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  • , and in doing so learning more about themselves as scientists and thinking about science as a career.” A polymer chemist by trade, Waldow is currently studying and developing solid polymer electrolytes for use in lithium ion batteries. This work could lead to substantial improvements in performance and safety in these batteries, which are commonly found in smartphones. Additionally, his contributions to grant writing have helped lead to necessary scientific equipment for PLU’s Chemistry Department

  • administration, finance, and marketing analytics. “Dr. Mulder is a dynamic, forward-thinking and thoughtful leader who is dedicated to the success of PLU business students,” said PLU President Allan Belton. “As a distinguished scholar who is highly involved in our local business community, Dr. Mulder exemplifies PLU’s commitment to inquiry, service, leadership and care.” Mulder, who has taught at PLU for eight years, is a graduate of the undergraduate business and MBA programs at PLU. He says he’ll bring his

  • , who reassured the new Google employee that he would do a great job. But it got Sears thinking that there were plenty of students entering the job market who needed similar help and advice. That inspired Sears to spend the next few years offering just that. “Most people need a little bit of help and I’m going to use everything I’ve learned throughout my career to provide it,” Sears said. Sears said his career failures are most important to share with new professionals. Failure is a key part of

  • your project progresses. This is important to keep in mind, both as an applicant and a recipient of the Wang Grant. While your proposed project might sound perfect on paper, it will most likely not unfold exactly as planned—which is completely okay! Deviations from “the plan” can be opportunities for some great learning experiences, too. This being said, to avoid hitting a complete dead-end with a project that you know is going to be challenging to complete, consider thinking about some of the

  • the career move. Tacuyan impressed Sears, who reassured the new Google employee that he would do a great job. But it got Sears thinking that there were plenty of students entering the job market who needed similar help and advice. That inspired Sears to spend the next few years offering just that. “Most people need a little bit of help and I’m going to use everything I’ve learned throughout my career to provide it,” Sears said. Sears said his career failures are most important to share with new

  • an impossible one, because the same way of thinking that enables genocidal action is intrinsically opposed to the careful, discomforting thoughts we hold when we ask how the unanswerable could happen. Formed by a logic which seeks to place life in stasis, genocide defies the possibility of meaning, simply because its perpetrators refuse to acknowledge the meaning implicit in the lives of their targets. Exclusionary logic becomes genocidal action. To me, this is genocide: the leap from emptiness

  • an impossible one, because the same way of thinking that enables genocidal action is intrinsically opposed to the careful, discomforting thoughts we hold when we ask how the unanswerable could happen. Formed by a logic which seeks to place life in stasis, genocide defies the possibility of meaning, simply because its perpetrators refuse to acknowledge the meaning implicit in the lives of their targets. Exclusionary logic becomes genocidal action. To me, this is genocide: the leap from emptiness

  • assessment.  Assessment should be rooted in critical inquiry, meaning we should reject the objectivity myth and acknowledge the subjectivity and bias of those conducting assessment. To combat subjectivity, we should vary the types of evidence collected to avoid privileging certain kinds of knowledge and/or demonstrations of knowledge. Additionally, equitable assessment requires that we disaggregate data to examine structural inequities based on the privileging of some forms of learning over others. It

  • are critical across every stage of career advancement, from college graduates looking to land their first career job, to an experienced developer looking to increase their cloud architecture skills. This program is ideal for: Working tech professionals with a few years of experience in IT. Recent graduates with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, information technology, or a related subject. Data Analytics professionals looking to gain platform-specific knowledge to

  • Shayna Doi ‘09 Posted by: juliannh / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Fulton Bryant-AndersonFormer Rieke Scholar Shayna Doi 09’uses critical reflection, perspective taking, community and care everyday. Diversity Center values underscore her life, relationships, and work.“I don’t know who I would be if I didn’t have that opportunity.” Shayna joined the Diversity Center via Hawai’i Club after a luau during her first-year at PLU. The 4th generation Japanese-American credits the Diversity