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, including providing period products in all public bathrooms and organizing more Spanish-first speaking engagements and spaces. Study away pulls it all togetherAsh’s journey through self-discovery at PLU included a switch in minors. Although she was originally minoring in chemistry, Ash made the switch to gender, sexuality, and race studies (GSRS) after the introductory class captured her attention. “I was able to look at the world in new ways and it really fascinated me,” says Ash. “It was definitely a

recipients in the United States. DACA grants temporary visas to young people who arrived in the United States with their parents as undocumented immigrants. While Kim might not be an American legally, he is certainly a Lute. Kim graduated in 2015 with degrees in mathematical economics and psychology and a minor in statistics. Currently, he is in his third year at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law School at Arizona State University in Phoenix, AZ.“PLU really set things well for me,” Kim said. But the

largest districts currently offer an automatic increase in pay to teachers with master’s degrees? This is a recognition of the widely accepted understanding that teachers with master’s degrees have gained a higher level of expertise and skill. On average, teachers with a master’s degree make $65,440 per year, a full $13,720 more per year than teachers whose highest degree is a bachelor’s, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics from 2017-2018. And the reasons to pursue a

experience,” he said. For each of them, it was a great way for their students to see them outside of the lecture halls, Halvorson said. “Students tend to think you don’t have a life away from campus,” Anderson said. “For me it’s a good way to demonstrate I’m not the scary guy they think I am, just because I teach statistics,” Grahe said. The energy from the crowd and the kind comments from students afterward certainly made it clear they accomplished that, Halvorson said. He’s a professor by day and

) veterans may have a traumatic brain injury; and 3.6 million veterans from all time frames have service-connected disabilities (I am one of them). “Sexual-assault statistics in the military are disturbing, to say the least, and reports of domestic violence are rising. Self-medication, alcoholism and drug addiction are obvious contributors—and even multipliers—of the all of these problems,” Farnum said. “I believe that Washington state is the most veteran-supportive state in the nation, and this summit

Making a Career Change? Consider These 6 Graduate Degrees Posted by: chaconac / October 12, 2021 October 12, 2021 Changing careers is normal. Though there’s no real statistic on how often people change careers in a lifetime, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics examined the number of jobs “young baby boomers” (individuals born between 1957 to 1964) held from age 18 to 52. The result? Younger baby boomers held an average of 12.3 jobs in that time span! While the research provided by the BLS

will give an introductory class on the topic.Our music students will also have opportunities to dive into lessons about composition and conducting with John Mackey and Eugene Corporon. Composer John Mackey’s presentation is aptly titled “Anything Goes” and with his earliest music composed with video game music software, he definitely has expertise to share. Professor Eugene Corporon will use his many years of experience conducting to lead students on an exploration of what it means to be a musician

-world issues.” The project is meant to serve national interest by improving curricula in mathematics and statistics education. Simic- Muller and her team will work together to design and implement two modules to further statistical reasoning using actual transportation data from traffic stops and school administrative data from disciplinary cases. Simic-Muller will also be implementing these modules into her own. Read Previous Charged Up Read Next Confronting Mental Health: How the PLU community is

has skyrocketed, with the U.S. using 300 million gallons of the fuel in 2008. That number is expected to double this year, according to statistics from the National Biodiesel Conference in San Francisco last month. Much of Standard Biodiesel’s fuel is not used in fleets (although Standard trucks, of course, use the fuel and the company has a public pump for the locals) but it’s mostly used to run boilers, Clifford said. The company’s next big research push is trying to recover the grease from the

grant three or more times, according to statistics from the Department of Justice. Hughes credits the continuation of support to the amazing work the Women’s Center continues to do in the community. “That sets us apart,” she said. “It says we have a really strong program.” The grant is funded through the Department of Justice. The Women’s Center boasts a total of approximately $750,000 overall funding from this specific grant program, including the funding received in 2005 and 2007. Thanks to this