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Full Circle: Brandi Hilliard, Director of Career, Learning & Engagement As a first-generation college student, Brandi Hilliard was nervous when she began her studies at Pacific Lutheran University. But those uncomfortable feelings soon diminished. “I found PLU to be a warm, supportive and an intimate community, which made it an easy place to fit in,”… February 17, 2023 Research & Academics
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sabbatical plans? The project that I proposed and received approval for research is the history of a musical instrument in my possession. It’s a 7′ grand piano made by the Henry F. Miller Company of Boston in 1910. Miller made instruments at that time of a very high quality. The maker’s intention was to compete with the finest artist pianos of the day, especially Steinway. This piano would have been an expensive instrument at the time, not likely to have been found in the average working or middle class
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Conservancy vice president Raynell Morris. Stafki traveled to interview others, including Jason Colby, author of the book, “Orca,” and Howard Garrett, the co-founder of the Orca Network who was featured in the award-winning documentary “Blackfish.” She also interviewed someone who cared for Hugo long ago. Animal and environmental activist Ric O’Barry is a former Miami Seaquarium trainer who appeared in the Academy Award-winning documentary “The Cove.” Devastated by the psychological and physical damage
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2019, a group of women from different indigenous nations located in what is now called Argentina peacefully occupied the Ministry of the Interior for 11 days, demanding an end to the death in their territories. During their stay, these women denounced environmental destruction and assassination in the regions they inhabit and the consequences this brings to their communities and the population in general. There, they faced governmental indifference and media indifference that made the fact
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demonstrate what they learned, and exposes the students who don’t study away to another culture, she explained. To top it all off, Hughes even fit in a semester studying environmental issues in Botswana. “We don’t walk around thinking PLU’s got diversity. We see a lot of the same people, but we are diverse, in more ways than one,” she said. To make her point, she cites the active international student community, the breadth of academic disciplines the university offers and the varied backgrounds of its
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that’s not where the field is heading. When educators advise universities about how to build the honors program of the future, they talk of building an internationally focused program. And PLU has been doing that for years. PLU has a distinct advantage in that regard.” That international focus is what attracted Josh to the program in the first place. “I thought it was a cool opportunity – this was a chance to get the most out of my college career,” said Josh, a Spanish and environmental studies major
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- Allie WatkinsFrom Adolescence to Adulthood: Unraveling the Complex Relationship Between Adolescent Porn Consumption5:10-5:20 pm - Lindsay MayPredictors of Well-Being Among Young Adults5:20-5:30 pm - Kirsten IversonFashion's Role in Shaping Young Womens' Self-Perception and Environmental Awareness5:30-5:40 pm - Questions and Answers5:50 pm - Move Rooms & Light Refreshments6:00 pm - Session 2Room 1 - Anderson University Center 203 Policing, Crime, and Homelessness Moderator: Dr. Gerardo Cuevas-Buendia
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. “If you look at a lot of reporting in the Western media you get that sense,” he said. (Video by Rustin Dwyer, PLU) But Manfredi said educational exchanges, such as the one fostered by PLU, are key in bridging that divide — and fighting misconceptions. Kimberly Nolasco ’17, an environmental studies and global studies major, said seeing Chengdu and breaking down barriers allows students to hear China’s narrative straight from the source. “China can tell you who they really are,” she said. As China
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- Welcome1:10 pm - The Synthesis of a Solid Polymer Electrolyte Aaron Coyner, Senior Capstone Seminar The use of solid polymers in lithium ion batteries has the potential to provide a safer, more reliable alternative to liquid electrolytes. The synthesis of a solid polymer electrolyte based off of an oxanorbornene maleimide repeat unit with an oligomeric ethylene oxide unit will be presented. Our research group has already experimented with ethylene oxide unit lengths of n=2, 3, and 4. This research
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assessment tools, we should work to address two key concerns of assessment research: Validity and Reliability. Effectively, Validity refers to the process of ensuring that we are measuring what we say we are measuring. This means the assessment tool needs to match the learning outcomes we expect students to demonstrate. Reliability, on the other hand, is the demonstration that our assessment is consistent over time. The measurement tool and the strategy for analyzing data are used the same way every time
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