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From Oxford, England to Oaxaca, Mexico, Jackie Lindstrom ’23 uses math to understand migration Posted by: mhines / June 12, 2023 Image: Jackie Lindstrom ’23 is a chemistry and math major and minor in Hispanic Studies. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 12, 2023 By Emily Holt, MFA ’16PLU Marketing and Communications Guest Writer Recently, chemistry major Jackie Lindstrom found herself in Oxford, England, conducting a series of informational interviews with public health representatives from Oxfam and
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in the nation. Since 1961, PLU has produced 242 volunteers in the Peace Corps. “Every year, graduates of colleges and universities across the United States are making a difference in communities overseas through Peace Corps service,” said Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet. “As a result of the top-notch education they receive, these graduates are well prepared for the challenge of international service. They become leaders in their host communities and carry the spirit of service
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August 6, 2014 Mackenzie Deane ’15 and Professor Tina Saxowsky worked together this summer during a summer research project looking at the growth of yeast cells. (John Froschauer, Photo) By Barbara Clements Content Development Director PLU Marketing and Communication While many of her friends might be out enjoying the sunshine this summer, Mackenzie Deane ’15 will be donning her lab coat and goggles and heading up to the second floor of the Rieke Science Center to culture, poke at, prod, and
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that continues to inform her approach to education — for herself and her students. But Oshiro didn’t always wear her status as first in the family like a badge of honor. Early in her undergraduate years at Pacific Lutheran University, she kept quiet about it, paralyzed with anxious thoughts nagging in the back of her mind: I don’t deserve to be here. That person is more qualified. Are they going to recognize that I’m here because of my achievements? “It was almost a shame thing. I didn’t want to
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you new to the concept of MOOCs, see the info-graphic to the right for an overview of the concept). After making the resolution to participate in a MOOC this January, I found myself unsure of how to get started finding one. After a bit of searching, I decided to select a course from the options provided by either edX or Coursera. Both providers have websites that host online courses created by faculty across the globe, though edX is a non-profit partnership and Coursera is a for-profit education
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You Ask. We Answer. Can PLU help me become an engineer? Want to become an engineer? Did you know that PLU’s dual degree engineering program has formal agreements for priority admission with Columbia University in New York City and Washington University in St. Louis, two nationally recognized schools of engineering dual degree engineering? In this session,… May 3, 2024 AcademicsEngineeringFAQ'sProfessorsSciences
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Transition to Turnitin Feedback Studio Posted by: nordgrle / May 10, 2017 May 10, 2017 By Layne Nordgren Turnitin provides originality- and plagiarism-checking for student papers and includes a set of online tools for faculty to provide in-context feedback for students. For PLU courses, Turnitin can be enabled as an option when creating a Sakai Assignment. On June 3, 2017, PLU transitioned to the new Turnitin interface called Feedback Studio. Feedback Studio combines Turnitin Originality
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August 1, 2013 Ed Hrivnak ’96 with a poster of his new book “Wounded,” which tells of his experiences in the Iraq War. (Photo by Quinn Huelsbeck ’16) Scribbled notes on surgical tape become new book about Iraqi War by PLU nurse By Barbara Clements University Communications In the pre-dawn darkness, the exhausted medic looked at Ed Hrivnak ’96, and begged him to wait, just a little more, for helicopters carrying wounded out of a firefight near Baghdad in 2003. But the pilots of the C-141 was
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PLU Media Lab students win Emmy for documentary Posted by: vcraker / July 1, 2021 July 1, 2021 The documentary Eyes Above: Militarization of Sacred Land was produced, filmed, and edited by an all undergraduate team of students. The students recorded footage in early 2020 and edited it remotely during the pandemic. Eyes Above: Militarization of Sacred Land explores how the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona grapples with the encroaching surveillance technologies implemented on their land
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Student Essay ContestReally Generous Prizes!Calling All Lutes to Protect the Earth The Wild Hope Center invites currently registered students to write an essay on the calling to “care for the earth,” a core element of PLU’s mission. Faculty and staff who are members of the Center for Vocation Committee will judge the essays. The first-place essay writer will be awarded a prize of $500. The second-place essay writer will be awarded a prize of $250. The Essay should discuss the calling to care
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