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  • ) Guide to Public Service Careers Dr. Colleen HackerMore on the Olympic ChannelThe Mastermind Behind a Historic Win: USA Soccer’s Mia Hamm ft. Dr. Hacker (PLU Professor of Kinesiology)Exercise Science Links American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) American Council on Exercise (ACE) American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) North American Society for

  • . There’s half of an old engine piston on his desk acting as a pencil-and-pen holder. It came from his father’s automotive shop. It had been his grandfather’s before that, but his father always told him he did that work so Heinen wouldn’t have to. He shares the story with the students, if they ask. Back to Class Acts Main Read Previous Biologist use Murdock grants to study birds, fish Read Next Looking into the laws behind adoption COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear

  • Posted on November 27, 2017October 31, 2018 Commemoration, Culture, and Coco: Exploring Día de Muertos in Mexico Día de los Muertos is a holiday in Oaxaca, México that brings together the community in a week of celebrations, festivals, and gatherings. It’s a community effort with preparations beginning weeks beforehand and lots of behind the scenes work. The week is filled with events that unite Oaxaca, including plays, live concerts, and daily parades. … Continue reading Commemoration, Culture

  • your body, etc.) when fear is the driving force behind your decision making? If you could have another emotion or value guiding your decision making, what would it be? When was the first time you experienced anxiety? What experience or situation resulted in you feeling anxious? What did it feel like in your body? If you reflect on your experience of anxiety across your lifetime, are there any common themes or patterns that are present? How has your relationship with your anxiety changed over time

  • Past Visiting ScholarsPLU and the Wang Center are proud of our visiting scholars and the work they have achieved. Below, you can find past visiting scholars listed in the year they arrived to PLU.2019-2020 Visiting ScholarsSu Qiaoling Guangxi University of Science and Technology, China Su Qiaoling was hosted by the PLU School of Business; their area of focus was on business education in the American context. Wang Yi North China Electric Power University, China Wang Yi’s focus was in marketing

  • . That proved to be true. Parsons would graduate PLU with a degree in finance, taking a position at Weider Nutrition, the maker of sports drinks and nutrition bars. Health and fitness was one of his two passions (the other being gaming and software). Parsons worked his way up the ladder, rising to VP of marketing and product development. By any measure, a good gig. But after a while, it was time to follow his other passion. So he left his post and looked for a job in the gaming industry. Which raises

  • /participants/. Exchange Visitor’s are expected to to pay a $160 Visa fee and $180 SEVIS fee. 12 and 24 Months Bar: Time spent in the United States as an Exchange Visitor (J-1 or J-2) may affect future eligibility for future J-1 categories. Such periods of ineligibility are referred to the 12 and 24 month bar. These bars apply to the categories “Research Scholar” and “Professor”, but do not apply to “Short Term Scholar” or “Specialist”. 2 Year Home Residency Requirement: As an Exchange Visitor, you may be

  • Why The Digital Humanities Lab Impacts Us Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Carol Quigg presents a Quigg award to Adela Ramos and Scott Rogers during the PLU faculty and staff lunch, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) May 6, 2020 By Yisel Morales '22English Major“Inquiry. Collaboration. Development. Those are the three words we choose to define the work we do at the lab.” - Dr. Adela RamosThe Digital Humanities Lab, or DHLab, is a creative space at Pacific Lutheran

  • PLU is home to many students who are pursuing a career in medicine. In 2014, Donald and Barbara Simmons established a scholarship for this group of dedicated scholars to help them as they prepare for a life of service and care. We asked Barbara for the history behind the Donald E. Simmons, MD & Barbara A. Simmons Endowed Scholarship for Pre-Medicine Students, and she was kind enough to share her story with us. “My late husband, Don (Donald E. Simmons, M.D. 1967) was a graduate of PLU in 1967

  • Renee Simms Fiction, Nonfiction Biography Biography Renee Simms, J.D., MFA, is a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, a John Gardner Fiction Fellowship at Bread Loaf, and fellowships from Ragdale and Vermont Studio Center. She’s an associate professor of African American Studies at University of Puget Sound and teaches with the Rainier Writing Workshop, Pacific Lutheran’s low-residency MFA program. Her debut story collection Meet Behind Mars was a Foreword