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  • Sonja Schaefer https://www.plu.edu/studyaway/sonja-schaefer/

    Meet Your Sojourner Advocates Sonja Schaefer Studied Away in Beijing, China Fall 2014; Argentina/Antarctica J-Term 2014 Environmental Literature Class of 2016 Majors: Economics and Chinese Studies International Honors Entering PLU as undeclared but sure I wanted to study away, left me unsure on where and about what I wanted to study… But I did get started early my freshman year talking to Wang Center staff about my options. As freshman year progressed, I slowly realized that Economics and

  • Capstone Talks 2021 https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/capstone-symposia/capstone-talks-2021-2/

    . Cisplatin, a highly effective chemotherapy drug, exhibits toxic drawbacks that affect normal tissue environments. Studies have been conducted to find alternatives to the platinum (II) complex. However, the emergent anticancer drugs, oxaliplatin and carboplatin, are still deemed toxic based on their low median lethal dose or LD50. Modification to the six-coordinate PtIV complex has shown significant progress in minimizing the cytotoxicity and the resistance observed in cisplatin. Varying the ligand at

  • Cece Chan: First-Year Student, Long-Term Goals https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/02/28/cece-chan/

    activism.” Chan does the work for children who come after her, too. Her sister tried using makeup in fourth grade to deflect harmful comments about her eye shape. “It was the saddest thing, that same damaging and devaluing feeling,” Chan said. Film Reflections Chan’s passion for social justice has primarily focused on education and the experiences of people of color. As a high school student, she created a documentary, “For the Culture,” focused on the importance and need of ethnic studies. Using a

  • Margaret Chang ’09 https://www.plu.edu/understanding-the-world/staff/margaret-chang-09/

    Margaret Chang ’09 Student Biography Biography Margaret majored in Global Studies and Chinese Studies. At PLU Margaret studied in China for 2 semesters, for a January-term in China and did a second January term class in Western Europe, and visited Tibet, Taiwan and Thailand. Growing up with a passion for playing team sports such as soccer and basketball, sports, exercise and health have always been an important aspect of her daily life. At PLU she also began to discover enjoyment in outdoor

  • Lutes to teach English abroad through Fulbright Program https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2017/05/08/fulbright-2017/

    and Alexandra Dreher ’17 were awarded full-service positions in Mexico and Germany, while Ellie Lapp ’17 was selected as an alternate for a Fulbright in Spain. PLU has produced more than 100 Fulbright recipients since 1975, and was named a top producer of scholars accepted into the program in 2014-15 by The Chronicle of Higher Education. For Otey, a sociology and Hispanic studies double major from Billings, Montana, the Fulbright award came as a huge surprise. She said it was a rare opportunity

  • Tribute Giving https://www.plu.edu/advancement/tribute-giving/

    Thank you for your thoughtful gift, which will both recognize a special person in your life and further the mission of PLU and success of PLU students.You can make two types of tribute gifts through Pacific Lutheran University: in honor gifts and in memory gifts. To make your gift, browse below for currently active tribute gifts or use the “Make a Tribute Gift” button below. If no specific fund is known or requested for your tribute gift, your gift will be directed to the PLU Fund, which

  • Publishing Resources https://www.plu.edu/ppa/publishing-resources/

    Publishing ResourcesOne way that PLU’s Publishing & Printing Arts (PPA) program helps students translate their love of books into a life of books is by building enduring connections with the professional publishing world. For more information about different aspects of the world of publishing, check out these helpful links.General InformationLiterary Marketplace Publishers Weekly Journal of Electronic Publishing Association of American Publishers Shelf Awareness BooksquareWriting and Editing

  • Really Cool Internships https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2011/11/29/really-cool-internships/

    audiophile. So, during his senior year when he was taking an audio production class, he found himself thinking that he’d like to learn more about it. It didn’t matter that it didn’t have anything to do with his major. More >> Paris Cochran ’13 Major: Environmental Studies and Hispanic Studies Internship: HELPS International (Oaxaca, Mexico) Every student who participates in PLU’s Gateway study-away program in Oaxaca, Mexico, has to participate in a four-week internship. In Paris Cochran’s case, she was

  • Lutes See The World During J-Term https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/11/13/lutes-see-the-world-during-j-term/

    November 13, 2014 Lutes See The World During J-Term Assistant Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies Claire Todd on an earlier research trip to Antarctica. Students and Professors Will Travel to and Study on All 7 Continents By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 14, 2014)—This January, while the temperatures drop and the rain falls in Tacoma, Pacific Lutheran University students will disperse all over the globe for education, culture

  • PLU senior Daniel Hachet leaves a legacy of green on campus https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/05/11/daniel-hachet-green/

    and advocacy for the sustainability of the earth and its inhabitants. “I spent a lot of that summer going back and forth between the departments,” he says.  “It took about two months to figure out how to coordinate the recycling effort.” He enjoyed puzzling through negotiations and solutions. “One of the things I learned was that just because one idea fails, it doesn’t mean the next one will,” he observes. Hachet is a dual major in mathematics and environmental studies. Although the two