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  • preparation for any future requiring integrative thinking, skills in writing, discernment in reading and an appreciation of the human experience and aesthetic values. Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies The Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (GSRS) program at PLU provides students with an innovative curriculum that examines how gender, sexuality and race are embedded in complex dynamics of power and resistance. Global Studies The Global Studies Program educates students to engage critically and actively

  • number of advanced classes in mathematics and statistics. It is also useful to take economics (micro and macro) as well as finance. The Web site www.BeAnActuary.org contains a wealth of information on actuarial careers and preparation for them. You can also get more information by contacting the Society of Actuaries www.soa.org.Careers for Actuarial Science MinorsIn a recent national survey of 250 different careers, actuary was rated number one. The survey addressed job satisfaction, salary, stress

  • Mysterium by young American composer Daniel Elder and This Have I Done For My True Love by English Romantic composer Gustav Holst. “It has been very gratifying and inspiring to watch the students work so diligently and with such cohesion in preparation for this conference program.” Nance says. “The invitation to perform on this prestigious stage with a highly sought conductor has come to us because our program is growing in national and world reputation. I am very proud of my students and the choir for

  • preparation in specific categories. The business schools appear in alphabetical order on the lists, and are not ranked. “We’re thrilled to receive this recognition from the Princeton Review! It’s an honor to be the only MBA program in the Northwest to be recognized, and especially gratifying that the PLU MBA program is listed among the top 15 programs in two of the six categories (General Management and Global Management),” said Jim Brock, Dean of PLU’s School of Business. “It is a testament to the

  • .   Known variously as ‘Master’s universities’ or ‘comprehensive universities,’ these institutions are neither research universities nor liberal arts colleges, but a hybrid that combines the best of both, integrating liberal arts education with professional preparation.  Ernest Boyer described them thirty years ago as colleges that ‘colored outside the lines,’ labeled them ‘New American Colleges,’ and predicted a bright future for them.   The emergence of  New American Colleges and Universities as high

  • organizational support system to help students from Yakima attend and succeed at PLU.”PLU has partnered with Act Six since 2007 and enrolled and graduated more than 90 scholars. The expansion into the Yakima Valley means students will have an opportunity to attend PLU and receive leadership training, academic preparation, mentorship, and give back to the community through acts of service.  “I truly believe that students in the Yakima Valley have the drive and passion for higher education and that with the

  • master’s degree program. This program, officially named the Entry-Level MSN program, admits qualified students with baccalaureate degrees in fields other than nursing. Students complete 15 months of intensive preparation for RN licensure and continue to complete the coursework necessary for this generalist MSN degree with a focus of a Nurse Educator or Nurse Leader. The School requires a minimum of a master’s degree in nursing for faculty appointments. The doctorate is required for tenure-track

  • to the university on many levels, Starkovich was awarded PLU’s Distinguished Service Medal, the highest award that may be granted to a current PLU employee. The award cited, in part, his “…ongoing commitment to the advancement of knowledge, thoughtful inquiry and questioning, the discernment of vocation, and the preparation of citizens in service to the world.” Before pursuing his graduate studies, Starkovich pursued an early interest in politics, and in 1982 he was elected to the Oregon State

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  • committee is run by Human Resources and meets at least twice in preparation for the December luncheon. Committee Chair:  Gretchen Howell – Director of Human Resources PLUSC Representatives:  Distinguished Staff Awards PLU employees nominate one another for the Distinguished Staff Awards which are presented at the Christmas Luncheon in December.  This committee reviews the nominations and selects the distinguished staff members who the Director of Human Resources will then share with the President’s

  • Blakely11. PSYC 499 - Alondra GonzalezThe Factors that Contribute to Children’s Dental Anxiety: A Preparation Guide for Parents12. PSYC 499 - Saara CharaniaBeing There: A Program Holistically Understanding Those Who are Going Through Addiction13. PSYC 499 - Barbara MillwardOnline Dating and Interpersonal Violence: Influence of Substance Use14. PSYC 499 - Mary Johnson & Yesenia RodriguezThe Effects of Highlighted Text and Font Color on Memory15. PSYC 499 - Benjamin BlakelyBariatric Bias: Predicting