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  • hands-on STEM activities for those underrepresented such as African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, Pacific Islander, and female students. “This grant is important to MESA because these students of color represent the future. We are doing amazing work in the community and getting this grant shows how engaged and committed PLU is when it comes to diversity, equity and inclusion in the STEM field,” said Penda Samba, MESA program director. “We are planning to use the grant by enforcing

  • First Year LUTE Welcome (New Student Orientation) Schedule @ a Glance LUTE Welcome Week is packed with Lute traditions that will help you transition to PLU and meet faculty, staff and peers. All Fall 2024 New Students (including new International Students) will be assigned to a peer-led LUTE Group; individual LUTE Group locations will be available on your LUTE Welcome name tag, which new students will receive at Check In. Required Session?FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2024 - EVENTSTIMELOCATION &/or how to

  • Karissa Bryant ’03 teacher and traveler, will join Sr. Helen Puwein Biography Biography Karissa Bryant, PLU class of 2003, is happy to be back in the northwest after almost three years teaching, studying, volunteering, and traveling in Asia. She teaches yoga to kids and adults with a focus on developing an internal calmness, a constant place of stability and quiet surrender. She also teaches singing with Studio East and Village Theater Kidstage!. Karissa is producing a series of fundraising

  • coursework will focus on helping RISE Summer Academy students be better prepared to enter medical school. The coursework will be taught by College of Medicine faculty. Cultural Engagement and Community Building: This will include meetings with the WSU Health Sciences Spokane Native American Health Office, AIAN clinical faculty, and visit(s) to an area tribal clinic. Medical Student Mentors: RISE Summer Academy students will have medical student mentors to help guide them through the program, answer their

  • research and cultural activities that contribute to including women in history. Special emphasis is on women in the context of the Holocaust and its aftermath, with sexual violence as one focus. Dr. Hedgepeth is a full professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Middle Tennessee State University. In addition to German, she has taught extensively about the Holocaust, women’s issues, and world literature. Together with Dr. Rochelle G. Saidel, founder and executive director of the

  • success with injecting Nipah virus glycoproteins and vaccinia virus recombinant proteins into hamsters, which displayed that all hamsters survived from this vaccination method after subsequent challenges. Another vaccination method written in 2019 used a multi-epitope vaccination that produced humoral and cell-mediated immunity. Developing vaccines based on mechanistic understanding of viral function, paired with education of zoonosis and spillover events provide a great combative ability to fight

  • Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Posted by: nicolacs / November 29, 2021 November 29, 2021 The University of Washington Molecular Engineering Materials Center (UW MEM·C) summer REU program is focused on exposing underrepresented minorities and veterans to a viable and relevant career pathway focused on materials and energy research. OUR FOCUS: MATERIALS RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION Undergraduates, including veterans, will find that the

  • from 23 states and 10 countries. “Tom energetically engaged with students, faculty, university staff, alumni, and donors during a period of remarkable cultural change, both on campus and in our larger community. At a time of widespread student protests on campuses nationwide, PLU has benefitted from Tom’s skill in fostering dialogue with students and proactively addressing their concerns in a constructive and collaborative fashion, and we are committed to continuing that approach,” Severson said

  • Curriculum and ProgrammingThe curriculum for the Business and Economic History program at PLU is administered by the History department, and taught by the Benson Family Chair. Currently, the program consists of six courses taught on a rotating basis, providing students with an introduction to major themes in U.S. Business and Economic history, and providing greater depth in the fields of business ethics, human centered design, and the history of technology. At least two courses offered each

  • Corps Master’s International program. Her Peace Corps assignment in Belize (2006-2008) focused on ecotourism and she completed her MPA with a focus on environmental management in 2009. Shella then joined the U.S. Department of the Interior as a Presidential Management Fellow, where she focused on Arctic policy and sustainable land management. After being accepted into the U.S. Foreign Service, she was assigned as the environment and science officer at the U.S. Embassy in Oslo, followed by