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  • knowing I was in contention for it,” Barot said. Barot and the other fellowship recipients were announced last month. They were chosen from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants, based on achievement and exceptional promise. The fellowships are meant to give people the free time needed to pursue projects, Barot said. Chord has been a longtime coming for Barot. He started writing the collection of poems in 2005. After 9/11 and the beginning of the Iraq War, Barot reflected on global tensions. Despite the

  • project here in Parkland, where I hosted a juried art exhibit hosted at PLU featuring artwork from the Franklin Pierce School District high schools (I had attended Franklin Pierce High School myself). I participated in a Grad Salon presentation, where grad students present their capstone projects to other students. I was the first student to do this off-site, as I sat on my back patio in Parkland and talked about my experience in London and my work here. When I returned to Savannah in June for my

  • and arguments in the field. I can often put them in contact with authors we’re reading. I have also worked with some students who have done well in these classes in conducting student- faculty research on a variety of animal-related issues. This work outside the classroom has resulted in collaborative projects that have been presented at conferences and published in books and journals. For me, scholarship and teaching are fluid aspects of one process and they regularly blend into each other. I

  • -professional teams to improve health outcomes, and be leaders in the nursing profession. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) The Master of Science in Nursing, ranked as one of the top 150 graduate nursing programs in the US by US News and World Report, is designed to equip nurses with the knowledge and skills to lead change, promote health and elevate care in various roles and settings. Master of Business Administration (MBA) The Master of Business Administration is founded on the cornerstones of leadership

  • of the prestigious U.S. Fulbright program. Read MoreA life of service looking outwardMark Carrato ’94, a foreign service officer with USAID’s Power Africa program, realized that working for the government would put him in a position to institute real change. Read MoreLife After PLUWe estimate that: More than 600 of our graduates are dentists or physicians About 3,600 have careers in accounting, business, finance or economics More than 5,000 educators and 3,200 nurses have PLU degrees Almost 1,200

  • Act Six scholar gained confidence to study abroad Posted by: vcraker / February 5, 2021 Image: Andre Jones, and Act-Six scholar photographed near the PLU sign, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, at PLU. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) February 5, 2021 Andre Jones ’22, of Tukwila, Washington, stays busy with his leadership roles in campus clubs and the Act Six program. Founded and run by the Tacoma-based nonprofit Degrees of Change, the Act Six program identifies and rewards scholars who are passionate about

  • would be great for it.’ ”The Diversity CenterThe Diversity Center is committed to empowering the PLU community to engage in dialogue, programs, and initiatives that promote and enhance equity, agency, and action.Center for Gender & EquityPLU’s Center for Gender Equity supports, challenges, and empowers students, staff, and faculty to combat gender-based oppression and enact positive social change. Read Previous The Strength of Faculty Mentorship Read Next Get out of the classroom: Study Biology at

  • of Macroeconomics - ES ECON 215 Investigating Environmental and Economic Change in Europe - ES, GE ENGL 328 Theories of Reading and Writing - ES GLST 210 Contemporary Global Issues: Migration, Poverty, and Conflict - ES, GE GLST 325 Global Political Thought - ES, GE GLST 331 International Relations - ES, GE GLST 332 American Foreign Policy - ES, GE GLST 357 Global Development - ES, GE HIST 102 The Pre-Modern World: Explorations & Encounters - ES, GE HIST 103 Conflicts and Convergences in the

  • Events GREAN ClubAboutGREAN LeadershipUpcoming EventsAboutGREAN, or Grass Roots Environmental Action Now, is a club that promotes environmental awareness and action on campus and throughout the community to combat threats to our ecosystem and surrounding environment. The group itself has helped organize campaigns such as Take Back the Tap, as well as the Smart Paper Campaign, an initiative to change the paper policy on campus to using post consumer recycled paper. Additionally, the club has been

  • Goodall and I Set Free the Smartest Birds in the World, Slate.com, November 2013 Make Way for the African Penguins, Smithsonian Magazine, May 2012 Stolen Wildlife: The Illegal Trade in Animals is Exceeded Only by Drugs and Weapons Trafficking, Smithsonian Magazine, December 2009 Sea Change for Puffins, BirdWatchingDaily.com, April 2011 Books A Penguin Told Me a Secret (XLIBRIS 2016) : View Book Wild Echoes: Encounters with the Most Endangered Animals in North America, 2nd Edition (University of