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from Chehalis, Wash. Why PLU? PLU was just the perfect fit for me. In looking for schools for my undergraduate degree, I knew I wanted somewhere with small class sizes, significant student-faculty interaction, and the opportunity to participate in research. One example that I particularly remember was a lunch I attended my senior year in high school. By chance I was sitting with Dr. Matt Smith and was able to speak with him about research, the biology department, and my own interests. Another piece
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-oriented way. Rigorous coursework and clinical experiences lead to the development of a Culminating Professional Portfolio which includes practical performance-based documentation of candidates’ knowledge, skills, dispositions and professional behaviors. This practitioner focused program is lead in a cohort-based model by knowledgeable faculty and local practitioners. It connects theory, research and practice in an intertwined and interdependent web. Program Highlights: Instructional Leadership – With
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might not know how to do the research to make a trip happen. That’s all on the shoulders of the trip leader.” McCracken and Scheel come up with a list of destinations before each semester and divide them among the trip leaders. A standard trip size is 12 people — 10 students, two trip leaders. “A typical trip is a day hike in the area, probably an hour to two hours away,” Scheel said. “Something that you can just do and get back before dinner time.” A trip leader drums up enough interested students
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the International Organization for Migration, a United Nations advisory agency that promotes international cooperation on migration. Traveling under a Wang Center Research Grant, Jackie worked with agency representatives to locate a dataset on Iraqi migration from a survey about access to basic needs such as water and shelter. “It’s really hard for people to look at a giant dataset and identify the main takeaways,” Lindstrom said. “So I was just excited to be able to serve this organization and
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man who built and stood by PLU for so many years.Pacific Lutheran University was built upon the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples. PLU acknowledges and respects these historical caretakers, and has begun a research project to learn more about this land’s heritage and the founding of the university. Make Your Bjug Day Gift
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allows people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to come here. PLU sets itself apart because of how much they give in scholarships. Our campus community is so much more engaged and knowledgeable because of it.Allie '21, BiologyThank you so much for your donation! My time at PLU has taught me to embrace diversity and individuality in the field of laboratory research and in life in general. My presence and experience here wouldn’t be possible without your support! Thank you! Jensen '22, Biology
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2020 Global Studies CapstonesWelcome to the Fall 2020 Global Studies Capstones. Juliana AndrewThis project began and ended on the ancestral lands of the Dena’ina Athabaskan people, and would not have been possible without the support of family, friends, professors, and community members. I am endlessly grateful for those who made time to discuss, research, and share their Sacred with me. Sacred Relations: Sanctity and Sovereignty in the Tlingit PotlatchImagine a world in which issues of
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Public Policies and Mentors for First Generation Latino Professionals” 2nd Annual César Chávez & Dolores Huerta Latino Studies Lecture April 6, 2017 Speaker: Dr. María Chávez, Associate Professor of Political Science For this Latinos Studies Lecture, Dr. Chávez shared her latest research on the public policies & mentoring relationships that helped a generation of Latinos to pursue higher education and become professionals. Inspired by Chicana feminist methodologies, Dr. Chávez’s auto-ethnographic
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audiences, including undergraduates and the general public. The lecture will be followed by a question-and-answer period and light refreshments. The lecture is free and open to the public. We are excited to have Professor Sullivan share his research with us and hope to see you there!Time: 7 p.m. Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Place: Scan Center, AUC Free and open to the public Edward J Sullivan InterviewPrevious Schnackenberg Lecturers Schnackenberg LecturersDr. Fredy Gonzalez (2018) Charlotte Gordon
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Holocaust EducationThe Ninth Annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education “Women and the Holocaust” took place Oct. 17-19. In the words of historian Myrna Goldenberg, both sexes experienced “different horrors, but the same hell.” Our conference scholars will present their latest research on women in the Holocaust — not as just victims, but as survivors, rescuers, collaborators and even as perpetrators. John Stuart Mill once wrote that the way a society treats women tells us a great deal about
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