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Virtual STEM Career Fair with the US Dept of State Posted by: nicolacs / October 27, 2022 October 27, 2022 The U.S. Department of State is excited to host its second virtual STEM Diversity Career Fair on Thursday, November 17, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  This year’s event will again focus on STEM careers in the Foreign and Civil Service as well as student programs and professional fellowships within the Department. We seek architects, engineers, IT professionals

Virtual Career Fair with the U.S. Dept of State Posted by: nicolacs / October 27, 2022 October 27, 2022 The U.S. Department of State is excited to host its second virtual STEM Diversity Career Fair on Thursday, November 17, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  This year’s event will again focus on STEM careers in the Foreign and Civil Service as well as student programs and professional fellowships within the Department. We seek architects, engineers, IT professionals, electronic

December 1, 2012 Katye Griswold ’13: ‘Quinoa, quin-what?’ Griswold and Eric Olson ’14 prepare the filling for Griswold’s famous Strawberry Champagne cupcakes. Griswold’s perspective on food drastically changed after reading a diet book written by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin during her sophomore year. She cooks a lot more, buys fresh ingredients, avoids processed foods, and is a vegetarian on most days. But being a foodie in college is hard, so she relies on sales and specials to make the

Shayna Doi ‘09 Posted by: juliannh / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Fulton Bryant-AndersonFormer Rieke Scholar Shayna Doi 09’uses critical reflection, perspective taking, community and care everyday. Diversity Center values underscore her life, relationships, and work.“I don’t know who I would be if I didn’t have that opportunity.” Shayna joined the Diversity Center via Hawai’i Club after a luau during her first-year at PLU. The 4th generation Japanese-American credits the Diversity

Collaborative Note Taking Posted by: bodewedl / November 24, 2015 November 24, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer Student note taking is usually encouraged to help students process, summarize, and synthesize new information. Some students and instructors are also exploring the idea of collaborative note taking using online tools like Google Docs and wikis. The idea seems great: students in a class share the arduous task of taking notes during reading or lecture. The efforts of many

August 10, 2011 Garfield Street has a ton of eating options, like 208 Garfield, with fun for the palate like small plates and big treats. (Photos by John Froschauer) From late-night snack to early-morning breakfasts, you’ll find places a plenty to eat at PLU By Barbara Clements You’ve decided it’s time for dinner, or a late night study break. But where, exactly, can you find a meal or some snacks? Pretty much at any time, there’s food to be found around PLU. For you early morning risers of the

February 23, 2012 Maude Barlow – National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and chair of the board of D.C.-based Food and Water Watch – delivers the keynote address opening the Wang Symposium, “Our Thirsty Planet”on Feb. 23 at PLU. (Photo by John Froschauer) ‘Water is the great teacher’ By Chris Albert For too long the water supply of this world has been treated like an open tap and the leaders of the world have been blindfolded around a bathtub sucking through a straw, said water

lunch — which involves tortillas with some combination of summer sausage, cream cheese, sliced cheese, peanut butter, jelly, bell peppers, salsa, and chips, and apples, which are usually kept separate. Students are free to make their own concoction with the ingredients, but having a little bit of everything is definitely encouraged by the guides. After lunch, the group decided to explore, venturing through fresh powder, and up and along ridges, where they found a spot to “sled.” For Hundtofte, the

January 23, 2013 Anthony Markuson ’14, Bill Pursell (Kelsie Leu’s uncle), Anna McCracken ’13, and Leu ’13 summited Mt. Kilimanjaro to celebrate the end of their study away experiences. One step at a time By Chris Albert The guides up the mountain keep a cadence of “pole, pole” as three PLU students ascend into the heavens. The words are Swahili for “slowly, slowly,” and Anna McCracken ’14, Kelsi Leu ’14 and Anthony Markuson ’13 soon learn that reaching the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro is a slow climb

always been a goal coming to PLU that I would study away. With nursing, it didn’t really seem possible, but then I found out about the Namibia trip.” Zimmerman received a Pell Grant, which is need-based financial aid. The Gilman Scholarship, which is awarded up to $5,000 to Pell Grant recipients, funds additional study-away costs beyond what’s covered by other financial aid. Those additional costs may include airfare, meals and other out-of-pocket expenses. The scholarship aims to diversify the types