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consider working in Central and South American ecosystems.  After several scientific collecting trips, he became convinced that he would have to become proficient in Spanish if he were to have real impact in these regions.  He tested his fluency by spending an entire year immersed in the culture of Colombia as a Fulbright Fellow in 1991.  During that year, he taught a graduate level course entirely in Spanish.  His second Fulbright fellowship, in 1998-99, was dedicated to teaching sustainable

scholarship. “He had been impressed by and enamored with Native American culture,” Farnum said of Price. “And he wanted to try to help support a Native American student who might have had some funding gaps.” Katie Dean ’21 hopes to start an indigenous peoples club at PLU and is looking forward to a potential indigenous studies minor. And for Dean, this annual $1,500 award was the difference between coming back to PLU for her second year and leaving the university. “It’s amazing that I got this scholarship

, one of the safest cities in the country, which is kind of entirely contrary to what you would hear about it,” Wiersma said, adding that was “in contrast with Juarez, which is one of the most dangerous cities on the face of the planet. We really wanted to get to the bottom of it and be like ‘What’s it actually like living in a border community?’” The second episode to screening on Feb. 17 will focus on women who work in the construction trade. Construction is an industry typically dominated by

Computer science major Cody Uehara ’22 works hard for exciting opportunities Read Next U.S. News ranks PLU MBA Program second best in Washington, best among private universities COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24

project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget Sound region. Tracye Ferguson ’94 is the second of three Lutes being featured from the Capital Region Educational Service District 113. Previous Lute Powered series highlighted PLU alumni at Amazon,  MultiCare Health System, and the City of Tacoma. Read Previous Kristen Jaudon ’94: Picturing the possibilities Read Next Summer Internship: Economics major finds family environment with global company COMMENTS

teacher it was their second time in Namibia. Though not a requirement, all six teachers had participated in PLU semester or J-term programs.For Brianna Wells ’11, a third-grade teacher at Clover Creek Elementary in the Bethel School District, Namibia was where she first learned how to manage a classroom. Because many state schools struggle with access to adequate resources, class sizes are large and teachers must know how to keep forty to fifty small children engaged. But this summer, thanks to the

spring 2022 and is in the second year of a two-year appointment as a visiting assistant professor at PLU. Walker conducts University Chorale and University Singers and teaches conducting. PLU News met with her recently to discuss her passion for choral music and her experience thus far at PLU.When and why did you fall in love with choral music? I was in the sixth grade when the elementary choir took a field trip to the high school. I don’t remember much about what happened that day, but I remember

PLU experience. “I realized that my gift is to be a helper to people,” she said. “I love to be in acts of service. It’s where I’m happiest.” It seemed only natural that she would decide on nursing as a career, but Rosenlund took a bit of time to get there. At the age of 53, Rosenlund will graduate magna cum laude this May with the second cohort from PLU’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program. The ABSN program is based in Lynnwood, 40 miles from PLU, and opened in 2022. With an

of their lives by making themselves healthy and well! I can never fully verbalize the strength and meaning that came from my time at the PLU Women’s Center. It found me my closest friends and developed the courage to always stand up for what’s right … even if you’re the only one. My heart is filled with joy for what the WC continues to offer and provide the PLU community at large. To this day, when I am asked what job shaped me the most, my answer is easy. I consider it my second home and a safe

start to finish.  AS: The internship had three phases: pre-research, field research and publication. The first phase was pre-research in the spring. We would meet in groups of interns and one-on-one with our research directors to focus on our goals and create an outline for the on-site phase. The second phase was ten fully loaded days of research in Reykjavik, Iceland, and the surrounding area. We stayed at a house outside of town, and our research directors laid out different options every day