond that, it trains students to think critically. “It’s one of the ways they develop habits of mind that are connected to being good citizens, too, because research questions are rarely neat,” Killen said. The process of developing a hypothesis, and determining how to explore that question and collect data, may look like a method useful only in academic research. However, Killen

requires new PLU students  to complete an educational online module that provides valuable prevention tips, information on what forms of sexual violence can occur on college campuses, said Ray Lader, Associate Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities at PLU. The module also informs students about available resources and highlights important policies to help them be prepared for their college experience. The program, called Think About It, has given the university valuable data “that helps us

university’s on-call crisis-response structure, and we work to help students find the help they need both in the moment but also long-term when in crisis.Campus LifeLearn more about Campus LifeWhat does a typical day at your job look like? That is kind of hard to describe with every day being different. But for the most part, it is a lot of administrative time for email, running reports and gathering data and working/planning meetings. And all of that depends on where we are in the school year. Right now

in Washington, with attrition and turnover at an all-time high. A recent analysis of Washington state data by Calder Center revealed that more teachers left the classroom during the past year than during the past three decades. In 2022, the teacher attrition rate was 8.91%, the highest in the previous 37 years. Turnover is also high at 19.76%, according to the report. What’s more, the current teacher workforce does not reflect the diversity of classrooms. A survey released last year by the