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a tourist. That’s partly what she says her life as a park ranger is like, living in a national park and learning about it on a more intimate level. “Just like studying abroad, how you always learn about the place you are living in,” she said, “I get to do that an entire summer or winter where I visit and grow to know about the places really well.” Bryanna Plog '10 in Cocora Valley, Colombia, in 2013. (Photo courtesy of Plog) Plog’s love for the outdoors started early in life. Growing up, her

very early age. In high school, I wasn’t interested in science and was an average student in the subject. However, after taking a few geoscience courses from PLU professors Steven Benham and Duncan Foley, my outlook on science changed. I became deeply passionate about geosciences, almost to the point of switching my major. In the end, I found the best route was a mix of teaching and geosciences. You’ve been lauded for your use of technology in the classroom, specifically regarding the blended

. Adrian did a ton of coding early on to prepare and he got really good at them.” Caley was so impressed with Ronquillo’s work ethic that he decided to mirror the way he teaches his students to apply for jobs with how Ronquillo prepared.  “He did what he needed to do,” Caley said. “He knew he needed to apply for a lot of jobs. He knew he needed to do a bunch of leak code problems. He knew he needed to have a portfolio and a website. And he did all these things in his capstone.” Ronquillo also worked on

connections I  made will serve me for the rest of my career.  If you were to offer advice to other students considering internships, what valuable insights would you share with them based on your experience?  MM: The most challenging part of this internship was getting to Seattle. It isn’t easy to find housing, so be aware of that and start searching early if your internship does not provide any accommodations. Other than that, internships like this usually give you what you put into them. Also, make sure

interest to academic communities is the announcement that Amazon will fund Alexa research projects in universities through an Alexa Fund Fellowship program that is in its early stages. While it is my expectation that the Alexa Fund team will look to support research at leading Computer Science programs such as MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, UC Berkeley, Cambridge (UK), Seoul National University, and the University of Washington, I’m hopeful that research projects will also be funded in associated

resilient plants,” he said. “As the population grows, there will be a greater need for food, and as weather patterns change, being able to breed more resilient plants will be really important.”Oni A.L. MayerMajor: Kinesiology (concentration in Exercise Science), with minors in Chinese Studies, and Sport and Exercise Psychology and a Peace Corp Prep certificate Hometown: Olympia, WA Selected accomplishments: ASPLU Vice President; co-founder, Interfaith Games at PLU; Certified Yoga instructor at PLU

virtual services with Lute Telehealth in early 2020. The program helps PLU meet its diversity, equity and inclusion priorities by ensuring students have access to providers–mental health and health–who share their identities and by ensuring that mental health resources are available to students at any time whether they are on campus or in another location. “Part of bringing on telehealth was to create necessary flexibility in staffing,” said Joanna Royce-Davis, PLU’s Vice President for Student Life

prospect to advocate for one’s mental health and seek out help when you need it.”Striving for transformative care Mental health care has long been a topic of importance at PLU, even before the COVID-19 pandemic. PLU was one of the first universities to adopt telehealth and virtual services with Lute Telehealth in early 2020. The program helps PLU meet its diversity, equity and inclusion priorities by ensuring students have access to providers–mental health and health–who share their identities and by

nearly 12,000 Bantu immigrated in early 2003. Bantu refugees began arriving in the Pacific Northwest in 2004. While King and Snohomish counties are home to a large population of refugees, a small band of families have formed a tight-knit community in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, said Brigitte Fisher, social services and employment coordinator for Tacoma Community House, which is where the tutoring sessions were held. Fisher’s organization is dedicated to helping immigrants and refugees, and donated

committee will consider questions such as: Is this job posted in the right places? How do we identify candidates early? When candidates come to campus, are they meeting with folks who look like them and relate to them? “Community is huge,” Brown said. She stressed that community must be built for everyone of all backgrounds in order to not only attract high-quality, diverse candidates, but also to retain them. “The more diverse perspectives you have, the richer the conversation will be.” Once a