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PLU recognized for commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes for first-generation c https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/07/03/plu-joins-first-scholars-network/

browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus June 11, 2024 PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize June 7, 2024

PLU celebrates record-breaking support during this year’s Bjug Day of Giving https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/11/20/bjug-day-of-giving-2023/

, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus June 11, 2024 PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize June 7, 2024

PLU Psychology professor awarded $2.5M to lead implementation of evidence-based trauma treatment https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/11/28/plu-psychology-professor-awarded-2-5m-to-lead-implementation-of-evidence-based-trauma-treatment/

Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus June 11, 2024 PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize June 7, 2024

Community Meals brings people together and feeds souls https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/12/01/community-meals-brings-people-together-and-feeds-souls/

comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus June 11, 2024 PLU French professor Rebecca

Back in the lab: an unexpected path led Angela Rodriguez Hinojosa ’24 to organic chemistry https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2024/03/07/angela-rodriguez-hinojosa-chemistry/

better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus June 11, 2024 PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize June 7, 2024

PLU introduces new data science major to meet growing demand in data-driven economy https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2024/05/06/plu-introduces-data-science-major/

Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus June 11, 2024 PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize June 7, 2024

PLU and Peace Corps Alumni Panel https://www.plu.edu/wang-center/ambassador-memorial-lecture/shamil-idriss-2017/plu-and-peace-corps-alumni-panel/

graduated from PLU with a triple major in French, Spanish and Global Studies. She subsequently continued her education with a Master’s in Public Health from Tulane University, with a concentration in international health and development. She chose to maximize her graduate school experience by participating in the Peace Corps Masters International Program, which combines graduate studies with Peace Corps Service. Through this program, her Peace Corps service was filled with many opportunities for health

Alumni Updates – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/11/02/alumni-updates/

? Swim team (2011-2013) Designer at IMPACT and the Career Connections office (2012-2015) Tingelstad Hall Resident Hall Council (2012-2013) ASPLU Senator (2012-2013 ) What are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced since graduation? Early in your career you have to make so many big decisions. Should I do x or should I do y? Each decision you make can impact your life in so many ways. You are influenced by your friends, family, and other people in the industry you’re in. One of the biggest

MediaLab celebrates 10-year milestone – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/11/10/medialab-looking-back/

that aimed to serve Jewish residents of the Puget Sound region. “I was tasked with writing a first-hand experience of an outsider’s view of a service at Temple Beth El, in Tacoma,” said Melissa McGuire ’06, an early member of MediaLab. “This project forced me out of my comfort zone and took my writing to a new level. It was one of the hardest, yet most rewarding, assignments I ever worked on.” Also during that inaugural year, MediaLab students filmed and edited MediaLab’s first documentary, titled

Refracting Spectrums of Color https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/refracting-spectrums-of-color/

up, Watts was bullied by people who labeled her an “outsider” from an early age. Where some might have been crushed or silenced by that designation, however, she’s grown from it and learned to become a self-advocate.“Sometimes I still feel like an outsider in my own community,” she said. “I was very aware that I was different — I see in an array of rainbows, and other people see black and white.” Watts said if it wasn’t for her aunt, who urged her mother to get Watts diagnosed, this might have