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Not everyone gets a chance to live out the careers they dreamt about as children, but Suzanne Akerman ’03 found a way to make hers a reality at Point Defiance Zoo. “I had wanted to be a zookeeper as a kid but it was like…
my job is being able to really make a difference in people’s connections with wildlife, which then in turn will make a difference for conservation and the environment and the impact can end up being really huge,” Akerman says. “I also really like the challenge and the variety, there’s always something new, there’s always something different.” Read Previous Alumni Profile: What makes an American an American? Read Next PLUS 100 helps PLU student-athletes with college transition LATEST POSTS PLU
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Although ISS staff will do our best to assist students with maintaining your F-1 student status, ultimately, students are responsible for maintaining their own F-1 student status.
. Students may turn in Reduced Course Load Authorization Form if they are facing any of the following reasons to be considered part-time: Illness or Medical Condition. Initial Difficulties with English Language (first semester only) Initial Difficulties with Reading Requirement (first semester only) Unfamiliarity with American Teaching Methods (first semester only) Improper Course Level Placement Concurrent Enrollment To Complete Course of Study in Current Term (graduating students only) Report change of
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MESA Day tests math and science skills The voices of 400 elementary, middle and high school students bounced off the walls of Olson and Memorial gyms at the annual MESA Day competition. Working in teams, the students built catapults from Dixie cups and plastic spoons,…
the opportunity to pursue their dreams,” she continued. MESA is a national organization that provides underrepresented students in grades four through 12 with opportunities in these three subjects. Typically, students from the African American, Native American, Hispanic, Pacific Islander and female populations are underrepresented in math, science and engineering fields, and the program prepares these students to reach their full potential and be active contributors in the fields. Students from
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Celebrating PLU’s Student-Athletes A breakfast on April 10 celebrated student-athletes at PLU. (Photo: PLU Athletics) April 10 breakfast highlights academic-athletic balance—and the love of the game By Tyler Scott PLU Athletics As part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division III Week, Pacific Lutheran University…
allowed. Three PLU student-athletes also spoke. Junior football player Greg Hibbard—a 2013 Capital One CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American—highlighted the balance of academics and athletics at the Div. III level and at PLU specifically. Hibbard pointed to the support systems in place at PLU to help student-athletes succeed both on the field and in the classroom, a point emphasized by the fact that 17 of PLU’s 19 varsity teams have a cumulative grade-point average above 3.0. Senior men’s soccer
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Pacific Lutheran University’s 12th annual Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture will take place on April 18 at 7 p.m. Acclaimed author Minh Lê will deliver this year’s Benson lecture, titled “Shelf Life: Finding Community (and Yourself) in the World of Books.” Lê will discuss the…
author of multiple picture books, including “Lift” (a Washington Post Best Book of the Year) and “Drawn Together” (winner of the 2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature), both illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat. Lê’s contributions to DC Comics include the middle-grade graphic novel “Green Lantern: Legacy” and the recent follow-up, “Green Lantern: Alliance.” Le serves on the board of the nonprofit advocacy organization We Need Diverse Books and as faculty for Hamline University’s
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The 8th Annual Diversity and Inclusion Speaker Series presented by PLU’s Department of Kinesiology will feature Dr. Richard Lapchick and his keynote presentation, “Facing Uncomfortable Truths” on February 28th, 2024, from 7:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. in the AUC (Chris Knutson Hall). In his keynote presentation,…
Humanitarian of the Year by the Muhammad Ali Center.He received the Stuart Scott ESPY Enspire Award in 2023 and the American Athletic Conference Trailblazer Award and was named one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Sports.Lapchick was one of 200 guests personally invited by Nelson Mandela to his inauguration after leading the American sports boycott of South Africa from 1975 until the end of Apartheid.He has been married to Ann Pasnak since 1989. They have a son, Joe, and two daughters, Chamy and Emily
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Speaker: Dr. Michelle M. Jacob, PhD, is a Professor of Indigenous Studies and Director of the Sapsik’ʷałá (Teacher) Education Program in the Department of Education Studies at University of
in the Scandinavian Cultural Center, located in the Anderson University Center. This year’s lecture will be given by Dr. Michelle Jacob, Professor of Indigenous Studies and Director of the Sapsik’ʷałá (Teacher) Education Program in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Oregon. The lecture is free and open to the public. About the Lecture: In 2012, Kateri Tekakwitha became the first North American Indian to be canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, an event that
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Why Study Religion? Religion provides orientation and direction for individuals and communities, societies and cultures.
least eight hours in each of the two lines. Transfer minors under this option normally take 16 hours in residence. Courses taken to satisfy the General University Requirement in religion (eight hours) may be applied toward either minor option. Selected course offerings Christian Traditions Religion and Literature of the New Testament Jesus and His Early Interpreters Pauline Literature Gospel of John The Christian Tradition Early Christianity Medieval Christianity Luther American Church History
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The Global Community serves as the hub of international and global engagement education at PLU. The community is home to a variety of students coming from near and far.
self identify as LatinX/a/o/e; this is an affinity based space celebrating LatinX cultures, social identities, and languages Native American & Indigenous Student Community — for students who self identify as indigenous or native and/or who are studying in the Native American and Indigenous program at PLU Great For Students Who ... Have ongoing enrollment in coursework in one or more of the five languages and/or language fluency Are heritage speakers of one (or more) of the five languages Are
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News for Pacific Lutheran University.
Scholarships from the American Chemical Society Puget Sound Section – Deadline April 1 The Puget Sound Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS PSS) awards two $1500 scholarships to chemistry majors studying at 4-year colleges and universities in the Puget Sound Section of the ACS. This scholarship is named after Julia Rutherford, a PLU chemistry major who was… March 15, 2015
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