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November 1, 2010 Why does Maurice Eckstein care about social justice? “I didn’t really know a lot about social justice before I got here,” said Maurice Eckstein. “When I came here I was forced to become aware of it.” By Kari Plog ’11 Maurice Eckstein ’11 is a first-generation college student. The recent PLU graduate, from Trinidad and Tobago, learned about social justice indirectly after coming to PLU. “I didn’t really know a lot about social justice before I got here,” he said. “When I came

December 1, 2009 Affect “Give quality work throughout your lives, even though there’s no way of knowing how your efforts will affect the future.” It is pretty easy to see how Dr. Bill Foege ’57 affected the future – he is the epidemiologist who is credited as the person who led the worldwide effort to eradicate smallpox. Foege tells people to follow their “moral compass,” and his path from medical missionary to director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention certainly pointed him in

Political Science Dept. Chair Maria Chávez speaks out on ‘college scandal’ Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 4, 2019 April 4, 2019 By By Stephen Nuño-Pérez and Gwen AvilesNBC NewsTACOMA, Wash. - Can college scandal make Latino students rethink 'impostor syndrome' guilt?“Most of us never thought to question whether other people who are in these classrooms deserve admissions — we just assume they deserved admissions more than we do.” More Read Previous Legislative Days Read Next Governor and

students like her for medical school. Over the years, she took advantage of all the opportunities available to her by engaging in whatever she could do to become the most desirable medical school candidate. “I wanted to be one of those people that could do good in the world.” “I did a lot in the medical field,” Thiele said. “I did a lot of things to put myself on that path.” She did well in her physics, chemistry and biology classes. She volunteered in a local emergency room for 100 hours. She studied

com­munity, and get precious job skills to boot. He spent his summers training as an EMT. He took classes at the state fire academy. He completed a rope-rescue training course. He learned Spanish volunteering at a medical clinic that treats migrant workers. For a while, he considered studying to be a paramedic but realized that wouldn’t quite satisfy him. “Dropping people off at the hospital and that being the end of my contact with them just wasn’t fulfilling,” Jensen recalled. “I wanted to know how

the campus culture a positive experience for students and going beyond what other students are contributing on campus. Region V includes chapters from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Arizona, as well as British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. Power-Drutis was the ASPLU vice president during the ’07-’08 school year. While in that position she led an effort to make PLU a more sustainable and environmentally conscious campus. Read Previous Doing fieldwork is more than just academia Read

February 12, 2013 Mount Rainier Lutheran High School will make PLU East Campus facility home Mount Rainier Lutheran High School has signed a lease agreement with Pacific Lutheran University for the East Campus building at PLU, starting June 15, 2013. Over the next few months the space will be prepared for classrooms, office space, and the WIAA approved gymnasium. Fall classes will begin with orientation on Tuesday, Sept. 3. There will be a town hall meeting to learn more about the facility and

Cancer Research Opportunity 2020 Posted by: nicolacs / September 26, 2019 September 26, 2019 Pediatric Oncology Education Program with St. Jude The Pediatric Oncology Education program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is funded by the National Institutes of Health / National Cancer Institute. The POE program offers a unique opportunity for students preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, psychology, or public health to gain biomedical and oncology

Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are generously funded by organizations like the NSF, USDA, or NIFA, ensuring an enriching experience for participants. By joining, students not only enhance their academic resumes but also forge meaningful connections with faculty and peers. Engaging in social and professional development activities further contribute to a holistic experience, all complemented by amazing benefits. Rest assured, our commitment to quality mentoring is unwavering. Our summer offerings

November 10, 2008 Reaching out at lightning speed Getting to know people outside of your comfort zone is no easy matter. But a student group of Rieke Scholars from the Diversity Center may have found a way to break down some of those walls – Speed Friendship.“We all just realized we just get stuck in our own routines,” said Hannah Pershall, student. “You don’t really branch out that often.” So a group of Rieke Scholars, including Pershall, Boo Dodson, Kevin Floyd and Joanne Nguyen came up with