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Emily Struck ’23 made the most of her chemistry major at PLU, conducting individualized research with professors and tutoring other students on campus. As she takes her next step in the fall pursuing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Purdue University, Struck reflects on her…
Emily Struck ’23 reflects on her time at PLU, captivated by chemistry and research Posted by: Zach Powers / May 5, 2023 Image: Emily Struck ’23 (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) May 5, 2023 By Grant HaskinsPLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterEmily Struck ’23 made the most of her chemistry major at PLU, conducting individualized research with professors and tutoring other students on campus. As she takes her next step in the fall pursuing a Ph.D. in organic chemistry at Purdue University, Struck
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Like many students, Heven Ambachew ’24 wasn’t yet sure of her major when embarking on her PLU journey. Four years later, thanks to PLU’s individualized major pathway, she is the university’s first graduate with a major in innovation studies . Innovation Studies at PLU Courses…
sister, who graduated in 2022 with a degree in biology. At first, Ambachew thought she’d go into computer programming and user experience design by majoring in computer science. In her first year at PLU, a Microsoft internship taught her about software engineering and product management. Ambachew dove into the field, working part-time during the school year and full-time one summer with Geeking Out Kids of Color (GOKiC). GOKiC is a Seattle-area after-school and summer program offering multicultural
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Asking the student how you can be of support. Asking how the disability affects the student's learning and participation in your class.
advice about learning disabilities and ADHD. The site features hundreds of helpful articles, multimedia, monthly columns by noted experts, first person essays, children’s writing and artwork, a comprehensive resource guide, very active forums, and a Yellow Pages referral directory of professionals, schools, and products.
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Kevin Canady-Pete ’22 has a history with the Pacific Lutheran University campus. He grew up down the street, just a couple of miles from the university. The Franklin Pierce High School graduate came to PLU intending to pursue a music education major. While he enjoyed…
philosophy but never really had a chance to explore it in a classroom setting and read actual philosophical texts. When I got to college, my writing 101 class was taught by philosophy professor Dr. Michael Rings, so he kind of led me into it. Once I took a philosophy course, I realized it was a lot of fun. I love talking about ethics, morality, logic and argumentative writing. My formal Logic course was a lot of fun and actually helped me in a different math course.Mathematics at PLUStudy math at
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Kevin Canady-Pete ’22 has a history with the Pacific Lutheran University campus. He grew up down the street, just a couple of miles from the university. The Franklin Pierce High School graduate came to PLU intending to pursue a music education major. While he enjoyed…
philosophy but never really had a chance to explore it in a classroom setting and read actual philosophical texts. When I got to college, my writing 101 class was taught by philosophy professor Dr. Michael Rings, so he kind of led me into it. Once I took a philosophy course, I realized it was a lot of fun. I love talking about ethics, morality, logic and argumentative writing. My formal Logic course was a lot of fun and actually helped me in a different math course.Mathematics at PLUStudy math at
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January Term (J-Term for short), PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semester, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away center, J-Term study…
PLU students visit Oaxaca, Mexico, to learn about health care Posted by: mhines / January 17, 2024 January 17, 2024 January Term (J-Term for short), PLU’s month-long term between fall and spring semester, is when many of our students take advantage of our incredible study away options in multiple places around the world. Planned and coordinated by professors and PLU’s study away center, J-Term study away class options range from Marine Biology in the Bahamas to a Political Science course on the
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Cambodia: A reflection on the genocide by Khmer Rouge and coverage by US media by Kathryn Perkins ’13 In 1975 over one-fourth of the Cambodian people were murdered. Not by foreign aggressors or malicious diseases, but by their own people. The Khmer Rouge, a communist…
foundation through which they can convey news of genocide to others. By doing this, they can help to instigate intervention. But even though U.S. newspapers contained news stories about the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, there was a disparity between the American public and the American journalists who wrote with a sense of moral obligation. The Cambodian genocide took place in a turbulent period in America’s history of foreign politics and intervention. With the Watergate scandal and Vietnam protests
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The college experience is about getting involved. No other time in your life are you saturated with so many diverse ideas, perspectives, lifestyles, and goals.
STUDENT CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS Get InvolvedThe college experience is about getting involved. No other time in your life are you saturated with so many diverse ideas, perspectives, lifestyles, and goals. PLU gives you many tools to get involved, whether it’s in service, leadership, activism, learning, health, or just for fun! Continue to pursue those things you’re already passionate about and branch out into areas previously uncharted. 60+ clubs and organizations 40+ intramural leagues 1,000
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Professor Melissa Michal, an accomplished author and teacher, joined the English Department as a visiting creative writing professor for the 2018-19 academic year.
all the spaces where they talk about their writing. She brings this perspective into the classroom to help focus her students and to help them professionalize their craft. However, she still encourages her students to have fun with their writing because that is what produces their strongest pieces. She hopes to influence them as her mentors have influenced her. The cover of Professor Melissa Michal's most recent book with art by Indigenous Artist Natasha Smoke Santiago. Image courtesy of Feminist
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Pacific Lutheran University is a community of scholars, a community of readers and writers. Reading informs the intellect and liberates the imagination. Writing pervades our academic lives as teachers and students, both as a way of communicating what we learn and as a means of shaping thoughts and ideas. All faculty members share the responsibility for improving the literacy of their students. Faculty in every department and school make writing an essential part of their courses and show
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