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Campaign ends, surpasses goal by $22 million A performance in the Studio Theater in Eastvold Hall, which was recently renamed the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. By Greg Brewis The university’s most recent fundraising campaign was launched amid buoyant economic times, in…
the university’s alumni and friends,” said Steve Olson, vice president for development and university relations. “Participation in the campaign was incredible,” Olson said. “More than 17,500 people provided generous support at all levels. These gifts are having a huge impact on campus today that will continue for generations to come.” Volunteer leadership for “Engage the World: The Campaign for Pacific Lutheran University” was headed by PLU Regent Brad Tilden ’83, CEO of Alaska Air Group. He
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Peace Corps is a US government organization that sends volunteers around the world for two years of service.
in language and job skills, as well as about the culture of the country in which they serve. Volunteers then serve for two years, working in a variety of areas, including agriculture, community economic development, education, environment, health, and youth in development. You can learn more about what volunteers do here. Beyond assisting local communities, volunteers gain real job skills through their work abroad, which can translate well to future employers. Peace Corps provides volunteers with
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Visiting Assistant Professor | Department of Psychology | jlindsay@plu.edu | 253-535-7640
Where Have All the Girls Gone, 2018-2022 Colgate University, Hamilton, NY Principal Investigator | Developed coding scheme for examining gender differences in children’s books; guided undergraduates in independent study and as paid research assistants for this project; presented poster at Western Psychological Association Conference 2019 Selected Presentations Society for Research in Child Development, Creating a Gender Neutral Character, Salt Lake City, UT (March 2023) Society for Research in Child
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PLU professor wins Fulbright award By Katie Scaff ’13 PLU Professor Greg Williams will spend the 2012-2013 academic year continuing his work in Mexico as part of a prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award. A central theme of his work will be efforts to accommodate children and…
program development. This award will give Williams the chance to further his work there. “I’m going to be able to be there an entire year and that will give me the time to follow through on projects that I haven’t really had the time to follow through with before,” Williams said . This includes staff development, behavioral programming, and general program development. He will also be working at a local public school in the area of school-wide discipline. He is already involved in the school as part
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PLU Ranks 3rd Nationwide for Peace Corps Volunteers PLU Marketing & Communications Pacific Lutheran University has catapulted 15 spots up the Peace Corps’ list of the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities for 2014—from No. 18 all the way to No. 3. The annual list recognizes…
experience helps recent graduates cultivate highly sought-after skills that will launch their careers in today’s global economy.” College graduates with Peace Corps volunteer experience return home with a competitive edge for 21st-century jobs and advanced educational opportunities: They have cross-cultural, leadership, language and community development skills along with a global perspective. In addition, they give back to their communities in the United States and enrich the lives of those around them
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Robert N. Bellah, the Elliott Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley, was the lecturer for the annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, Oct. 24. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) Adapting to the advancements of modernity By Katie Scaff ’13 How…
challenges. Bellah’s topic was that of his next book, the namesake of the lecture, in which he explores the advancement of modern society in relation to the rises and falls of past societies. Those societies have experienced a hard ceiling, said Bellah, produced by “the paradox of development – the very success of pre-modern societies leads to overpopulation, famine, plague and war.” Bellah explained the tendencies for societies to rise and fall using the social development index developed by historian
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Check out this article about Volleyball's Jessica Herklotz and her experience studying away in Oaxaca over J-Term 2023!
, PLU has produced more than 250 Peace Corps volunteers. PLU has ranked as a top 10 Peace Corps Prep certificate-issuing institution from among more than 150 Peace Corps Prep partner institutions across the country. Creating Global Connections Locally (November 11, 2020)Check out the article below to learn about PLU’s approach to experiential and community-engaged learning through local study away programs! “How Education Abroad Offices Can Create Global Connections Locally” Development and
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Symposium 2012 Suggested Readings Maude Barlow, Blue Covenant (The New Press, 2007) (Available at the PLU Bookstore for purchase) Maude Barlow has for decades been a leading voice arguing that access
their 300 million inhabitants. The River Nile in the Age of the British provides a detailed account of what happened in the most revolutionary period of the river’s history. It provides new interpretations and explanations of many of the political events of the period and sheds new light on important regional and national questions. Terje Tvedt, Angels of Mercy or Development Diplomats? NGOs & Foreign Aid (London: James Curry, 1998) Is the world witnessing a global associational revolution
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Professor of Chemistry* | Department of Chemistry | fryhlecb@plu.edu | 253-535-7530 | Craig Fryhle began his career at PLU in 1986 working on organic synthesis targets related to natural products and potential mechanism-based enzyme inhibitors of the shikimic acid pathway. He has mentored undergraduate researchers in these areas who have gone on to careers in academia, industry and other pursuits.
laboratory Chemistry Capstone Prior Teaching Involvement: Organic Special Projects Laboratory Instrumental Analysis Introduction to Research Chemistry of Life lecture and laboratory General Chemistry I Cosmos, Earth, and Life Administrative and Service Involvement Chemistry Department Chair (1999-2015 except during sabbaticals) University Budget Advisory Committee (2004-2005, 2013-2015) Academic Performance and Integrity Committee (2019-present) Instructional Resources Committee (2013-2015) Campus Life
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Acknowledgment of Funding and Certification As a recipient of federal coronavirus relief funding under the CARES Act, PLU was not required to submit an application for federal coronavirus relief funding provided under the American Rescue Plan (ARP). PLU received its allocation of ARP funding on March 19, 2021. In keeping with the terms of the...
ARP funding during round 1. The remaining funds were distributed during round 2 to new students who started at PLU as of the Fall 2021 semester. Additional Reporting Click here for PLU’s Quarterly Budget and Expenditure Report for HEERF I through III Institutional Funding.
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