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to build relationships, confidence, and other life skills while building actual boats and performing other hands-on jobs. This is a place where she can demonstrate the skills gained from making and planning events at the dCenter, and the passion she gained for helping others. Jessica hopes all incoming Lutes will “check out the Diversity Center. It is a great place for non-traditional students, even if you’re afraid or you don’t think you’ll fit in. You’ll fit in.” Read Previous Jazmyn Caroll ’15

field trip was part of a three-day environmental studies curriculum evaluation and planning workshop held at the end of May. The purpose was to evaluate the “Environmental Methods of Investigation” course in the context of the environmental studies program. “It gave us the time and a focus to reflect on the program in a constructive manner,” explained Rose McKenney, associate professor of geosciences and environmental studies. Participants included alumni, faculty from the interdisciplinary

colleagues in the Choir of the West was a no-brainer, of course she wouldn’t miss the concert or the reunion of Choir of the West alumni that took place on the PLU campus in mid-July. She had been planning to go to the U.S. to visit her sister anyway, so why not now, she laughed as she gathered with other COW alumni outside Lagerquist Hall before rehearsing for a Skones Era Choir of the West Reunion Concert, which took place on July 22. “Of course I’d be here, I just love this,” she said. http

map at the Campus Safety command center to indicate which device was activated. This establishes a ready line of communication between the Campus Safety office and the user of the help station. PLU is an active participant in the Disaster Mitigation Planning process coordinated by Pierce County’s Emergency Management Division. Under current Memoranda of Understanding with the American Red Cross-Mount Rainier Chapter and with Central Pierce Fire & Rescue, Olson Auditorium and the PLU campus are

to students directly after their currently scheduled degree completion date. Graduate students will be offered opportunities for tuition-free continuing education courses.The university is planning on offering in-person, online, and blended courses and on-campus housing this fall. As part of extensive safety precautions being taken by the university, hundreds of events and programs including some athletic competitions, music and theatre productions, intramural sports, academic conferences, and

community safety measures,” Belton wrote. “We’ll be proceeding with caution, and reserving the ability to change course as the situation requires. We’re continuing to consult with the Tacoma–Pierce County Health Department and other public-health resources, and following their guidance to ensure that our return to campus continues to prioritize safety above all.” “The university’s Pandemic Recovery Planning Team has taken great care to put risk-mitigation strategies in place at PLU that will continue to

renowned Buddhist teacher, Bonnie Duran, and a Purpose Planning Workshop led by the staff of the Blue Zones Parkland-Spanaway Project.The forum will explore the importance of social connection and the challenges faced in fostering meaningful bonds. Discussions will include bridging divides, navigating polarization, drawing upon cultural wisdom to promote reconnection, building thriving communities through civic engagement, and fostering deeper connections. The Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections