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computer and typing stuff out and seeing it rendered onto the screen was interesting to me.” Ronquillo learned a lot from his professors, including Jeff Caley, assistant professor of computer science. He took a few classes from Caley, including Computer Organization, Operating Systems and his capstone. “Adrian is a great student; he’s like the absolute dream student,” Caley said. “What really set Adrian apart was how hard he worked.” Ronquillo sought help from his friend and fellow computer science

to become acclimated to the intellectual rigor associated with classes at PLU. “It was a little daunting at first, reading the book and knowing you had to find your academic voice and be prepared to think critically at the university level, but it turned out to be a great warm-up for school,” Dufault said. That is exactly the point, said Amber Baillon, associate director of Student Involvement and Leadership, and co-director of the Common Reading Program. She sees the program as a great – and fun

Combating Global Steel Excess Capacity Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 16, 2019 July 16, 2019 By Jeannette ShimkoCongratulations to Sonja Schaefer for her recent published work on the steel and trade policy. Sonja was a double major in economics and Chinese studies, and has just taken a new position for House Representative, Tom Suozzi (NY-01), who is on the Ways and Means Committee. What a great opportunity! MORE Read Previous Economics Alum Receives Award Read Next New economics mentorship

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, who now coordinates Sista Circle. Students involved with Sista Circle have received help with finding jobs, developing business plans, and networking. “We bring in many community leaders and speakers who hear students’ dreams and skill sets and invest in them. You eat lunch with leaders, and they get to know you,” Gilchrist says. “The next time they’re sitting in a meeting, and someone says, ‘Well, who could be great for this?’ The leaders are like, ‘Well, I met someone last weekend who I think

fitting the window for good a few hours later last Wednesday. As of Friday, the job of cleaning and refurbishing the lead in the 60-year-old window was complete. This refurbishing, estimated Martinez, should hold over the window for another 70 to 100 years. Or about the time when the great, great grandchildren of today’s students attend their first day of class. Martinez and his crew have carefully been restoring the window since December last year, when it was removed, shipped down to the famed Los

Congratulations Alum Natalie Bisceglia! Posted by: Julie Winters / April 30, 2019 April 30, 2019 Recently Natalie (’13), who works at MultiCare Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital and Health Center, received a Daisy Award for her “amazing, informational, and caring service” while caring for an infant who was admitted for monitoring. The family said she went “over and beyond for us which turned this exhausting, scary, frustrating moment into a wonderful pleasant informing hospital trip.” Great job

great if there was a simple checklist to help you review your course’s design? Well, read on… In support of the PLUTO Institute and initiatives, PLU holds an institutional subscription to the Quality Matters (QM) Program. The program rubric contains 44 standards to assess the design of online and blended courses. Quality Matters standards are based on best practices and help to guide the development of quality courses while providing a process for peer review. With PLU’s subscription to Quality

– who otherwise feel they were “no good” at math – will see that they can be exceptional. “They (middle school students) need to know if this is something you are passionate about the abilities will come,” Dorner said. Often they learn that from the PLU students, while PLU students learn how much of an impact they have on the lives of these children. “I think there is a great level of satisfaction in forming these bonds in Math League,” Dorner said. “We talk a lot about making a difference and they

different countries. Is there anything unique or especially great at PLU you’d like to shine a light on? Working backward: Great professors, good lecture interaction with profs, many opportunities to go beyond in classes, support for taking classes outside the normal path such as music or humanities, flexibility in course structure to suit individual students, study away/abroad opportunities, the small campus means you know a lot of people you run into which I like, and just generally being very warm