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qualitative work – so lots of reading and writing,” Dolan explained. “While my experience is slightly unusual for an intern, I think it demonstrates the variety of work that is done at AG; there’s a lot of technical, quantitative work that must be completed, but if you’re more inclined to do qualitative work, then there are many opportunities for you to do that, as well.”  Last fall, Dolan attended a virtual seminar hosted by the Economics Department, where several PLU alumni spoke about economics and how

we used for concert band came with free notation software. I started playing with it and it was fun, so I started writing music. My first piece was called “Eternal Desires”— so edgy. I was 11 when I wrote it. It became very clear how good music was for me. I am on the spectrum, so it was hard for me to find my thing, and really important that I did find it.  When was the moment you knew you wanted to study music at PLU? I actually took a break from music when I graduated from high school, which I

is they bought at the Lute Cafe before class. Professor Mike Rings is a Resident Assistant Professor in the Philosophy Department at Pacific Lutheran University. He started at PLU in the Fall of 2015 teaching Writing 101 and then became a Visiting Professor in the Philosophy Department the following semester (Spring 2016). Professor Rings has been teaching since he was in graduate school at Indiana University in 2005.  He received his PhD in philosophy from Indiana University. During Fall 2020

there are the not-so-easy lasts: the last Dining Dollars purge with your friends at Old Main Market, the last hammock or Foss Field lounge session with your roommate, the last pre-finals therapy-dog (and goat) session in Red Square. But with Commencement 2018 right around the corner on May 26, many firsts await, too. Haley Bridgewater — the student speaker for this year’s ceremony — is ready to honor the past and the future. “In writing my speech, I did my best to encapsulate a typical experience at

, descriptions in literature or de novo. Preparation of biological samples. Operation of HPLCs and LC-MS. Analyze and communicate results of experiments. Basic laboratory maintenance. Create templates for use in performing data entry of study information. Maintain detailed notebook of all procedures and experiments. Troubleshoot problems with reagents and/or equipment. Coordinate activities with work of other Research staff to ensure achievement of objectives. Contribute to writing papers and grants

equipment, including video-editing software, as well as providing support for the significant production cost of documentaries. Over the course of the partnership, MediaLab students have received a variety of opportunities at the Tribune – from shadowing reporters to assisting with annual election night coverage. According to Katie Scaff, MediaLab general manager, MediaLab will gain opportunities to try their hand at writing a variety of feature and breaking news stories throughout the year. “Our

competed against other regional winners in the same category for consideration of a national. Bjorn Slater scored a national win for his piece, “Accounting for Dummies,” in the division for General Column Writing in the Small School Division. Five regional first place winners come from PLU’s Mast Media team. Alison Haywood ’14, won in the in-depth reporting category for her comprehensive look at sexual assault cases at PLU. Bjorn Slater ’15, won in the general columns category at the regional and

of our group was sent forward on the flight to Amsterdam, while four members of our group waited in San Francisco for a new flight, that would eventually lead them to Paris. I am writing this after a day spent shivering on the streets of a cold and windy Amsterdam. I am waiting to board my connecting flight to Nairobi and I have a feeling I will get a solid amount of sleep on this flight. Most of our group ventured into the city to explore. I ended up drinking an amazing Cappuccino and eating

Student. A Q&A session and book signing will follow her lecture.“Erin’s lecture speaks to the fundamental need of being seen, a necessary topic at a critical time,” said Wendy Gardiner, Ph.D., PLU’s Jollita Hyland Benson Endowed Chair in Elementary Education. “Less than 7 percent of children’s books published in recent years were written by authors of color. This is another area of invisibility that Erin’s work addresses–creating vivid characters, writing about  friendship, family, adventure, bravery

and Dean of Graduate and Summer Studies in 1975. He was recognized with an Excellence in the Arts award from the university in 1988 for becoming “a champion for the education, support and advocacy of all the art disciplines; the creative processes that reflect most honestly the human spirit.” During his time at PLU, Dick helped make the university’s School of Arts one of the best in the region, working with the chairs of art, music and theater departments, hiring excellent faculty and bringing