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Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Words Can Hurt Featured / September 2, 2014 The Word-Choice Campaign Everyone is Talking About By Sandy Deneau Dunham RESOLUTE Editor I t seems fitting that PLU’s My Language/My Choice campaign grew into something giant—it’s evolved so exponentially and organically over the years, there really was no other way to go. Originally spurred with a $500 Diversity Center grant from The Pride Foundation, the campaign

that matters to people, we’ve got to get better at speaking a different language.” “Intellectuals should ‘go public’ and demonstrate the relevance (of scholarship and research) to social and political concerns,” urged Young. “We need to change the system from the inside. That is happening, but slowly.” Chavez used her talk to shed light on the millions of young people in the United States who are currently locked out college classrooms, a byproduct of what she referred to as “the de-Americanization

; student includes any enrolled student. The prohibitions in this policy apply to all members of the campus community, including employees, students, and volunteers.Prohibited BehaviorWhile it is not possible to describe all the actions which might constitute threatening or violent behavior or a risk to safety and security, the following behaviors are strictly forbidden in the workplace or on the PLU campus: Using threatening, intimidating, or abusive language and/or gestures. Using or possessing

: prepare a memorized 60-90 second contemporary monologue from a play or musical. For a Musical Theatre BFA: STUDENTS AUDITIONING FOR BOTH MUSIC AND MUSICAL THEATRE Prepare 5 minutes of music demonstrating both musicality and technique. We want to hear you at your best and most confident. Two selections: (1) art or folk song (Suggested Repertoire includes songs presented for Solo and Ensemble competition, art songs, or folk songs for which you have sheet music. One in a language other than English is

quo into an instrument of liberation. Biggest Challenge: Even though I had studied for a semester in Chile the previous year, my biggest challenge was still related to language. The speed with which Chileans speak, plus their unique accent and specific vocabulary created some communication difficulties. Luckily, the students that I met with were understanding and willing to repeat/explain some things.Advice to future Wang Grant applicants and/or recipients:Applicants – Start your application by J

associate professor of Spanish who oversaw the capstone paper Taylor-Mosquera wrote in Oaxaca, says “it was one of the best I had seen at PLU.” After graduating from PLU in December 2009, and spending a year in Panama serving with the Peace Corps, Taylor-Mosquera returned to Tacoma, where he would immerse himself in teaching Spanish. Serving at Tacoma’s Annie Wright School and SeaTac’s Tyee High School, Taylor-Mosquera relished the opportunity to introduce young people to the language, cultures and