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University School of Medicine PLU Graduation Year:  2011 Degree:  B.S. Biology Hometown: Salem, Ore. Current Residence: Portland, Ore. What sort of medical doctor are you planning on becoming, and why? I chose to go into family medicine because of the opportunity to care for anyone, regardless of age, for nearly any issue. As a family doctor, I can maximize my impact within the community and touch as many lives as possible. Ultimately, family medicine provides an opportunity for me to combine my passion

to that case. For the period beginning October 15, 2023 and ending October 14, 2024, the members of the Formal Dismissal Hearing Committee as elected by the Faculty Executive Committee are as follows (in alphabetical order by surname): Michael Behrens – Biology Peter Davis – Earth Science Antonios Finitsis – Religion Andrea Munro – Chemistry Marit Trelstad – Religion   The alternates for the period beginning October 15, 2023 and ending October 14, 2024 are, in order: Alternate #1: Lindsey Nice

of becoming a writer, but quickly got the message that such ideas were impractical. I majored in biology, instead. A decade after college, inspired by the words of Angela Davis, Joan Didion, Eduardo Galeano, bell hooks, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Leo Tolstoy (among many others), I decided to give that writer-dream another try.” Wendy Call; photo by Kathy Colwell Nancy Simpson-Younger We are also excited to welcome Nancy Simpson- Younger to the PLU community as our new specialist in Early Modern

her. “There’s a lot of energy in this [album],” Aikin told Black Entertainment Television . “I feel like I was actually able to put my voice, my words and my thoughts into this one.” Aikin has won awards with her powerhouse voice, including two Stellar Awards for her previous release, a self-titled album from January 2009. While a student at PLU, Aikin performed in University Chorale and the Choral Union under Director Richard Nance. Aiken graduated in 1997 with a degree in Biology and Psychology

study abroad experience in Panama and Costa Rica, she realized she wanted to make a difference on a larger scale. Rebekah Blakney '12Collects adult mosquitoes from catch basins in an Atlanta park to identify and test for West Nile Virus (Photo courtesy of Blakney). “It made me realize I’m more interested in medicine on a population level,” said Blakney, a former cross-country athlete who studied chemistry and biology at PLU. She eventually went on to earn a master’s degree at the University of

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-dependent, almost every industry will need data analysts of some sort (from large industries all the way down to the smallest of nonprofits), and a mathematics major with a statistics and/or data science minor provides solid preparation for such careers. The mathematics major at PLU will provide you with a broad background including numerous problem-solving and modeling techniques. If you couple your major with minors or second majors in biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, physics, or