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confronted every obstacle that came up and has gone above and beyond to ensure that students are able to achieve their goals and excel academically. Mauricio Coitiño does research in Communication and Media, Public Policy and Human Rights. He is also a former representative of Uruguay for Amnesty International and an activist of Ovejas Negras, a Uruguayan collective that advocates for the defense of sexual diversity and rights of the LGBTQI community. Part of the educational work this social organization

preserving the integrity of research through more accurate replication and validation of results, as well as conducting more studies with one vast, rich data set. Inclusion of international participants and easier collaboration with colleagues across the globe also advance science. The Role of Students For years, Dr. Grahe recognized that undergraduates are uniquely positioned to contribute to science in meaningful ways. “The era of meta-science using crowdsourcing has arrived,” he explains. “Imagine

experience: My experience at PLU has been unforgettable. I have been blessed with opportunities to get involved in many parts of campus, participating in Red Carpet Club, Campus Ministry, choir, intramural sports, and Psi Chi, the psychology honors society. I also studied away for J-Term of my sophomore year in Quito, Ecuador. It’s hard to sum up my experience, because I feel like in each of my four years I have learned new life lessons with new people and in new places. My favorite parts of PLU have

Master’s Degree in Kinesiology. Download free ebook Thinking about going back to school for a graduate degree? Connect with PLU today!Pacific Lutheran University seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the Earth.  PLU purposefully integrates the liberal arts, professional studies and civic engagement in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. With distinctive international programs and close student-faculty

excelled in school, but especially in science, and after a fourth-grade field trip to the science center set off her interest in the brain and neurosurgery, she set out to make it happen. After middle school, she chose to go to Sumner High School because of the International Baccalaureate program it offered. There, she fell in love with biology and leaned on her teachers and counselors for guidance on how to get to college. Interested in the Natural Sciences?The College of Natural Sciences houses the

prepares you to be an excellent teacher, offers you greater opportunity and flexibility long-term, and allows you to create a career and a life of deep impact, one child and one classroom at a time. We offer three pathways to becoming a teacher, MAE — Teacher Certification, MAE — Alternative Routes, and MAE — Non-Certification for International Students. All three programs prepare you with a strong theoretical foundation and real classroom experience. Our intense coursework and schedule provides you

and Experience program. I conducted research and analysis to answer questions such as: “What brings customers to T-Mobile?” “What are their needs?” “What are the drivers of customer satisfaction and loyalty?”  After a couple of years at T-Mobile, I now [work as a Quantitative Researcher at Facebook and] lead two international tracking studies across consumer-to-consumer purchasing and eCommerce with the goal to understand the needs of Facebook Marketplace users and prospects and the ecosystem in

— two to three times a week, every week, until fifth grade,” she recalls. Larios excelled in school, but especially in science, and after a fourth-grade field trip to the science center set off her interest in the brain and neurosurgery, she set out to make it happen. After middle school, she chose to go to Sumner High School because of the International Baccalaureate program it offered. There, she fell in love with biology and leaned on her teachers and counselors for guidance on how to get to

emphasizes, above all, listening and dialogue. – Carmiña Palerm Carmiña Palerm’s is an assistant professor of Spanish at PLU. PART TWO Pacific Lutheran University encourages its students to become global citizens, priding itself on offering a global education with programs on all seven continents. In its most honorable presentation, this international perspective inspires students to think beyond themselves as Americans, to look at how the American way of life impacts other cultures and countries. In its

many things, helps students find the study away opportunity that best fits their needs. And there are a lot of them. Students may study away for a full semester or academic year through PLU-featured, international internships and PLU-approved programs. PLU also has a unique semester structure that allows students to study away for a month in January called J-Term Programs. And PLU has its gateway programs – four totally unique programs that have a curriculum that has been designed and approved by