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university to pursue a Master of Arts in Social Science. “It just seemed to be natural,” she said of her first degree. “I always thought politics were interesting.” During her master’s program, Blagg worked at PLU’s Office of Minority Affairs for three years. There she worked on a grant to direct more students of color and women into STEM in higher education — an experience that set up the trajectory of her career, culminating in her work at Pierce.DJS at PLULearn more about the university's commitment
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grant, from the agency’s Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) program, will support training for 72 Doctor of Nursing primary-care nurse practitioners, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year. The grant is for $2.8 million over four years, with annual funding subject to Congressional budgeting. The grant’s goals are broad. Among its aims: Increase the number of nurse-practitioner students practicing in clinical rotations with medically underserved patients in both urban and rural settings
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business education in a student-centered learning environment grounded in the liberal arts that inspires students to: LEARN for Life, LIVE Purposefully, LEAD Responsibly, and CARE for Others.Becoming a Lute Donwen transferred from Bellevue College to PLU for the opportunity to play volleyball and earn her business degree. She says she always knew she would return to Whidbey Island and work for the family business in some capacity. She just wasn’t certain what that would entail. “My first degree is in
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strategies to enhance healthcare and pre-health sciences education. This student story represents the vital work of the university’s College of Health Professions, and the need to support these programs. More Health Sciences Improvements on the HorizonOver the past several years, the PLU community and supporters have made significant investments to improve health sciences education, including the new Nursing Clinical & Learning Simulation Center (CLSC) and new programs like the accelerated bachelor of
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Scholarship of Nursing Conference. The recipient is recognized through a certificate, a check for $500, and their name and credentials being displayed on the Teaching Award Plaque located in the SoN administrative offices. The nominee should represent the following criteria: Actively pursues the development of current, evidence-based content for the nursing curricula and for her/his area(s) of expertise Incorporates practices from the scholarly literature on teaching and nursing education into course and
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these classes you take, the better your critical reading and writing skills will be, and the better you will do in law school. Law schools are also looking for applicants with a diverse base of knowledge across disciplines. The liberal arts education provided by PLU is specifically designed to give students this diverse background through the general education requirements. However, potential applicants should further diversity their curriculum by taking courses in the hard sciences, humanities
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full and vibrant life? Is it a priority?” The concerns that this alumna so eloquently voiced are the same ones with which we continue to grapple on a near daily basis. A strong sense of vocation, service to neighbor and the common good, curiosity and intellectual rigor, a sense that God is present throughout the entire creation, the freedom to ask questions and challenge authority, and all the other things that make up the great gift of Lutheran higher education are important “fruits” of the
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baseball program, too, and drove back and forth every day from her family’s home in Olympia to PLU’s campus as she worked toward her master’s degree in physical education with an emphasis in sports administration. She even learned the best way to make popcorn for the concession stand. Her time at PLU, Cohen said, taught her “everything — how to grind, how to build relationships and problem-solve. To come in at that level and see the joy of sport for what it is, and the educational opportunities, that’s
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Carrie Larsen Endowed Scholarship. “On behalf of PLU, I share heartfelt gratitude for these visionary donors,” President Allan Belton said. “Generous gifts like these allow us to fulfill our commitment to our students’ success and the university’s mission.” Sylvia Kirkebo Endowed Scholarship In 2017-18, a series of estate gifts established the Sylvia Kirkebo Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship, funded by an elementary education graduate of PLU, will support President’s Scholars — students with
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ahead.Master's Programs Master’s programs are another possibility for students wanting to further pursue their sociological education. Some Ph.D. programs offer a terminal Master’s option, meaning that students can graduate and leave the program upon completing a Master’s degree. Other sociology programs offer an M.A. (master of Arts degree) or M.S. (Master of Science degree) as the terminal degree. In an M.A. program, the learning will be more strongly focused on the theoretical understanding of sociology
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