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collect ones that I found interesting while playing outside,” he said of his early interest in geology ” Also I would get books about minerals and gems/paleontology from the library.” Yes, he was also the kid that fell in love with Jurassic Park. Once Vermeulen graduates next year, he plans to go on to graduate school. But for now, he’s just focused on his Antarctic adventure. And those rocks. Read Previous Student-satisfaction remains high in national survey Read Next New Science Lab Ups Interactive
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in Meghalaya must carry water for their family and many seek work outside the home in the mines. Seventy percent of children drop out of school, many of them to go work in the mines. “Women are the ones who are suffering from the sanitation problem,” Puwein said. Women are the ones working in the mines and who “suffer most from water borne diseases such as anemia and malaria.” The community college, where Puwein teaches English is trying to address the high drop out rate, but they also need clean
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erosion as well as supporting MediaLab in future endeavors.” The film premiered on April 27, 2019 at the Washington State History Museum and has received the Accolade Global Film Competition Award of Recognition for Student Documentary Short. The film was also featured in the National Film Festival for Talented Youth and Friday Harbor Film Festival in October 2019. Living on the Edge is available to stream online via Vimeo.MediaLab MediaLab seeks to create high–quality content and services for
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was not accepted. Taking that in stride, Utley worked as a cook, but never forgot his goals. “I was very determined to still work in the theater,” Utley said. Around this time, he began doing short-form improvisational theater, which inspired Utley to take action and do what he loved. “I sold my car and basically started my own masters program in improv theater,” he said. Utley went from school to school, doing anything he could to get into the education system and discover how to implement improv
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school system that didn’t encourage her to pursue higher education. She didn’t know the questions to ask regarding that pursuit. “It informs the research I do,” she said. Maria Chávez, Ph.D., chair and associate professor of politics and government. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) Now, Chavez’s past struggles and successes will inform her talk at the annual Pave the Way Conference, where she will serve as one of three featured speakers. She will present to hundreds of educators, policymakers, and
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available for out-of-area students. Program participation includes: Eight-week lab placement in one of our neuroscience labs Weekly Neurological Surgery Grand Rounds lectures Weekly Neurological Surgery Resident Education Hour discussions Weekly neuroscience faculty lectures, specifically developed for the students Neurological surgery OR observations Neurological surgery clinical observations Student capstone presentation Over 20 students from our earlier classes have now been accepted into medical
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studied abroad in Oxford, England, and Oslo, Norway. We recently met with Paez to learn more about his PLU experience. What drew you to PLU? I attended Keithley Middle School and Washington High School in Parkland, Washington. Many of my school events were hosted at PLU. I wanted the small class sizes and the study-away opportunities. You started at PLU with an interest in pure math. Tell me about your math major. I like that mathematics is about discovery. You have this set of premises, and find out
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Marketing & Communications In 1898, Pacific Lutheran Academy was in serious trouble. Following the financial crisis known as the panic of 1893, the economy had crumbled, and unemployment had soared. Contributions to the new school had fallen off considerably, and debt from its first building (considered rather extravagant by some) seemed insurmountable. PLA, in other words, needed to strike gold. Perhaps literally. Concluding that extraordinary times did indeed call for extraordinary measures, the Rev
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the ability to read and discern meaning from complex texts. “We have courses from political science, business, history, philosophy, English, economics, communication, publishing and printing arts, religion and mathematics,” Artime said. “We think that is demonstrative of the fact that a liberal arts education is ideally suited to help students develop the requisite skills for the law school application process and success in law school” The pre-law minor is an addition to the PLU’s pre-law
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will be teaching English part-time and also working to engage the community through different activities, workshops and games. “Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to teach abroad,” Walton said. “Through the course of my time at PLU, this desire was refined. “Through the school of education, I realized my passion as a teacher extended beyond the classroom to a love of developing individuals. The Fulbright grant is focused on this idea of development, as it relates to individuals, relationships
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