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  • governmental action that is undertaken to protect animals. They provide the foundation for the organizations, such as the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed Council, that are tasked with the complicated work of sustaining a healthy population level. These policies also provide the funding that enables programs such as the one that have allowed elementary classes to raise and release salmon. Policy protections are an important step of wildlife protection across the world and in our own watershed. Even with

  • . Dr. Simpson was an Adjunct Professor at the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he taught mental health practice and research classes to master’s level social work students in the mental health concentration.Patrick HenryTitle: Presenter, Women as Survivors panel, “Seeing Things Differently: Community and Theatre in Charlotte Delbo’s ‘Auschwitz and After’” Who: Patrick Henry, Cushing Eells Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Literature, Whitman

  • providing culturally appropriate services and programs, including employment services, English language classes, self-sufficiency education, immigration assistance, comprehensive case management, health screenings and health promotion services, and naturalization services. ORIA collaborates with more than 50 community-based organizations, refugee resettlement agencies, local community colleges, and other government agencies. Prior to joining DSHS/ORIA three years ago, Sarah spent 15 years working with

  • were tireless advocates for diversity and change at PLU. Xochilt Coca ‘13: At the time Isamar Henriquez ’13 and I stepped onto the PLU campus, there was no student organization that represented our Latina identities. In fact there had not been a Latin@ student organization on campus in almost eight years. Spring 2016 courses Here is a selection of spring 2016 classes and experiences across disciplines where the topics of race, culture and social inequities being studied: Foundation courses taught

  • , students could have the opportunity to…. Take classes at an international university alongside local students Gain direct professional experience through an academic internship Conduct independent research and prepare for their senior capstone Engage with the community through service learning Program Types & Cost Gateway Programs – Semester-long. Developed by PLU faculty, and managed by the Wang Center. Some programs have an onsite PLU faculty Site Director who supports students throughout their time

  • , she teaches classes in genetics, molecular biology, and genomics and has been actively involved in interdisciplinary programs at PLU.Evan EskewDr. Evan Eskew, Assistant Professor of BiologySee Dr. Eskew’s profile Evan Eskew is an Assistant Professor new to the Department of Biology. He comes to PLU with postdoctoral experience at EcoHealth Alliance, a research non-profit organization focused on emerging infectious diseases, and Rutgers University. His research interests include wildlife disease

  • interests in biotechnology. In the Biology Department, she teaches classes in genetics, molecular biology, and genomics and has been actively involved in interdisciplinary programs at PLU.Evan EskewDr. Evan Eskew, Assistant Professor of BiologySee Dr. Eskew’s profile Evan Eskew is an Assistant Professor new to the Department of Biology. He comes to PLU with postdoctoral experience at EcoHealth Alliance, a research non-profit organization focused on emerging infectious diseases, and Rutgers University

  • important to help them understand that the idea of the liberal arts is rooted in ancient Greek and Roman culture and the term describes those skills and subjects that were deemed necessary for the education of free people—libera being the Latin root for liberty. In the medieval period, those arts were identified with seven subjects—grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. I like to refer to these by name to emphasize that the liberal arts have always included the sciences

  • , sailors of color needed places to eat and sleep. “Neighbors always said they knew when the ships came in because of our house,” Franklin says, “because of the music.” The dreams of her cosmopolitan upbringing were realized in Germany, where her husband served two stints with the army. She camped on the Riviera, visited museums and bicycled around Europe, traveling with other spouses when her husband couldn’t join her. She was in Munich when John F. Kennedy spoke at the Berlin Wall, and found herself

  • . Active learning strategies, the flipped classroom model, and cohort learning models are all examined for their potential in improving student success rates and increasing diversity in chemistry. A survey was also conducted at PLU to answer the following questions: 1. Do positive high school chemistry class experiences correlate to future interest in chemistry and STEM fields? 2. If so, what teaching strategies increase students’ enjoyment and success in chemistry classes?  3. Are there key