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from reaching their potential. The second is that I want things to be fair. As a white, hetero, cis-gendered, able-bodied, upper-middle-class woman, there are many things that I unfairly benefit from. The process of learning about that privilege and what it has afforded me has been challenging and eye-opening but is also a call to action. Thankfully, my profession of public health aligns with my value of fairness and centers the importance of addressing the disparities in where people live, learn

discrimination or harassment against members of its community based on their citizenship or immigration status, religion or other status. PLU protects free expression of ideas as vital learning in an educational setting. Freedom of speech sometimes protects controversial ideas and sometimes protects even offensive and hurtful language; however, it does not protect personal threats, discriminatory conduct or other acts of misconduct that violate the Student Code of Conduct, university policies, or federal

Performing Arts is an incredible achievement for Pacific Lutheran University and the School of Arts and Communication. Having one of the region’s preeminent performance arts centers on our campus provides an exemplary environment for learning and creativity. The opportunities for our students, whether through our multifaceted programs or collaborations with area performing arts organizations, are limitless, ” said Cameron Bennett, dean of PLU’s School of Arts and Communication. “Kiss Me, Kate” will be

, said Jennifer Warwick, Victim Advocate and Voices Against Violence Project Administrator for the PLU Women’s Center, first-year students, especially, face challenges learning to navigate a new social life away from family or known support systems. “PLU has many ways in which it equips students to manage high-risk situations, such as educating incoming students about campus norms and expectations around alcohol and sexual consent, while also focusing sexual-assault prevention efforts on addressing

2016, they crafted a research paper examining those experiences, which are often marginalized at in higher education. It focused on how black students navigate the natural hair journeys on campuses in the Pacific Northwest. Taiwo and Hambrick jumped at the opportunity to write the paper after learning of a political science journal accepting submissions on the theme of #BlackGirlMagic, a movement created in 2013 by CaShawn Thompson to celebrate black women. Tolu Taiwo (left), outreach and

Performing Arts is an incredible achievement for Pacific Lutheran University and the School of Arts and Communication. Having one of the region’s preeminent performance arts centers on our campus provides an exemplary environment for learning and creativity. The opportunities for our students, whether through our multifaceted programs or collaborations with area performing arts organizations, are limitless, ” said Cameron Bennett, dean of PLU’s School of Arts and Communication. “Kiss Me, Kate” will be

an incredible achievement for Pacific Lutheran University and the School of Arts and Communication. Having one of the region’s preeminent performance arts centers on our campus provides an exemplary environment for learning and creativity. The opportunities for our students, whether through our multifaceted programs or collaborations with area performing arts organizations, are limitless, ” said Cameron Bennett, dean of PLU’s School of Arts and Communication. “Kiss Me, Kate” will be the first of

conditioning. Despite the heat and the sweat, I count myself lucky to be here. I’m on a scholarship learning how to use a programming language called Ruby on Rails. More importantly, I’m using Rails to design a little piece of software that scrapes data from social media sites using the hashtag as a search tool. Want to see all the Facebook photos tagged with #PacificLutheran or #PLU? This software can do it. Want to read every tweet that makes reference to #election2016? This software can do that too. I

. Engage with our local community in learning about how poverty affects us all. South Puget Sound Higher Education Diversity Partnership Institute: Seeing the Current in the Racial Water with Dr. Robin DiAngelo Feb. 3 | 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. | Chris Knutzen Hall/Diversity Center | More Information           “What does it mean to be white in a society that proclaims race is meaningless, yet remains deeply divided by race?” Dr. DiAngelo will provide a shared framework to help us analyze the racial “water

PLU students and faculty on their adventures abroad, and you will live vicariously through them. You will remember learning about how the building materials, automatic lighting system, and other elements of the UC are leading to LEED Silver Sustainability Certification. Signs posted in the bathrooms sometimes will remind you to use only as much water as you need to wash your hands. This will make you proud not just to be a college student, but a PLU student, and even in this small way, a conscious