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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

Technology Upgrades Six classrooms received media podiums and new control equipment to control the projector:  Hauge Administration 216 Ingram 109 and 115B   Mary Baker Russell Center 116 and 334   Ramstad 204  These new podiums enable Instructional Technologies staff to monitor the condition of the projector, schedule the projector to power down in the evenings, and use less energy by shutting of non-essential equipment when the rooms are not in use.   Projector and Screen Replacement Cycle Last fiscal

2023 OHSU Summer Equity Internship Program Posted by: nicolacs / December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 The OHSU Equity Research Program offers an exciting opportunity for diverse undergraduate college students to spend eight weeks working on research projects alongside faculty, scientists and graduate students. The application deadline is January 23, 2023 at 5 PM Pacific Time. Apply here: https://ohsu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_23KIeLLRu8E4wdM Examples of past internship tracks include

Innovations in Nuclear R&D Student Competition Posted by: nicolacs / January 26, 2023 January 26, 2023 The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) announced a new request for applications (RFAs) for the Innovations in Nuclear Energy Research and Development Student Competition, seeking to recognize and award published graduate and undergraduate students for innovative nuclear energy research. This program was formerly known as the Innovations in Nuclear Technology R&D

November 27, 2012 PLU’s 2012 United Way campaign LIVE UNITED and participate in PLU’s United Way campaign, which helps unify efforts to break down challenging social and economic barriers, strengthen vital community bonds and provide solutions to our community’s most pressing needs. Find out how to participate at www.plu.edu/human-resources. “Eighty-five percent of what you give goes directly to your designated 501©(3). And, without designation, your contributions are allocated to our area’s

WSEHA 2021 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP Posted by: alemanem / April 9, 2021 April 9, 2021 The Washington State Environmental Health Association (WSEHA) is pleased to announce the availability of the 2021 Cind M. Treser Memorial Student Scholarship.  The scholarship fund will award up to $5,000 in one or more scholarship awards this year. The Cind M. Treser Scholarship program was instituted to provide recognition and a financial incentive for undergraduate students majoring in environmental health (or

Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Education (BSME) Posted by: nicolacs / February 7, 2023 February 7, 2023 Are you passionate about the learning and teaching of mathematics? Would you like to spend a summer in a beautiful historical city, with one of the most vibrant cultures in Europe? How about learning in small classes where instructors challenge each student to deeply engage with the material? Please consider Summer@BSME, a 6-week summer program in Budapest, Hungary, designed for those

November 29, 2011 Ted Charles’ cool internship: Mt. Rainier National Park By Steve Hansen When the director of cultural anthropological services at Mt. Rainier National Park came to PLU to speak to his anthropology class last fall, Ted Charles ’12 had an idea: He loves anthropology and he loves the outdoors. Maybe he could combine the two? After class, he asked the speaker if there were any summer internships available. There were. So Charles kept in contact. So did his professor, Bradford

Maintaining Student Engagement Posted by: bodewedl / August 25, 2015 August 25, 2015 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer    The Northwest has experienced some beautiful weather lately and the effects of spring fever are soon to appear in the classroom. It can be difficult to focus on work when sunshine and warmer temperatures are beckoning us outside! Perhaps this is a good time to consider ways to keep your students interested and engaged in class activities. Below I have listed some

Campuswire: An Online Discussion Tool for Engaging Course Communication Posted by: berlinma / July 16, 2020 July 16, 2020 The past few months have been a challenging time for education. PLU faculty had to quickly adapt their classrooms into an online environment and rethink how to deliver their pedagogy in entirely new ways. One of the biggest obstacles to online teaching and learning is student-to-student engagement and interaction. Instructors may wonder how they can replicate, or at least