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lessons learned from my experiences at PLU have served to make me a better father, person and U.S. Army leader in that I feel I make a conscious effort to be aware of others and take into consideration others’ plight. Rodreshia Dunbar ’01: B.L.A.C.K.@ PLU was my first leadership experience. It gave me confidence to do more. … It prepared me for my future. Idaishe Zhou ’11: PLU taught me the importance of critical thinking and asking big questions in the midst of large issues that seem insurmountable

students’ working relationship with faculty members helps students become entrenched in their studies. Through student-faculty research, students incorporate their own experiences with academia in a way that Lewis says improves critical thinking, writing and understanding of students’ subjects of interest. Cynthia Waite '20 Waite’s project, a study of faculty-student mentoring, caught the spirit of the day. Psychology Professor Wendelyn Shore, an expert on the topic, was Waite’s mentor, and was

narrative. Among the contenido , the content, the students discussed: Tradiciones indígenas ; indigenous traditions. Eventos — ella como testigo ; events as Menchú witnessed them. Descripciones de la violencia ; descriptions of the violence. Historias personales de la concientizacíon ; personal stories of how she developed a critical consciousness (or in millennial speak, they joked, how Menchú “got woke”). And, fittingly, género literario del testimonio ; literary genre of testimony, which privileges

Lutheran University. And that work is gaining a lot of recognition these days. “We try to act on our values as an institution,” said Barot, associate professor of English and author of the book Chord. PLU’s authenticity and commitment to “critical seeing,” he said, affects his writing. His book, a collection of poems, recently won the University of North Texas Rilke Prize. Additionally, Barot is the recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, one of only 175 awarded throughout

individual’s time sheet, signed by the supervisor, and forwarded to payroll by the due dates. To ensure accurate and timely payroll processing, it is critical that this information be sent on time. Emergency Shared Leave Program Effective April 1, 2000 The university has benefit programs in place to provide financial assistance in the event that qualified staff experience either short-term or long-term illness or disability. Even with these benefits in place, there may be extreme medical situations in