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Commute Survey coming to all faculty and staff https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/04/10/commute-survey-coming-to-all-faculty-and-staff/

appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus June 11, 2024 PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize June

On the Court and in the Classroom: A Brother and Sister Find Success at PLU https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/02/24/sydney-jackson/

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Museum of Glass offers free workshops and activities https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/11/05/museum-of-glass-offers-free-workshops-and-activities/

POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus June 11, 2024 PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize June 7, 2024

Developed by PLU faculty and managed by PLU students, the Parkland Literacy Center offers support to https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2019/11/04/parkland-literacy-center/

to go back to middle or high school. For many, those were awkward times in just about every way imaginable. For folks that struggled with reading, writing, communication or other subjects, even the academics of those school days probably felt like huge weights to bear.But students at Keithley Middle School and neighboring Washington High School — both down the street from Pacific Lutheran University — may not share those sentiments if they were polled years from now. That’s because they now have

The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/09/03/the-intersection-of-diversity-justice-and-sustainability/

than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford June 12, 2024 PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus June 11, 2024 PLU French professor Rebecca Wilkin wins the 2024 Translation Prize June 7, 2024

Transgender and Gender Non-Binary Resources https://www.plu.edu/diversity-justice-sustainability/transgender-and-gender-non-conforming-resources/

– Founded in 1973, Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. Resources for LGBTQ YouthIdentification & Legal DocumentationResources for questions about name and gender marker changes on official documents and in university systems. Kevin Berg, Associate Dean for Institutional Research

Special Edition: “… and justice for all?” ‹ Resolute Online: Spring 2015 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2015/transportation-advocacy/

. “During my junior year, I witnessed people in Tacoma relying on buses to get to work, school, the doctor or just visit their families,” says Austin. “It really hit home that public transit access touches and impacts so many other critical issues.” Transit in Tacoma Andrew Austin discusses why public transportation is so important, not only now, but for our future. “Even now, nearly 10 years later and equipped with a few more tools, I feel like I’m the same young guy, figuring out how I can be an

Multi-talented senior and composer TJ Wheeler ’22 views music as his vocation https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2022/05/11/tj-wheeler/

we used for concert band came with free notation software. I started playing with it and it was fun, so I started writing music. My first piece was called “Eternal Desires”— so edgy. I was 11 when I wrote it. It became very clear how good music was for me. I am on the spectrum, so it was hard for me to find my thing, and really important that I did find it. When was the moment you knew you wanted to study music at PLU? I actually took a break from music when I graduated from high school, which I

Life-Changing Connections Across Time and Continents https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/06/10/life-changing-connections-across-time-and-continents/

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Social work major and working mom Teranejah Lucas ’23 explores the politics and power of Black hair https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/03/30/teranejah-lucas-social-work/

Black women’s hair is 2.5 times more likely to be perceived as unprofessional, and Black women are over 1.5 times more likely to feel like they must wear their hair straight to a job interview to be successful. That’s why Lucas’s capstone welcomes and writes about the 2019 California CROWN Act, which ensures workplace and public school protection against discrimination based on race-based hairstyles, including braids, afros, locs, twists, knots and hair coverings. In Washington state, the CROWN act