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  • Martin back. By the time she earned the university’s highest degree, she left with more than a shiny new title. The nurse practitioner for Providence Medical Group already earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing at Pacific Lutheran University. “PLU makes sure you’re in there and you’re getting your hands dirty, by experience not just by reading it in a textbook,” she said. “That’s what kept me coming back over and over again.”Molly Martin (DNP)So, it was a no-brainer for Martin to

  • July 10, 2013 For the 2012-2013 academic year, 877 students will have graduated from PLU. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 26 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a chapter in their lives and prepared to turn the next page. In the following, several Lutes shared their stories of why they came to PLU, their experiences and the next chapter in their lives. Some will immediately enter

  • just have to take risks and try new things. Branching out here and there to dip your toes into different communities and activities doesn’t hurt you if you’re having fun while doing it. That’s why I was always jumping at every opportunity to attend a conference, to participate in a rally, to join a local organization, and whatever else came my way. Because if you really think about it, the best things in life are the things you least expected and the things you didn’t necessarily plan for, right

  • motivation? To meet with PLU alumni at Alaska Airlines corporate headquarters. Opportunities like this are all about making connections, and it’s reflected in our new name: Alumni & Student Connections — the integration of the former Alumni office and Career office that forms a dynamic hub for mentoring, career development and vocation for alumni and students. “This may seem like an obvious pairing — alumni and student careers,” said PLU President Allan Belton. “But the fact is that most small colleges

  • capacity of existing programs and the addition of new graduate and continuing education programs. Increased capacity will be achieved through innovative changes in scope and modality of existing programs. Expansion of programs will align mission-driven strengths with regional demands for post-baccalaureate degrees and certifications. Student life and success We recognize that co-curricular experiences are critical to engaging learning fully and also to developing a sense of belonging and community. We

  • . Further optimization of PSCs reveal exceptional potential for competition, as well as integration, with silicon solar cells. H-J Iodobenzene Diacetate and its involvement in the Synthesis of a Structurally Novel Antibiotics Class Emily Hicks, Senior Capstone Seminar Antimicrobial resistance is a public health issue that the current classes of antibiotics are not equipped to handle. The majority of new drugs approved since the 1980s have been structural variants of previously established antibiotics

  • and Rizelle Rosales ’18 narrated. “It was incredibly important to work with my peers. The more students involved, the more each of us were learning. More importantly, we were helping make more people aware and involved with ending the tragedy of human trafficking,” Anderson said. The two students and their faculty adviser, Joanne Lisosky, were funded by PLU’s new Diversity, Justice and Sustainability Fund to purchase equipment and travel to the Philippines in January. Every PLU student pays $10 a

  • college experience. Residential students are supported academically and socially where they make their home on-campus so they can thrive holistically while at PLU. Furthermore, at PLU, every residential student (including first-year, new transfer, returning, and upper division) is part of a Learning Community. Learning communities are specifically designed to give students the opportunity to develop relationships with other students who are living on-campus. Students may participate in co-curricular

  • opportunity to take a deep dive into a certain topic. Some students choose to take one of the new or innovative courses offered on campus that fits their interest. Others choose to take a required course that they might be less excited about because they can fit it into one month instead of a four month term. For either of these types of students, J-Term provides a nice break between the two, longer terms in the fall and spring. There are also opportunities for students to study away in January. There are

  • harsh for smoking so that snuff is more common. Ownership of a pipe so richly decorated as this one in the PLU Collection was likely that of “an important individual who could afford to commission the carver to create such a luxury item.” (Siegmann, 254) – Brock Martin ’18, Environmental Studies Sources: Bascom, William Russell. African Art in Cultural Perspective: an Introduction. New York: Norton, 1973. “Luba: People” http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/350332/Luba Mukenge, Tshilemalema