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  • just aren’t used to it,” Ferguson said. Admission staff, current students and alumni even write birthday cards, holiday cards and emails when a student shows success in activities. Admission staff make it their business to get to know each student. Marilyn Knutson Professors know their students, too. PLU has a smaller average class size than most area high schools — a student-faculty ratio of about 12 to 1. Coria-Islas, a double major in Hispanic studies and elementary school education who is also

  • years continue to produce moments of amazement, wonder, care and empowerment for generations to come!” Nova Schauss ’04 “I was never able to take an official Women’s Studies class because of my class schedules. Through the Women’s Center, I connected with other students and staff who were interested in making life better for women and men. I always think of my time at the Women’s Center as the place where I earned my extracurricular minor in Women’s Studies by osmosis. I met so many great people

  • rate of yeast cells in Canavanine. 2:30 pm - A Comparison of the Electrochemical Performance of Porous and Non-porous Carbon Electrodes that are Coated with Iron Marshall McNally, Capstone Senior Seminar In this study, the specific power of a high surface-area, carbon nanofoam (CNF) that was conformally coated with iron oxyhydroxide (FeOx) is compared to a FeOx-coated, bulk carbon (BC) electrode with low surface area but with a similar chemical composition. Carbon nanofoams were synthesized by

  • showcase how salmon are valued in Western Washington. After one of these lessons “Ten-year-old Elliot Hougardy, in Hull’s class, said he’s interested in fish because he likes to eat fish and go fishing. ‘It’s cool because you can see all the organs in the fish,’ Hougardy said about the Wednesday presentation. ‘You see how they’re like us and how they’re different’” (Johnston). There is already a great interest in salmon that is also being passed on to the children as they are given a chance to interact

  • in Classics, and then continue on to graduate school in Egyptology. I had an opportunity to visit Cairo and Luxor for J-Term in 2009. Visiting the tombs and pyramids, I realized that while I loved learning about ancient civilizations, I knew excavating in the dirt just wasn’t for me. That same year, my sophomore year, I had also taken my first political science class: political thought with Dr. Peter Grosvenor. After reading many of the classical political philosophers, I saw another path to

  • methods of investigation class, and I will also be studying away this coming fall in Costa Rica where I will get to participate in a sustainability internship. After graduating next year, I plan to continue working in the outdoors and sharing what I have learned with others! — Emily T. ‘22 Did you know? 100% of Environmental Studies majors complete 80+ hours of experiential learning through internships, research with a professor, or volunteer work with an organization. Did you know? Want to study away

  • average salary for MBA-holders is $82,721. Most MBA programs include class projects and case studies that allow students to take a deep-dive into different sectors and industries, which can help you narrow down your career interests. As you learn about and prepare to transition into a new industry, you’ll also gain important leadership skills that can prepare you for management positions to lead organizational change. The MBA program at PLU is designed for business and non-business majors alike

  • creatively and collaboratively, integrating multiple disciplinary approaches as they explore solutions to our most pressing problems. Donations to Interdisciplinary Programs programs help fund paid internships and provide other resources for our students so they can learn and work alongside our community partners.`` Suzanne Crawford O'Brien, Ph.D. Interim Dean of Interdisciplinary ProgramsMake a GiftGreatest NeedYour gifts provide access to a world-class education that educates students for lives of

  • emphasis on encouraging the student to integrate problem-solving methodology with tools of economic analysis. Topic(s) selected by class participants and instructor. Prerequisite: ECON 101, 102, 301 or 302, senior standing; satisfactory completion of two 300-level economics courses other than ECON 301 or 302, all with grade of a C- or above, and declared economics major; or consent of instructor. (4)

  • experience of planning out course scheduling and degree completion for both PLU students and advisors. Our application looks to bring the usage and information that currently is spread out between Google Sheets, the class schedule, the course catalog, and CAPP reports, and merge them into a single, more intuitive environment. Given some information about a student, the app allows a student and their advisor to view their graduation plan and manipulate it to their desire. Additional informative features