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about mathematics’ beauty and power, as well as its theory and applications.Art in the Making In January 2020, Sklar attended the Joint Mathematics Meetings, an annual gathering of the major national mathematical professional organizations. While there, she sat in on a session on mathematics and art. In the session, Ingrid Daubechies, a Duke University mathematician, and Dominique Ehrmann, a fiber artist, proposed the math-art installation and called for collaborators. Sklar rushed to sign up. Sklar
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about the logistics of a vaccination clinic like this — I know that this has been an experience that they are not going to have in their lifetime again. At least I hope that they are not.” The PLU School of NursingThe School of Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University is a professional school that combines nursing science with a strong foundation in the natural sciences and liberal arts. This selective program prepares undergraduate students as skilled generalists so they may later seek advanced
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enrolled. “PLU helped me re-embrace my culture and not see my profession in the stereotypical way of me being the outsider in this rich, white, professional world. When I got to PLU, it wasn’t like everything was against me, it was like, ‘Why not? I’ve already come this far, so why not add this class, why not do this,’ ” she says. Since graduating, she has been working as a medical scribe at a local dermatology clinic. After her Fulbright trip concludes next fall, she plans to begin applying to medical
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patient care and monitoring under the direction of registered nurses (RNs). She immediately began employment at a nursing home and a correctional facility.She continued nursing studies at Tacoma Community College, then transferred to PLU for her RN degree. “I chose PLU because I worked with RNs who graduated from PLU at the Pierce County Jail, and I was blown away by their work ethic and compassionate and professional approach.” Surla’s capstone, “Moral Distress in Correctional Nursing,” focuses on
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opportunities that arose during your internship? What connections did you make and how impactful were they? MM: I received excellent mentorship from my PI (principal investigator), Dr. Termini. The guidance I received from her and those mentoring me has been invaluable. My PI is sending me to a professional conference in December, which will further bolster my connections and opportunities in this field. She has also said that I will always have a place in her lab if I want it. I am immensely grateful for
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online,” she said, drawing a distinction between PLU’s graduate program and some others that feature more online coursework. “We are known for our faculty.” Many of them also supervise student teachers in the program, offering graduate students a chance to build professional relationships that can lead to employment. AN INTENSIVE YEAR PLU’s one-year Master of Arts in Education program runs from mid-June through the following June. Each cohort of graduate students begins with a summer filled with
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great example of the approach of the “New American University”: linking liberal arts education with civic engagement and professional programs. A significant amount of collaboration driven by the community of El Limonal preceded the PLU team’s arrival and continues, now, after the PLU team’s departure. This collaboration touched not only the construction of the well, but also the hygiene training that will help those trained spread this knowledge throughout the community. Upon return to campus, the
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Sung/PLU) These infographics show the disparity between men's and women's professional-athlete salaries. +Enlarge Photo “It was a foreign concept to student-athletes to think about how they could participate in Tunnel of Oppression, and many had never even attended,” said SAAC Advisor and Associate Director of Athletics Jen Thomas. “But we wanted to bring light to the derogatory use of the word ‘retarded,’ when people use it in slang and how that affects people with disabilities. We felt that that
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work with the great Choir of the West).” Scott’s passions for music and the liberal arts have translated well into his professional life: today is his Principal Bass of the Reno Philharmonic and Executive Director of the Reno Chamber Orchestra.Jerilynn Harris Jerilynn Harris came from Longview, Washington to PLU, where she graduated with a Bachelor in Music Education in 2008. Two weeks after receiving her degree, she was hired to teach orchestra full-time in the Bethel School District. Jerilynn
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Science in Athletic Training in 2015. During the graduation ceremony, held at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, Daly noticed a sign touting a local sports team: the Ontario Fury. She had never heard of it. So she pulled out her phone, punched in a Google search and discovered that the Fury was a professional men’s indoor soccer team and a member of the Major Arena Soccer League (the Fury play in the same division as the Tacoma Stars, based at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Washington
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