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By:Kevin Knodell '11 and Kari Plog '11 January 23, 2017 0 China https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/09/china-story-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Kevin Knodell '11 and Kari Plog '11 Kevin Knodell '11 and Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg January 23, 2017 April 5, 2017 China Chengdu, China, study away program immerses students ‘off the beaten path’ Professor Paul Manfredi says Pacific

10th Anniversary CelebrationKeynote SpeakerDr. Jeffrey RiedingerDr. Riedinger has leadership and administrative responsibility for the University’s diverse global programming including support for international research, study abroad, student and faculty exchanges, and overseas centers. He also serves on the faculty of the University of Washington School of Law and the Sustainable Development LL.M. program. He is a member of the Board of Directors and Vice President for Scholarship and

Accident & Sickness Health InsurancePLU Fulbright Program AdvisorDr. Bridget Yaden, Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs, can provide information and guidance to PLU students and faculty interested in applying for IEE-administered Fulbright awards for study, research, or teaching assistantships abroad.

experiential opportunities required to incite positive change in the challenging global context of the 21st century. Grounded in a clear mission, guided by enlightened leadership and supported by generous donors and foundations, the institution began the process of creating a global campus decades ago, emerging as a national leader in 2009 upon receipt of the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. The award recognizes PLU’s consistently high percentages of graduates who study away. It

the State of Washington. Approved by UW Study Abroad Office, the program is also supported by scholarships from the UW Global Business Center and Study Abroad Office. It aims to provide UW students with high quality, rigorous and intensive Chinese language training over a period of eight weeks in the summer quarter. With various curricular and extra-curricular activities, the program will develop students’ Chinese language and literacy skills through language and cultural immersion. Students will

students for whom the hidden costs of college prevent them from full participation and thriving at PLU. At PLU this includes, but is not limited to, costs of books, study abroad, lab and art supplies, dues for professional associations, student/faculty research, fees for student club activities, and personal computers (or similar devices). PLU Students ImpactSince the fund was established in November 2020: 81 requests for funding have been received, totaling over $53,000 in student needs Most requests

Sonja RuudGraduation year: 2012 Majors: Global Studies and French Studied away in Fort-de-France, Martinque (PLU J-Term), Yaoundé, Cameroon (SIT semester) and Elverum, Norway (PLU Gateway semester at the time) Throughout the course of my studies at PLU, I had the opportunity to study away three times: first for a J-Term in Martinique, then a semester in Cameroon and finally a semester in Norway. As you can imagine, these experiences were all very different from one another – the locations

Why Study Actuarial Science?An actuary uses mathematical and other skills to solve problems related to insurance and pensions. Most actuaries work for insurance companies; others work for government agencies, for unions or as consultants. For example, actuaries: Design insurance plans and decide what the premiums should be so that the plan will be financially sound. Design pension plans and decide how much needs to be paid in each year to obtain a desired retirement income. Evaluate and compare