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prestigious honor societies in the nation. This week, PLU joined the ranks of schools with a Phi Kappa Phi chapter, bringing students scholarships and opportunities beyond the classroom. In other chapters, Phi Kappa Phi members have been able to connect with each other across the nation and network. More than having a successful network of members, Phi Kappa Phi also provides volunteer opportunities for students who want to advocate for literacy in younger classrooms. Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest all

people’s intentions are generally really good.” Her counterpart, Nathaniel Hansen ’16, is working in an orphanage in Ghana until the end of November, helping with the nonprofit’s economics and outreach. The Global Peacebuilding Award was founded six years ago. Originally, the program was meant to accompany a master’s program in peacebuilding. When that program didn’t come to fruition at PLU, the money was still there and the award was born. Nathaniel Hansen '16 (Photo by Kari Plog/PLU) It’s funded by

community today. My other (bigger!) project is a book manuscript. With the working title, “A Muddy Eden: Border Lines and Borderlands in the lower Missouri Valley before the Civil War,” I explore how different racial and ethnic groups got along (and often didn’t) one the western frontier of the U.S. My research explores the westward movement of enslavers as they sought economic opportunity for their families and the countermovement of enslaved people who ran away to try and reshape their own kin

PLU faculty members Katrina Hay, Ami Shah and Amy Young discuss the word ‘stress’ (podcast) Posted by: Zach Powers / April 21, 2017 April 21, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (April. 21, 2017)-The tenth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “stress” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Associate Professor of Physics Katrina Hay, and Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Anthropology Ami Shah. “Open to Interpretation” is a podcast devoted to

Social-Emotional Learning and incorporating executive functioning skills in dance curriculum. With this training, I started a dance class for children with special needs. From 2016-2018, I attended Smith College in Massachusetts and earned a Master of Fine Arts in dance choreography and performance. What made you choose PLU?One of the co-founders of Sapience Dance Collective held this position at PLU years ago–which is a fun full-circle. She had told me about the job and how much she loved working at

Social-Emotional Learning and incorporating executive functioning skills in dance curriculum. With this training, I started a dance class for children with special needs. From 2016-2018, I attended Smith College in Massachusetts and earned a Master of Fine Arts in dance choreography and performance. What made you choose PLU?One of the co-founders of Sapience Dance Collective held this position at PLU years ago–which is a fun full-circle. She had told me about the job and how much she loved working at

. They also worked with Lowcountry Alliance for Model Communities (LAMC), an organization working to promote environmental justice, confronting some of the obstacles facing predominantly African-American communities. Students took an environmental tour, as well. They also learned firsthand about food deserts, in which certain communities do not have a grocery store and people have to leave their communities and shop elsewhere to buy food. Dobies said the differences they witnessed between higher

conversation with Dr. Liu and students in Xavier Hall, hosted by Prof. Halvorson. Dr. Liu’s lecture explored the legacy of Adam Smith in the United States and the influence of Smith’s ideas in American thought, politics, and culture. The talk related to Liu’s recent book Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher became an Icon of American Capitalism (Princeton, 2022). This week, PLU’s Business and Economic History program released a recording of the lecture, complete with slides, introductory

their families. –Maria Chávez By Maria Chávez PLU Associate Professor of Political Science When she was 11, “Ana Sofia” came to the United States on a tourist visa with her parents and sister. Now 18 and a high-school senior in Seattle, she learned of her status as an undocumented immigrant only two years ago—and has found the new knowledge unsettling. “It’s just the feeling of feeling unwanted,” she said. “Even though you have not done anything bad—because I don’t feel I’ve ever done anything bad

adolescent naivete, with his final blueprint formed with suggestions from both his parents and close friend, Krag Unsoeld, who would later join Youtz on his wanderings abroad. Youtz’s eventual route began with the accrual of a financial launch pad in Europe, and concluded with a Tibetan finale. It was time spent discovering and shaping his passions – music and China. “First of all I wanted be an astronomer. Dad was a physicist. I grew up with telescopes and I still read Scientific American every month. I