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two years – logging over 400 hours – before deciding to branch off in a new direction and enlisting the help of fellow science geeks Mark Lee ’13, an applied physics major, and triple-threat Mimi Granlund ’13, an arts, physics and math major. The threesome needed to build their own system, which consisted of a cylinder capped with a sandpaper disc to act as a “tongue.” The cylinder would plunge into water and then be lifted out through a pulley system. This would be photographed by a high-speed

these experts monitor. To say working in this division of the USACE is full time commitment would be an understatement. The secondary division of the USACE we were able to spend time with was at the Applied River Engineering Center (AREC) where we saw the astounding manipulations being done to the Mississippi River. These engineering feats are not only improving the efficiency of the river, but are also helping to rebuild and redistribute suitable habitat for the wildlife that populate the area

investment (because such support tends to favor applied research rather than pure research, and because such support tends to come with strings attached). The strongest position to be in—or at least the position that offers the most flexibility and options for facing an uncertain future—is the position PLU is in: that is, a largely undergraduate liberal arts university offering an array of select graduate and professional programs. When we talk to others about our commitment to the liberal arts, it’s

special education Why PLU? Thinking back four years ago, I decided to come to PLU for the small campus, ability to relate to professors, and the opportunity to study abroad. I knew I was looking for a place where global education was relevant and with the opportunity to student teach in Namibia, as well as multiple avenues for student leadership, I knew this was the place for me. My PLU experience: My experience at PLU has been a series of stories to make up a chapter book teaching me life lessons

cook for themselves. Some, like applied physics and computer science double major Tim Hurd ’13, who has lived off campus for more than a year, find themselves reinventing the meaning of cooking. Hurd draws his food-spiration from a book his grandma and mom bought him in high school. The book, “A Man, a Can, a Plan,” epitomizes a man’s approach to cooking, with dense laminated cardboard pages and recipes that require a large number of canned and pre-prepared food items – but for Hurd it’s perfect

summer before my senior year of high school and fell in love with the campus immediately; everyone I met with was incredibly kind and welcoming. After hearing a little about the Environmental Studies program and the opportunities I would have to study away, I was hooked. I applied, got accepted, and received a pretty awesome financial aid package. I was amazed how perfectly everything fell into place. An added bonus was the fact that I wouldn’t have to deal with the harsh Minnesota winters any more

applied to, save for one,” Thames said. “I was initially thinking New York University’s Magazine Writing program, but then USC came along and offered to pay for school as well as provide living wages.” Despite her current success, Thames’ journey toward graduate school has been replete with challenges. With three demanding jobs and a rigorous course load, Thames had to learn strategies for time management and self-care. Although Netflix served as a favorite reprieve, it was the support of friends that

months carry and encapsule some very important life lessons. For starters, we all learned, once again, that experience is shaded and colored in powerful ways by the unexpected and unpredictable. No matter how creatively we dream, how well we plan, or how rigidly we seek to control, we are not in charge! The world is challenging, it is uncertain. Given that reality, someone advised, “be sure you always rest well so that you have the energy to absorb the unexpected!” I think we also learned something

student expectations based on childhood experience she can scarcely even imagine. Applied Feminist Pedagogy Applying feminist pedagogy to the foreign language classroom means asking how our theory and practice connect. The aims of feminist pedagogy are, first, to empower students to direct their own learning; second, to reduce hierarchical differences in student-teacher interactions; and third, to expose the biases and objectives of educational agendas. In the foreign language classroom, despite the

summer before my senior year of high school and fell in love with the campus immediately; everyone I met with was incredibly kind and welcoming. After hearing a little about the Environmental Studies program and the opportunities I would have to study away, I was hooked. I applied, got accepted, and received a pretty awesome financial aid package. I was amazed how perfectly everything fell into place. An added bonus was the fact that I wouldn’t have to deal with the harsh Minnesota winters any more