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. Derek Kilmer’s campaign for Congress in 2012. That was my first big internship where it was connected to what I was studying at PLU and I felt like “oh okay, this is one thing I could see myself doing after this.” What was your first job after you graduated? I did the Washington Bus summer fellowship right after I graduated from PLU. The bus is a Seattle-based nonprofit that supports young people in engaging in local and state politics. I spent that summer campaigning, canvassing, and registering

NSF REU at the University of Alabama Posted by: nicolacs / March 8, 2019 March 8, 2019 Interdisciplinary Application of Advanced Polymers for Engineering InnovationThis new ten-week REU Site supported by NSF will be held May 20th – July 26th, 2019. Participants will be engaged in fundamental research projects that incorporate polymer synthesis and processing, including through biological methods. Projects also focus on applications of polymers in tissue culturing, electronics, sensors, additive

November 16, 2009 ‘Twilight’ is only the beginning for Forks High School principal “Twilight,” the bestselling teen vampire book series penned by author Stephanie Meyer and the subject of two major motion pictures, is set in the town of Forks, Wash. As a place that receives more rainfall than anywhere else in the nation, Forks is the perfect setting for vampires. It also is an ideal place for Kevin Rupprecht ’02, the current principal of Forks High School “I came to Forks in August 2007, and it

May 26, 2010 Campus Safety responsible for keeping small city of 4,500 safe By Barbara Clements They will give you a ride home too. New students coming to Pacific Lutheran University this fall might be thinking about classes, their roommates, their majors or just how did mom say to do the laundry again? Campus Safety Director Tony Berger and staff work 24-7 to keep the 4,500 students, faculty and staff on the PLU campus safe. Berger is standing by Jason Weaving, Operations Supervisor. But

March 29, 2012 Photo by John Froschauer Dr. Jennifer Specht ’94 A passion for research and the needs of her patients By Barbara Clements It comes down to a series of small steps, fleeting encounters, or choices that may not seem significant at the time, but in the view of hindsight, they become key compass points that lead to one’s calling. That is the way that Dr. Jennifer Specht ’94 sees it. Specht is an assistant professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the University of Washington

October 17, 2013 Life of the Mind: Democracy & the American Dream – for DREAMers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Pk401CS6M About the DREAM Act – and DREAMers Named after the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, a measure first proposed in 2001, DREAMers are undocumented immigrant high-school graduates who are willing and ready to pursue their educational and life goals, yet unable to do so. The DREAMers label is evocative of the familiar concept of The American Dream, and

story, which is not often talked about in education,” she says. Chan visited Seattle Public School high schools to talk to students, teachers and activists. She researched how the Eurocentric focus within history, literature and STEM education fields has affected people of color in damaging ways. For her achievement in film and activism, Chan won one of three $1,000 Black Education Matters Student Activist Awards (BEMSAA), presented by former Seattle Seahawk and bestselling author Michael Bennett

just two books for her Asian identity, more specifically her Chinese culture — through “Joy Luck Club” and “Born Chinese” — but in-depth classroom discussions on racial equity were paltry at best. “I feel like I could’ve been more confident and engaged and loved myself more if the educational system saw me and supported me,” Chan said. “As a woman of God and faith reflecting on this, I realized God told me to love, value and make people know they matter. That’s why I do what I do, and it drives my

. It’s nice because it's similar to being at home doing work around the dining room table. I always remember what a book looks like, but not always the name. Color coordinating them is much easier for me to navigate. I tried to align them with a Pantone swatch, but that was just too much. Even I have my limits. These large, black and white prints are from Wayzgoose a couple of years ago. They auction them off at a Banned Book Fundraiser here in Tacoma. This one is from Beautiful Angle, and I have

where I can, and I think that is all I can ask for. What skills are you gaining from this experience? I definitely feel like my professional development has gone up quite a bit in terms of what it means to work in a professional setting, and how to hold myself to a certain standard in a working way rather than an academic way. I definitely think that has been a bit of a struggle – shifting from being a student to “this is your job.” I’ve been trying to work on my time management skills, but it is a