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characteristics of our community including our ethnic and cultural diversity, the challenges and opportunities associated with being a west coast port city, the presence of Joint Base Lewis McCord, and continual growth and development in our region, CCES and the Wang Center will continue to support student and faculty engagement in Tacoma. Rachel Haxtema (TIES Program Coordinator) will continue to lead these efforts as the program transitions away from a semester-long study away model toward a sustainable

full-time students attending four-year institutions and community colleges or recent graduates within two years of receiving their bachelor’s degree, while CCI is exclusively for community college students. Both programs are stipend-based and offered three times annually in Fall, Spring, and Summer terms. A summer internship fair sponsored by the Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS) and hosted by the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education will take place on

the health professions. SHPEP at the UW has had a very long and successful track record of helping thousands of students enter and graduate from health professions school. Using a cohort approach, the program prepares students for academic success in their undergraduate and pre-professional studies by offering enrichment courses in biology, chemistry, biostatistics and population health. The program also focuses on the personal and professional development of participants by engaging them in

conservation and sustainable development in Latin America. “I am excited to learn more about the ecology of Ecuadorian small mammals and the Andean landscape,” Ojala-Barbour said. “I also look forward to speaking Spanish and working with Ecuadorians.” Faculty recipients Vidya Thirumurthy, Instructional Development and Leadership, Research in India. Read Previous Dean of education and movement studies named Read Next Desmond Tutu urges Tacoma community to “Be the Spark” that changes the world COMMENTS*Note

from campus. Habitat Home Dedication Event date and time: 12 p.m. Jan. 25, 2014. Celebration, fellowship and refreshments follow. Location: The Woods at Golden Given, 962 104th St. E., Tacoma; house number 10504. Admission: Free. PLU service at work: Since August 2013, 235 PLU students, staff and alumni volunteers have put in more than 1,410 hours at the build site. “This year, through good karma or good connections, chemistry happened,” said Sue Potter, Habitat’s director of Development and

that PLUTO has not only given them new teaching tools, but also improved their ability to teach traditional, brick-and-mortar classes.PLU Teaching OnlineProfessional development for faculty, a new way of learning for studentsDiane Harney, associate professor of communication, said PLUTO required faculty to stop and think critically about teaching methods. “They ask us to really wipe the slate clean,” she said. “It’s allowed us to stop and think about what we teach, how we teach it and how the

development in the education department, said this was the first year the state required universities to apply for grant funding to pay for ARC. Only nine programs statewide earned funding, and PLU tied for the third-highest award amount. Hibbs said earning the grant money speaks to the legitimacy of PLU’s program. "PLU does a fantastic job fast-tracking good, qualified teachers,” Wade said, adding that school districts don’t hesitate to bring a PLU graduate on board. “The brand speaks for itself. They

transformative for me, academically and personally. I’d recommend studying away to all PLU students, not just GLST majors.” – Sarah ’23 Where is global studies taking you? “Global studies has already taken me to Athens, Greece and Oxford, England and I hope to pursue a graduate degree in international development studies abroad after I graduate from PLU!” Hannah ‘23 “Directly after graduation I’ll be continuing my current job working at a local refugee resettlement agency as a Community Engagement

that only legally abolished slavery in 1981. Having two different experiences in Mauritania to draw from, Wiley reflects on her deepened awareness of her positionality, identity, and capacity for learning. Dr. Ami Shah’s research in Nigeria and India consists of examining the effects of neoliberal urban development policies on livelihoods, identities and state-society relations for the urban poor. As a South Asian woman researching in India, she speaks to her experience of “double strangerhood” or

biochemistry, assuring compliance of stated goals and objectives as outlined in each protocol. Principal responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Participate and/or develop the design and testing of experiments under direction of Research staff including, but not limited to method development of mass spectrometric, HPLC, and other approaches for global and targeted metabolite and other small molecule analysis. Prepares and conducts laboratory research experiments following written protocols