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On Exhibit: Women’s History Month Posted by: Holly Senn / March 9, 2022 March 9, 2022 In honor of Women’s History Month, we are “commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history.” (https://www.womenshistorymonth.gov/). This exhibit includes a short list of just a few women’s first achievements in the past six years, from 2017 to 2022, and print biographies about women from the Mortvedt Library collection. While there are many

Julia A. Rutherford Memorial Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / January 31, 2022 January 31, 2022 The Education Committee of the Puget Sound American Chemical Society will be accepting applications for the Julia A. Rutherford Memorial Scholarship. Two $1500 scholarships will be awarded students currently enrolled in a 4-year college/university who has completed or is currently enrolled in organic chemistry I. The eligibility details and contact info can be found here. The deadline is March 1

ACS Puget Sound Section – College scholarships – due March 1 Posted by: nicolacs / January 31, 2024 January 31, 2024 The American Chemical Society Puget Sound Section is pleased to open applications for a scholarship for 4-year college students and an additional DEIR Scholarship to support underrepresented minority students in STEM. Each scholarship is a $2000 award. Applications are due March 1st. Eligibility, criteria, and FAQs can be found here: https://acspss.org/education/#scholarships

September 2, 2009 Studying the laws behind international adoption Trained as an historian of the American Revolution and blessed with an abundance of sources, I saw no scholarly reason to travel abroad, although I had wanted to see England, the mother country from which America was born. My subsequent research on the history of adoption, which produced three books over the course of 20 years, focused entirely on the United States. I had little interest in writing or teaching history in a

Aminda Cheney-Irgens ’20 on her chemistry and Hispanic studies double major, research in Puerto Rico, and preparing for graduate school Posted by: Marcom Web Team / May 20, 2020 Image: Aminda Cheney-Irgens ’20 visits the American Chemical Society. May 20, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Marketing & Communications Guest WriterAminda Cheney-Irgens is a smart, driven, and globally-minded Pacific Lutheran University senior who, like her peers, spent her spring adjusting to a new way of doing college

ACS Bridge Program Posted by: alemanem / January 8, 2020 January 8, 2020 The American Chemical Society Bridge Program (ACS-BP) is an effort to increase the number of chemical science PhDs awarded to underrepresented minority (URM) students, defined by the project as African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. The ACS-BP does this by creating sustainable transition (bridge) programs and a national network of doctoral granting institutions that provide substantial mentoring for

Advice for first-year students: Communicate with your professors Posted by: vcraker / June 30, 2022 June 30, 2022 Student-athlete Ahi Holden ’24 offers some tips for succeeding during your first year of college. Read Previous PLU selected for American Passport Project Read Next Advice for first-year students: Create a study space and routine LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines

life. “It’s really powerful,” she said. Hall grew up on traditional Samish lands, ancestral areas around Anacortes, Washington, and the San Juan Islands. She first connected with her tribe in 2003, but for a long time didn’t embrace all that came with her Native American identity. It wasn’t until a decade later, through her studies at Pacific Lutheran University, that Hall reconnected with the Samish on a deeper level. A class on myths, rituals and symbols with her mentor — Suzanne Crawford O’Brien

this journey,” said Lisosky. “We have elders, African-American alumni, Chinese and nontraditionals participating. A variety of perspectives in an entirely new environment makes this a very rich experience.” And, in some cases, a very personal one. “Being in Africa has given me a great perspective on how I have developed as a person, given my background as a black American, and how beautiful it is to meet Africans who have been to America,” said Reese. The film crew visited ‘Namibia Nine’ narrator