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Not everyone gets a chance to live out the careers they dreamt about as children, but Suzanne Akerman ’03 found a way to make hers a reality at Point Defiance Zoo. “I had wanted to be a zookeeper as a kid but it was like…
sort of fell to the wayside.” As a high school student, Akerman set about pursuing a career in another field she was passionate about: teaching. She enrolled here at Pacific Lutheran University and earned a bachelor’s in English literature and a master’s in education. That was when she discovered a way to combine her passions. “While I was working on my master’s here I started volunteering at the zoo, and that opened up a whole new world,” Akerman says. “I realized that they have education
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Pacific Lutheran University Professor of Biology Amy Siegesmund received the American Society for Microbiology’s 2023 Carski Award for Undergraduate Teaching. The award recognizes a university educator for outstanding teaching of microbiology to undergraduate students. What I love about teaching microbiology is that I get to…
professionals. ASM manages a slate of awards and prizes recognizing outstanding science at every career level and in every sub-discipline of the microbial sciences. Recipients are chosen by a selection committee from a competitive list of candidates nominated by their peers. “The ASM Awards and Prize Program recognizes exceptional microbiologists who have made significant contributions to advance the field and the microbial sciences community,” said ASM CEO Stefano Bertuzzi. “There is no better way to show
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Caltech is excited to announce two summer research opportunities available to continuing undergraduate students. The WAVE Fellows program provides support for talented undergraduates intent on pursuing a Ph.D. to conduct a 10-week summer research project at Caltech. The WAVE Fellows program aims to foster diversity…
students with DACA status. A minimum GPA of 3.2 is required. Competitive applicants will have completed sophomore-level courses in desired research field, have demonstrated through academic and/or co-curricular activities a passion for research, and can articulate how their research interests align with Caltech’s research areas. The most competitive applicants will have prior research experience. Support: WAVE Fellows will receive a $6420 award for the ten-week program. An additional housing/travel
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By Sarah Cornell-Maier. PLU has a new Innovation Studies program. In fact, I’m a new Innovation minor–one of the first in a growing cohort, scheduled to graduate in May 2019. This series of blog posts is designed to give you the details on the minor,…
departments that fit the requirements and round out the minor. Although innovation studies is a great fit for Business and Economics majors (those learning to meet the needs of a competitive marketplace), creativity and entrepreneurial problem solving are key in almost every field, including computing, communications, art, politics, and nursing–just to name a few. I’m personally a Psychology major, and my Innovation Studies minor will help me to study human creativity and cognition. I hope that it will
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Hearty congratulations to our own Dr. Edwin Powell, Director of Bands and Professor of Music, on his selection for the 2020 class of the Washington Music Educators Association Hall of Fame . Honorees are selected every other year by their teaching peers and inducted at the…
honor and said, “I have been committed to helping to elevate educators of bands and wind ensembles around the state for many years. To have those long-term efforts recognized by others is flattering beyond belief.” Dr. Brian Galante, Chair of the Music department, stated, “We are delighted to hear that Dr. Powell will be inducted into the WMEA Hall of Fame. Ed is a dedicated teacher, passionate musician, and a true leader in his field. He fully deserves this recognition, and I am proud to call him a
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PLU officials recently announced the launch of a new data science major, which will commence this fall semester. This strategic addition responds to the escalating interest among undergraduates in coursework dedicated to data science and analytics. The highly collaborative mathematics and computer science departments will…
student learning outcomes will foster critical thinking, communication, and practical use of math and stats. Students will excel in data through projects, fostering innovation and adaptive problem-solving. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a 35 percent growth in data science jobs from 2022 to 2032, outpacing the average for all other fields. With approximately 17,700 annual openings for data scientists projected over the next decade, the demand for skilled professionals in this field is
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Art software has applications across campus It looked like a photograph of a cell phone sitting on a table, only it wasn’t. The image wasn’t real at all. It was created using a 3-D digital modeling tool called Rhinoceros Software , Rhino for short. Created…
universities (that are using it),” Ebbinga said. “There are high schools and grade schools using it. “Learning the program can take you into any field. There are endless opportunities,” he said. Read Previous Vote for the first Hebrew Idol Read Next Civil War love letter inspires wind ensemble COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in
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Conference addresses men’s role in violence At PLU’s first Men Against Violence Program Conference, men’s role in ending violence against women will be examined. Titled “He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not: Men’s Role in Ending Violence Against Women,” the conference is unique because of…
, staff, students and the community could come together, learn about the issues and network with people working in the field. “We want to create a place where the involvement of men in this becomes more of a conversation,” Grove said. “This is a place to come and start getting some of the tools and start connecting with people who have a lot of experience.” For more information or to register, visit the conference , or contact Grove at ext. 6304 or mav@plu.edu. Read Previous MESA Day tests math and
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Serving so others don’t have to While serving in Iraq Col. Scott E. Leith came to know one of the luckiest or unluckiest people he has ever met.“It depends on how you look at it,” he told a crowd last week at the Veterans Day…
army specialist who was wounded twice while on patrol, but not severely, Leith said. “That’s were the lucky part comes in,” he said. Although his injuries were not severe, it was clear he should not go back out on patrol until he was healed. But the specialist insisted on rejoining the battle. That was fine the first time, but the second time Leith decided the young soldier should not return to the field. Leith told him to stay put and assembled a patrol of uninjured soldiers to return to battle
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Sports brings the world to PLU – The Wang Center Symposium By Barbara Clements International sports will be on everyone’s mind as first the Winter Olympics wraps up in Vancouver BC next week, which will be followed a month later by the Paralympics in March.…
since 2003 – its reputation and reach continues to grow with each event. “We want to be able to have broad conversations on global issues,” said Neal Sobania, executive director of the Wang Center for Global Education. “That is what the symposia have always been about – to get students to engage with the experts in the field.” The overarching goal of PLU’s biennial international symposia is to stimulate serious thinking about contemporary issues and to provide a forum for the campus community and
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