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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 4, 2016)- Kamari Sharpley-Ragin reluctantly admits that he used to joke about racism. The ninth-grader from Lincoln High School in Tacoma says it didn’t seem like a big deal, since he never really experienced overt discrimination himself. Now, he says he knows…
be needed to fight racism,” Kamari said. Another piece featured a sea of white faces accompanied by the word “privilege,” something PLU student Maya Perez said her peers had to be mindful of while interacting with the local high schoolers. The senior sociology major said student leaders, such as herself, hosted a training to teach fellow PLU students how to be allies and and not “college-educated white saviors.” Perez said she was impressed by the depth of participation from the Lincoln students
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Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…
pandemic she returned to Oslo and took a year of PLU classes remotely. It seemed like a typical distance learning story, until she began experimenting with her mother’s 25-year-old sewing machine. PLU Innovation Studies minor Mariken Lund in Olso, Norway. “I saw this old machine sitting in the closet and wondered if I could sew a skirt with it,” Mariken recalled. “After some training videos and a little effort, I was making clothes and having fun!” During the 2020-2021 school year, Mariken also worked
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TACOMA, WASH. (Nov. 1, 2016)- Lt. Brian Bradshaw was an understated leader who put everyone else first. Ask anyone who knew him. Instead of walking with his head down past the crying stranger in the lobby of a residence hall at Pacific Lutheran University, he…
help them up, not chase after the ball,” she said.Mary Bradshaw said her son always wanted to join the Army, following in the footsteps of both his parents, who are now retired from the service. “He felt very strongly about serving his country,” she said. After a summer working with ROTC cadets at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and military training at Fort Benning in Georgia, Brian moved to Alaska on assignment in August 2008. He deployed to Afghanistan in March 2009. “Brian was coming home,” Mary said
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Immersive experience in classrooms on the other side of the world teach PLU students how to learn on the fly, one of many skills they bring home with them.
to teach as originally planned, the other took a slightly different path. Both credit Namibia for the direction of their vocation. And they aren’t alone. Many students carry lifelong lessons with them after returning from Windhoek, says Jan Weiss, assistant professor of education. An educational relationship that started with a grant-funded teacher training program involving PLU faculty members has evolved into a deeply immersive experience for PLU students. The education component in Namibia
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Landon Packard ’17 says it’s time to rescue the rescuers. The sociology major researched first responders’ emotional labor — the process of managing emotions to satisfy the requirements of a
and success by sharing our own passion for sociology,” Leon-Guerrero said. “Their capstone highs and lows are no different than what we’ve experienced in our own scholarship.” Leon-Guerrero noted that one theme within Packard’s findings surprised her. “His subjects reported that they were never formally trained on how to manage their emotional labor,” she said. “Landon was critical about the lack of preparation and training for emotion management and questioned the long-term effects on first
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greater. By any worker who is exposed to noise above 115 dBA. By any worker who is exposed to any impulsive or impact noise measured at or above 140 dB peak using an impulse sound level meter set to either the linear or C-scale. Workers may select their hearing protectors from at least two different types (i.e. molded, self-molded, custom molded, or ear muffs) of suitable hearing protectors provided by the University. The supervisor must provide training in the use and care of all hearing protectors
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 6, 2016)-The seventh episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “failure” among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Associate Professor of Art and Design Jp Avila , and Assistant Professor of Business Kory Brown . “Open…
and hope which could be translated a bit into this idea of success and failure. Amy Young: Sure. Kory Brown: You just want that emotional piece in our training here because once they leave the safe walls of our institution, it’s not quite so safe. If you can get them that far, then be able to cast the line out there and pull them back in a bit, I think that’s powerful pedagogy. Jp Avila: Have they come back and mention that to you that it was important? That ability to fail, and then understand
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Introduction to Creative Writing - CX ENGL 236 Intro to Screenwriting - CX ENGL 313 The Art of the Book I - CX ENGL 314 The Art of the Book II - CX ENGL 323 Writing in Professional and Public Settings - CX ENGL 329 Intermediate Fiction Writing - CX HIST 121 History in Video Games - CX MUSI 101 Introduction to Music - CX MUSI 103 History of Jazz - CX MUSI 106 Music of Scandinavia and the Nordic Region - CX, GE MUSI 120 Music and Culture - CX, GE MUSI 125 Ear Training I - CX MUSI 126 Ear Training II - CX
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noise dose. Occupational hearing loss: A reduction in the ability of an individual to hear either caused or contributed to by exposure in the work environment. Otolaryngologist: A physician specializing in diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ear, nose, and throat. Permanent threshold shift: A hearing level change that has become persistent and is not expected to improve. Qualified reviewer: An audiologist, otolaryngologist, or other qualified physician who has experience and training in
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