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  • Major in Earth Science 34 semester hours in the following earth science courses, plus 4 semester hours in supporting courses The bachelor of arts degree is the minimum preparation for the field and

    concepts of science are stressed. Students select two courses (from two different departments) from the following: BIOL 116: Introductory Ecology (4) BIOL 367: Conservation Biology & Management* (4) BIOL 368: Ecology* (4) BIOL 369: Marine Biology* (4) CHEM 104: Environmental Chemistry# (4) ESCI 103: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Geological Hazards (4) ESCI 109: The Geology of Energy (4) ESCI 332: Geomorphology* (4) NSCI 350: STEM Education Partnership (4) The Environment and Society 8 semester hours

  • Professors Claire Todd (Geosciences and Environmental Studies) and Sergia Hay (Philosophy) had the honor of working with this year's class of Environmental Studies students as they completed their

    Barrier Reef and Human Ways of LifeI’d like to give a big thank you to my capstone mentors, Sergia Hay and Michael Behrens, my capstone colleagues, and my wonderful teacher, Claire Todd. Jack Mahr Environmental Studies and Studio Arts Major Project: Reframing Nature: Utilizing Art to Connect the Self to Deep Ecology Thank you to Professors Sergia Hay, Spencer Ebbinga, and Claire Todd. I would also like to thank my friends and family. Grayson Peet Environmental Studies, Biology & Political Science

  • John Evanishyn ‘21 grew up in Tacoma, exploring Point Defiance Park, Ruston Way waterfront and other urban green spaces. By high school, he had learned enough from his dad to become a skilled forager, someone who knew his capstones from his shaggy ink caps. (Those…

    creativity, writing a column for The Mast that was based on his experiences studying abroad. Evanishyn’s overseas experiences included a year in Aix-en-Provence, France, a Tacoma-sized city located about 20 miles from Marseilles. There he studied subjects ranging from European literature to the ecology of the Mediterranean Sea, all the while soaking up the majestic ambiance of France’s wine country. “It’s a really beautiful area,” he said. “There’s a very dry, beautiful mountain (Mont Sainte-Victoire

  • The Lobi people live mainly in Burkina Faso, with smaller groups residing in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana.

    to harmful forces such as disease and witchcraft. They are holding one or both arms up. Bateba bambar are called paralyzed bateba because they depict a man or woman with their legs stretched out in front of them, mimicking a paralyzed person. These protect children and elderly people from paralysis. Again, it is impossible to generalize between all of the Lobi peoples and some villages will have different meanings and uses for their bateba. (Rand African Art) – Brock Martin ’18, Environmental

  • One of Martin Luther’s essential reforming insights insisted that while human beings are called to work diligently in this world, they can do nothing to work for or earn God’s favor.

    corresponding emphasis on responsibility to others permeates the Lutheran culture of world engagement. Thus, Lutherans have established schools (from pre-kindergarten through graduate level universities) and seminaries. They have created hospitals, orphanages, retirement centers, and long-term care facilities. Lutherans in the United States are diligent and vital leaders in humanitarian and religious efforts to feed the hungry, diminish poverty, and eradicate disease – both here and in developing nations

  • Relay for Life returns to PLU track Students, faculty, staff and alumni will paint the campus purple on April 25 and 26 during PLU’s third annual Relay for Life The relay begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 25. At least one member from each…

    . The goal is to raise $60,000 with 600 participants. The relay begins with a “survivor lap” run by cancer survivors and their caregivers. Later in the evening, the Luminaria ceremony will remember those who have died from cancer and celebrate those who have survived. According to the American Cancer Society, cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, and half of all men and one third of all women in the country will develop the disease during their lifetimes. The Relay for

  • 3/17/2015 Strategic Planning Work Group edits 3/31/2015 Strategic Planning Work Group edits 5/27/2015, SNO Meeting, Approved

    . Appreciating the complexity of the health-illness relationship is key to diagnosing and intervening with human experiences of and responses to health, illness, and disease. Collegiate Nursing Education The PLU Nursing faculty believes collegiate nursing education contributes to shaping and stewarding the profession and practice of nursing. Service, leadership and scholarship are essential components in the formation of mature and highest quality professional practitioners of nursing. Academic nursing

  • The Essential Qualifications for Participation in School of Nursing Degree Programs (below) constitute important elements of academic performance criteria in the PLU School of Nursing degree

    communications when performing nursing assessment and intervention or administering medications. The student must be capable of perceiving the signs of disease and infection as manifested through physical examination. Such information is derived from images of the body surfaces, palpable changes in various organs and tissues, and auditory information (patient voice, heart tones, bowel and lung sounds).  The student must be able to modify decisions and actions when dictated by new relevant data or after

  • Gre masks, such as the one in the PLU Collection, were carved by the Bete People of the Republic of the Congo.

    gre mask. Emphasis on a an animals strength and ferocity are the traits portrayed in the Gre mask, giving it power to expel evil forces and disease through masked dance performances. Before the 1960’s, when the Bete were not one of the three leading numerically largest peoples in Cote d’Ivoire, Gre masks were worn after periods of war to represent peace restored. Traditions of the gre masks are only seen in the western Bete territory. Gre masks are said to date back to the 19th and 20th century

  • Through grant funding from the Indian Health Service’s Indians Into Medicine Program (INMED) and the Empire Health Foundation, the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) to participate in pathway programs. Deadline to apply: April 7,…

    to medical school Direct access to medical school admissions deans and faculty with individual feedback on personal statements and mock interviews The INMED – RISE program is held in collaboration with: Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine Northwest Native American Center of Excellence Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board University of California Davis School of Medicine Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane Read Previous Infectious Disease Sciences Summer