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University with Assistant Professor of Psychology Heidi McLaughlin. We discussed her experiences in the field of Psychology, and she offered some interesting commentary on the role that innovation plays in the study of the human mind. Sarah Cornell-Maier ’19 One of the topics that kept coming up in our conversation was the expanding roles that technology and psychology play in our society, and how the two areas intersect.  As someone with an impressive background in psychological research, McLaughlin had

for a semester of study on the Caribbean island nation, located just off the coast of Venezuela. In 2004, the program sought three Trinidadian students to study alongside PLU students in PLU-designed courses and at the University of the West Indies. “Our students were going down there, having a rich experience and gaining so much, but we weren’t really giving back to Trinidad,” explained English professor Barbara Temple-Thurston, founder and director of the program. “I thought it would be lovely

say” to both Alys and Darsee (130). Whereas Austen’s Pride and Prejudice presents a biting ridicule of the contest for social mobility and a sharp eye to gender restrictions in Regency England, Kamal turns her eye to England’s imperial legacy in the life and language of contemporary Pakistan. At times, the novel’s meta-references detracted from my suspension of disbelief because I was always aware that I was reading a retelling of Pride and Prejudice. All of characters know about the novel, Alys

Advice for first-year students: Communicate with your professors Posted by: vcraker / June 30, 2022 June 30, 2022 Student-athlete Ahi Holden ’24 offers some tips for succeeding during your first year of college. Read Previous PLU selected for American Passport Project Read Next Advice for first-year students: Create a study space and routine LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with

building and enhancing our community through the study, practice and understanding of artistic expression. Housing the departments of Art & Design, Communication & Theatre, and Music — and presenting more than 250 events each season — SOAC combines the best practices of liberal arts education and exploration with the values and benefits of applied and professional study. SOAC offers several artistic achievement awards to talented students in Art & Design, Dance, Forensics (Speech & Debate), Music and

support and friendship. During a semester abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico, the two often Skyped, with Urdangarain providing feedback and guidance on Benge’s capstone project, an analysis of “indigenous feminine identity production” in the context of a local organization, Protección a la Joven de Oaxaca, A.C., that helps indigenous women pursue formal education in the city.  For Urdangarain, advising Benge has been “an honor.” She describes her former student as the kind “you never forget because of her

system. She helped bring a full-time MBA program to the College of Business, recruiting students from the U.S. and abroad. “Launching the state’s only public full-time MBA program was an incredible privilege,” Souza says. “It was immensely gratifying to expand educational opportunities for Hawai‘i’s students, knowing the long-term benefits would positively impact our state for generations to come.” The years flew by, and by 2020, Souza was a tenured associate professor at Kapi‘olani Community College

. She’s learned to record Zoom lessons, sharpened her Google Docs skills, and misses the real-life campus interactions. She’s also had to pass on accepting the prestigious Fulbright scholarship she was offered because coronavirus-related travel restrictions would delay her service as an English as a Second Language Assistant in Mexico, where she also planned a secondary study of the water quality. But Cheney-Irgens, who was raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and chose PLU for its beauty and

and greatest vulnerability. Languages change over time, and it may soon take considerable effort and study to understand an original text. Translation is an incomplete, and temporary, solution. Each translation becomes a new text. Each loses and alters elements of the original through the medium of a different language in the hands of a different author. Without the ability to read a text in its original language, the original is lost to us.Luther’s experience, and his realization of the ongoing

, Aziza Ahmed, and Michele Matthew) and Professor Laura Fitzwater-Gonzalez, recently had the opportunity to attend the Pacific Sociological Association Annual Meeting in Oakland, CA.   More Read Next American Sociological Association’s Honors Program LATEST POSTS J-Term 2020 – Study Away in Ireland March 9, 2020 20 Minutes Can Make All The Difference March 9, 2020 Palmer Scholars Builds Hope and Opportunity Through Education March 9, 2020 American Sociological Association’s Honors Program March 9