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  • Professor of Kinesiology | Department of Kinesiology | papadoha@plu.edu | 253-535-8706

    and Expo, Intensity Levels in Children Ages 7-10 While Traverse Climbing with C. Darling, K.E. Mathias, and J. DePaepe, Charlotte, NC (2013) American College of Sports Medicine National Meeting, Perceptions of the built environment in two micropolitan communities of different population densities with T.R. Quilter, V.M. Nethery, M. Riggs, San Francisco, CA (2012) American College of Sports Medicine National Meeting, Differences in neighborhood characteristics and physical activity between older

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  • The Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation expects to award eighteen or more scholarships in 2025. Each scholarship is a cash award of $3000, $5000 or $7000 with no strings attached. Applicants must ​be undergraduate or graduate students studying and preparing for careers in support of renewable…

    science, engineering, law, business, public policy, social sciences, etc. Three individual scholarships are reserved for a community college student, an undergraduate student, and an early graduate student, respectively. Two scholarships have a preference for Native American or Alaskan Native students and are not restricted to our “home” area. The remaining scholarships are available to students at any level. Students are eligible for the scholarship if they are studying: at any college or university

  • Professor of Kinesiology | Pre-Health Sciences Advising | papadoha@plu.edu | 253-535-8706

    Expo, Intensity Levels in Children Ages 7-10 While Traverse Climbing with C. Darling, K.E. Mathias, and J. DePaepe, Charlotte, NC (2013) American College of Sports Medicine National Meeting, Perceptions of the built environment in two micropolitan communities of different population densities with T.R. Quilter, V.M. Nethery, M. Riggs, San Francisco, CA (2012) American College of Sports Medicine National Meeting, Differences in neighborhood characteristics and physical activity between older adults

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  • veteran: vet-er-an (n) \ ˈve-tə-rən a veteran – whether active duty, retired, discharged, or reserve – is someone who, at some point in their life wrote a blank check made payable to the United States of America for an amount “up to and including their…

    . Beacon Press. Holmstedt. (2008). Band of sisters : American women at war in Iraq. Stackpole. MacLeod. (2015). The brave ones : a memoir of hope, pride, and military service. Grand Harbor Press. Jamail. (2009). The will to resist : soldiers who refuse to fight in Iraq and Afghanistan. Haymarket Books. Whitt. (2014). Bringing God to men : American military chaplains and the Vietnam War. The University of North Carolina Press. Kulik. (2009). “War stories” : false atrocity tales, swift boaters, and

  • Student, professor investigate untold story of WWII In the spring of 1942, 10,000 soldiers were sent to the Yukon. Their task: construct the 1,500-mile military road, the Alaska-Canada Highway, to be used to repel a possible invasion by the Japanese during World War II. Sitting…

    manager mentioned nearly half of those 10,000 troops were African-American, Wells decided it was time to dig into this relatively unknown story. “This really made my ears perk up. I had no knowledge of this history until then,” he said. Wells established a student-faculty research project in investigative journalism and recruited Shannon Schrecengost ’09 to help. The two quickly set to work poring over thousands of documents and conducting hundreds of interviews. All of this was compiled into a film

  • Swager press release July 26, 2016

    2016 Linus Pauling Medal Award Press Release The American Chemical Society (ACS) Oregon, Portland, and Puget Sound Sections have named Dr. Timothy Swager, John D. MacArthur Professor of Chemistry at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the 2016 recipient of the Linus Pauling Medal Award. Dr. Swager’s work has had impact on multiple areas of supramolecular chemistry and materials science, and reflects the spirit of Linus Pauling’s legacy.  He is known for his work in innovative polymer and

  • Each year, the Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture is arranged by the Scandinavian Area Studies program.  This endowed lecture series, made possible by generous donations by descendants of PLU’s first

    Arctic seen through the lens of literature, folk and classical music, and Sámi culture. This year’s lecture, entitled “Why Norwegian Women Can Have it All,” was presented by Norwegian journalist Cathrine Sandnes.  Sandnes’ title implied a contrast between American and Norwegian perspectives and practices of gender equality.  In a 2012 essay entitled “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All,” American Ann Marie Slaughter made the bold statement that current conditions in American society made the balance

  • External Funding Opportunities for BSW and MSW Students These funding programs, while not directly affiliated with PLU, provide potential financial assistance to students.

    American Indian Affairs Cobell Scholarship Indian Health Service Scholarship Program Consuelo W. Gosnell Memorial Scholarsh Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program National Association of Black Social Workers Verne LaMarr Lyons Memorial Scholarship National Association for the Advancement of Colored People The Hispanic Scholarship Fund Korean American Scholarship Fund Council on Social Work Education Minority Fellowship Program VETERANS PLU Center for Military Support seeks to uplift our veterans

  • The Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is strongly grounded in PLU’s forty-year dedication to Holocaust Studies and the University’s educational commitment to helping its students develop as

    the Holocaust and genocide is a complex, challenging, and on-going process.For more information or to declare a minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, please contact Professor Beth Griech-Polelle (griechba@plu.edu).Uncomfortable TruthsRead MoreUncomfortable Truths: Introduction to Holocaust and Genocide Studies class examines the past to change the futureThe Holocaust in the American Literary ImaginationRead MoreThis year, Professor of English Lisa Marcus will do something different with her

  • Master of Science in Nursing program is designed to equip nurses with the knowledge and skills to educate, lead change, promote health, and elevate care in various roles and settings.

    MSN curriculum prepares nurses with the knowledge and skills required of all master’s‐prepared nurses as determined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021).  The MSN student will also choose an area of specialization. Two areas of role specialization are available: Certified Nurse Educator® Clinical Nurse Leader® PLU MSN graduates are nursing leaders and educators throughout the Puget Sound area, Washington and

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