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changed. While still performed at initiations, today the main significance of these ceremonies comes with the opportunity for communities to come together, celebrate, and communicate truths about gender, power and the past. They offer a chance for the Makonde to express, through ritual performance, the realities of their changing world and how that in turn affects their own identity (Bortolot). During initiation both girls and boys are taught how to make and perform with masks. Women however, perform
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effective leaders in their professions and communities. Graduate students have the opportunity to study in unusually close and supportive working relationships with full time doctorally-prepared faculty and professionally qualified part-time practitioners. BusinessThe Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) can be completed full- or part-time in as little as nine months. The M.B.A. is available to students from any academic background and includes a required 10-day faculty-led international
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these soils for bacterial or other biomarkers. Tandem mass spectrometry was used to identify proteins found in soil samples to differentiate between floor and soil microbial communities. However, the technique proved difficult to apply to these samples because of the contaminants that interfere in the separation and ionization of peptides in the mass spectrometer, and the lack of a complete proteomic database against which to search the resulting protein sequences. 3:05 pm - 10 Minute Break - Senior
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, this club doesn’t require high maintenance like most sports. We have created our small community, and currently are working on a fundraiser through a tournament open to PLU and outside communities as well. Our main goal with the club is to create a fun community where we can enjoy our interests while meeting new people. We provide the Pickleball Paddles/Balls/Nets. We also teach the rules to newcomers and offer the space to play during our scheduled times. Type of Club or Organization: General
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in DJS community 2024 Recipients: Zari Warden Makayla Martinez Wyatt Davis Titus Malaga Faculty & Staff Awards Recognizing faculty and staff who have worked to create spaces of belonging and community at PLU through advocacy, support, and resistance in solidarity. 2024 Recipients: Peter Davis Laura Shneidman Kalina Cordero James Innocent Alumni Award Recognizing an Alumni who has continued to work to in their communities as a leader in diversity, justice, and sustainability. Chloe No’eau Pa’ikai
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Medical Sciences (MAMS) program. Shelby Hatton is one of many Lutes who have gone from PLU’s pre-health science undergraduate program into PNW’s MAMS and DO programs. Recently, the two universities recognized this trend and created this partnership to ensure this path continues to serve students – and benefit communities throughout Washington.Then, in November, when the DO students transition to systems courses, the MAMS students take a set of other courses. This includes classes like biomedical
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the microbial communities that live in the tree canopies of local Pacific Northwest forests. Soils collect in the small nooks high above the ground, and she’s conducting genetic analysis of the microbes that live in those soils. She, too, works closely with student researchers on the project – she finds essential the work they do as part of a team. At the same time, she also knows that her work entails more than simply conducting research or teaching classes. “In the lab, as I see it, I have two
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at the criteria, it just made sense. These are things we want from PLU students.” Wiley was an obvious choice to lead the program. Not only is she a faculty member who can work directly with the professors on campus, but she is a Peace Corps alumna herself. She taught English for two years in Mauritania, a large country on the northwest coast of Africa. Later, Wiley returned for doctoral work. She maintains connections with communities there.“One thing I learned in the Peace Corps was that
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those things have been over time,” he explains. “An analysis of innovation should look at human communities, economic issues, art & design, ethics, technology, and more. If you examine these elements in an interdisciplinary way, you can really assess the dynamics of change in society.” Halvorson teaches business and economic history courses in the history department, as well as classes on innovation and the history of technology. He has also continued publishing books, including the lively new
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-health science undergraduate program into PNWU’s MAMS and DO programs. Recently, the two universities recognized this trend and created this partnership to ensure this path continues to serve students – and benefit communities throughout Washington. Did the PNWU MAMS program also support your transition to medical school? It did! For example, faculty members and program alumni help MAMS students throughout the process by reading application essays and helping with interview prep. The medical school
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