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through a PLU study away experience, and whose background as a Broadway actor requires him to engage an audience, Jay Paranada was an obvious choice for this special ceremony.” Earlier this month, PLU officials announced plans to hold the pair of commencement ceremonies virtually on Saturday, May 29 due to current state regulations and the continuing public health risk posed by large gatherings. The Class of 2021 ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m. and the Class of 2020 ceremony will be held at 2:00

perspective, but we will model what intellectual discourse looks like for the students.” The topic of the U.S. military torturing prisoners broke on the U.S. consciousness four years ago, when both CBS and Seymour Hersh broke the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. Hundreds of pictures, photographed by military personal, were displayed in the news, on the Internet and in magazines to a shocked U.S. public. They showed bodies, men screaming in agony as they were being struck by soldiers and prisoners being hooked

Oct. 30 lecture led by Jennifer Pozner, executive director and founder of the Women In Media & News, an organization which tracks media bias and portrayals of women and minorities in newspaper and television stories. The lecture, titled “When Anchormen Attack!: Gender, Race and the Media in Election 2008,” will begin at 6 p.m. in the Regency Room of the UC. It is free and open to the public. A journalist and author herself, Pozner will look at how sexist backlash and racial prejudice have

lecture is free and open to the public, and may be viewed in-person or via live stream. Visit plu.edu/nsci/rachel-carson/ for more information.  Dayna Baumeister, Biomimicry 3.8 co-founder Read Previous The search for truth: adolescents, the church and social media (op-ed by PLU Counseling Center director) Read Next The Head in the Game: Q&A with PLU Coach Goes Inside the Mind of an Athlete COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker

event of PLU’s 2014 School of Arts and Communication FOCUS Series on Entrepreneurship. It acknowledges how music grew into a public voice for personal and community cultural expression by African Americans after emancipation and the Civil War, propelling black writers, artists and musicians into roles as heroes, mentors, spokespersons and ambassadors to the larger culture. Read Previous SCC Exhibit Opens Feb. 6 Read Next A Seasoned Skater Lands on Her Feet COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated

and effect of “Sanctuary Cities.” The conversation is free and open to the public. Sanctuary?!: A Conversation about Sanctuary Practices & Movements Feb. 27 | 5:30 p.m. | Chris Knutzen Hall Event contact: Emily Davidson: davidsef@plu.edu 253-535-7311 Read Previous MBA students get their hands dirty, help brand Skagit Valley Read Next PLU Peace Corps program prepares Lutes for service work abroad COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad

. From engaging the world to being stewards of their communities. “These trips are designed to represent what PLU students enjoy doing,” she said. Deane said the biggest challenge is figuring out the logistics of travel for such a high volume of participants. She said that coordinators try to plan for as much public transportation to and from events as possible. Hundreds of students sign up for OTR every year. “College students don’t always have cars,” she said. “It is sustainable and efficient (to

themselves. His idea that the unexamined life is not worthy living is referenced often. But what did examining life get him? Executed! Maybe the unexamined life is not worth living, but at least you get to live. Original thinkers have often faced persecution, exile and execution. Thinking can be dangerous. Putting your thoughts out into the public arena where they can be acted on can be deadly, for yourself or for others. Ideas about individuality and democracy obviously changed the world, but many died

is the founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an economic research and consulting firm that provides investment-research services to institutional asset managers. Since its inception in 1979, the firm’s research has focused on the interconnecting macroeconomic, political and demographic changes affecting global financial markets. One of his earliest successes in shaping public policy was his involvement in Proposition 13, the groundbreaking California initiative that drastically cut property

Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation. His book, “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee,” was a 2019 finalist for both the National Book Award and Carnegie Medal.  He currently divides his time between his home on the Leech Lake Reservation and Los Angeles, where he is a Professor of English at USC. The Natalie Mayer and Raphael Lemkin Lecture will take place on April 13 at 7 p.m. in the Regency Room (Anderson University Center). The event is open to the public and admission is free. Visit the event website