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By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.…
innovator in the industry. In addition to her Business and Economics majors, Kristin is an Innovation Studies minor and a Religion minor. The faculty mentors for this project are Prof. Michael Halvorson (History/Innovation Studies) and Prof. Karen Travis (Economics). Housing and Employment Equality in Seattle Gracie Anderson (History, Political Science) has received funding to study ‘Straight,’ ‘Gay,’ and ‘Queer’ opposition to Initiative 13, a 1978 proposal that sought to overturn recently won legal
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By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.…
,’ and ‘Queer’ opposition to Initiative 13, a 1978 proposal that sought to overturn recently won legal protections for Queer people in housing and employment in the City of Seattle. By studying the political factions that united at this time, Gracie hopes to understand more deeply the importance of coalition-building, in which disparate groups align based on a shared priority, such as labor rights or economic necessity. The faculty mentor for this project is Peter Grosvenor (Global Studies, Sociology
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General Manager, The Amazing Society | Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation | Jason Robar joined Microsoft in 1994 to make Windows a better gaming platform.
gaming platform. In 2001, he started an independent game industry consulting group working on outsourcing in Asia, game design, technology, and business development with a focus on online, MMPs, advergaming, Asian markets, and the convergence between the game industry and the government modeling, simulation and training industry. In 2004, he led the development of a major training game for DARPA called DARWARS Ambush! to help in the training of convoy personnel. In 2005, he founded Secret Lair
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Walk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is…
, valuable resources that we could see a purpose to as students ourselves. Everything we selected to place in our care packages was intentional and resourceful.” To obtain funding for the care packages the students applied for a grant through the Student Activities and Resource Fee (SARF) committee.“Essentially how the SARF funding worked was for us to come up with a very concrete proposal for helping students,” said Haneda. “We brainstormed a bunch of ideas on what to put in the package. I think the
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Walk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is…
provide students with accessible, valuable resources that we could see a purpose to as students ourselves. Everything we selected to place in our care packages was intentional and resourceful.” To obtain funding for the care packages the students applied for a grant through the Student Activities and Resource Fee (SARF) committee. “Essentially how the SARF funding worked was for us to come up with a very concrete proposal for helping students,” said Haneda. “We brainstormed a bunch of ideas on what to
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Undergraduate Programs One credit of direct classroom instruction = one 50-minute class period/credit/
credit of Precepted clinical = 4 hrs/week (60 hours clinical/credit for 15 weeks)Attendance at Formal Academic Ceremonies & Faculty DevelopmentAttendance at Formal Academic Ceremonies and Faculty DevelopmentFaculty with > 0.5 FTE appointment are expected to attend SoN and PLU formal academic ceremonies and faculty development, unless excused due to other obligation or scheduling conflict. These include PLU University Conference, PLU Opening Convocation, Fall Return to Campus Workshops, Fall
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Undergraduate Programs One credit of direct classroom instruction = one 50-minute class period/credit/
credit of Precepted clinical = 4 hrs/week (60 hours clinical/credit for 15 weeks)Attendance at Formal Academic Ceremonies & Faculty DevelopmentAttendance at Formal Academic Ceremonies and Faculty DevelopmentFaculty with > 0.5 FTE appointment are expected to attend SoN and PLU formal academic ceremonies and faculty development, unless excused due to other obligation or scheduling conflict. These include PLU University Conference, PLU Opening Convocation, Fall Return to Campus Workshops, Fall
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Acknowledgment of Funding and Certification Pacific Lutheran University acknowledges that the institution’s authorized representative signed and returned to the Department of Education the Recipient’s Funding Certification and Agreement to Students under the CARES Act. PLU gives its assurance that the institution has used, or intends to use, no less than 50 percent of the funds...
paper check. As of November 16, 2020, all CARES Act funding intended as direct emergency aid for students was issued to students by either direct deposit or paper check. Additional Reporting Click here for PLU’s Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for HEERF I through III Institutional Funding.
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PLU Awarded PSE Foundation Grant to Update Campus Emergency-Notification System PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University has received a $15,000 grant from the Puget Sound Energy Foundation to increase the university’s capacity to respond to the campus community and the public during emergencies and…
designated sheltering sites. PLU also has agreed to make university facilities available for Command and Control Centers in the event of emergencies and natural disasters; the new highly functional notification/public-address system will be critical to serving disaster victims who are sheltering at PLU. PLU plans to add additional interior devices and outdoor speakers across campus in coming years. The PSE Foundation grant represents nearly 20 percent of the $88,000 Phase One project budget; the bulk of
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The REU Site: Polymer Innovation for a Sustainable Future at The University of Southern Mississippi School of Polymers Science and Engineering was launched in the summer of 2017 under National Science Foundation award DMR-1659340. The grand challenges of the 21st century will require new and…
development. Scientists will need to work in increasingly complex, interdisciplinary teams that address not only the technical challenges but also the environmental and global impacts of their research. The REU site at USM will develop sustainable approaches to polymer materials development to meet critical societal needs. Participants will be engaged in fundamental research projects that span the complex, interdisciplinary facets of materials sustainability, including polymer synthesis from renewable
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