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  • Monya-Dawn Wilson ’22 is a DJS Fellow and Rieke Scholar who came to PLU as a transfer student. Wilson is a Biology major, and dreams of becoming a pediatrician. “I’ve always liked science and learning,” said Wilson. “I like learning about the body, learning about…

    body, learning about the mechanisms. There are many avenues of biology, so it’s never boring.” Wilson’s desire to become a pediatrician stems from a love of helping others. Wilson enjoys taking care of people, especially children. “The core of a profession in medicine is improving the quality of people’s lives.”Wilson, who has lived in Parkland since middle school, is already practicing community care in her role as a tutor through the Parkland Literacy Center. She tutors local middle and high

  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Media Literacy J-Term Projects Originally published on the PLU Library blog . Reposted with permission. During J-Term 2021, students in Assistant Professor Kate Drazner Hoyt’s Media Literacy COMA 388 explored topics such as: the role that the press plays in sustaining democracies; the different forms of online misinformation and… April 13, 2021

  • News for Pacific Lutheran University.

    The Parkland Literacy Center The Parkland Literacy Center (PLC), created in 2018 by English Writing Professor Scott Rogers and Hispanic Studies Professor Bridget Yaden, is located on the western edge of PLU’s campus. The PLC, as it’s called, offers after-school tutoring in all academic subjects to Keithley Middle School… May 7, 2020

  • Internal Activities: Involve on-campus clients, academic projects and Student Media, including the Mooring Mast, Mast TV, LASR, Saxifrage and Matrix.

    for more information about internal applications. External Activities: Pertain to off-campus clients, community outreach and public engagement efforts, as well as pre-professional development activities, including MediaLab. Click here for more information about the external application process. Professional Development: Includes offering for new and existing students, mid-career professionals, returning to school adults, and others who seek training in the Arts, Graphic Design, Visual Literacy

  • What We Do: Mission Information & Technology Services provides technology, a wide range of services, planning, and leadership in support of the university’s core teaching-learning mission and for effective conduct of the university’s business. How We Do It: Vision & Values A life of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care requires the ability to find...

    an increasingly digital world. I&TS envisions an information environment at PLU that: is easy to access and to navigate enables rich communication among all members of the PLU community supplies resources and encouragement for innovation provides effective information professionals in support of teaching-learning, research, and conducting the university’s business I&TS core values include the promotion of information literacy and technology awareness, cultivation of critical thinking skills

  • Major Minor Chinese Studies 32 credits 20 credits Environmental Studies* 40 credits 24 credits Gender, Sexuality, & Race Studies* 32 credits 20 credits Global Studies* 32 credits 20 credits

    encourage and enable students to achieve global literacy defined as a multidisciplinary approach to contending perspectives on global problems, their historical origins, and their possible solutions. Go NowInternational HonorsThe International Honors Program is a rigorous alternative to the General Education Program at Pacific Lutheran University. Go NowPublishing and Printing ArtsOne of the longest running and most comprehensive undergraduate programs in publishing studies in North America. Go

  • Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs | Wild Hope Center for Vocation | byaden@plu.edu | 253-535-7283 | I am a proud native of Tacoma and first generation college student that began my formal second language study in high school.

    Bridget Yaden Associate Provost for Undergraduate Programs she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7283 Email: byaden@plu.edu Website: https://www.plu.edu/provost/staff/bridget-yaden/ Professional Biography Additional Titles/Roles Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Co-Director of the Parkland Literacy Center Director of Language Resource Center Interim Chair, Department of Philosophy Board Chair, Confucius Institute of Washington Education Ph.D., Romance Linguistics, University of Washington, 2003

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  • TUESDAY | MARCH 6, 2018 | 7:30PM | ANDERSON UNIVERSITY CENTER – CK @ PLU The Innovation Studies program at PLU would like to draw attention to an important event on campus with much value for our students and faculty: The 2018 Rachel Carson Science,…

    Department of Plant Pathology and the Genome Center at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Ronald also serves as founding director of the UC Davis Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy and will be speaking on genetically modified organisms while at PLU. Supported by a generous endowment from George L. and Helen B. Long, the Rachel Carson Science, Technology & Society lecture is designed to bring leading experts in the fields of science and technology to campus to address the PLU community

  • College students struggle with identifying an appropriate scope for their research and with matching their research strategies to the needs of their work or project.

    own work. For More … “How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age” (Project Information Literacy) Activity Ideas: Information Needs

  • Class of 2019 Liliya Artym, BSN, RN Diabetes Mobile App Rx: Equipping Patients with Tools for Chronic Disease Management.

    -Being and Mental Health Literacy of College Students. Markie Brooke Gibson, BSN, RN Surveying Clinical Preceptors for Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Programs. Leslie Johnson, BSN, RN, CCRN Improving providers’ confidence in pain management under new Washington State law: Outcomes of continuing education for safe opioid prescribing. Patrice Laster-Wilcox, MSN, RN Why don’t you come? Patient Motivations And Barriers To Participating In The YMCA Diabetes Prevention Program. Ariana Norell