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Congratulations to the 2019-20 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients! https://www.plu.edu/provost/news/faculty-excellence-award-recipients-2019/

commitment to improving both the PLU community and the broader scientific community through her service on and beyond campus.” Dr. Siegesmund’s service at PLU includes Governance Committee, Faculty Affairs Committee, co-chair of the Faculty Joint Committee, S-STEM, Natural Sciences Fellows program, and several student clubs such as the Biology club, Pre-Medical club, and Pre-Dental club. Beyond the campus, she is a board member of the American Society For Microbiology (AMS) Education where she identifies

Novelist Leslye Walton ’04 Nominated for Prestigious Morris Award https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/01/05/novelist-leslye-walton-04-nominated-for-prestigious-morris-award/

a first-time author writing for teens and celebrates impressive new voices in young adult literature.” Walton, who graduated from PLU in 2004 with a B.A. in Education, says the nomination means the world to her. “I think one of the things I’ve ever wanted in life was to publish a novel that has one of those delicious medallions on the cover,” she explains. “It’s the dream!” “Being nominated for the Morris Award is a bit like being nominated for an Oscar in our world—it’s absolutely huge!” says

5 Graduate Degrees to Address the Negative Impacts of COVID-19 https://www.plu.edu/admission-graduate/blog/5-graduate-degrees/

classroom environments. Tip: Interested in teaching? Download PLU’s Education Guide! If you’re considering becoming a teacher, there is a lot to be said for getting your certification and your master’s degree at the very outset of your teaching career. Completing your master’s degree early on in your teaching career means you will spend more years earning a higher salary. On average, teachers with a master’s degree make $60,140 per year, a full $12,370 more per year than teachers whose highest degree

Music and Medicine: Elizabeth Larios ’21 returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba https://www.plu.edu/natural-sciences/news/music-and-medicine-elizabeth-larios-21-returns-to-namibia-to-research-infections-and-teach-marimba/

them. After she left, she created a cultural-musical exchange program between Sunshine Private School’s All Girl Marimba Band and the PLU Percussion Ensemble. Once back at PLU, she created a multimedia exhibit featuring music and video from the marimba band and local batik art masks. Later that year, in October, the Percussion Ensemble played some of the Sunshine marimba band’s songs at its fall concert. When PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education told her about the Fulbright program in 2021

Music and Medicine: Elizabeth Larios ’21 returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/11/02/music-and-medicine/

she left, she created a cultural-musical exchange program between Sunshine Private School’s All Girl Marimba Band and the PLU Percussion Ensemble. Once back at PLU, she created a multimedia exhibit featuring music and video from the marimba band and local batik art masks. Later that year, in October, the Percussion Ensemble played some of the Sunshine marimba band’s songs at its fall concert. When PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education told her about the Fulbright program in 2021, Larios saw the

Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis Programs at ORNL- Spring or Summer 2018 https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2017/11/14/nuclear-engineering-science-laboratory-synthesis-programs-at-ornl-spring-or-summer-2018/

Opportunities at Clemson Read Next 2018 Summer ORISE Fellowship Opportunity at CDC LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR) Scholarship May 7, 2024 Environmental Lab Scientist in Training May 2, 2024 The Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship April 18, 2024 $2000 DEIR scholarship- Extended Deadline May 15! April 16, 2024

2018 Summer ORISE Fellowship Opportunity at CDC https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2017/11/16/2018-summer-orise-fellowship-opportunity-at-cdc/

Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR) Scholarship May 7, 2024 Environmental Lab Scientist in Training May 2, 2024 The Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship April 18, 2024 $2000 DEIR scholarship- Extended Deadline May 15! April 16, 2024

Ole Miss Chemistry Now Accepting REU Applications https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2019/01/08/ole-miss-chemistry-now-accepting-reu-applications/

first-generation college students. Key Dates and Deadlines: 02/25/2019: applications due 05/30/2019: experience begins 08/8/2019: experience ends For more information, including a printable flyer, research projects and how to apply, see http://reu.chem.olemiss.edu or contact program director Dr. Nathan I. Hammer at nhammer@olemiss.edu. Read Previous University of Delaware REU Program Read Next ACS Scholars Application is Open! LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR

Biophysics Summer REU – Clemson University https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2020/01/14/biophysics-summer-reu-clemson-university/

Molten Salt Reactor Conference LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR) Scholarship May 7, 2024 Environmental Lab Scientist in Training May 2, 2024 The Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship April 18, 2024 $2000 DEIR scholarship- Extended Deadline May 15! April 16, 2024

College of Pharmacy Northeast Ohio Medical University https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2021/02/01/college-of-pharmacy-northeast-ohio-medical-university/

LATEST POSTS ACS Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Respect (DEIR) Scholarship May 7, 2024 Environmental Lab Scientist in Training May 2, 2024 The Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship April 18, 2024 $2000 DEIR scholarship- Extended Deadline May 15! April 16, 2024