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  • Sarah Slinker https://www.plu.edu/peace-corps/alums/sarah-slinker/

    developing world. Sarah was considering working in international development and saw the Peace Corps as an opportunity to get some hands on experience and help her decide if she would like this kind of work. Sarah Slinker (left) and two friends celebrating a holiday, wearing traditional "panye".× Sarah served in Togo (2014-2015), as an EGE (English and Gender Education) volunteer. The EGE program falls under the education sector of the Peace Corps’ platform. It worked to promote not only English language

  • Past Oxford Tutorials https://www.plu.edu/studyaway/past-tutorials/

    of development, refugees, and gender. I covered a broad range of anthropological history and analyzed its ties to colonialism. I also read some of the most influential ethnographies along with very recent studies that opened up theoretical debates. It was a great continuation of GLST 385 Global Development, and also a huge supplement to my anthropology major. It counted for an upper-level GLST development and social justice concentration course. Selected bibliography: Cheater, A. (ed.) The

  • Looking Outward: Mark Carrato ‘94 leads the U.S. Government’s Power Africa initiative https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/01/12/mark-carrato-usaid-power-africa-program/

    continue to teach for another year?“What are they going to put on your headstone? ‘Mark worked one extra year?’” a friend asked him during that time in the summer of 1996. It was “damn good advice,” Carrato remembers. He let his law school deferral go, continued teaching in Japan for another year, and then traveled the world for nearly 16 months, ending up in Ecuador teaching again.  Now a foreign service officer at the helm of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Power

  • Accepting Applications for 2017 SCI Internships https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2017/10/05/accepting-applications-for-2017-sci-internships/

      $6,000-$10,000+ stipend, depending on the internship   Certificate of recognition   $1,000 professional development stipend   Opportunity to nominate an inspiring high school chemistry teacher for recognition. Teachers will be awarded a certificate and $1,000, which can be used for professional development or classroom materials. The application deadline is November 30, 2017. If interested please visit:  www.acs.org/SCI  SCI Scholars flyer Read Previous Medical Terminology for Allied Health Read Next

  • 2018 SCI Scholars Summer Internship Application Deadline Coming Soon! https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2017/11/22/2018-sci-scholars-summer-internship-application-deadline-coming-soon/

    selected for 10-week Summer 2018 internships at 14 companies. Winners will receive  $6,000-$10,000+ stipend, depending on the internship  Certificate of recognition  $1,000 professional development stipend Opportunity to nominate an inspiring high school chemistry teacher for recognition. Teachers will  be awarded a certificate and $1,000, which can be used for professional development or classroom materials. If interested please visit:  www.acs.org/SCI  or see the SCI Scholars flyer Read Previous 2018

  • Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS) https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2022/08/11/gulf-coast-undergraduate-research-symposium-gcurs/

    States. The Chemistry section is open to junior and senior undergraduates. Applications are open. GCURS will be held for 2 days, October 8-9, 2022 at Rice University. Saturday, October 8 – Student presentations & reception Sunday, October 9 – Professional development talks presented by Graduate and Postdoctoral Students (GPS) and scholars For additional information please see the GCURS 2022 Chem Flyer. The deadline to apply is September 1st! Read Previous ACS Graduate School Readiness & Professional

  • Possible Career Options https://www.plu.edu/physics/possible-career-options/

    Careers for Physics MajorsA degree in physics can lead to employment in design and development work in private industry or in large, government laboratories. With their broad education in fundamental physical concepts, physicists often work closely with engineers who have more specific design-oriented training. Those who complete a Ph.D. degree in physics may be involved in the basic research of unanswered questions in science, or may contribute to the development of new, advanced technologies

  • Course Descriptions https://www.plu.edu/msma/program/course-descriptions/

    detailed capstone project proposal with hands-on support from faculty to solve real-world marketing decision problems. Students will complete secondary data and qualitative data collection and analysis thus laying the foundation for quantitative research in Capstone Part II. Option for more theoretical academic capstone project. Field experience in data analytics to include industry site visits. Prerequisites: BMMA 502, 503, 504, 508. (4) BMMA 599 : Graduate Research Project in Marketing II Students

  • Entrepreneur Justin Foster ’02 on making meaningful relationships with faculty https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2019/08/13/13069/

    put in is something you don’t get at a larger school,” Foster said. “My professors really cared about my success, and I really felt a huge impact on my life.” To this day, Lee proudly recalls Foster’s role in creating PLU’s Electronic Commerce and Technology Management Center (ePLU), including co-authoring a major grant proposal. Co-founding the center, Foster reflected, “really cemented and solidified my relationship with Dr. Lee. He’s been hugely helpful in my career.” As a student, Foster also

  • FORMS https://www.plu.edu/wang-center/forms/

    Delete FORMS Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education Site Menu Home About Mission Globally-Focused University Awards, Recognition, and Grants Academic Departments and Programs Partnerships and Memberships Founders Wang Center Staff Study Away Faculty Opportunities Design a CEL Course Global Education Committee Research Grants Short-Term Course Proposal Study Away Program Assistant Global Scholars/Visitors TN-NAFTA Worker H-1B Specialty Occupation Information for PLU Departments J-1