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careers here. My hope for them is a professional and personal life as full, rich and sustained as I’ve enjoyed at this very special place. David Robbins is professor of music and chair of the music department. Read Next Think faster, work harder, feel more deeply LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant from the City of Tacoma to write and perform genre-bending composition April 18, 2024 PLU Music Announces Inaugural Paul Fritts Endowed Chair in Organ Studies and

, Struck reflects on her personal and educational experiences at PLU in our Q&A with her.How did you discover your passion for chemistry? When PLU went online, I took organic chemistry after general chemistry and loved that class, because it’s about figuring out different types of puzzles. I know organic chemistry is the class everyone is supposed to hate, but it’s my favorite, and I will die on that hill. Honestly, I knew chemistry was right for me after taking organic chemistry and having a ton of

community.Pursuing the personal and political Sandhu’s passions for global studies, anthropology and religion are rooted in her family’s history and background as Punjabi Sikhs. Her father was born and raised in the United States, while her mother immigrated from Punjab, India. Sandhu is the oldest of four children—three sisters and one brother—ranging from 20 to 9, all deeply involved in their community. The Sikh population faced genocide in India’s Punjab region in the 1980s, when government police picked up

careers here. My hope for them is a professional and personal life as full, rich and sustained as I’ve enjoyed at this very special place. David Robbins is professor of music and chair of the music department. Read Previous Students explore Read Next Upright dignity COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their

bring on personal and professional levels through fresh perspectives, learning curves and losing my comfort zone. This opportunity is one that will further challenge me in discovering my vocation and I couldn’t be more excited to begin the adventure.” Mycal Ford ’12 – ETA in Kaosiung Taiwan Ford – from Tukwila, Wash. – doubled majored in Chinese studies and political science. He has accepted an ETA in Kaosiung, Taiwan. As part of his teaching assistantship, Ford will be working on a service project

at Duke University, and he recently received an endowed Chair in the Department of Surgery. “PLU really helped lay a lot of foundations,” Haglund said. “It will always have a soft spot in my heart.” That soft spot remains in part because Haglund met his wife in PLU’s Mortvedt Library, and they have now been married for 32 years. It’s also because of the close, personal relationships he developed with recently retired chemistry professors Charles Anderson and Larry Huestis and especially biology

mural in The Cave and received the Sustainability Fellowship to design and propose a sustainability course as part of PLU’s general requirements. “My liberal arts education equipped me to be a well-rounded, conscious citizen and taught me the skills to do something about it,” said Rousseau. After graduating in 2012, Rousseau was determined to continue her personal education by investigating issues surrounding unsustainable agricultural systems. To do this, she set out to gain hands-on farming