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bachelor’s graduates and 100 percent of master’s degree graduates passed their state boards at first sitting. One more PLU graduate received a Fulbright Fellowship, bringing our 34 year total to 80. Our student Mathematics Modeling team won a meritorious award, the second-highest award possible, and the student MediaLab received a college division Emmy Award for their film “Illicit Exchanges: Canada, the US, and Crime.” At the end of the academic year,  the University Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band

my job is being able to really make a difference in people’s connections with wildlife, which then in turn will make a difference for conservation and the environment and the impact can end up being really huge,” Akerman says. “I also really like the challenge and the variety, there’s always something new, there’s always something different.” Read Previous Alumni Profile: What makes an American an American? Read Next PLUS 100 helps PLU student-athletes with college transition LATEST POSTS 5 Tips

April 10 in the Anderson University Center. Following a brief welcome from PLU Athletic Director Laurie Turner, Patricia Krise shared her thoughts on NCAA Div. III and PLU. Krise, wife of PLU President Thomas W. Krise, played Div. III volleyball and basketball as an undergraduate student at Hanover College in Indiana. One of the key components of Krise’s message was the idea of playing a sport “for the love of the game,” a fixture at the Div. III level, where athletics-based scholarships are not

PLU announces that José Curiel Morelos will serve as the new director of Campus Safety Posted by: Zach Powers / May 20, 2022 May 20, 2022 By By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPLU’s Division of Student Life announced that José Curiel Morelos will serve as the next director of Campus Safety. Curiel Morelos currently serves in the same role at Lewis & Clark College and previously served as the assistant director for Linfield University’s Public Safety Department.“José will bring 18 years

sense. Did your time there impact you socially or academically at all? Socially, it actually impacted me more than anything else. Because I’m happily married now to a woman and I have a beautiful four year old child, which I would have never imagined possible if it hadn’t been for this self identity searching and developing that I did while I was away in college. It wasn’t until being exposed to this very diverse community of different identities that I was like, ‘hey, I can do that, too.’ And I can

generation Latino student and spent most of his life in Lakewood and then Spanaway, about 10 minutes from PLU, and he knew he wanted to come here for college, so he could remain close to his family. He also knew from an early age that he wanted to be a doctor. “Before my freshman year, I did a multicare nursing camp, and I was already working in a pharmacy, about to receive training to be a pharmacy technician,” Gavidia says. Gavidia knew he wanted to take a non-traditional path to medical school. “I

contemporary global problems and possible solutions, particularly those related to development and social justice, transnational movements of people and ideas, and international affairs.Learn more. Read Previous How the PLU School of Business is adapting with the times Read Next Women’s Rowing Places 5th in NCAA Championships LATEST POSTS 5 Tips for Writing a College Essay August 21, 2024 From an Expert: 10 Tips on How to Stand Out on Your Common App August 21, 2024 Understanding College Costs: The Real