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U.S. Culture Congratulations and good luck as you embark on a great life experience! By choosing to study in the United States, you will join a community of international students and scholars from around the world, who study and live here in the U.S. This international community consists of more than half a million students, making the U.S. host to the largest number of international students anywhere. Students who come to the U.S. enhance our colleges and universities through their scholarly

According to the American Nurses Association (2010), principles of Just Culture were borrowed from the aviation industry and seek to “create an environment that encourages individuals to report mistakes so that the precursors to errors can be better understood in order to fix the system issues” (p.1). The School of Nursing is committed to applying the principles of Just Culture to find a balance between blamelessness and corrective interventions for students and faculty practicing in nursing

Respect the Makah Culture and the whalesIn the op-ed piece “it’s time to give up whaling” (TNT – 9/16), is Bergman writing to support the special nature of whales, or is he writing to attack Makah Culture?  We’d like to make it clear from the outset that we are not writing to attack those who believe that whales are special, but we do feel that it is urgent to express support and respect for Makah Culture. All humans view things through the lens of culture, and no one has a monopoly on the

The PLU School of Nursing is committed to actively cultivating and promoting safe and respectful environments to ensure equitable opportunities for all students, faculty and staff to learn and work to optimal capacity. Learning environments, structures, systems, policies, and procedures will be based on a positive, productive culture of meaningful, collaborative relationships and attention to a safe, orderly, and respectful learning and working environments. This respect is illustrated by the

Posted on November 27, 2017October 31, 2018 Commemoration, Culture, and Coco: Exploring Día de Muertos in Mexico Día de los Muertos is a holiday in Oaxaca, México that brings together the community in a week of celebrations, festivals, and gatherings. It’s a community effort with preparations beginning weeks beforehand and lots of behind the scenes work. The week is filled with events that unite Oaxaca, including plays, live concerts, and daily parades. … Continue reading Commemoration, Culture

The Confucius Institute supports a number of opportunities to learn Chinese at the University of Washington or in the community.Beginner Chinese for the Community (check back in 2020)This weekly course is designed for adults beginners. It aims to develop participants’ basic Chinese language communication skills while gaining familiarity of Chinese culture. (please check back next year for more class offering). Location: Seattle Central Library, Seattle Downtown For more information: Here

By Genny Boots ’18 Kate Hoyt with reviewing student work in a group critique at PLU, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) When Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young started teaching at Pacific Lutheran University 10 years ago, she and Jp Avila, associate professor of art and design, had talked about starting a visual communication program. A decade has passed and now that idea is a reality. PLU and the School of Arts and Communication premiered their new visual