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learning so much about chimpanzees, Webb decided she needed to visit Africa and learn more. She spent this fall semester studying away in Tanzania through the Lutheran Consortium of Colleges for Tanzania (LCCT). The program is a collaboration between PLU, St. Olaf College, Concordia College and Luther College. In it, students take classes at the University of Dar es Salaam and participate in LCCT work, such as independent research projects and teaching at local primary schools. Tanzania is home to

of Fulbright hopefuls. During her time in Baku, she was immersed in the community and worked closely with the US Embassy; when the State Department asked for recommendations for reviewers, the Embassy in Baku submitted her name. When she was offered the appointment, she said “yes”. Hundreds of faculty from around the country peer review applications for the Fulbright Program. Lisosky is assigned to Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Along with two colleagues from other universities, they review

, it’s lucky she did. In 2006, for example, Jones received a Most Innovative Foreign Language Teacher Award for starting a French immersion program at Tacoma’s Jason Lee Middle School. She currently works at Washington’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as the assistant director of student achievement and director of as director of the Center for the Improvement of Student Learning (CISL), a program that provides resources for parents and schools. “I work with kids of color and kids

Spring Happenings: On-Campus Events This May at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / May 5, 2015 May 5, 2015 TACOMA, Wash. (May 4, 2015)— May is a busy month here at PLU. In fact, no other month comes close to packing-in as many on-campus events.Featuring a highly anticipated theatre production, numerous music ensemble performances, Scandinavian heritage events, countless Capstone presentations, and much more, May’s assortment of happenings serves as a countdown to graduation and represents the

nothing back: If something was wrong with a student performer’s shoes, posture, grammar, pacing or pitch—she called it. Blythe is recognized as one of the best in her generation. She has visited the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the San Francisco Opera and is performing in Semele with the Seattle Opera through March 7. Vocal Studies professor James L. Brown told PLU’s The Mast that Blythe “is an advocate for opera and a champion of the whole gambit of vocal music.” Fifty Lutes applied to perform

expected it to be,” says Clark. “I like math and the discipline of working with students. That’s where my passion is.” But it’s her other major, GSRS, that opened doors Clark didn’t know were there. “It’s just so different. It’s cross-disciplinary, so I’m taking classes from all over the university, and that’s been really valuable.” Clark’s taken English and political science classes, and those have given her new perspectives. “The GSRS major really gets you in everywhere and gets you to do everything

inspirational coach. But during his junior year at PLU, a social work class moved Campbell- Harris to observe inequities and inspire questions, and formed the foundation of a future career in law. Today Campbell-Harris works as a staff attorney at the ACLU’s New York headquarters as a member of the organization’s Voting Rights Project team. “New York was never in the plan, but when the ACLU calls, you have to answer,” he says. “I’ve always been interested in democracy and voting rights. Having the

study environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University with all those experiences informing his worldview. He will graduate this month after spending the last few years examining issues related to global climate change, sustainability and environmental justice. He cited Environmental 350 — for which he studied Pierce County’s Clover Creek and its surrounding watershed — as one of his favorite classes. “It was all focused around different areas of the creek and studying its health along its route

business and entrepreneurship Participate in cutting edge research Attend professional conferences  Train with nationally and internationally recognized researchers See the REU flyer for Food, Energy Water Security 2019. Read Previous Summer REU at University of Washington Read Next Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis (NESLS) Program at ORNL LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU Environmental Science Applications November 15, 2024 Dept of Energy

OHSU 2021 Equity Internship Program Posted by: alemanem / November 18, 2020 November 18, 2020 OHSU is looking to do an in-person internship for 2021! This program has proven to be extremely beneficial and a stepping stone for our future physicians and scientific researchers. To learn more see the OHSU Equity+Internship_2020+flyer or visit https://www.ohsu.edu/center-for-diversity-inclusion/equity-research-program to apply. Read Previous Virtual Alumni Panel & Info Session with University of