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Learning Outcomes https://www.plu.edu/global-cultural-studies/learning-outcomes/

Global StudiesGlobal Studies majors will: Articulate the complexity of global issues and of solutions to global problems. Apply the approaches and methods of multiple disciplines to analyze specific global issues. Effectively communicate in written and oral form the complexity of a global issue or a specific solution to a global problem using approaches and methods from multiple disciplines. Demonstrate knowledge of translinguistic and transcultural perspectives on the world and its issues

Strings Professor Svend Rønning shares his teaching and his music – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/09/30/strings-professor-svend-ronning-shares-his-teaching-and-his-music/

After his first sabbatical became a great learning experience in 2006, Professor of Music Svend Rønning left campus for the 2015-16 sabbatical with a new mindset — to focus on teaching his specialties to the broader musical community. “I’ve gone on a quest to share my specialties with students and colleagues in a portable way,” Rønning said. “I’m excited about the relationships I’ve built across the nation.” Rønning graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with an undergraduate degree in

Just a spark: Student-faculty research on technology and argument – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/10/19/just-a-spark-student-faculty-research-technology-and-argument/

Student writes of her student-faculty research experience By Kaitlyn Hall ’17 Kaitlyn Hall is a senior Communication and Spanish major. We study the past and the present to inform the future. Student-faculty research offers one of the university’s most valuable opportunities for collaboration and innovation, bringing together academics of diverse experience and interests. Communication professor Justin Eckstein and I first met in a class centered on researching restaurant success. It started

Acclaim 2017-18 – The Alumni Magazine of PLU’s School of Arts and Communication https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2017-18/

Acclaim 2017-18 Dear SOAC Alumni and Friends: Welcome to our second annual Alumni Magazine of the School of Arts and Communication at Pacific Lutheran University – Acclaim. There is much to celebrate as we highlight our student achievements, alumni successes, and faculty accomplishments. Our nationally acclaimed School of Arts and Communication—one of the hallmarks of PLU—applauds our alumni, who are performing and creating on Broadway, in TV and film, as well as on stages and concert halls

Preparation, organization, punctuality and respect is how Barry Johnson leads his singing, teaching https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2017-18/01/18/barry-johnson/

By Genny Boots ‘18 and Kate Williams ‘16 Barry Johnson is not your typical new faculty hire. He has been a contingent faculty member at PLU since 1989. He will continue on at PLU working as a low voice instructor, but instead, on the tenure track. What is your background? I was born and raised in Douglas, Arizona on the Mexican border, the youngest of five children. I played baseball, acted in plays, and played trombone in the band. I didn’t sing in a choir until my junior year in high school

Why PLU grad and entrepreneur still gives back to the School of Business https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/why-plu-grad-and-entrepreneur-still-gives-back-to-the-school-of-business/

Why PLU grad and entrepreneur still gives back to the School of Business Posted by: shortea / August 13, 2019 Image: Justin Foster ’02, and School of Business Dean Chung-Shing Lee photographed in the Morken Center for Learning & Technology at PLU, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 13, 2019 By Vince SchleitwilerGuest WriterLutes often find ways to show gratitude to the community that supported their education, but Justin Foster ’02 got started early. An entrepreneur

2015 Summer Research Mentor Talks – 2/17 (all NSCI) and 2/19 (CHEM) https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2015/02/13/2015-summer-research-mentor-talks-tuesday-217/

2015 Summer Research Mentor Talks – 2/17 (all NSCI) and 2/19 (CHEM) Posted by: Craig Fryhle / February 13, 2015 February 13, 2015 Faculty mentor talks about summer research in 2015 will be given on Tuesday afternoon from 3-6 p.m. in Leraas Lecture Hall, Rieke Science Center. Come hear about the projects that will be offered throughout the Division of Natural Sciences, and be sure to apply by 5 p.m. on February 25th. Each faculty mentor will give a 15-minute presentation. Check the

Summer Research Opportunities at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Arkansas https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2017/12/19/summer-research-opportunities-at-the-u-s-food-and-drug-administration-fda-in-arkansas/

Summer Research Opportunities at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Arkansas Posted by: alemanem / December 19, 2017 December 19, 2017 Summer research opportunities are available at the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Jefferson, Arkansas. Selected individuals will train alongside NCTR investigators who conduct FDA mission-critical, translational research that provides a scientifically sound basis for FDA regulatory

Biochemical Markers Summer Fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2018/12/11/biochemical-markers-summer-fellowship-at-the-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention-cdc/

Biochemical Markers Summer Fellowship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Posted by: nicolacs / December 11, 2018 December 11, 2018 A fellowship opportunity is available in the Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS) within the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. DLS provides laboratory support that improves the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of environmental, tobacco

Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PBMS) at the Oregon Health and Science University https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2022/10/13/graduate-program-in-biomedical-sciences-pbms-at-the-oregon-health-and-science-university/

Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PBMS) at the Oregon Health and Science University Posted by: nicolacs / October 13, 2022 October 13, 2022 The Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences (PBMS) at the Oregon Health and Science University offers many exciting opportunities in Biomedical Research through an individualized graduate program for training the next generation of biomedical scientists, readying them for changing challenges in science and scientific careers. PBMS is fortunate to