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New program, SaLUTE, matches veteran, ROTC students for dual mentorship opportunities Posted by: Kari Plog / February 7, 2018 Image: Michael Farnum, director of military outreach, talks with an ROTC cadet in the Center for Military Support at PLU. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) February 7, 2018 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 7, 2018)— Michael Farnum, director of military outreach at Pacific Lutheran University, is playing matchmaker.“It’s sort of like a

.”  Isabel Gutierrez ‘23 (Photo by Jake Parrish) PLU’s small campus gave Gutierrez and Temple the opportunity to find their people. And Temple has some advice for students from Yakima who may be considering going away to school.  “It’s easiest just to make that jump, just be brave and experience it,” he said. “If there is a place to jump to it is PLU. It is a place that will support you no matter who you are or where you come from.” Read Previous Kansas teen and PLU student wows internet with tape art

of all the hard work that goes into improving technologies such as batteries,” she says. “It was exciting to work on a project that could help to support the switch away from fossil fuels.” The work centers on polymers — large molecules made up of smaller molecules linked together like a chain — which make up everything from nylon and polyester clothing to Teflon pans. In the future, it may improve lithium-ion batteries.Currently, most lithium-ion batteries use an organic liquid (made of

through rigorous conversations and planning with a committee of faculty who support and guide them. “You take courses from all around the university, as well as complete experiential learning experiences, like studying abroad, internships or applied research,” Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, interim dean of interdisciplinary programs, said. “Some students opt for this because they have a dream job in mind — one that doesn’t fit in a more traditional major.” Every year, one to three PLU students graduate

community of professors in the Humanities Division. “It is my sense that the professors genuinely care about you. As a new faculty member, I have received help with all of my questions from generous colleagues.” Having this level of support available has made Professor Zhu’s journey at PLU less challenging and has allowed him to better balance teaching, researching, and writing his dissertation. Professor Zhu taught his first PLU class, Chinese 101, this past fall, and then taught Chinese 102 and

Washington High School students . The center also offers literacy training to adults through free English classes in the evenings. All of this work is coordinated by community-driven and innovative student Assistant Directors: Susan Schowalter ’20, Nick Templeton ‘21, Oliva Cano-Dominguez ‘22, Ashley Careno-Milan ‘21, and Sharlene Rojas-Apodaca ‘22. At least one of these students works in the Center every day it is open. They welcome the community, create curriculum, train volunteers, and support

student who took advantage of getting a variety of experiences, many of them not associated with formal courses—what I call a student who went the ‘extra mile’ to get the most out of her education.” Hunt didn’t just get an education at PLU; she also got a lot of support. “PLU has been so phenomenal through so much—beginnings, endings and hardships in between,” Hunt said. Health, Hardships and Healing Hardships don’t come much harder: In the summer of 2009, Hunt was diagnosed with cancer. “It was a

study class of Oaxaca 2022. Our group on this day was taking a tour with Fundación En Vía. Fundación En Vía is a non-profit organization that works to empower women to better support themselves and their families. We use funds generated through responsible tourism to provide interest-free loans and educational programs to entrepreneurial women in 5 communities in the Tlacolula Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico. Oaxaca, Mexico January 29, 2022People and Culture CategoryStudy away offers a unique opportunity

recordings such as the Microsoft LifeCam Studio Webcam, Logitech C615 Webcam, TONOR PC Mic, or Blue Snowball Mic. Each of these options cost $50 or less. There are a variety of tools and techniques for creating audio and video recordings. This blog post provides some basic guidance on how you could use recorded instruction and communications to connect with students at a distance. Technical support for audio and video recording (and editing) is provided by the Instructional Technologies team at itech

—Mack Wilberg’s energetic setting of Angels We Have Heard on High; Eric Whitacre’s beautifully evocative Lux Aurumque; and Barlow Bradford’s euphoric arrangement of Sussex Carol. We conclude, as always, with the combined forces of the choir and orchestra in an arrangement of Beautiful Savior, penned by PLU Associate Professor of Music and Organist Paul Tegels. We hope that our musical journey from darkness to light has in some way brightened your holiday season. Thank you for your continued support