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,” he said. “They’re a dedicated group and a special group—AP classes are more demanding than typical high-school courses, so it’s like working with another faculty member when it comes to their professionalism and dedication.” Swank has more than a little experience with those traits himself. He began his PLU career as an assistant professor of Chemistry in 1970, then served as chair of the Chemistry Department (twice), Dean of Natural Sciences, director of Interdisciplinary Studies and Chair of

suppressed and a racially segregated community in which Latinos were often oppressed. She started in community college, transferred to California State University, Chico, and eventually earned her master’s degree there. She made the dean’s list each semester and was encouraged to apply to graduate school, landing her at Washington State University where she earned her Ph.D. She’s been teaching classes at PLU since 2006. The key to persistence for marginalized students, and subsequently their success, is

people about it, they are often surprised. Maybe it isn’t so surprising given what we learned at PLU — the values of a liberal arts education: going to small classes, and knowing our professors. We also learned a lot playing basketball on a team that traveled long hours on buses, playing in a cracker box gym, receiving five dollars for meal money each day, warming up before games to gospel music played on an old pipe organ. These experiences teach you something no class really can: teamwork

253.535.8305 www.plu.edu/sociology-criminal-justice/ soci@plu.edu Laura McCloud, Ph.D., Chair Bachelor of Arts Degree Due to the shared core curriculum, students may not double major in sociology and criminal justice. Majors are required to attain a minimum grade of C- in sociology and criminal justice classes. Major in Sociology 40 semester hours, including: SOCI 101, 232, 330 or 336, 496, 499 STAT 233 4 semester hours of a 200-level SOCI course. Choose from 210, 240, or 287 (ST in Sociology

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& design, dance, media, music, and theatre (acting & technical). Students are eligible to apply and audition for awards in multiple fields. Amount: $1,000-$7,500 per year, renewable for up to an additional three years of undergraduate study. These awards will be in addition to any merit scholarships students receive. Application: Students must complete applications for scholarships by February 11, 2025. For more information, visit the College of Professional Studies website.Phi Theta Kappa Scholarships

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Program ‘s emphasis on language “stuck with [him] forever.” “I have a lot of my Shakespeare education in my head all the time (while writing music and lyrics),” Huertas said. “Would this character stick to a meter?” he recalled often asking himself while writing Lizard Boy . “Would he rhyme if he had this in his head?” (Photo: Justin Huertas/Lizard Boy) The poster for the production of Lizard Boy. +Enlarge Photo “How does this language inform what the characters are going through? That’s something

-Winning Alumnus Inducted into National High School Hall of Fame By Matthew Salzano '18 PLU Student Writer TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 21, 2015)—Mike Burton ’69 has been inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame for his 39 years of service as a national-award-winning speech and debate coach. Burton, who retired in 2008, is the first speech and debate coach from Washington state inducted into the hall, and only the 12th nationally recognized in the category of Fine Arts (which also includes music and

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