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Developing and Nurturing Purpose in the Academic Life at PLU and in the WorldThe success of the Wild Hope Center for Vocation is due, in large part, to the work of faculty mentors who engage students with questions of meaning and purpose—in the classroom, in casual conversation, through collaborative research, and in more formal Wild Hope events. Through a year-long seminar with seven colleagues across the university, faculty are invited to consider the idea that purposeful learning shapes

Saiyare RefaeiGraduation Year: 2014 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Project Title: “The Role of NAFTA on Oaxacan Artist Collectives for Social Justice”/“El Papel de TLCAN para los Artistas de los Colectivos Oaxaqueños para la Justicia Social”Brief Summary of Research Project:Upon returning to Oaxaca, Mexico for eight weeks, I examined the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the formation and continuation of artist collectives in the city of Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico.All in all

Encouraging Conservation in Communal Living Environments (pdf) view download This student-driven research investigated the effect of social norms on energy conservation.

Advising Team, made up of professors from the Colleges of Natural Sciences and Health Professions who have years of experience helping students meet their goals of becoming health care professionals. This, combined with our reputation of academic excellence and rich opportunities for research and service, will help you be well-prepared to successfully pursue your goals in a health- related career. Health Professional Programs: Medical School, University of Washington Medical School, Washington State

interactions with major scholars, the Kurt Mayer fellowship research and the Lemkin Essay Contest – by the end of my PLU career I estimate, conservatively, that I had spent 1000 hours reading, writing, and talking about Holocaust topics. That kind of effort was only possible because it was appreciated and funded by amazing people like the Powell, Heller, and Mayer families. That kind of effort was only possible because I had the teachers (and the librarians!) and the support to make it happen. Laura Brade