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, serving as a chemistry teaching assistant presenting research at the Murdock Conference and the American Chemical Society convention. He’s held down a variety of jobs, including working as a medical scribe, tutor, and scholar lead/mentor for Washington state opportunity scholars. He’s also been a campus leader, serving as the Vice President of the PLU Habitat for Humanity chapter, At-large senator of ASPLU, and founding the university’s Global Medical Brigades/Pre-med Club.Global Medical Brigades is

research areas. Faculty members have also received Senior Fulbright Scholar Lecturing Awards in such countries as China, Korea, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Uganda. The Simon Award wasn’t the only significant announcement acknowledging PLU’s emphasis on global education. Friends of the university met a $1 million challenge grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, establishing a $2 million scholarship fund that will enable up to 70 Global Scholar Grants for low-income students, who otherwise

passion, social justice and the plight of women, Barlow said she discovered during her research that access to clean water can’t be separated from human rights issue and, more specifically, the issue of women’s rights.  One issue, she said, can’t be solved without addressing the other.“If a woman has to walk for miles to clean water, or any water, it affects the health of her family and its general welfare,” she said. “Her sons or daughters may not be able to go to school because she’s out collecting

, native tribes and environmentalists opposed the measure.   Turning back to her first passion, social justice and the plight of women, Barlow said she discovered during her research that access to clean water can’t be separated from human rights issues and, more specifically, the issue of women’s rights.  One issue, she said, can’t be solved without addressing the other.“If a woman has to walk for miles to clean water, or any water, it affects the health of her family and their general welfare,” she

where it’s flowing beautifully and fast. When you answer the Lord’s call, you get in that middle part.” Read Previous Kurt Mayer provides a legacy of research Read Next Explore! retreat helps students understand vocation COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they

polity. We would want our government to fix this situation. In short, we would want a responsive, just and humane immigration policy. We would want to be treated fairly. As a professor, I am fortunate to be able to devote my life to teaching students about the experiences of those who are excluded. I am able to help students understand that the privilege of their education includes a responsibility to act in a way that makes America live up to her ideals. Based on my research, I believe that if we

love for nature in academic and extracurricular pursuits. At PLU, he earned a double major in Geosciences and Environmental Studies and spent the summer and fall of his senior year conducting Geosciences undergraduate research on Mount Rainier. He also was active in PLU’s Outdoor Recreation Program as a guide and served as the personnel director his senior year, helping to share his love of the outdoors with his fellow Lutes. However, some of Page’s favorite experiences occurred while studying away

Kinesiology. “If you look around the region in our field, most of the degrees are very research-focused and they’re really catering towards people who want to go on and get a Ph.D. in the field. We decided to take a very different stance.” Instead, the university is leveraging its standard-setting Kinesiology faculty and tradition of excellence — PLU’s undergraduate program is ranked in the top 50 nationally and rated No. 1 in the Pacific Northwest by Niche — to provide an intimate, mentorship-driven

chemistry teaching assistant presenting research at the Murdock Conference and the American Chemical Society convention. He’s held down a variety of jobs, including working as a medical scribe, tutor, and scholar lead/mentor for Washington state opportunity scholars. He’s also been a campus leader, serving as the Vice President of the PLU Habitat for Humanity chapter, At-large senator of ASPLU, and founding the university’s Global Medical Brigades/Pre-med Club.Global Medical Brigades is an international