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Archaeologists in the FieldMost summers find our Archaeology students working in the dirt. Many join Dr. Huelsbeck in a summer dig school. See Dr. Huelsbeck for future summer school opportunities!Archaeology Workshop on San Juan IslandThis past August PLU students Georgia Abrams and Grant Schroeder joined PLU Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology Amanda Taylor for a Burke Museum historical archaeology field workshop on San Juan Island. Emma Holm was a teaching assistant for the project
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May 9, 2008 ‘The holy cow’ moment As Clarice Swanson ’89 walks in the barn located on her family’s 400-acre Walla Walla cattle ranch, her mind isn’t on the hundred or so Herefords and Black Angus chewing on new grass just down the road. It’s on the tiny balls of grey striped fluff peeping at her feet. These turkey chicks, or poults, represent one of the few Unimproved Standard Bronze flocks on the West Coast. Even if the chicks or their parents didn’t have the shelter of a barn to escape the
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The French Language SequenceIf you have questions about which course to enroll in based on prior experience in French, please contact Dr. Rebecca Wilkin (wilkinrm@plu.edu). You may study away in Aix-en-Provence at any point in your French language study, but we recommend taking as many courses in this sequence as possible before going in order to take full advantage of your time there. French 101 and 102: Beginning French I & II – GE Develop basic communicative proficiency in French and learn
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and the clinic, which at that time served over 800 primarily public sector patients, was forced to close for financial reasons. It was on to the next challenge for Moller. Moving into academia In 2009, she began a six-year stint as the coordinator for the Psych Nurse Practitioner program at Yale’s School of Nursing. The work was rewarding, but something kept pulling her back to Washington state: family. As a faculty member at such a prestigious institution, Moller periodically received invitations
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July 7, 2008 Speakers tell PLU audiences to reach outside themselves Rich, diverse and often divergent voices came to PLU over the last year to challenge our outlook on life and our choices. Should one eat meat, or not? What of world hunger, the environment, corporate greed, genocide and women’s rights? What can one person do to address these issues? All speakers stressed that individual choices and actions do matter – even when faced with problems on a global scale. Last fall kicked off with
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, etc.) Check this list of prohibited and restricted items to bring to U.S. Check this list of prohibited items to bring into an airplane. Campus Map Take a look at the map of PLU before arriving. If you are checking in to on-campus housing, depending on the time of your arrival, you will either go to Orientation Headquarters in the University Center or to the Campus Safety Office in the Neeb Center! Hand carry the following items Passport (needs to be valid for at least six month beyond the date of
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“culmination” of over a decade spent researching 20th century evangelical Christianity. The assistant professor of religion and affiliate faculty member of the Women’s and Gender Studies program has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals. He has also lectured and presented at universities and conferences, both domestic and abroad. Dowland also recently appeared on the Marginalia Review of Books podcast and contributed an op-ed to ReligionDispatches.com that was republished by Salon.com. Purchase
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The Book in SocietyThe Book in Society surveys the history of print culture and discusses such issues as censorship, bestsellers, and the future of the book in the digital age. The course asks such questions as what exactly is a “book”? Who produces it, who reads it, and why? Students examine the ways in which books have been central to modern society—how they have informed, entertained, inspired, irritated, liberated, and challenged readers. They also look at the processes by which books are
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March 30, 2011 Student perspective: The Iditarod Editor’s note: PLU student Loren Liden headed up to Alaska to cover the Iditarod. The following is a reflection on her experience. The Iditarod, a 1,000-mile dogsled race across the state of Alaska, finished Sunday, March 20. A remarkable feat of determination, the Iditarod has become Alaska’s two-week long celebration, beginning in Anchorage and ending in Nome. Though last year I covered the ceremonial start in Anchorage, this year I covered
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the Pacific Northwest, it’s just like a giant playground,” Thompson said. “I really feel like every student should attempt to go on one of these trips at least once.” These days, Espinosa and Wade only get to admire from afar the continued success of the program they first salvaged, then recreated. But the impact they had on it – and that Outdoor Rec has had on them – lives on. Espinosa has never stopped climbing. Still based out of Seattle, he now works for American Alpine Club, managing the
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