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  •  instructions here on the Financial Services site. What happens if I don’t have the Agreement completed by my class registration appointment? Your student account will be put on hold and we won’t be able to register you for classes until it’s complete. What is the Meningococcal Release Acknowledgement?The Meningococcal Release Acknowledgement is a form you have to fill out only ONCE as a PLU student, where you must read and acknowledge the risks of meningitis, or meningococcal disease (this is a Washington

  • and structure. Be patient, give it time. Make sure you’re writing the best thing you’re capable of writing. Find trusted critics. And finally, believe in yourself, and your dreams.Division of Social Sciences Katie Hunt, Class of 2011, Transfer Student Degree: Anthropology/Classical Studies Hometown: Anchorage, AK These days: Hunt, who contracted and recovered from ovarian cancer at PLU, is a trailblazer in the emerging field of paleopathology, the study of disease, health, trauma and diet in human

  • of war, famine and disease caused by the Second Sudanese Civil War — including five of David’s siblings and his father. At one time, four million people were displaced. David, now 29, remains one of them. That will change Dec. 30, at least temporarily, when he travels to South Sudan for a four-week reunion with his mother, sister and other loved ones. The trip follows what David describes as a lifetime of isolation. “Most of what has happened to me is not good,” he says. “Pain is something that I

  • study of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. He’s looking at early detection, and at discerning differences between the results of normal aging and diseases such as Alzheiemer’s. Cullum counts his years at PLU as among the most important in his life. He met his wife of 37 years, Heike (Wilhelm) Cullum ’81, in Spanish class when they were freshmen and made lifelong friends in a supportive, fun environment. He noted that a number of professors became important role models for him. “Looking back

  • . Marit A. Trelstad, PLU Chair of Lutheran Studies and Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theologies at PLU Bio:  Dr. Marit Trelstad is Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. Her scholarly work combines feminist, process and Lutheran theologies and has focused on Christology, theological anthropology, the doctrine of God, and science and religion (including economics, geoengineering and ecology). As a contributor and editor, she

  • PLU alumni—Ahmed Benkhalti ’10 and Salima Benkhalti ’15. Arturo Biblarz PLU Professor Emeritus Arturo Biblarz passed away on February 20, 2021 from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 85 years-old. (Full obituary here). Arturo taught sociology at PLU from 1977-2005 and is remembered fondly by colleagues for his joy of teaching; enthusiasm for long, in-depth conversations; and love for the PLU and Tacoma communities. “Arturo taught me a great deal about sociology and about teaching

  • that’s virtually nonexistent. After graduation, Hunt moved on to graduate school at Durham University in England, where she earned a master’s of science after blending her PLU degrees—and her life experience—into the emerging field of paleopathology: the study of disease, health, trauma and diet in human biology in ancient societies. “I want to look at evidence of cancer in archaeological remains and add to a dataset that’s virtually nonexistent,” Hunt said. “At that point I wouldn’t have even called

  • , PLU Bio: Marit Trelstad is Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. Her scholarly work combines feminist, process and Lutheran theologies and has focused on Christology, theological anthropology, the doctrine of God, and science and religion (including economics, geoengineering and ecology). As a contributor and editor, she published Cross Examinations: Readings on the Meaning of the Cross Today (Fortress, 2006) and contributed to

  • , PLU Bio: Marit Trelstad is Professor of Constructive and Lutheran Theology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. Her scholarly work combines feminist, process and Lutheran theologies and has focused on Christology, theological anthropology, the doctrine of God, and science and religion (including economics, geoengineering and ecology). As a contributor and editor, she published Cross Examinations: Readings on the Meaning of the Cross Today (Fortress, 2006) and contributed to

  • above 120 °C. Isolation and identification of these intermediates may lead to new insights of nanorod growth. Evaluation Of a Novel Small Molecule to Improve Gene Editing Out-come Kenson Jean, Senior Capstone Seminar Sickle cell disease (SCD) affects about 90,000 people in the US, and millions worldwide, most of them of African, Middle Eastern, or East Indian descent. The average life span of a SCD patient is 30 years less than healthy individuals. Patients in the US have a median life span of 42 or