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education. If you are interested in a health sciences career, you should have a strong interest in and understanding of the sciences.Why Study Health Sciences at PLU?PLU offers the unique combination of a strong liberal arts curriculum and a high-quality science program set in a mid-sized university environment. Solid Academics The faculty of the Division of Natural Sciences at PLU are trained across the total spectrum of modern science and have professional teaching and research expertise in a full
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those who are not. As universities seek to provide students with every edge possible in procuring employment following graduation this distinct advantage must not be ignored. If we are to have journalists who are capable of accurately reporting on modern environmental issues, it should go without saying that our journalism students might benefit from taking advantage of natural science courses and ought to graduate with experience engaging the sorts of communities that are most often affected by
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made possible by his time away from teaching, Dr. Schleeter also gained a deeper understanding of the rural American South, especially Mississippi and Alabama. There he encountered high rates of poverty and desperate living conditions, yet at the same time, the natural beauty of the land moved him. He developed a heightened commitment to engaging mindfully with all people, regardless of their political stances, and to having empathy for everyone. A wall in Clarksdale, MS, home of the Delta Blues
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outdoors started early in life. Growing up, her parents were teachers and always had summers free. So, the family would take trips to many national parks. So, it seemed natural to try a summer internship outdoors. That hooked her. After two summers at Zion National Park in Utah, Plog spent a summer at Katmai National Park and a summer at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park – both in Alaska. Plog is currently at Yosemite through October, after being officially hired by the Park Service in January 2013. She
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Kate Deines ’16 Kate Deines ’16 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2016/05/kate-deines-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Natalie DeFord '16 Natalie DeFord '16 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2016/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2016/09/natalie-deford-avatar.jpg May 17, 2016 September 9, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (June 15, 2016)- Kate Deines ’16 is a natural on the soccer field and has a long résumé to prove it. She played at the local, college, national and international level
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graduated because it was so important to her.” The next step in Ceynar’s research will include partnering with female professors in the natural sciences to study how student expectations of professors vary by discipline and gender. This is a growing research field, with more studies on the extra burdens students place on faculty of color, as well. One way Ceynar hopes to help change the way students treat their female professors is by sharing these findings with them. Traditional formalities are
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goals Build knowledge of pressing issues facing Mexico today through extended study tours to Mexico City and the states of Puebla and Morelos Learn More & Apply Windhoek, Namibia: Cultural Immersion for Education, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences Study at the premier University of Namibia alongside students from Namibia and countries across Africa and the globe Engage in a practicum in a local school and complete a robust set of Education courses Learn about this young democratic country with a
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the case that these monasteries deserve World Heritage status. The Benedictine order is named for St. Benedict of Nursia, who around 530 C.E. wrote the Rule, a guide for monastic life that has been adapted for Christians from many different traditions. The Rule of St. Benedict gives instructions on everything from the roles of different monks within the abbey to virtues that guide spiritual life to the observance of a daily and seasonal calendar attuned to the natural seasons of the year. Dr
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and nuns supports the case that these monasteries deserve World Heritage status. The Benedictine order is named for St. Benedict of Nursia, who around 530 C.E. wrote the Rule, a guide for monastic life that has been adapted for Christians from many different traditions. The Rule of St. Benedict gives instructions on everything from the roles of different monks within the abbey to virtues that guide spiritual life to the observance of a daily and seasonal calendar attuned to the natural seasons of
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you’re are less civilized, and more in touch with the kinds of primal instincts one has to use to survive. I think in this over-civilized, over-developed world, some feel there is a cultural, existential crisis going on. Ultrarunning in a natural setting is a way for people to connect in a meaningful way to not only each other, but to their primal past. It’s a way to reconnect with nature.” In her research, Dr. O’Brien is focusing on a group of five elite women from the ultrarunning community
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