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PLU because there is such a heavy focus on immunology I have learned so much.” “BRI has the goal of teaching the next generation of scientists and I’m so happy to be involved in that,” said Le.  Le, a chemistry major, developed an interest in medical research after losing her grandfather to cancer and would like to become a pathologist and help families affected by cancer. Study Chemistry at PLU!There are many reasons why studying chemistry at PLU is a great choice. The Department of Chemistry has

assault at America’s institutions of higher learning. These destructive behaviors violate the safety and security of our young men and women.” Organizers of the event asked Dr. Cook to present his research on threat perceptions of heterosexual men. Specifically, Dr. Cook investigated the extent to which women perceive heterosexual men as posing sexual approach threats (e.g.,unwanted/unreciprocated sexual interest of a target). His results suggest that in addition to heterosexual men being widely

environmental chemistry of natural systems.  An integrated program of research, professional and career development, and student activities is facilitated by the state-of-the-art, internet-based communication technology known as the “Access Grid”.    Applications for the REU Site in Environmental/Green Chemistry Summer 2017 student cohort can be submitted by clicking on the link above that will take you to the application page. Review of applications begins February 1st and continues until all positions are

way similar to Quality Matters. I pared it down to 25 best practices in the following categories: Course Introduction, Learning Objectives and Assessment, Instructional Materials and Activities, Course Technology, and Learner Support and Accessibility. The list intentionally errs on the side of brevity in order to provide a fast review of quality design indicators. Note that teaching of the course is not evaluated here; that would require a whole different type of rubric. About ⅔ of the standards

before, such as the Anasazi Indians. The long uninhabited ruins in Mesa Verde and the Puye Cliffs, hold the echoes of a complex civilization. The graphic quality of intermingling shadows and stones and upward reaching ceremonial ladders intensify the mysteries that emanate from these magnificent ruins, she wrote. Evans graduated from Memphis State University with a bachelor’s degree in painting and graphic design, and from the Rochester Institute of Technology with a master’s degree in painting and

to provide proven leadership to our talented business faculty and to take full advantage of our new facilities in PLU’s Morken Center for Learning and Technology,” Killen said. “The campus community looks forward to continued collaboration with Dean Brock on our current endeavor to build our values-based business program into one of the truly distinctive, top-quality programs in the West,” she said. Brock sees the position as an opportunity to “help galvanize the PLU School of Business and

Distinguished Staff Award. Greg Briggs is the Network Manager for Information and Technology Services. Greg has worked for Information and Technology Services for over 15 years and has distinguished himself through his dedication to providing reliable communications infrastructure for everyone at PLU.  Greg has a unique role that requires him to have a working knowledge of everything from nursing simulation manikins, laundry and vending machines, HVAC control systems, cash registers and the other 13,000

perspective, but we will model what intellectual discourse looks like for the students.” The topic of the U.S. military torturing prisoners broke on the U.S. consciousness four years ago, when both CBS and Seymour Hersh broke the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Hundreds of pictures, photographed by military personal, were displayed in the news, on the Internet and in magazines to a shocked U.S. public. They showed bodies, men screaming in agony as they were being struck by soldiers and prisoners being hooked

, it’s lucky she did. In 2006, for example, Jones received a Most Innovative Foreign Language Teacher Award for starting a French immersion program at Tacoma’s Jason Lee Middle School. She currently works at Washington’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as the assistant director of student achievement and director of as director of the Center for the Improvement of Student Learning (CISL), a program that provides resources for parents and schools. “I work with kids of color and kids

large influence on him. “I’m the one gaining from their life experience,” Goble said. “It’s a lot of personal growth, a lot of self-examination and getting a better understanding of who I am–that has shaped me immeasurably.” Though they had different experiences, the other panelists echoed Goble’s words. “It’s self-sacrificing but it’s so worth it,” Strueby said, who is currently volunteering with Americorps at Federal Way Public Schools. “I went into this experience hoping to mentor, inspire, and