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skills and managing college workloads, while the veterans offer a valuable perspective about military life. For example, a cadet interested in aviation could have a veteran partner who worked in the aviation branch.   “Cadets can connect with veterans and learn a little bit about what military life has been like for them so they can live by proxy through their experiences,” Farnum said. “And it’s an opportunity for these veterans who have not been students for some time — for some a couple years

different way to provide better patient education and better education in the community,” she said. McFadden put the research skills she honed at PLU to good use, writing her dissertation on variations in county-level toddler immunization rates, a topic she continues to explore at the Yale Institute of Global Health. She also assists the center’s director, Saad Omer, on projects that examine the impact of immunization policy changes on vaccination rates, vaccine hesitancy among health care workers in

volunteers focus on cultivating global citizens in addition to promoting scholarship,” said Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen. “I am proud that so many graduates of these esteemed institutions leverage their educations to make the world a better place. They bring critical skills to communities around the world and gain hands-on, life-changing experience along the way.” *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Giving Back Through Graphics Read Next Senior Profiles: Class of 2019 Is Making a

that couldn’t fit with earlier schedules, gain research and/or laboratory experience, learn a language, demonstrate a well-rounded and versatile course of study, develop transferable business skills such as finance, marketing and people management or explore options that might lead to a new professional or academic direction. With more than 400 courses in 50 subject areas taught by senior faculty across the University, students have the flexibility to choose options that sustain their intellectual

research projects. Concepts in data analysis and statistical design of experiments (e.g. MatLab, Python, JMP) are incorporated throughout the coursework. Electrochemical content is coupled with professional and communication skills development, as well as elective coursework focused on target career areas (materials science, bio-medicine, energy, etc.).  After 6 months of accelerated immersion coursework and a 9 month industry internship, graduates are ideal “T-shaped” employees that can tackle complex

. Students will also learn about scientific writing and presentation skills, explore possible careers in oceanography and related fields, receive tips for gaining additional undergraduate research experience, and get an overview of the graduate school admissions process. The program will organize fun activities in the Seattle area, including hiking, kayaking, and sailing. Participants will be provided on-campus housing, meals, and partial travel reimbursement. Undergraduate students with programming

. Students will also learn about scientific writing and presentation skills, explore possible careers in oceanography and related fields, receive tips for gaining additional undergraduate research experience, and get an overview of the graduate school admissions process. The program will organize fun activities in the Seattle area, including hiking, kayaking, and sailing. Participants will be provided on-campus housing, meals, and partial travel reimbursement. Undergraduate students with programming

directors recommended high school student musicians for participation back in October. Students spent the weekend intensely training with guest musicians and performed a final concert. This year’s guest clinicians included Sarah McKoin, from Texas Tech University, and Damon Talley, from Louisiana State University. The event aims to enrich the skills of the participants, who then take that knowledge back to their schools. With Powell’s guidance, PLU students organize and run the workshop, including

laughs at that, but notes that it’s been a great teaching experience – he’s teaching some of the fellow players Spanish, and he’s learning some Norwegian. Taylor plans to major in global studies and journalism, and take those skills back to Tumaco, Columbia, where he plans to do volunteer work in literacy camps. The area is very important to him. He was adopted at an early age, and lived in Gig Harbor, Washington, but Tumaco is where his birth parents are from. He relishes the opportunity to return

staff to attend and submit proposals. Registration information will be forthcoming this spring. Jose Antonio Bowen, 2018 Boyer Award recipient, will give the keynote address and it will be followed by a workshop with Bowen and Eddie Watson, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Chief Information Officer and Associate Vice President for Quality, Advocacy, and Liberal Education and America’s Promise (LEAP) Initiatives. The NAC&U Summer Institute 2018 will focus on fostering skills