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had never done anything remotely medical until this internship,” she said. “It’s really more the anatomy, physiology side of it that I really like.”Haley Hurtt '18 Photo by Oliver Johnson '18 This summer, English literature major Haley Hurtt ’18 became well acquainted with her U.S. senators. Or at least their voicemails. Hurtt was an intern for the global poverty nonprofit, The Borgen Project. She was responsible for calling her senators every week and raising at least $500, but her main job was
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the value of literature and writing is even more paramount as we move forward, because it’s acting as kind of a resistance to forces in our culture that want to reduce or simplify experience,” Barot said. “What literature does is restore complexity to the things that people feel and do and think, and celebrate complex emotional, social, intellectual experiences.” As for the future of the Rainier Writing Workshop, Barot looks backward and forward, always with the founders’ vision—and achievements
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development, expansion, and contemporary issues. (4) RELI 211 : Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible - RL, IT This course introduces students to the critical study of the books in the Hebrew Bible Canon. Students will become familiar with the socio-historical context of these biblical books and their major theological themes; explore in depth a representative selection of Hebrew Bible texts; learn about a variety of historical, theological, and interpretive approaches by means of which to
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(medicines, poisons, psychoactive plants), genetic engineering, bio-prospecting, and socio-economic issues surrounding botanical commodities. Prerequisite: BIOL 226. (4) BIOL 358 : Plant Physiology A study of how plants obtain and utilize nutrients, react to environmental factors, and adapt to stress. Focuses on mechanisms at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. Explores connections to agriculture and ecology. Relies significantly on primary literature. Includes laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL
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graduated in 2019 after double majoring in History and English Literature. While at PLU, she was grateful for opportunities to work with the History Department by serving with Phi Alpha Theta and writing original research through the Benson Summer Research Fellowship program. Her research project focused on Pacific Northwest History and the business ventures of Ezra Meeker. Working in an archive, collaborating with the Puyallup Historical Society at the Meeker Mansion, and presenting research at PLU and
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People’s Literature Keep up With Carrie Mesrobian Blog: www.carriemesrobian.com Tumblr: www.carriemesrobian.tumblr.com Twitter: @CarrieMesrobian That doesn’t happen to a lot of authors—especially twice in a row. Unless, maybe, you write like Mesrobian, a 2013 graduate of PLU’s MFA Rainier Writing Workshop. Her second book, Perfectly Good White Boy, comes out Oct. 1—and already, the hugely influential Publisher’s Weekly has selected it as one of its Books of the Week, and Kirkus Reviews named it one of
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culturally aware. My best interviews were when I focused on anthropology and shared how it could help their global business. Specifically how an anthropology major aids in cross-site communication. My office works with other offices in the UK and India on a daily basis. Honestly, when I created my new dream to stay in Tacoma and get a “real job” I thought I was putting my dream of practicing anthropology on the back burner. Boy was I wrong. I use my anthropology degree on a daily basis. From
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Assistant Professor of Communication Justin Eckstein has held an unwavering interest in argumentation, from a debate summer camp after seventh grade through all levels of college — undergraduate, graduate and doctorate. “Debate taught me how to construct arguments, it introduced me to a whole host of literature that I would have never been exposed to otherwise. It spiked my curiosity in alternative positions. It also gave me material advantages, it introduced me to a network of potential
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fall 2021, and through the Wang Center’s Gateway Program, she traveled to Oaxaca in spring 2022. At Oxford, a class on forced migration and refugee studies spurred Jackie to apply for the Wang Center grant, and in Oaxaca, a literature course on United States-Mexico migration relations showed her another side of migration. They’re the kind of experiences Jackie might not have had without the benefit of a PLUS Year, a year of free tuition for undergraduates studying during COVID. “I used it to be
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students experience a thorough curriculum, taught by a highly qualified and cohesive full-time and adjunct faculty. Highlights of the choral music education degree include courses in elementary music methods and materials, secondary choral methods, secondary choral literature, vocal pedagogy, and four semesters of conducting. This is one of the most extensive undergraduate choral music education degrees available. PLU graduates are consistently placed in outstanding elementary and secondary school
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