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being an advocate for the Diversity Center, she saw an opportunity not only to bond with her friends, but to also be exposed to topics she never had a chance to learn in the small town where she grew up. “Getting to college, being exposed to history, and having to confront [not only] the material conditions for black, brown, and indigenous people in our country, but also the history of what our government has done and the way our systems and structures are still set up, is so important to what I do

students,” said WHEFA Board Secretary Tom Johnson. Since 1983, the Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority has helped the state’s private, nonprofit colleges access more than $2.5 billion in tax-exempt financing for projects such as student housing, academic and administrative buildings, sports and music facilities, and computer systems. WHEFA’s ability to obtain lower interest rates through the sale of tax-exempt bonds has saved Authority borrowers millions of dollars—a savings ultimately

was intentional about getting to know her students and their families, which led her to grow frustrated with Pierce County’s neglect of Parkland and Spanaway.“Before there wasn’t transportation, there weren’t parks, there weren’t community centers, and there weren’t support systems for kids and families in crisis,” Hitchen says. “When I had teenagers threatening to commit suicide and deputies were showing up instead of a crisis worker, when I had families doing parent-teacher conferences in tents

, I wanted to understand how systems of power and oppression impact people of color, especially Latinos.  As a political scientist, I believe it is important to conduct research and teach about the political, civic, and professional experiences of Latinos, the largest ethno-racial group in the U.S. WHY DID YOU JOIN APSA AND WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO STAY INVOLVED?Initially, it was a way to connect with other Latino academics.  These connections have sustained me during challenging times.  I remain

dream for the program would be to expand the technique and level of performance and for Dance to have a permanent home in the Columbia Studio,” McGill said. “There’s beautiful new marley flooring, an abundance of natural light, and necessary ventilation systems in place.” Dancers moved to the Columbia Center studio in 2013 from a space on East Campus. The program was also previously housed in Memorial Gym many years ago. The Department of Communication & Theatre has recently restructured the dance

software can create the knots, giving Heath and his students the ability to see the knot in three dimensions and better understand the problem, Ebbinga explained. But that’s only the tip of the virtual iceberg. Ebbinga imagines the software being used for stage design, in the science department for digital imaging, by facilities to design landscapes or layout sprinkler systems, and by individual student for special projects. “What is really interesting about this program, is it’s not just big

or grounds cart. But the university is going to get that money back during the life of the vehicle in the form of reduced gasoline and oil use, as well as reduced maintenance and repairs. But Kohler notes that it is so much more than that. It is about reducing the university’s carbon footprint. “We make our systems last for years,” said Kohler, referring to both the gasoline and electric powered vehicles in his fleet. But he wants to see more emphasis placed toward utilizing the electric vehicles

wamboljm@plu.edu. Drills like this are necessary for promoting personal safety on campus. The drill will be a practice and test of protocols for initiating a campus modified lock down, such as the presence of a nearby threat. Campus response will be tested, as well the campus notification systems and building lock down plans and procedures. Read Previous Rock On! Read Next Restoring native species COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker

systems of oppression that remain at large throughout our government, non-profit, and private sectors — as well as in our own institution. We commit to continue working to be a university that does not shy away from difficult conversations about racism, white supremacy, and inequity; and to re-evaluate our climate, policies, curriculum, and more to create an authentic, inclusive, and actively antiracist learning and working environment. We seek to be a community that empowers, listens to, and supports

Head, Commercial Lifecycle Services, Hewlett-Packard “Innovation is about doing things differently than they have been done before. This can mean using technology to do things cheaper, faster, better, or about using a new mindset to work collaboratively through an inclusive process. We can work toward solving problems from climate change to racial equity if we stop relying on old systems. Innovation allows a new framework to emerge and new voices to be heard.” -Shelly (Cano) Kurtz, ’98 Co-Founder