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Paige Balut ‘21 is finding ways to help her community through the pandemic by offering her skills as a tutor in both mathematics and music to local elementary and middle school students who may be struggling with the adjustment to online schooling. “Pierce County Health…
supplemental material to help pinpoint any issues students may have.”PLU Academic AssistanceAcademic Assistance services will available fully online, so we can meet your academic needs this fall! We will have peer tutoring for all undergraduate students and Supplemental Instruction for designated courses in Math and the Natural Sciences. Tutoring and SI will begin on Sept. 13!Balut is passionate about helping those in her community as she also works at a summer camp called Camp Agape, a cost-free camp for
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University of Washington’s Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) is a Materials Research and Engineering Center (MRSEC) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF 1719797). MEM-C aims to accelerate the development of future energy conversion, information processing, and sensing technologies through design, discovery, processing, and application…
University of Washington Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates Posted by: nicolacs / November 19, 2020 November 19, 2020 University of Washington’s Molecular Engineering Materials Center (MEM-C) is a Materials Research and Engineering Center (MRSEC) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF 1719797). MEM-C aims to accelerate the development of future energy conversion, information processing, and sensing technologies through design
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Like many students, Emily Peterson ’14 began her time at PLU unsure of what, exactly, she wanted to do. “I wanted to work for the United Nations,” she says. “Although at the time, I didn’t know what it was, to be honest, when I was…
with what you can contribute to the world.” Global Studies at PLUPLU’s Global Studies Program educates students to engage critically and actively with contending perspectives on global issues, their origins, and possible solutions to global problems drawing on methods and perspectives from multiple disciplines. × This article is part of the “Lutes in New York” series in the Fall 2023 issue of Resolute Magazine. Read Previous Dayton Campbell-Harris ’16: Fighting for voters’ rights Read Next Aaron
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As a first-year student, the initial adjustment to life at PLU was challenging for Mark Hernández. They’d attended a high school that was over 90 percent students of color. PLU, which is around 40 percent, felt daunting. “I was so culture-shocked at not seeing people…
overwhelmed and scared I wouldn’t make friends.”It turned out there was no need to worry. Hernández ended up making friends all over campus, particularly after getting heavily involved in PLU’s clubs and events. As a Nevada-raised, queer student of color, they sought out—and found—friends within the Feminist Student Union club, Latinx Unidos, and Prism, a PLU space for queer, trans, and gender non-conforming students. Over the past few years, Hernández has also worked as the PR director for ASPLU, as the
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Sports brings the world to PLU – The Wang Center Symposium By Barbara Clements International sports will be on everyone’s mind as first the Winter Olympics wraps up in Vancouver BC next week, which will be followed a month later by the Paralympics in March.…
since 2003 – its reputation and reach continues to grow with each event. “We want to be able to have broad conversations on global issues,” said Neal Sobania, executive director of the Wang Center for Global Education. “That is what the symposia have always been about – to get students to engage with the experts in the field.” The overarching goal of PLU’s biennial international symposia is to stimulate serious thinking about contemporary issues and to provide a forum for the campus community and
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Dr. David Zarefsky to speak on the 1858 public debates Renowned argumentation scholar David Zarefsky will bring his expertise to Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) to speak on “Lincoln, Douglas, and Slavery: In the Crucible of Public Debate” on Thursday, May 14 at 6 p.m. in…
, Director of PLU Forensics, said. “It is quite fascinating to see the cultural shift that took place.” Zarefsky is a Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Northwestern University and is considered to be the world’s most renowned scholar on Lincoln. His research and teaching are in the areas of rhetorical history and criticism, argumentation, debate and forensics. Zarefsky has authored more than 100 articles in professional journals and two of his books have won the Winans-Wichelns Award for
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John Evanishyn ‘21 grew up in Tacoma, exploring Point Defiance Park, Ruston Way waterfront and other urban green spaces. By high school, he had learned enough from his dad to become a skilled forager, someone who knew his capstones from his shaggy ink caps. (Those…
study environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University with all those experiences informing his worldview. He will graduate this month after spending the last few years examining issues related to global climate change, sustainability and environmental justice. He cited Environmental 350 — for which he studied Pierce County’s Clover Creek and its surrounding watershed — as one of his favorite classes. “It was all focused around different areas of the creek and studying its health along its route
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The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support, and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded graduate training for MS and PhD degrees…
Training opportunities in worker health and safety The Northwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety - University of Washington Posted by: alemanem / October 13, 2023 October 13, 2023 The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support, and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded graduate training
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A New Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor at Pacific Lutheran University By Barbara Clements PLU Director of Content Development An important new step has been taken at PLU with the creation of a Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor, available to students beginning in the fall…
develop as global citizens; future leaders; and whole, richly informed persons. As the University’s statement on General Education notes: “PLU offers an education not only in values, but in valuing, and asserts strongly that, Life gains meaning when dedicated to a good larger than oneself.” History Professor Beth Kraig said one of the more exciting parts of the new minor is a topic and study that engage in ethical issues from the beginning. “It’s involving so many different parts of the university
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By Zach Powers PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WA (Jan. 16, 2015)—PLU community members are encouraged to attend a “community listening session” regarding proposed cuts of 11,000-16,000 active-duty and civilian positions from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The session will take place at the McGavick Conference Center…
at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood on Wednesday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. Army officials from the Pentagon will be on hand to capture community input as part of the Army’s overall force-structure analysis prior to making decisions on reductions. The Army is hopeful that participants will discuss “a full spectrum of issues” that will be used in making difficult decisions about structure and personnel cuts. “My fellow Lutes should come to the listening session because thoughtful
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