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Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Posted by: nicolacs / January 4, 2023 January 4, 2023 Sanford Research offers the Sanford Program for Undergraduate Research (SPUR), which provides opportunities for undergraduate students interested in research careers to participate in research. This dynamic summer program allows you to apply your classroom knowledge by working in a laboratory under the supervision of a principal investigator and interacting with research teams that include

sports in high school. Although his former high school teachers and university classes profoundly impacted him, supporting students in their element on the field made him fall in love with special education. Later, valuable lessons in the classroom and on the football field propelled him toward his goal of becoming a teacher. Originally attending PLU with aspirations to play football, Knapp shifted focus away from sports in his senior year to delve deeper into his future profession. Knapp grew up

dating site,” Farnum said. But Farnum is not talking about the next OKCupid or Match.com. Instead, he’s connecting students through SaLUTE, a new two-way mentorship program he launched that pairs ROTC cadets with military veterans. “I collect everyone who is interested and where they are at in life and in the university,” Farnum said, “and I read that and I compare it to the others.” Then, the matchmaking happens. The result: cadets direct veterans to useful resources on campus, help them with study

April 1, 2012 Melissa Castor ’14 helps a sixth grade student at Keithley Middle School with her math work. (Photos by John Froschauer) Lives of Service: It’s what neighbors do By Chris Albert In Mrs. Allen’s sixth grade math class at Keithley Middle School, Ms. Castor is rotating from desk to desk helping each student with the challenges of figuring out the area of composite figures. “Sometimes you have to just break it down to a triangle and a rectangle,” Ms. Castor shows one student, while

September 1, 2009 Freshman meets Obama Christney Kpodo has Oct. 13 marked forever on her calendar. That’s the day she shook the hand of President Barack Obama. She even gave the leader of the free world a hug. Kpodo, 18, was one of five youths who, through competing in a series of local, state and regional competitions for Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year, reached the final stage in September. Although she did not win the top slot of national Youth of the Year, she still got to

October 4, 2010 The Women’s Center is joining in the state-wide effort to raise awareness about how to get involved with creating safer communities through the Green Dot campaign. (Photo by John Froschauer) Making the community safer By Kari Plog ’11 Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has been the cornerstone of advocating against domestic and intimate partner violence in the community. Now, a renewed $250,000 grant will help the Women’s Center continue to educate, inform and advocate

April 3, 2012 PLU MFA Program presents Alaskan writers at Richard Hugo House Four writers from Alaska, including Peggy Shumaker, the Alaska State Writer Laureate, will read from their new books at 7 p.m., Monday, April 9, at Richard Hugo House: 1634 11th Ave, Seattle, Wash. The event is free and open to the public. Shumaker, who will host the Seattle launch of the Alaska Literary Series for the University of Alaska Press, says, “Please join us for a lively evening of fresh new writing from the

draw roughly 2,000-3,000 attendees, the event “seeks to build on Dr. King’s message of service and encourages the entire community to join together to celebrate Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, as a day on, not a day off.” To say that Cunningham has some familiarity with Tacoma’s annual event would be an understatement. She was a driving force in its creation in the late ’80s when she was the city’s Equal Opportunity Employment Officer. City officials say Cunningham’s instrumental leadership in the event’s

recent SNC meeting in the first floor Stuen lounge, I was greeted by a cheerful collective of students, as well as fidgets. There was a unique sense of empathy among members of the group, as they discussed school, life, challenges and triumphs.  To learn more about the Student Neurodiversity Club, I interviewed the current SNC president, Ryan Browne. Ryan is a senior majoring in Communications at PLU.What does it mean to be neurodivergent?  Just a difference in brain chemistry for the most part. We

September 6, 2012 International Honors at PLU Kyle Schroeder lives in the International Honors wing of Hong International Hall. He says that IHON challenges him to think in a different manner. Four first-year students discuss PLU’s honors program By Steve Hansen Ask four first-year students from different backgrounds and hometowns – each with different major and career goals – about what they expect from their PLU education and you’re bound to get different answers. But on one subject, they