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communication, says a recent Mellon Foundation grant made the curriculum change possible. “This is an exciting development in our department,” Young said. “Our main focus remains media and media studies across a variety of contexts.” The goal in coming years is to design and implement a hallmark PLU program, by harnessing existing faculty interest and leadership in Communication and elsewhere on campus. This is hopefully the start of something big, says Robert Marshall Wells — associate professor of

Economics Mentoring Program, McDaneld spent his summer interning with Russell Investments as a data analyst with the global data operations team. Russell Investments is a global investment manager operating in 31 countries. McDaneld shares with us his experience interning with the company. The internship was so successful, McDaneld was invited to continue the partnership through the end of the year.How did you come across this internship? I wanted to get into finance to get that financial industry

to public policy. “It was a change, but I couldn’t have asked for a better university experience,” Cooper said. For his part, Lynam, a transfer from Olympic College, had a similar experience. “I was really attracted to a smaller school and having a more personal relationship with the professors,” he said. So he came to PLU –and he got what he wanted. One of the first classes he took was with political science professor Ann Kelleher. It helped spark his interest in the political process. The

to discuss their internship experience.  Why did you want to study theater at PLU? I was thinking about going to a conservatory or another college, but when I came and visited, I really loved PLU’s student-produced season. That was something I hadn’t seen at other colleges, and there’s just a lot of opportunities for students to do things in the department. How did you find your internship with Taproot? I remembered that my advisor, Professor Amanda Sweger, did a sabbatical at Taproot, and they

, although he admits to not having any idea about what he wanted to do after graduation. But when he took a microeconomics class, he says it all clicked, and he knew what he wanted to study. Through The Alumni & Student Connections Economics Mentoring Program, McDaneld spent his summer interning with Russell Investments as a data analyst with the global data operations team. Russell Investments is a global investment manager operating in 31 countries. McDaneld shares with us his experience interning with

transition and the value of young people in government in a Q&A session.Did you have any political or governmental experience before entering this internship? Zero. This is my first time. I had no inclination to enter the political world. Right now, this internship is showing me how our legislature works, and there is value to that, even though it’s also confirmed I do not want to work in the political world. But, I am making meaningful connections where I can, I am learning things where I can, and I

Summer Research at Louisiana State University Posted by: nicolacs / March 2, 2017 March 2, 2017 Louisiana State University is anticipating 2017 funding for a new NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) site in Smart Polymer Composite Materials and Structures, with research labs in chemistry, mechanical engineering and civil engineering. Read Previous American Chemical Society (ACS) Scholars Program Read Next Fred Hutch Lab Tech Training Internship Program LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity

UNT Chemistry REU Program Summer 2023 Posted by: alemanem / January 25, 2023 January 25, 2023 The Chemistry Department at the University of North Texas is now accepting applications for its Summer 2023 NSF-REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Program. See the UNT-REU Flyer 2023_LMS to learn more and apply. Application deadline March 8, 2023. Read Previous REU France/University of Florida Read Next Innovations in Nuclear R&D Student Competition LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion

Environmental Summer Jobs! Posted by: alemanem / April 22, 2019 April 22, 2019 ENVIRONMENTAL NONPROFIT SEEKS CAMPAIGN STAFF IN SEATTLE The Fund for the Public Interest is seeking hard-working individuals with good communication skills and a passion for social change to fill citizen outreach and Field Manager positions across the country this summer. If you are looking to make a difference working to protect the environment and public health, gain real-world work experience and skills you can

experience at the location over many moments, many hours, and many days. I wish to discover what my painting will become,” Stasinos says. “If the paintings are done on location, then I become engaged in a wrestling match with optics and perception against the changing light and weather. The result of this struggle is not so predetermined, but discovered. Although this wrestling with reality may risk the failure of capturing the fleeting moment, I do hope the struggle will always lead to an interesting