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student president was an enriching learning curve, and I’m very grateful for my time in student government. Learning about the legislative process, getting experience writing legislation, and making changes on campus was gratifying. I’m also proud of what senators accomplished, including integrating more authors of color in classroom textbooks and launching a campaign for a $15 unlimited yearly pass for Pierce Transit. What are your plans for the future? Ruggeri: After graduation, I’ll pursue
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April 10, 2013 Key Master A conversation with Steve Maxwell, President, KeyBank South Puget Sound District Photo by John Froschauer Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Steve Maxwell ’90 always knew he would major in business. However he wasn’t so sure what he’d do with a business degree. Maxwell, who is now president of KeyBank South Puget Sound District, looks back on his time at PLU, and considers the value of internships and the other unique learning experiences that were made available to him
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traditions, while still moving the learning process forward in the schools. And learning to adapt – sometimes on the spot – with different cultural norms. Such as corporeal punishment. “Many Namibians are accustomed to being hit,” Weiss said. “It isn’t legal, but it just happens. When the kids are misbehaving, they’ll tell a PLU teacher “just beat him, Miss.”’ Of course that’s not an option for the PLU students, who find different ways to keep order in the classroom that don’t involve fists. One student
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sciences spectrum. The students’ efforts included helping people with food sensitivities, helping injured and orphaned baby birds, and nonprofit work.Anna Hurd '19 Photo by Oliver Johnson '18 Anna Hurd ’19 is the only person at PLU to pursue a degree based on the study of pre-dietetics. This summer, she had her first chance to test out what she’s learning. “It’s sort of a build your own major,” said Hurd, who is working to declare an individualized major. Hurd works with faculty members to craft a path
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students to go for it, and there’s an investment in the students that I felt my whole time here. It’s a place to get support and achieve. Ruggeri: The small liberal arts vibes make it a more tight-knit community. I wasn’t super social in Florida but have become a social butterfly here. Getting involved in clubs leads to friends. Knapp: I was involved in student government, and I’m not sure I would’ve had the same opportunity at another school. Being student president was an enriching learning curve
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different ways, take so many different forms, but there’s still a popular mindset that people can’t understand it if they aren’t a certain type of person. I think you can say that about any classic book across cultures. Books are about learning other perspectives, and I don’t think we’re doing ourselves any favors by siloing specific books to specific people. That’s not true, and we need to work against those stereotypes or they will only get worse. What was the last book you read? There’s a couple! I
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interested in design, starting a career in design, or needing a reminder of why they went into design. View Site YR01, EP04 — Paige Pauli On Imposter Syndrome On this episode of This is Design School, Jp Avila and Chad P. Hall interview Paige Pauli, a UX/UI designer and frontend developer at Simply Measured in Seattle. Your browser does not support the audio element. Avila had been at a faculty event exploring how new technology can be a learning opportunity. The idea of doing a podcast excited him
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makes Europe “modern.” (4) HIST 237 : History at the Movies - IT, GE Many people watch movies for entertainment, yet, at the same time, they are actually learning about the past. But what are they really learning through movies? This class will use international comparisons to explore how history has been depicted and consumed. We will consider thematic approaches (e.g. movies for children, movies depicting slavery) and genres (e.g. Westerns, Samurai movies) to consider what the movie-viewing public
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contribute to modern cancer research, but we need collaboration … the faster we can gather evidence, the sooner we can exchange ideas. “That’s another huge benefit I got from PLU,” Hunt said. “Learning how to learn is so important.” Global Recognition—and Exposure—from TED2014 Hunt is not done learning yet. This spring, while she awaited word on her Ph.D. applications (one to Ohio State University; one to Arizona State University), Hunt attended three conferences as a participant—and one giant conference
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resistance Kyla JohnstonW.F. West High SchoolChehalis2ndCreating a Cost Effective Glucose Test Strip to Compliment Personalized Medication Smriti SomasundaramOlympia HSOlympia2ndInvestigate Tin-based Perovskite structures using Ethylenediammonium as an Additive and Prediction of new potential perovskite using Machine Learning Amina Khan and Claire BaileyBellarmine Preparatory SchoolPrivate3rdDeveloping an in vitro culture model for cryptosporidium parvum Daniel SantiagoW.F. West High
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