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September 1, 2009 Class Acts The everyday triumphs, joys and challenges of eight dedicated educators – all Lutes – at a single bustling middle school. Who would want to teach hormone-laced, boundary-pushing, in-your-face, preteen and teenage students? The teachers at Cascade Middle School, that’s who. Their number includes eight PLU graduates who have shown an uncommon passion for teaching, for making a difference in the world and, in some cases, for becoming surrogate parents to students in a

Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs at Boise State University Posted by: nicolacs / October 20, 2021 October 20, 2021 The Biomolecular Sciences Graduate Programs at Boise State University is now accepting applications for both our Ph.D. and Master’s programs for Fall 2022 program. This multi-disciplinary program fuses physical sciences and the basic molecular life sciences by combining studies from traditional areas of science to solve important problems that transcend boundaries between

Watermark Scholars Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / April 16, 2021 April 16, 2021 Watermark is offering women in STEM scholarships for the fall 2021 academic term to provide much-needed support for college students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM)-related studies and careers. Two students will be selected from the pool of applicants, and awardees will each receive $5,000 to help continue their education. The deadline to submit entries is July 15, 2021, and

Number printed in the upper right-hand corner of the paper. If you still can’t find your PLU Student ID number, call the Admission Office at 253-535-7151, and we can provide it over the phone after a couple of security questions. Guest Blogger: Melody Ferguson, Dean of Admission Read Previous Winter adventures at PLU ❄️️ Read Next PLU students intern with Trinidad and Tobago Division of Health, Wellness and Social Protection LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that

story and was determined to find out more. Within six months she and her brother, co-director Rob Fruchtman, were on a plane to Rwanda for their first shoot. “We filmed the emergence of the women as budding entrepreneurs, their struggles to build their cooperative, their delight as they learn to make and taste ice cream for the first time,” said Lisa Fruchtman, who won an Academy Award for The Right Stuff. As a result, in following these remarkable Rwandan women as they emerge from the devastation

noticed, leading to her becoming an organic lab teaching assistant in the fall of 2020 and 2021, and an invitation to be a student guest of the American Chemical Society at the Linus Pauling Award Symposium Banquet. “Yaquelin impresses you with her work ethic, diligence, and academic abilities,” Craig Fryhle, chemistry professor, said. “She is a very personable, earnest, and talented young woman who has a bright future ahead of her.” As Ramirez wraps up her time at PLU, she reflected on the most

Karen Marquez ‘22 aspires to help her community through her studies Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 20, 2022 Image: Karen Marquez ’22, a social work major who will graduate soon sits by the library ( PLU Photo/John Froschauer) May 20, 2022 By Isabella DaltosoPLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterKaren Marquez ‘22 is a senior social work major with minors in Hispanic studies and criminal justice. Marquez is a heritage speaker of Spanish, and has a deep love for languages, culture, and

students in Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific and Thurston Counties receive an excellent and equitable education. That birthday gift, Hall says, is the gift that keeps on giving. She feels privileged to work with a talented team of communicators. “I have loved watching the communications team blossom and grow,” she says. She’s had a variety of roles supporting internal and external communications needs, including web design, graphic design, social media and web and document accessibility projects

, earnest, and talented young woman who has a bright future ahead of her.”   As Ramirez wraps up her time at PLU, she reflected on the most significant thing she’s learned over the past four years.  “I learned that I can do more than I think I can,” she said. “Because the professors push us to go out of our comfort zone and try other things that we don’t know.”  After graduation, Ramirez plans to take a gap year while working as a lab technician. Afterward, she wants to pursue a nursing graduate program

for parents to send their kids to college.” There were also only three buildings on campus. The school was co-ed with one side of the residence hall for boys and the other for girls. Every day they’d go to chapel – something she really enjoyed. Everybody got to know each other and she still stays in touch with friends. Dakan has enjoyed seeing the university grow. That is evidenced by her support of the Eastvold renovation. “The campus is beautiful with all those new buildings,” she said. The