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  • Earth & Diversity Week  is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…

    Earth.” Organizers say the symposium reflects the PLU environmental studies program’s commitment to thinking about environmental issues from intersectional perspectives that bring into focus the connection between the health of the environment and the health of people and their communities. The Steen family poses for a picture after donating $100,000 to PLU to establish the Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues at PLU. The 2024 Steen Family Symposium invites us to consider this question

  • Blog depicts people, places on seven continents From the tip of the world in Antarctica to the top of the highest peak in Africa, PLU students are immersing themselves in the world and gaining valuable insight this J-Term. Nearly 400 students are studying away on…

    dispatches online, and each represents a different continent. This year, the students have been asked to record their thoughts and impressions about how people in their host country engage issues of justice, health sustainability and peace. The bloggers are discussing how they see these values being addressed, and how that compares to how the same values are addressed in the United States. Student Sarah Knutson is studying peace journalism in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, under communication professor

  • Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…

    Earth.” Organizers say the symposium reflects the PLU environmental studies program’s commitment to thinking about environmental issues from intersectional perspectives that bring into focus the connection between the health of the environment and the health of people and their communities. The 2024 Steen Family Symposium invites us to consider this question through the lens of collaboration, trust, and stewardship.  The day will be filled with dialogue, a community dinner, and will end recognizing

  • TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — Tolu Taiwo and Angie Hambrick know all about wearing natural hair in predominantly white spaces. “Hair is a really important piece of our culture and who we are, and it’s an interesting piece to navigate when you’re also at…

    experience going to the barber shop instead of a beauty parlor for hair care, and how that choice influenced their hair journey and gender identity. A different participant discussed being called a boy by her family members after cutting her hair short and embracing her femininity in a new way through that experience. The third theme concerned hair and body health and the return to identity. “For a lot (of the women), it was a personal health choice,” Taiwo said. “Both thinking about the strength of hair

  • PLU students in Professor Amy Young’s strategic communication class have spent the fall semester working with RIP Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization that competes with collections agencies to purchase unpaid medical debt for a fraction of the cost and helps folks run crowdfunding campaigns to…

    $20,000 and plan a campus event in the spring that celebrates debt relief. “I think this is very in line with PLU’s values of care for the community and using your time and talent in service of others,” says Young. Read Previous PLU students visit Oaxaca, Mexico, to learn about health care Read Next Opportunities in Chemistry LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden November 19

  • In June, PLU’s Kinesiology Team—Emily Whittaker ’21, Alyssa Pociernicki ’22, and Brianna O’Malley ’21—finished third in the 2021 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) National Knowledge Bowl. “This achievement is significant to us and PLU because it shows how great our undergraduate program is and…

    the study of human movement. It is a dynamic and growing field with applications to a wide array of allied health, medicine, fitness, education, sport, and recreation related professions. An undergraduate degree in Kinesiology will provide you with the breadth and depth of knowledge you need to successfully pursue graduate programming or entry level professions in the field. Read Previous Discipline Dash: Professor Ami Shah on Global Studies Read Next PLU Media Lab students win Emmy for

  • Are you interested in conducting international service after graduation? Do you want to complete a program that will provide you with the skills to be a critically minded, prepared volunteer? Then you might consider enrolling in the Peace Corps Prep Certificate Program at PLU. This…

    volunteers around the world to work in a variety of sectors including education, health, environment, agriculture, community economic development, and youth in development. Classes in chemistry fulfill several program requirements. The program is also useful for anyone considering conducting international or domestic service. More information is available here: https://www.plu.edu/peace-corps/ Want to learn more? Come to an information session! Information session: Friday, February 17; 10:30 – 11:00 a.m

  • The PhD Program in Biochemistry at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York is currently recruiting students to join their program in Fall 2022.  Please consider the following program highlights: PhD students take classes at the Graduate Center building diagonally across the…

    other benefits (health insurance, parental accommodation). Additional fellowship opportunities for students from underrepresented minority backgrounds, The deadline for admissions is January 1, 2022, and GRE scores are optional. An information event (Ph.D. Natural Sciences App Boot Camp Flyer 11.18.21) will be held on November 18 at 12 pm EST. During this event, prospective applicants will be able to learn more about the application process and the bench science PhD programs (Biochemistry, Biology

  • The Oregon Center for Electrochemistry’s masters-level internship program attracts chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering students and provide nationally unique training including rigorous foundational electrochemical theory, team- and inquiry-based laboratory work, numerical simulation and engineering of electrochemical systems, and experience tackling industry-sponsored, team research projects. Concepts…

    class of 2023. Interested students should email pkempler@uoregon.edu with an unofficial transcript and resume to receive an application fee waiver. The early decision deadline is December 15th and the priority application deadline is February 15th. Read Previous COPE Health Scholars Program Read Next Center for the Integration of Modern Optoelectronic Materials on Demand REU LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU Environmental Science Applications November 15, 2024

  • The U.S. Department of State is excited to host its second virtual STEM Diversity Career Fair on Thursday, November 17, 2022, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  This year’s event will again focus on STEM careers in the Foreign and Civil Service as…

    , electronic and electromechanical technicians, law enforcement and security technology professionals, cybersecurity professionals, data scientists as well as those interested in STEM-related policy issues such as climate change, emerging technologies, global health, and the supply chain among others at home and abroad! During our virtual career fair, you will have the opportunity to engage with Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals across a broad range of STEM fields.  Learn how your STEM