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  • digitize and catalog the collection with an online database (see “Database” tab). With a record of every specimen and each label, this treasure is far more useful and accessible to botany students, the PLU community, and the public via the Consortia Portal.In addition to our excitement over having the existing collection cataloged and databased, a bonus of going through the collection in preparation for this task was that we discovered gaps in the collection. We will be making “wishlists” of species we

  • -dependent, almost every industry will need data analysts of some sort (from large industries all the way down to the smallest of nonprofits), and a mathematics major with a statistics and/or data science minor provides solid preparation for such careers. The mathematics major at PLU will provide you with a broad background including numerous problem-solving and modeling techniques. If you couple your major with minors or second majors in biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, physics, or

  • ​Yamamoto Sensei, the consultant and advisor to Tamana Band, to discuss Japanese teaching styles. “He is very philosophical and responses to questions can be a bit of a winding path. I really enjoyed this thinking journey with him,” Gerhardstein remarked. “At one point he said ‘perfect preparation and attention to small details are the key to success.’ I have heard this before but it meant more to me coming from someone in a different culture. Attention to detail is evident in literally everything that

  • notes here regarding proper preparation of programs for printing — Required reading. Instructions: (Read and follow the instructions for scheduling your recital and jury before you begin the process outlined on this page.) 1. Download the appropriate program template file below. You will use this template to construct your program. Two are provided: one is for a program to be given by a single recitalist, the other is for a shared program. There are also sample programs provided that will help you

  • , Hawaiʻi. I’m currently pursuing my M.A. in Pacific Islands Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. PLU’s NAIS program did more than connect me to the intelligent and bright academic community of NAIS, but (re)connected me back to myself as a Kanaka Maoli. The faculty and staff carved a place that values Indigenous knowledge and its thinkers, letting me be my whole self in academia. I take my academic and personal preparation into my graduate studies with the intent to be an Indigenous faculty

  • Mathematics professor in the math department – to co-found the Mathlete Coaching Project, in which PLU mathematics students coached local middle school students in preparation for Washington’s Math Olympiad competition. His intent was to build a community of enthusiastic people who were enthusiastic about mathematics, stretching from PLU to the elementary schools and including students, parents, teachers, and school administrators. Bryan wanted kids to see the fun parts of math and believed in teaching

  • scenarios. Nursing students can take the SimMan’s pulse, listen to his heart or watch it on an attached cardiogram, discover a blocked airway and perform intubation or ventilation. When a nursing student inserts a needle into the SimMan’s veins, pressurized simulated blood “flashes back” out of the needle, just as it does from a human vein. The simulator’s response to interventions by students can result in improvement, more problems or even death. It will greatly enhance the pre-clinical preparation of

  • students become college-bound,” Scott-Thomas said. “PLU did not hesitate when agreeing to host TPS parents in our first College Tours for Parents this spring—the access to PLU staff, college preparation information and customized support for our families was incredible and invaluable.” As territory manager for Tacoma Public Schools, Cunningham will accept the award on behalf of PLU at the TPS Board meeting on May 28. Read Previous MSF Student Krista White Recognized by Puget Sound Business Journal Read

  • opportunities, PLU helps its 3,300 students from all faiths and backgrounds discern their vocations in life. Founded in 1890 by Norwegian pioneers, PLU continues the distinctive tradition of Lutheran higher education through its commitment to the advancement of knowledge, thoughtful inquiry and questioning, the preparation of citizens in service to the world and to its ongoing reform. Read Previous Sidewalk project begins Aug. 29 to improve pedestrian accessibility near PLU’s campus Read Next Brooke Thames

  • , PLU continues the tradition of Lutheran higher education through its commitment to the advancement of knowledge, thoughtful inquiry and questioning, and the preparation of citizens in service to the world. Read Previous PLU’s MediaLab wins 2017 National Broadcasting Society Award Read Next PLU names Peace Scholars for 2017 COMMENTS*Note: All 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