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first heard about grants that were available to help promote preservation. With the help of PLU staff, Ojala-Barbour submitted grant proposals to the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation and the Green Partnership Fund. Help and support from people on campus including Professor of Biology William Teska and Sustainability Coordinator Chrissy Cooley, made learning how to write a grant proposal a lot less daunting. By the fall of 2009, Ojala-Barbour learned the grants had been awarded to his project

action. In his work, Foege played a key role in the elimination of Guinea worm disease, polio, measles and the elimination of river blindness. U.S. News and Work Report identified Foege in 2007 as one of “America’s Best Leaders.” Foege, 76, graduated from PLU with a degree in biology and a minor in chemistry. He went on to get his medical degree from the University of Washington and his masters of  public health from Harvard University.  The son of a Lutheran minister, Foege said in the 2006

work per diem where there’s need, such as the emergency department, ICU or inpatient care. College Days Chrissy grew up on Vashon Island and played basketball at PLU — where she met Sean, who grew up in Longview. Both majored in biology while at PLU, and Sean took a virology class that’s been popping up in his mind lately. After graduating from PLU, both went to Denver, where Sean attended medical school at Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Chrissy received her Masters in

takes me! Lauren Thiele – Bachelor of Science in biology and minors in chemistry and music Lauren Thiele ’11 – Bachelor of Science in biology and minors in chemistry and music Why PLU? I wanted to go to a school that had a good science department and would be a good fit for me and my personality. I had a great admissions counselor who would call and talk to me about my application. No other schools to which I applied had the same level of personal contact. I really felt like PLU treated me like a

theaters. Hopefully, I’ll work an environmental job by day and my theater job at night. Knapp: I’d love to continue acting, directing, costuming or writing. I’ve applied for environmentally-focused internships and am waiting to hear back. Cross your fingers for me! Read Previous In their own words: Current students on studying biology at PLU Read Next Reasons you should study psychology at PLU LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce

competition LATEST POSTS The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ‘24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County May 22, 2024

like the PLC wherever I end up.”Biology major Susan Schowalter ’19, another student assistant director, helped a student and a family member with a college application process last year, which she said was a rewarding highlight. “I was drawn to the PLC because it was an opportunity to provide exceptional resources like writing help and class tutoring to students in the Parkland community,” she said. “Being a university that brings in large numbers of people from around the country, PLU asks a lot

.” Jackson and Pierce are both involved with the rollout of the scholarships, leveraging their professional knowledge and connections through the organizations Graduate Tacoma and Seattle Education Access. But they play a supportive role, letting the family take the lead. Panago’s life after PLU was that of self-discovery and transformation, which he navigated in between his selfless causes. The biology major opted to veer from his original plan to become a dentist — something initially inspired by his

be checked before students cross the stage, shake the president’s hand and march into their new lives. For many, the capstone is a stepping stone to bigger things – grad school, job, or once-in-a-lifetime opportunity where one’s passion and degree intersect. It’s a definite point of passage for a student, notes Ann Auman, associate professor of biology. “Capstone is time for integration of the knowledge which a student has learned in a major, with the ability to communicate that knowledge in both

in England, where she earned a master’s of science after blending her PLU degrees—and her life experience—into the emerging field of paleopathology: the study of disease, health, trauma and diet in human biology in ancient societies. “I want to look at evidence of cancer in archaeological remains, and add to a dataset that’s virtually nonexistent,” Hunt said. “At that point I wouldn’t have even called it a field—now it is, but a very, very small field.” A small field, maybe—but one with