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there is help and there is hope for preventing it.” Tuesday’s report was commissioned by President Obama in January after the issue gained national attention when allegations surfaced that several prestigious colleges—such as Amherst or Vanderbilt—were ignoring the issue of violence on campus, or trying to downplay the issue. Campus pastor the Rev. Dennis Sepper said PLU addresses this issue with incoming freshmen during their first weekend on campus. During orientation, first-year students are
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about 20 years ago, when the country won its independence. Many of the teachers with whom she worked had experienced what it was to live under Apartheid. As the interaction with the country and its people has changed her, it also changes the many PLU students who go to Namibia for J-Term or a semester. PLU Professor Jan Weiss in Namibia. “It is rewarding – and I know, this word is trite – to watch my students develop into global citizens as their focus shifts from being excited to be in an exotic
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has an internship working with middle school students in Federal Way. Her placement is with a nonprofit organization that helps students connect with their community and get extra support. Marquez enjoys working with youth, so this position was an excellent fit for her. Marquez’s internship also connects to her capstone project, which is about finding resources for refugee families. “We have a caseload, and we work with a couple of students who come from refugee families. It has been so great to
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Learn how you can Recruit a Lute.We know that campus atmosphere is the number one thing students care about, and the connections made by prospective students and their families with our current students, staff, and faculty play a pivotal role in their decision to apply. You’ve witnessed firsthand PLU’s exceptional support in guiding students as they grow, learn, and pursue their passions while finding their calling. Join us in connecting with the next generation of Lutes.Fill out the Faculty
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SCRI Summer Scholars Program (SSSP) Posted by: nicolacs / December 7, 2022 December 7, 2022 In partnership with the Center for Diversity and Health Equity, the Office for Teaching, Education and Research is excited to offer our SCRI Summer Scholars Program (SSSP). The goal of the program is to provide undergraduate students with a background that is historically underrepresented in the biomedical and health sciences an opportunity to engage in basic, clinical and/or translational research
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care, students who are engaged and challenged, a model of involvement and interaction between all ages and ethnic backgrounds cultivate a place that can still truly make a difference in the lives of many as it did for us. There are many ways that Lutes help PLU “open doors” for students to succeed in their college life and beyond, and our support of this class gift is a powerful way we can contribute to changing the lives of current students who will benefit from an internship opportunity to give
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ACS Bridge Program (ACS-BP) Posted by: nicolacs / January 19, 2021 January 19, 2021 The American Chemical Society is now accepting applications for 2021-2022 ACS Bridge Fellows. The ACS Bridge Program (ACS-BP) was developed to increase the number of students from underrepresented (UR) racial and ethnic groups obtaining a Ph.D. in the chemical sciences. ACS-BP assists UR students with getting into and succeeding in graduate school. As an ACS Bridge Fellow, students enroll in a one- to two-year
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Other Areas You Can SupportThe PLU community is committed to affording students with the best experiences and opportunities possible, and helping them to find their vocations. PLU is dedicated to providing up-to-date and environmentally sustainable facilities and cultivating new programs for students to explore their interests and passions. And of course, PLU works to ensure access to as many students as possible by making scholarship funding a top priority across campus. None of this would be
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” production, Brown explains. As the first opera produced in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Brown is keen to use new Phillips Center features. The annual opera series was formally produced in Lagerquist Concert Hall. “We are using the many wonderful new features of the Phillips Center – including the great fly system,” Brown says. “We will be able to create different scenic looks of the ‘forest’ with this. It is a beautiful space and the students are thrilled to be performing
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all this less than one year after acceptance into the CFA Institutes University Recognized Program. The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition—the “investment Olympics” for university students—that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis. Students gain real-world experience as they assume the role of a research analyst and are judged on their ability to value a stock, write an initiation-of-coverage report and
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