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December 1, 2009 Perspective – The view through safety goggles Folks around Rieke Science Center – and sometimes in other parts of campus when I’m running late for a meeting – often see me donning a certain accessory that is quintessential to chemists worldwide: safety goggles. We all wear them. Our laboratory students often complain that the goggles are uncomfortable or fog up during a frustrating lab day. But as a regular user through my years in research, I’m indebted to them for reasons
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anyway. A garage sale was the perfect solution. Other students in the MFT program got involved, and they helped put up flyers and spread the word. “I was amazed that Maggie, who I never met in my life, would give up I don’t know how much time…raising money for Isabel,” Liz said. “I had never met her before and she felt compelled to help us.” Donations just started pouring in, and before they knew it the storeroom in the Couple and Family Therapy Center was full. “Before you knew it, it just kind of
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initiative focused on the theme that everyone is a welcome member of the athletics department and teams, regardless of ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity. It previously had earned a Quigg Award for Excellence and Innovation from PLU. In May, SAAC’s scene in PLU’s Tunnel of Oppression, which, in partnership with Special Olympics, focused on the derogatory use of the word “retard(ed),” was selected as the Outstanding Tunnel of Oppression Scene by PLU’s Diversity Center and received
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days,” she said. “This election, for me, has really brought it front and center.” The only way to minimize the fear that results from white fragility is to face it, she says, and Think & Drink is one step toward progress. “This is my activism,” she said. “It’s a way of living PLU’s mission of lifelong learning and moving toward social justice in community.” Everyone’s activism looks different, she added. “Find the path to social change that works with your strengths,” she said. “Activism is
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Fast Track setting PLU graduate students on right path Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 9, 2018 Image: The School of Business is located in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, PLU’s newest academic building. January 9, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 8, 2018)- Graduate school can be a daunting prospect for anyone. Students fresh off their undergraduate sprint are faced with a complicated application process and daunting
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have their own living space and dorms. “It gave me a community to lean on,” she says. In her first year at PLU, Chan has contributed to and lead on matters of social justice within education while pursuing a major in political science. As an ASPLU senator, she helps to write bills and advocate for students. As a dCenter Rieke scholar, she volunteers in PLU’s diversity center and participates in social justice campus activities, and helps to tell high school students about PLU. This spring, she’ll
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years from now? Knapp: So, if I get here (to Olympia) and start working as an LA (legislative assistant) and then get offered a position in the governor’s office, I might very well take that position. If someone in the federal government wants me to work for them, I would be happy to jump into the federal Senate. I am very open, as long as I’m always supporting an amazing candidate who’s fighting for what we need. Read Previous Nicole Jordan ’15 discusses her new role at PLU’s Center for Gender
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paid internships, so that was a big part of it too. What was the application process like, and what do you believe helped you stand out and land the internship? Peyton Noreen ‘23 during a dress Rehearsal of a student production "Late: A Cowboy Song", Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at PLU. (PLU Photo/Matt Shaps) I worked really hard on my resume and cover letter. I got a lot of help from someone at the Wild Hope Center and Alumni & Student Connections, working on my cover letter and resume and tailoring
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Thousand Oaks. We were invited by my cousin, whose son was playing center in the game. [After my first-ever pregame tailgate party, where I felt excitement, anticipation, camaraderie and friendship], both teams were on the sidelines ready to do battle. … Right out of the gate was an “OH MY” moment, with CLU throwing a long, deep 75-yard pass for a touchdown. I had never been to a PLU game, so I was totally unaware of the history of winning that PLU was used to. To me it was a fearful start to what
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the project, and scientific research. Beyond that incentive, participating students receive $250-$500 research awards for completing the CREP steps, thanks to sponsorship by Psi Chi, the international honors society for psychology, and the Center for Open Science. “What’s novel about that is there’s not an application to earn it; it’s an award for completion,” Grahe said. “If you complete the project, you get a check.” Henderson’s CREP project is complete, but her research continues. In early
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