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to be an engaged and active citizen,” Eckstein said. With Eckstein at the helm, the speech and debate team won its first college tournament in more than five years and begun hosting debate camps for high schools. The debate team will continue to grow the program and the popular Ruth Anderson debate series, which brought community members to campus to argue the subject of third-party voting in 2016. Alongside his work in debate, Eckstein continues his own scholarship. He studies alternative

was one of the experts cited July 31 in a segment of the Today show called The Secret Life of Babies . Her groundbreaking research is no stranger to the national spotlight. The Today piece focused on new studies that show life in the womb is much busier than you might expect. Moon’s research on babies’ voice recognition, for example, indicates that since a baby’s ears are fully formed about halfway through pregnancy, a baby might know its mom’s voice by the time it’s born. When hours-old newborns

Rebekah Blakney ’12 Rebekah Blakney ’12 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2016/05/rebekah-blakney-header-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg May 14, 2016 April 18, 2019 PLU alumna collects, studies mosquitoes in the pursuit of improved public health TACOMA, WASH. (March 9, 2016)- Mosquitoes are pests to some, but for Rebekah Blakney ’12 they carry a

conference focuses on animating worship, learning and service with and through Scripture with Samuel Torvend, Ph.D. and university chair of Lutheran studies. More Information Jazz Under the Stars Every Thursday 7-9 p.m. July 7 through Aug. 11 PLU’s free outdoor jazz concerts kick off July 7 with a performance by the swinging Casey MacGill Orchestra at the Mary Baker Russell Amphitheater. More Information Annual Berry Festivals June 8, July 13, Aug. 3 in Red Square from 11 a.m.-1 pm Each berry festival at

the Skagit Opera and the Seattle Opera and to spend two years training at the Seattle Young Artist Program. With just one credit needed to earn his degree, he then returned to PLU and graduated with a bachelor’s in vocal performance. After graduation, Baetge moved to Pittsburgh where he spent one season as a Resident Artist of Pittsburgh Opera. He then moved to New York City, where he attended The Juilliard School and graduated with an Artist Diploma in Opera Studies. “Through my connections at

A Semester in Trinidad and Tobago One day during the Fall of 2012, senior Aubrey Frimoth recalls a speaker that came to present to her Conservation of Natural Resources class. Why does this presentation, which she saw over two years ago, stick out so clearly in Aubrey’s memory? Captivated by colorful images of dancers, delicious food, and beautiful beaches, the speaker introduced her to the Caribbean island-nation of Trinidad & Tobago.  An Environmental Studies major with a Religion minor, the

than minimal risk unless it provides a direct benefit to the child. Written parental/guardian permission is required for studies involving children. Once parental/guardian permission has been obtained, the agreement or assent of the child is required. This requires the researcher to explain the study in child-friendly language using an Child Oral Assent Script. While the parents/guardians must provide legal consent for the child to participate in research, the child must always assent to his/her

—potentially vulnerable populations (see below for specific precautions to be taken for these groups):+ Children and adolescents (under 18)Children (and anyone under 18 years of age) can participate as research subjects only if the research meets certain standards, defined in the federal regulations [45 CFR 46(d)]. Specifically, the research may not be greater than minimal risk unless it provides a direct benefit to the child. Written parental/guardian permission is required for studies involving children

perceive as possible … we as journalists can magnify a dream.” Noujaim’s afternoon concluded with a conversation with students in a Women’s and Gender Studies course, where she discussed how she chooses the subjects of her films, her multicultural identity, the pace of systemic progress and even parenthood (at the time of her visit, Noujaim was six months’ pregnant, and she talked jubilantly throughout the day about her unborn child). It doesn’t take an entire nation to change the destination of a

By:Kari Plog '11 May 14, 2016 0 Rebekah Blakney ’12 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2016/05/rebekah-blakney-header-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg May 14, 2016 April 18, 2019 Rebekah Blakney ’12 PLU alumna collects, studies mosquitoes in the pursuit of improved public health TACOMA, WASH. (March 9, 2016)- Mosquitoes are pests to some, but for