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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
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surprised me,” she said. “I’d be in a grocery line and someone in traditional dress would be buying something like an iPad.” Aside from the fact there are no trees within eyeshot, or mountains – “I miss Mount Rainier!” – Nelson has had to get used to the cold. She has a nice apartment at Mongolian University of Science & Technology, sometimes the heater doesn’t work. And when it’s 20 degrees below out, that can be a problem. “I wrap up in all the blankets I have and get near a space heater,” she laughed
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August 14, 2008 A fresh perspective Each year, more than 250 transfer students bring a diverse mix of opinions and perspectives to the PLU campus. When asked what makes a typical transfer student, Joelle Pretty, PLU’s director of transfer recruitment had a simple answer. “There is no typical transfer student.” Each year, PLU admits between 250 to 300 transfer students to campus. Some are just a year or two removed from high school. Some are from families that have never before sent a child to
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Swanson ’12, and Martin Vestre ’12 – were there with their advisor Kevin Boeh, assistant professor of business and director of the Master of Science in Finance (MSF). The G.A.M.E Forum was founded and continues to be organized by PLU alum David Sauer ’81, a professor at Quinnipiac University. It gives students the opportunity to learn about what is going on in the industry from professionals and test their own abilities on what they’ve learned. In 1982, Mary Lund Davis set up a fund of $25,000 with
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. He earned a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering, but shifted gears and earned his master’s degree in higher education administration at the University of Kansas before arriving at PLU. “What sealed it for me to come work at PLU was, and still is, the students,” he said. “The students at PLU take the mission to heart and care for each other in a way that I never saw at the previous universities that I worked at or attended.” About 85 percent of first-year students live on campus — so there
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a person who’s working on graphic design,” Halvorson said. “But maybe you don’t regularly meet with business or computer science students, and you want to develop a broader range of entrepreneurial skills. The Innovation Studies program is meant to help you achieve the career and leadership goals that you want out of your art program.” The minor embraces creativity and big ideas while leaning into skill-building, providing a toolbox for students to delve into once they’ve completed their
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blog post provides basic advice on how to conduct a virtual class session for lecture and discussion. Videos from the Instructional Technologies team explain the technical aspects of using Google Hangouts for virtual meetings. Sakai videos and help documentation explain how to create lesson pages and activities to virtually manage assignments, assessments, or other graded tasks online. During a virtual class session, participants communicate using a web-device such as a phone, laptop, or tablet
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Moms Are Best Reached By Brand on Facebook With a Cause Posted by: wagnerjc / September 12, 2017 September 12, 2017 Originally published by American Marketing Association on August 25, 2017 by Zach Brooke New research from SCG sheds light on family matriarchs' purchasing power and media habits A survey completed by SCG Advertising and Public Relations shows that a majority of matriarchs are the primary decision makers within their households across several categories, including food and
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500-foot Chihuly Glass Bridge links the Museum of Glass with the Washington State History Museum and the nearby Tacoma Art Museum. Frank and Jill enjoy visiting the museum’s “Hot Shop,” where they can see glass artists at work. The Museum of Glass offers a unique look into glass-blowing with its “Hot Shop.” They also enjoy walking along the bridge, which was conceived by artist and Tacoma native Dale Chihuly. Jill and Frank love getting a bit too eat at Masa on 6th Ave. Masa (10.8 miles from
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PLU’s office of Campus Ministry. After a bunch of discussions, Alazadi and others around campus of various faiths created the Reflection Room, a place for students of all faiths – or those with no professed faith – to reflect and think. Brenda Ihssen, visiting assistant professor of religious history and historical theology, added that these clubs are evidence “that there is an open dialogue between the academic study of religion and the interest–and investment–that individuals have in their faith
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