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their earning potential, cutting in half the likelihood of unemployment, and even their life expectancy is greater than the 82 left behind. For those that are left along the way, the opposite is true, Anderson said. He called on business leaders to not let this trend continue – to mentor students, to offer internships or donate equipment, to do whatever they can to invest in the future. “Indeed, I think it is not too strong to claim that we are failing to educate a whole new generation of men and

work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market May 20, 2024

Matassa, at the Museum of Glass on Tuesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. It’s only fitting that Pearl Django returns for the special performance, Joyner said. After all, they were the band that started it all in 1998. That’s the year the idea for the concert series was born. Judy Carr, former dean of summer sessions, and music professor David Robbins wanted to showcase the recently completed amphitheater and decided to host an outdoor concert featuring the gypsy jazz group. With the amphitheater’s favorable

that are unique to Asyneuma, including multiple duplications of trnL-UAG in the small single copy region, the loss of infA and the presence of an ndhF pseudogene. Additionally, we note a shared disruption of the psbB operon (with different outcomes) in both Asyneuma and Trachelium. The present comparison further sheds light on the evolutionary history of the Campanulaceae and contributes to a larger effort to elucidate the location of destabilization and rearrangement events in the Campanulaceae

. (Sept. 17, 2018) — PLU's latest podcast series, ``Because We're Lutheran,`` featured two exciting guests in its fourth episode: Acting President Allan Belton and Provost Joanna Gregson.Pastor Jen Rude engaged in a conversation with the pair about the university’s Lutheran identity, their experiences serving in leadership at an institute of Lutheran higher education and their own spiritual backgrounds. Later in the podcast, Belton discussed the origins of his now-famous catchphrase “because the world

unified sports in high school. Although his former high school teachers and university classes profoundly impacted him, supporting students in their element on the field made him fall in love with special education.Later, valuable lessons in the classroom and on the football field propelled him toward his goal of becoming a teacher. Originally attending PLU with aspirations to play football, Knapp shifted focus away from sports in his senior year to delve deeper into his future profession. Knapp grew

school, specializing in immigration policy or law; •    Ferraz, who graduated in May with a degree in English Literature and a minor in Music, is teaching for 10 months in Taiwan, where she also will study local and American songs; •    Flanagan is teaching English in Germany and likely will enroll in a master’s program once his Fulbright tour is over; •    Burton is studying piano education and culture in China, a continuation of her senior research project at PLU; and •    Charles is studying in

able to meet a lot of different people. She graduated from Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale in 2005 and excelled in basketball there, netting a scholarship to play at PLU. Full Story Here Read Previous J-Term 2020 – Study Away in Italy Read Next A view-at-the-table with the Federal Reserve LATEST POSTS Meet Cameron Emerson ’08 April 14, 2019 PLU Alum Visits Department of Economics April 15, 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research April 16, 2019 Economics Alum Receives Award June

Response to NYT article: ‘Is a Degree Still Worth It? Yes, Researchers Say, and the Payoff Is Getting Better’ Posted by: Thomas Krise / September 5, 2014 September 5, 2014 During Fall Conference this week, I talked about some of the misconceptions around the student loan debt debate.  In particular, I pointed to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York study that found that the return on investment for all college degrees has held steady at roughly 15% annually for more than a decade, despite rising

, students are influenced by residential experiences, interactions with peers, and events and activities on campus. Do students of color feel like they belong at PLU? Data on retention and graduation show that students of color are less likely to return to PLU for a second year and less likely to graduate within four or six years. This is especially true for African-American, Asian-American and Native American students. One of the challenges in investigating these trends is the small number of students