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Teagan Haden- Namibia Biology- Class of 2019 A piece of advice to future study away students: Go meet new people! Fellow PLU travelers are helpful during the transition abroad, but avoid sticking with the Lute Group throughout the whole experience. If the opportunity presents itself, spend time with others and form lasting friendships What surprised her about studying away: I was surprised at how much I learned about myself while studying away. I realized being away from family (and the

lives, now and in the future.” She is able to empathize with the challenges facing her patients with cerebral palsy as she too has the disorder. “Dr. Jan,” as her patients call her, has established several adapted sports programs and founded the Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and 1 CP Place in Plano, Texas, where she currently practices. How did studying Biology at PLU help prepare you for medical school? The Biology and other science curriculum at PLU

changes she made this year to make a biology unit more culturally sustaining.Congratulations CS-STEM Graduates! (May 2023)Congratulations to all five of our CS-STEM Teacher Candidates who earned their MAE degrees! We look forward to you teaching in your own classrooms in the fall and look forward to hearing about your first year during our Induction Seminars. Congratulations to our CS-STEM Scholar Grayson Nottage who earned her Bachelor’s degree and was featured in the PLU News’ series about

Achievements and Accomplishments Amy Siegesmund, Professor of Biology, receives national teaching award More Information Gina Gillie, Professor of Music, premiers her first electroacoustic music composition at Seattle Symphony’s Octave 9. Titled “Pale Blue Dot for solo horn and fixed media” More Information The Office of the Provost welcomes and celebrates the achievements and accomplishments made of faculty through engagement with students, academic communities and the world.Faculty Excellence

ENVT 350 Environmental Methods of Investigation is a watershed-based course that examines the health of PLU’s watershed – the Chambers-Clover Creek Watershed. The class has been the centerpiece of our interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program since the minor was first offered in 1992. Later the program offered its first major in 1998. In the class, students study the health of our watershed using multiple disciplines – this semester, including Biology, Chemistry, Geosciences, History, and

gain valuable mentorship through professional development workshops and close collaboration with professors. This summer was no different, as 31 students assisted faculty from the biology, chemistry, computer science, geosciences, mathematics and physics departments in a variety of research endeavors. Each year, the students present their findings from the 10-week program, and collect $4,500. Here is a collection of some of this year’s participants, who were selected through a competitive

Course Title ANTH 101 Introduction to Human Biological Diversity - NW BIOL 111 Biology and the Modern World - NW BIOL 116 Introductory Ecology - NW BIOL 201 Introductory Microbiology - NW BIOL 205 Human Anatomy and Physiology I - NW BIOL 206 Human Anatomy and Physiology II - NW BIOL 225 Molecules, Cells, and Organisms - NW BIOL 226 Genes, Evolution, Diversity, and Ecology - NW CHEM 103 Food Chemistry - NW CHEM 104 Environmental Chemistry - NW CHEM 115 General Chemistry I - NW CHEM 116 General

NatSci Opportunity Fair Start your semester by connecting with the College of Natural Sciences students, clubs, resources, and opportunities at our NatSci Opportunity Fair. NatSci faculty, staff, and majors will be on hand to answer your questions, provide advice, and welcome you to the NatSci community. Join us on Friday, September 6th from 3-4pm in the grassy area between Rieke and Morken.  Come see us to: Chat with faculty and majors from Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science

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and local U.S. community contexts. Following the presentation, participants will engage in a facilitated reflection exercise guided by questions normally used in cross-border dialogue groups. 4:00 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. – Alumni Panel - Regency Room, Anderson University Center PLU Alumni and Community Public Service Volunteers Anna Chacon, PLU ‘22 & Americorps Volunteer Kerry Dolan, PLU ‘22 & Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM) Alum Amy Siegesmund, PLU Professor of Biology, Active Peace Corps Volunteer