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Highlights “We have teams that come in and counsel and talk to us about different things if we need it. But compartmentalizing is big. It didn’t happen to me and I need to move on. If you dwell on it too much, it will kill ya. Especially with suicides and deaths, you never really lose the face of that person. It is always with you.” VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1 RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University’s flagship magazine, published three times a year. EDITORIAL OFFICES PLU, Neeb Center Tacoma, WA 253-535-8410

Fall Wellness 2016 PLU offers wellness classes for staff and faculty during each term throughout the year.  See below for a list of current classes and their descriptions. To sign-up for classes click here! For questions, please contact HR at humr@plu.edu or 253-535-7185. Fall Wellness 2016Strength & ConditioningStrength & ConditioningWhen: Mondays, 12:15-12:45pm Dates: September 19 – December 5 Where: Memorial Gym/Fitness Center Cost: $20 Minimum Enrollment: 12 Instructor: Allison Stephens

In celebration of PLU’s generous donors, the Office of Advancement is hosting the third annual Thank A Donor Day! Join us tomorrow Feb. 14 in the AUC to write a thank you card to express gratitude for donors! When: Tuesday, Feb. 14, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. – Valentine’s Day Where: AUC Lobby What: Cookies, cocoa, photo booth and thank you cards! Donors make it possible for 97% of PLU students to receive financial aid. Their contributions also support academic and athletic programs, study away

Elizabeth AustenAusten is the Washington State Poet Laureate for 2014-16. Her debut collection Every Dress a Decision was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. She’s also the author of two chapbooks, The Girl Who Goes Alone and Where Currents Meet. Her poems have been featured on The Writer’s Almanac and Verse Daily and in Poetry Northwest, Bellingham Review and Willow Springs. She is noted for her engaging public performances of poetry and has been featured at Poets House in New York

Mende Sowei Mask 2 Mende Sowei Mask 2 Artist: Unknown Mende artist Name: Sowei helmet mask Origin: Mende people of Sierra Leone Made of: Wood Dimensions: H: 14.1” (36 cm) W: 7 “(18 cm) D: 8.6 “ (22 cm) From: Gift of Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb, 2011 Accession no. 2011-02-003 On display in the PLU’s Mortvedt Library (2nd floor) Sierra Leone Dimensions: This Sowei mask has a particularly large forehead and a pointed triangular chin. The facial features of this mask are towards the bottom of

Vocal DegreesBachelor of Music in PerformanceFor dedicated musicians seeking the highest professional goals and achievement in performance – 80 semester hoursBachelor of Musical ArtsFor those seeking a broad, liberal arts education with an emphasis on music. Non-music cognate required: minor or second major outside of music – 62 semester hoursBachelor of ArtsNon-music cognate required: minor or second major outside of music – 44 semester hoursBachelor of Music EducationFor those seeking to

PLU establishes an International Honors Program, consisting of interdisciplinary and some team-taught courses, this multi-year program consisting of seven required courses explores contemporary issues and their historical foundations through an integrated and multi-national approach.

Give to Wild Hope We are grateful for the alumni, friends, staff, administrators, and faculty whose generosity makes possible the work of the Center for Vocation. Since Wild Hope programming is not financed by the PLU operating budget, we rely on donations to support our Wild Hope Students Fellows, the Staff Seminar in Vocation, Faculty Workshops on mentoring students in vocation, and securing the latest Lutheran, ecumenical and interfaith resources on Vocation. Donate to Wild HopeWe are