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the explosion – it was really rewarding.” For Ash, the experience highlighted the intersection between her biology major and GSRS minor. “It was a way to explore individuals and their identities and how they show up in spaces,” she explains. “When I become a physician, I can do so more authentically and can more closely align with patient needs because of these experiences.”Study-away at PLU and immerse yourself in a country, culture or discipline that you never imagined – and get credit for it
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away two times during my time at PLU. The first was to Uruguay during J-Term in 2020 for extensive Spanish study, and the second was to the Bahamas this past J-Term to study marine biology. Immersing myself in different cultures has helped me broaden my worldview, and both have been valuable experiences both with learning about the culture as well as the class material I was learning about at the time. I also really enjoyed working in the biology department as a TA and lab prep. I gained valuable
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interesting capstone and what’s next after graduation. Why did you choose PLU? PLU felt like a good distance from home — not next door, but not too far from family. I really liked the atmosphere and culture on campus and the opportunities it gave me to be involved in more than just my academics. What led you to your majors? I knew coming into PLU that I wanted to major in environmental studies and probably double major with another program. Spring of my freshman year, I took a first-year experience course
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, spring break and Holy Week align once more. These students will experience a rich culture. Semana Santa, or Holy Week, is what Tonn called “the sum of all the events.” She turned to event listings and processional maps to show the magnitude of Holy Week. Sepper painted the picture of vivid color. Calling it a “unique experience because it engages all of the senses,” Sepper described the sights, sounds and smells of Holy Week in Antigua. He described the contrast of the Holy Week festivities to the
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consider working in Central and South American ecosystems. After several scientific collecting trips, he became convinced that he would have to become proficient in Spanish if he were to have real impact in these regions. He tested his fluency by spending an entire year immersed in the culture of Colombia as a Fulbright Fellow in 1991. During that year, he taught a graduate level course entirely in Spanish. His second Fulbright fellowship, in 1998-99, was dedicated to teaching sustainable
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Khomas region of Namibia. The project opened with a reception in Namibia attended by representatives of the U.S. Embassy and the Namibian Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture. Weiss said the energy in the room was stunning. The project builds on a long-standing connection between PLU and Namibia. Between 1988 and 1992, leaders across the Lutheran Church community organized to fight the injustices of apartheid by hosting 100 graduates from South West Africa (now Namibia) at Lutheran colleges and
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language medical interpreter over the summer. Ash sees this as the next step in achieving her goals. “One of my main driving factors in becoming a doctor is to help the Hispanic community and give back,” she says.Study-away at PLU and immerse yourself in a country, culture or discipline that you never imagined – and get credit for it, too! Read Previous Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County Read Next Sociology major Allen Tugade ’24 has been
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can’t travel outside of the United States would have an opportunity to travel and experience a different culture. Dr. Bridget Yaden, Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Dr. Yaden’s platform for her presidency was “celebrating our assets through our diversity.” She focuses on seeing diversity as an asset rather than a deficit. One of her main goals was to advocate for more states to implement the Seal of Biliteracy, a state-level program that offers a standard for language proficiency for high
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own knowledge of that aspect of philosophy.” Dr. Arnold hopes to bring his enthusiasm for philosophy to PLU. He also hopes to “help students who take my class to become interested in Philosophy and better their abilities to critically engage with the world around them. I hope to show students that philosophy is not just a part of academic education but that they can also see it in whole parts of culture such as the news and music. These ideas are everywhere if we pay attention to them.” One of Dr
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inherit a team of community-orientated librarians that reflected the communities they served.“It was the first time I’d really been in a management job where my team really was of, and knew, the communities that we were a part of,” he remembers. “There were countless examples during that period of time where I had people who had a different lived experience and therefore a unique perspective, and they could help navigate the culture and the politics in a much more nuanced and impactful way than I
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