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courses can have on the academic accomplishments of first-year student-athletes when he was coaching at Trinity University. “All the first-years came in together, got to know each other, but then got to dig into the transitions of the writing skills, research resources, time management,” he said. “The changes we saw were an increase in freshman GPA and then over the course of four years we saw an increase in team GPA.” When McAdams discovered that his new job had a similar program, he was ready to get

delineation. What do you enjoy about your internship? I love this amalgam of scientific research and manual labor. There are plenty of chances to read and evaluate data, but it’s also truly satisfying to learn by physically living here. It may sound sentimentalized to say this; there’s something irreplaceable about waking up in nature, working outside, and listening to the outdoors. You’d be surprised how much information you can pick up from this 74,000-acre ecosystem by default through spending time

with an emphasis in ceramics and sculpture, and later went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from Arizona State University. I was hired as an assistant professor of art at PLU 10 years ago, and have been making gigantic messes ever since! Read Previous Just a spark: Student-faculty research explores technology and argument Read Next Helping one bowl at a time LATEST POSTS Meet Professor Junichi Tsuneoka August 20, 2024 Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive

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premiere of a documentary film on the research that led to the Nordic Light Symphony. This free event will be held prior to the concert in Eastvold Auditorium (Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts) from 6-7pm. There will be an hour between the documentary and concert to allow for dinner in the University Center or Garfield Street. Ešenvalds will be present to introduce the film and answer questions. Tickets for the concert can be purchased online, over the phone and at the door: $15

so far involve PLU’s small class sizes. “You get special attention and develop a relationship with professors, which can help you get potential research positions or referrals for companies,” Holland says. At a large university with packed lecture halls, it can be easy to miss out on these crucial breaks. “PLU positions itself well for creating global citizens with a duty to learn about other people and be open-minded about new experiences,” he says. This resonated for Holland, whose mother is