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transportation, communication, technology or any area where the dominant way to gain access has not considered every part of the community. What are a couple of ways that you work to center community in your work and practice?  One of the ways I work to center community in my work is connecting the community directly with key decision makers and not being in the middle. Supporting direct connection helps the community build and strengthen relationships with decision makers, allows their voice to be heard

testament to creativity, problem-solving, and dedication. Many of us don’t realize that art or math works aren’t typically creations of instant genius. Instead, drawing the perfect nose or proving a new mathematical result may take hours, days, or years of learning, effort, and repeated attempts. Sklar was inspired to work on the project by her interest in humanistic mathematics: “The notion that mathematics is, at heart, a human endeavor.” She also got involved as part of a lifelong mission to

variety of food interests, including Danielle Palmer, President of PLU’s Food Club, Justin Lytle, PLU Assistant Professor of Chemistry, and Holly Foster, owner of Zestful Gardens. “The fact that they could talk all morning – it showed that common interest in food that was binding them,” McKenna said. After the morning roundtable, the group toured Dining Services and spent the afternoon in a hands-on cooking lesson from fellow presenter Glenn Kuehn, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University

Anderson University Center. Foley, the speaker for the event, is the Robert H. and Nancy Dedman Chair in American History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture is named in honor of the former PLU history professor. The lectureship aims to  bring to campus distinguished members of the world academic community to discuss significant topics of historical interest. Foley’s lecture examined the incoming population of Hispanic immigrants and what has been called, “the

Holocaust and genocide studies. As they began taking classes for both, it was their minor that intrigued them and they soon realized they had a passion for Holocaust and genocide studies. Query is friends with Lindhartsen and saw firsthand how he was able to design an individualized major to reflect his specific interests. Thye reached out to Professor Lisa Marcus to discuss if they could do the same around their interest in Holocaust and genocide studies.PASSION BECOMES A PATHWAYDuring his junior year

idea of putting her global studies major to work to help others. In March of 2020, she found herself in Guinea, West Africa working as a public health educator.She was more than a year into her service when rumblings began that there was a deadly virus, COVID-19, making its way around the globe. But in Guinea, Chell had only heard of one confirmed case. Initial communication from the Peace Corps was that volunteers could choose to stay or return home and exit the program. Chell welcomed the news

NSF REU at University of Southern Mississippi Posted by: alemanem / February 13, 2019 February 13, 2019 NSF REU Program Summer 2019 “Polymer Innovation for a Sustainable Future” School of Polymer Science and Engineering The University of Southern Mississippi Details: https://www.usm.edu/polymer/nsf-research-experience-undergraduates-reu The ten-week REU in Polymer Science and Engineering will be held May 20th – July 26th, 2019.  Participants will be engaged in fundamental research projects that

Major Minute: Communication Posted by: mhines / September 19, 2024 September 19, 2024 Curious about what it’s like to major in Communication at PLU? In this quick video, Professor Amy Young breaks down the essentials of the program, from the dynamic courses you’ll take to the real-world skills you’ll gain. Whether you’re into film studies, media, public relations, or digital storytelling, this major is about empowering you to make an impact in today’s fast-paced communication landscape. Watch

PLU students present ‘The War of the Worlds’ Posted by: vcraker / November 2, 2022 November 2, 2022 Theatre major Zivia Rich ’24 loves a good story. She is especially fond of them in the form of a radio show or podcast. Growing up, the Seattle-area native spent much of her time listening to KUOW, their local National Public Radio station. “We have a radio in my kitchen, right above where we cook, so pretty much I’d wake up, come into the kitchen and KUOW would be on every single day,” Rich said

Careers in Chemistry, Feb 22 at Pacific Regional Lab NW Posted by: alemanem / December 8, 2016 December 8, 2016 “Careers in Chemistry” sponsored by the ACS Puget Sound Section  (open to all undergraduate science students) Key note speaker: Dr. Dan Rice, Lab Director will speak on An overview of public health programs in the FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) and the role of ORA laboratories   Date/Time/Location:   February 22nd, 2017 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Pacific Regional Lab Northwest (PRLNW