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(served in Togo from 2014 – 2015) At PLU, Sarah majored in Global Studies (responses to violence concentration) and French and minored in Anthropology and Political Science.
developing world. Sarah was considering working in international development and saw the Peace Corps as an opportunity to get some hands on experience and help her decide if she would like this kind of work. Sarah Slinker (left) and two friends celebrating a holiday, wearing traditional "panye".× Sarah served in Togo (2014-2015), as an EGE (English and Gender Education) volunteer. The EGE program falls under the education sector of the Peace Corps’ platform. It worked to promote not only English language
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 26, 2016)- Joel Zylstra said Pacific Lutheran University’s partnership with the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity began with a cup of coffee at 208 Garfield four years ago. Zylstra, director of Center for Community Engagement & Service (CCES), said his perception of Habitat…
, built houses and “called it good.” However, Zylstra’s former colleague piqued his interest when he started to speak of a new Habitat housing development located a little more than a mile from PLU’s campus. The more Zylstra heard about the Woods at Golden Given — a sustainable 30-home housing community — the more he wanted to get involved. “The Woods is a real community being formed instead of just one house, and that was appealing to me,” Zylstra said. “My thought was that even when these 30 homes
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A year after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University, Mark Carrato ‘94 had been island hopping around rural southwestern Japan teaching English to junior high school students. But now he had a decision to make—return to the United States and begin the law school he had…
continue to teach for another year?“What are they going to put on your headstone? ‘Mark worked one extra year?’” a friend asked him during that time in the summer of 1996. It was “damn good advice,” Carrato remembers. He let his law school deferral go, continued teaching in Japan for another year, and then traveled the world for nearly 16 months, ending up in Ecuador teaching again. Now a foreign service officer at the helm of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Power
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Applications are now being accepted for SCI Scholars , a summer internship program supported by Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) , the American Chemical Society (ACS) , and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) . In this prestigious program, up to 32 chemistry and…
$6,000-$10,000+ stipend, depending on the internship Certificate of recognition $1,000 professional development stipend Opportunity to nominate an inspiring high school chemistry teacher for recognition. Teachers will be awarded a certificate and $1,000, which can be used for professional development or classroom materials. The application deadline is November 30, 2017. If interested please visit: www.acs.org/SCI SCI Scholars flyer Read Previous Medical Terminology for Allied Health Read Next
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Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS) is hosted annually by top-ranked Rice University. GCURS provides current undergraduates the opportunity to present their original research discoveries to scholars from around the world. First hosted in 2008, GCURS is proud to be one of the longest-running and most prestigious undergraduate…
States. The Chemistry section is open to junior and senior undergraduates. Applications are open. GCURS will be held for 2 days, October 8-9, 2022 at Rice University. Saturday, October 8 – Student presentations & reception Sunday, October 9 – Professional development talks presented by Graduate and Postdoctoral Students (GPS) and scholars For additional information please see the GCURS 2022 Chem Flyer. The deadline to apply is September 1st! Read Previous ACS Graduate School Readiness & Professional
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Assistant Professor of Biology | Department of Biology | lnervo@plu.edu | 253-535-7376 | My discipline of interest is developmental biology, which is the study of the processes needed for animals and plants to grow and develop. Developmental Biology is an excellent field that intersects, genetics, cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and comparative anatomy to answer key organismal growth questions.
transcription profiles." Mech Dev 2017: LA. Manning and M. Starz-Gaiano. "Upright Imaging of Drosophila Egg Chambers." J Vis Exp 2015: LA. Manning, AM .Weideman, B. Moiz, B. Peercy and M. Starz-Gaiano. "Tissue landscape alters adjacent cell fates during Drosophila egg development." Nat Commun 2015: LA. Manning and M. Starz-Gaiano. "Culturing Drosophila Egg Chambers and Investigating Developmental Processes through Live Imaging." Methods Mol Biol 2015: DP. Stonko, LA. Manning, M. Starz-Gaiano, B. Peercy. "A
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Alum to address changing face of global health Epidemiologist William Foege will speak on campus Feb. 22 at the Wang Center for International Programs’ symposium “Advances in Global Health by Non-Governmental Organizations.”The symposium will highlight the work of non-governmental organizations that are searching for global…
1957 PLU graduate, Foege’s talk, titled “From Smallpox to HIV/AIDS: The Changing Face of Global Health,” is slated for Friday, Feb. 22 at 11:15 a.m. in Chris Knutzen Hall. Foege is widely recognized as a leader in the successful eradication of smallpox in the 1970s. He has championed many issues, but child survival and development, injury prevention, population, preventive medicine and public health leadership are of special interest, particularly in the developing world. A strong proponent of
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March 2015 Introduction This philosophy describes the beliefs and perspectives of the faculty of the School of Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University. Student development and learning are our primary focus. The School of Nursing philosophy embraces the vision and mission of Pacific Lutheran University for thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. We purposefully integrate liberal education with the study of nursing, scholarship, and civic engagement to foster compassion and meaningful
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The PLU School of Business is a community of compassionate faculty, staff, and administrators who provide an excellent business education in a student-centered learning environment grounded in the
semester hours from the following: BUSA 361: e-Marketing (4) BUSA 366: Multicultural Marketing (4) BUSA 460: International Marketing (4) Individualized 16 semester hours Hours must be upper-division electives in purposeful selection. Proposal must be made in advance and not later than second semester of the junior year. Proposal to include statement of objectives, rationale, program of study, and endorsement of a business faculty sponsor. Requires approval of the dean or his/her designate. Only 4
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The 2018 SCI Scholars Summer Internship program application deadline is November 30, 2017. SCI Scholars is a summer internship program supported by Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) , the American Chemical Society (ACS) , and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) . In…
selected for 10-week Summer 2018 internships at 14 companies. Winners will receive $6,000-$10,000+ stipend, depending on the internship Certificate of recognition $1,000 professional development stipend Opportunity to nominate an inspiring high school chemistry teacher for recognition. Teachers will be awarded a certificate and $1,000, which can be used for professional development or classroom materials. If interested please visit: www.acs.org/SCI or see the SCI Scholars flyer Read Previous 2018
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