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the basic liberal arts and sciences and the in-depth knowledge of her/his specified major area. The Integrative Learning Objectives In addition to the knowledge base described above, and an awareness of how different disciplinary methodologies are used, every student at Pacific Lutheran University is expected to develop the following abilities: Critical Reflection Select sources of information using appropriate research methods, including those employing technology, and make use of that

, “grew into a whole new person”. She learned self-reliance, self-awareness, and a deeper meaning of what it meant to be a global citizen. For Kirsty, her time studying away in Chile helped her to “get out the front door…to see new places”, and to ultimately ignite the fire that would inspire her to see the world, experience new cultures, and lead her to her current home of Antarctica. McMurdo Station is the United States’ Antarctic research facility, and the largest community on the entire continent

Center has sponsored research on how the promotion of vocation makes a difference in the lives of students, staff, and faculty.

Summer Job Spotlight: Nursing Parker Simpson ’24 is spending his summer working at an assisted living facility in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. He comes from a family of healthcare professionals and has always wanted to help people. We sat down with him to discuss his experience taking classes… August 23, 2022 AcademicsBiologyChemistryCurrent StudentsInternshipsInvolvementLutheran Higher EducationNursingParentsProfessorsResearchSciencesServiceStudent LifeStudent/Faculty Research

environment, and become a more independent, capable, effective problem solver. It can be a good learning opportunity for your student to figure out how to go through the study away process independently. As they determine which program is the right fit for them, develop their own study away budget, research scholarships, apply, complete paperwork and prepare to depart, they are likely building skills that will be useful to them in the future. Spending time in a different cultural setting is undoubtedly

are manageable for one person and simple and strong enough to be compelling as a product. 1:15pm – Poker AI Kioni Kamau (BS), Logan Margo (BA), Natalie Sayre (BS) Solving poker games using artificial intelligence (AI) has been an active area of research for many years. However, the imperfect information nature of the game, combined with the large state space and the presence of multiple players, makes it a challenging problem for AI to solve. Two player Texas Hold’em has been solved, but extending

research on Nazi Germany has focused on sites of terror- especially concentration camps and extermination camps. Despite a multitude of works exploring these places of terror, comparatively little work has been done exploring the role of medical scientists and nurses in perpetrating ethical violations of their mandate to “first, do no harm.” Perhaps even fewer works have attempted to explore the role of Jewish medical personnel and their attempts to fight against the Nazi regime in whatever limited

holding onto one’s identity and fighting to maintain that identity was a moral victory over the brutality of the Nazi regime.Learn more about the “Jewish Resistance and Rescue during the Holocaust” conference 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 2018 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, in its 11th year at Pacific Lutheran University, was dedicated to exploring the role of medical science and the Holocaust. In the last decades, historical research on Nazi Germany has