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only PLU gateway program that has its students live with local families for a majority of their time. The other gateway programs offer apartment-style student housing.) His family treated him as … family. They would always include him in activities, meals – everything. He loved it. It was more than just a good way to enjoy the traditional hospitality of Mexico. It was also a great way to really learn the language and explore the social culture of Mexico. “I even went with them during the Day of The
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Center’s new dining commons. The five sit together and have what would otherwise be a nice family dinner, square in the middle of hundreds of bubbly university students. For him, it is a telling moment.“There are so many students there, from so many different places. There is so much energy in the room,” he said. “It is such a great example of what PLU is, and what it will continue to become.” “There are so many students there, from so many different places. There is so much energy in the room,” he
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, lots more goals scored. And for me, it’s great to give people—kids, especially—as many opportunities as possible to watch. The more they can watch pros, the more they can learn and take it to next level, use it as a tool to become a better person in different areas of life, not just a professional athlete.” “My love for the sport wasn’t just to win, but to develop,” Croft said. “I’ve always viewed the game as a huge learning tool. It’s such a world’s game. The love and the almost religion that some
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October 7, 2009 PLU receives top marks for sustainability Pacific Lutheran University has garnered a prestigious ranking this week, as the Sustainable Endowments Institute released its College Sustainability Report Card for 2010. Overall, the university was graded an A-, with As granted to many areas such as climate change, energy use, student involvement and food and recycling.(Find the complete report HERE). PLU was one of only 26 colleges or universities to receive an overall A- mark, the
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Egypt again. “It was the best thing I could have done for my recovery,” Hunt said. Ryan remembers it well: “She showed up! She was bald and wore a scarf and she was tired, but doggone it, she went with us to Egypt and did a great job.” Andrews was not surprised; it was just another example of the kind of student Hunt was—and the kind of researcher she would become. “She always had a great upbeat and positive attitude throughout it all, truly remarkable,” he said.”Her determination and perseverance
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action in his unprecedented public health advisory, Our Epidemic of Isolation and Loneliness. In it, he calls attention to how the decline of social connection in the U.S. represents a significant health risk and threatens “to splinter and divide until we can no longer stand as a community or a country. Instead of coming together to take on the great challenges before us.”This year’s symposium will feature speakers from all around the world, including New York Times best-selling authors, artists
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home. I loved working with PLU students. They were hard working and they asked great questions in class. But I think the best part of my new position is seeing the response of faculty to small changes I’ve already implemented. Our music committees have been given increased roles. They are taking up their new responsibilities with vigor and coming up with great solutions. I shared the budget with the faculty in the fall, and some discovered we had funds to bring in guest artists. As a result, James
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Board of Regents. The $3 million project has been funded by gifts from more than 400 donors and at least 20 former and current regents, he said. A gift from Wilson Construction and the Don and Kim Wilson family was instrumental in breaking ground on the athletic fields project. Bjerke said, adding that without their gift this project would not be happening. “This is a great thing to celebrate,” he said. The new synthetic surface field will serve the men’s and women’s soccer programs as a practice
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country in how much we accomplish with our own regular employees rather than outsourcing the work to other companies. The great benefit of this practice is that we can really all work as a dedicated team—all interested in the success of PLU—without the distractions of serving some other company or organization and its interests. Notable, Exceptional Culture What we have here at PLU is not common. You might imagine that other faculty or staff at other universities have just about the same things that
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