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  • Pre-Law Club President Quan Huynh ’25 unexpectedly stepped into the world of state government, with a bold new perspective. A self-described political newcomer, Huynh proudly represents PLU in Olympia as an intern at the Washington State Senate. As a member of Sen. Manka Dhingra’s (D-45)…

    participates in the legislative process by meeting with policy stakeholders and communicating with constituents. Although the shift to professional life can challenge any college student, Huynh, who aspires to become a lawyer and uplift her community, serves as the president of PLU’s Pre-Law Club and is double majoring in political science and philosophy. She expanded more on her transition and the value of young people in government in a Q&A session.Did you have any political or governmental experience

  • About two years ago, PLU professor Neva Laurie-Berry partnered with a world-class plant research center. The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Mo., sends Laurie-Berry’s BIOL 358 Plant Physiology class millet seeds with random mutations. Student teams study plants in PLU’s warm, sunny…

    known as green millet, the grain is a high-protein food staple and more nutritionally dense than rice. The National Science Foundation and other funding sources support the project. “Although millet is a culturally and nutritionally important food in Asia and Africa, it’s not commonly grown in western agriculture, so there’s not a lot of research,” Laurie-Berry says. A similar process of genetic experimentation refined rice production around 50 years ago. “After we figure out which genes control

  • Audrey Borloz ’24, Fani del Toro ’24, Aidan Donnelly ’25, Grady Lemma ’25, and Angela Rodriguez Hinojosa ’24  spent the summer  focused on synthesizing organic compounds called antenna ligands for lanthanide ions. When these molecules interact with specific ions like europium(III) or terbium(III), they exhibit…

    Spectroscopy, which are techniques used to identify the product.” “Each of my reactions requires almost all these steps, which can make the process lengthy, but overall, the hard work pays off when you produce your target compound.” “My time working in the lab has evolved dramatically because not every experiment is the same, as they can vary in length, scale, and techniques. However, I was quick to adapt to these changes and learned to navigate how to approach different experiments. Research requires

  • Alumna aids medical work abroad The dirt landscape of southern Sudan stretches for miles, and roads are few and far between. Villages dot the landscape. One of these villages, over the last decade, has grown particularly large. Located hundreds of miles from any road, this…

    Tobago. “Working there,” Ford recalled, “changes your whole perception about life and what you want to do.” After graduation, she spent a few years gaining practical nursing experience, and then began the process of applying for work abroad. Her criteria were specific, severely limiting her options. She wanted to focus on medical aid, without missionary work or fund raising to pay her way. Only MSF contacted her. She had two strikes against her – she was young and spoke only English. It was her PLU

  • Accepted to med school For those passing through northwest­ern Idaho, here’s hoping you don’t meet Guy Jensen. Jensen is a volunteer emergency medical technician, who, during the summer, is likely to be one of the first people on the scene in the event of a…

    .” Smith’s involvement extends beyond the academic arena. When Jensen started filling out applications during fall semester of his senior year – 13 in total for schools across the United States – Smith was there, guiding him through the realities of the process. For instance, Smith worked with Jensen to identify where to apply ($100 per application is no small chunk of change) and how to strengthen his personal statements. Advisors are there to help students build a strong resume. After all, it’s all

  • What would be awesome? By Steve Hansen It would be easy to say that, over his career, PLU graduate Peter Parsons has found himself in the right place at the right time. He was on the Xbox development team when there were fewer than a…

    with the hardships and the sleepless nights that come with creating a Web startup, the process has been exactly what he hoped it would be: Awesome. Read Previous Recognized for top study away programs Read Next Polar adventure 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 Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU

  • Where the classes are hard. And the issues? Harder. By Steve Hansen Josh Stromberg and Catherine Cheng aren’t together in any of the same classes. They’re not studying the same major. They’re not even in the same year. (He graduates next year; she a year…

    structure allows you to “find out what makes sense to you, dive in and swim around.” It makes them feel like they are not simply getting lectured – they are part of the discovery process. An active part. That’s the point, according to Finstuen. Because the students in the IHON program take the same seven classes together, they’ve already built a rapport. “They are already comfortable with each other. That makes the discussions more open, more engaging. It makes a huge difference,” Finstuen said. Lively

  • What will the world look like when China is calling the shots? By Barbara Clements Even by the most conservative estimates, China will overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy by 2027 and will climb to the position of world economic leader by…

    PLU’s China Study Abroad Program. “I think one of the biggest questions is that as China develops and modernizes, does it become more Western,” Youtz said. “That’s always been the assumption.” But Jacques – obviously – doesn’t agree. Jacques argues in his book and in the interview that, in fact, China will seek to reshape the world in its own image. The strong sense of superiority rooted in China’s history promises to resurface in 21st century China and in the process strengthen and further unify

  • Todd Sheridan Perry ’92 worked on many of the Gollum scenes in the second Lord of the Rings movie. How Todd Sheridan rose from PLU to become one of Hollywood’s most successful special effects wizards By Barbara Clements Remember the scene in the “The Lord…

    to trap the wizard, put out the fires and drown a few Orcs in the process. Todd Sheridan Perry ’92 remembers it well. After all, he designed it. Director Peter Jackson had just popped into Perry’s New Zealand office and asked, at the last minute, could Perry and his crew put together a flood scene with the Ents? ASAP.”When Peter Jackson asks you to do a flood scene, you do a flood scene,” Perry said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG-1Gtus7KQ Reading through Perry’s resume is like a browsing

  • reThinking how sustainability is taught at PLU using a novel approach at reDesign House. The art of sustainability By Chris Albert Across the street from the Martin J. Neeb Center sits an old house – not built to the exacting LEED environmental standards of Neeb,…

    students with different skill sets should be brought into the process. In addition, they are developing a proposal for how the coursework they’ve developed fits into the PLU curriculum. As the development of the reDesign House continues, Smith, Avila and Cooley expect more collaboration with students and faculty, as they see how sustainability can be a resource for other majors at PLU. “We never thought of it as just an art and design course,” Avila said. “It’s contagious in a very good way,” Smith