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: How Poop Has Transformed Science and Reshaped the World,” the 2024 Rachel Carson Science, Technology and Society Lecture, on February 21 at 7:00 P.M. in the Anderson University Center at PLU. Drawing on his background as a former microbiologist with expertise in bacterial biochemistry from the University of Washington, Nelson seamlessly integrates insights from biology, biomedicine, ecology, green technology, and unconventional travel destinations. The Seattle-based freelance writer and editor is

,’ and ‘Queer’ opposition to Initiative 13, a 1978 proposal that sought to overturn recently won legal protections for Queer people in housing and employment in the City of Seattle. By studying the political factions that united at this time, Gracie hopes to understand more deeply the importance of coalition-building, in which disparate groups align based on a shared priority, such as labor rights or economic necessity. The faculty mentor for this project is Peter Grosvenor (Global Studies, Sociology

of textiles.” In its fifth year, R2R partners with Seattle-based Art Work Fine Art Services, a full-service company of experts who handle artwork, to bring together a team of trained museum professionals to volunteer on a special collections project in Washington state. The program aims to help meet the needs of the museums throughout the state by extending the experience of trained museum professionals to cultural centers, heritage organizations and local museums.Scandinavian Cultural CenterThe

her being accepted into the PLU School of Nursing and receiving a degree, with help from Palmer Scholars, a Tacoma-based organization supporting postsecondary success for youth of color in Pierce County, Washington. Now, she serves as a nurse at the famed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.A Winding Road Saucedo grew up a military kid in Lakewood, Washington. She attended Western Washington University and Tacoma Community College, before transferring into PLU’s nursing program.  “Becoming a nurse

constantly having to dictate and evaluate whether or not what their reading online is real or fake.   Andrew Sullivan Google Form: Media Trustworthiness Test Full project link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSecFwlcA9X7Gn_-mAVErYoZdEx130gtX55yq5SxclGXStSPDg/viewform?usp=sf_link Artist Statement: My media literacy tool is a fully functional quiz that one can take to check the reliability of their media source. Based on the 8 Trust Indicator Article from the Trust Project, I have created about 30

invisible to mass media. There are a lot of kids who are reluctant readers as well as avid readers. It’s impossible for me to try to write to them as one giant audience. The nice thing about YA is that it has a built-in reader advisory thanks to the role of librarians and teachers, who help get the right books into kids’ hands. Q: When did you know you HAD to write?I’ve always written. Kept a journal. It’s really the only thing I consistently do and am consistently good at. It’s the one activity that

-high school plan was to go to the local community college and go to night school and during the day I would work at a teriyaki restaurant,” Kim said. “Of course getting paid under the table.” But one of Kim’s high school track friends was going to PLU and told him about the merit-based scholarship opportunities he could qualify for. So Kim applied and took a Greyhound from Portland for Presidential Scholarships Weekend to interview for one of PLU’s five full-tuition Regents’ Scholarships. He was

. “So that style of radio is very close to my heart.” This fall, Rich is pairing their love of audio storytelling and theatre education to create an independent production of “The War of the Worlds.” Based on the H.G. Wells novel, the show’s themes include colonialism, superstitions and prejudices — topics Rich believes are still prevalent today. “I can’t speak to what H.G. Wells was thinking when he was writing it, but a lot of it is more inwardly reflective,” Rich said. “The Martians coming down

because I know that there’s a lot of people on campus who are also neurodiverse, and I’d like to let them have a place where they can go and talk. When and where do you meet?  Stuen first floor lounge, usually in the afternoons. The exact time changes based on the semester but this semester it’s been on Wednesdays at 6 once or twice a month. How can students get involved? Follow us on Instagram @plu_neurodiversityclub and join our discord (the link is in our Instagram bio). You can also email snc

transform the world–or at least our corner of it. The hope is that students gain actual skills that employers are looking for, opening up new opportunities after graduation, and connecting your major to real life. Innovation Studies also promises to be fun–not a lot of boring lectures, but team-based projects that bring out the best of your major and developing skill set. The minor is a pretty visionary, too, providing a space for students to make unexpected, yet meaningful connections to the greater