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  • are often the victims of sexual violence, remain under-educated and suffer from low self-esteem. This traps them in a cycle of poverty with a higher risk of their children being imprisoned.  Education is the single most important factor in breaking this cycle and enabling women to become successful leaders and role models for their children and communities. After prison, many face an additional, indeterminate sentence called “reentry.” Poverty, debt, limited housing, restricted employment

  • nearly $19,000 which, in turn, settles nearly $1.9M in medical debt for our neighbors in Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Students researched key audiences through surveys and focus groups, strategized and planned communications to reach those audiences, and learned to run significant fundraising campaigns. Undue Medical Debt is the only nonprofit in the medical debt forgiveness sector. Students chose to work on this campaign for their neighbors in the Pacific Northwest, and to use their education in

  • First MSK Graduate Class: Delaney Salter Posted by: chaconac / November 16, 2021 November 16, 2021 Delaney Salter, a graduate of both PLU’s bachelor’s and master’s degree in kinesiology, shared about what she has learned about improving the lives of others through applied kinesiology. Reflection from Delaney Salter, '21My name is Delaney Salter. I graduated with my bachelor’s at PLU in 2019. My major was kinesiology with a concentration in exercise science. I remember completing an interest

  • endocrine. Laboratory includes anatomical structure identification on preserved human cadavers, dissection of preserved organs, and experiments in physiology. Not intended for biology majors. Prerequisite: PLU Math placement in MATH 140 or higher; or completion of MATH 115 with a C or higher. (4) BIOL 206 : Human Anatomy and Physiology II - NW The second half of a two-course sequence. The integration and connections between the cellular function and the synergetic functions of the body's organ systems

  • unaffiliated, grassroots group of organizers. Her award-winning Capstone project, on black women’s transformative resistance in higher education, sought to diagnose “benevolent racism,” which “operates under the guise of being empowering.” “Solidarity,” she emphasized, is at the heart of her advocacy for interfaith accommodations, accessibility, undocumented students and students of color, and institutional justice in general. Proudest achievement: “All of my accomplishments,” she said, “are an ode to the

  • Christiansen, Amberly LunsfordPsychologyLengthening Lexicon: The Connection Between Household Size and Acquisition of Extended Familial Terms Faculty Mentor: Sara Finley, Psychology This study used the Wordbank database, which includes data from over 92,000 children in 42 languages. It examined whether children living in countries with higher average household densities would learn extended familial terms quicker than those living in countries with lower average household densities. Jackson HeltEarth

  • the Department of Mathematics regarding mathematics credit for students who have taken the AP Calculus exams (AB or BC) or the International Baccalaureate Higher Level Mathematics Exam (IBHL) is as follows: Exam Score Credit   Score Credit       Credit   AB   3*   MATH 151*   AB   4,5   MATH 151   BC   3   MATH 151   BC   4,5   MATH 151 and 152   IBHL   4,5   MATH 151   IBHL   6,7   MATH 151 and 152 *Consult with instructor if planning to take MATH 152. If a student has taken calculus in high

  • Employer and Position EligibilityPacific Lutheran University (PLU) employer policies provide a framework to determine eligibility of an employing organization or individual to utilize all on-campus and virtual employer services from the Alumni & Student Connections Office, in accordance with the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Principles for Professional Conduct and PLU campus policy. Opportunities defined as service or volunteerism are bound by the policies written in

  • Science, Sugar, and FoodA Messy Love Story  7p.m. | Feb. 6 | Leraas Lecture Hall, Rieke 103 Join us for a fun presentation about science and chemistry featuring sugary demos and caramel. Together, we’ll learn about the different types of sugars, how they appear in food, and the health implications of consuming them. Join Erica Fickeisen, PLU’s Lead Baker, and Justin Lytle, Associate Professor of Chemistry, for a special Valentine’s Day treat. We will explore the science of sugar, and there will