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Standing with our Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander community members Posted by: Silong Chhun / March 26, 2021 March 26, 2021 In light of the shootings in the greater metro Atlanta area earlier this month, we yet again mourn in the wake of an act of senseless violence. The impact on Asian and Asian American women nationwide — in conjunction with the rise in hate crimes directed at Asian and Asian American Pacific Islander community members — cannot and should not be ignored. We mourn

Nestled in the heart of Tacoma, Wright Park is a great place to walk around and hangout, according to Frank and Jill. The park is home to a beautiful botanical conservatory as well as several sculptures and even a cannon from the Spanish-American War. The botanical conservatory at Wright Park. Point Defiance Park & Zoo The Point Defiance Park and Zoo is the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest. (15.3 miles from campus) 5400 N. Pearl Street Tacoma, WA 98407 The couple also enjoys

Webinar On Careers In Worker Health and Safety NWCOHS Information Session Posted by: alemanem / October 8, 2021 October 8, 2021 The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded graduate training for MS and PhD degrees. They are hosting a webinar on careers

Webinar On Careers In Worker Health and Safety NWCOHS Information Session Posted by: nicolacs / October 11, 2021 October 11, 2021 The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded graduate training for MS and PhD degrees. They are hosting a webinar on

November 2, 2012 Pål Brekke giving a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. He will lecture at PLU on Thursday at noon about the connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights. Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Our Explosive Sun — A scientist’s look at the source of the northern lights The Division of Natural Sciences cordially invites you to a unique presentation in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center on November 8, beginning at noon to hear a lecture by by Pål Brekke, PhD

PLU Religion class visits Sikh Temple Gurudwara Singh Sabha Posted by: Marcom Web Team / February 20, 2016 February 20, 2016 By Lace M. Smith, captions by Aimee HamiltonPhotos by John Froschauer Aimee Hamilton’s undergraduate course, Religion and Culture: Contemporary Religions of South Asia, gathers for a morning site visit at the Khalsa Gurmat School in Kent. Khalsa Gurmat is a nonprofit school that emphasizes Sikh history, Punjabi language, computing, art and math. The school also functions

each day and asked, ‘What have I really accomplished today?’” That question began to gnaw at Wells. His entire career track changed in 1989, when a journalism professor in his master’s program pointed out a posting for a job fair at The News Tribune in Tacoma – wherever that was. On a whim, Wells booked a flight out to the Northwest and showed up at the job fair with hope, a resume, and no journalism experience whatsoever. Wells received polite passes from most of the editors, until one, TNT City

in the northwest United States, and the unique ways the sea has influenced their culture and identity. Reid prepared the following abstract for his lecture: “Twenty-five years ago, the Makah Nation successfully hunted a gray whale. This action drew the ire of animal rights activists who often rooted their criticism in racism and stereotypes of Indigenous authenticity. Drawing from the tribal nation’s historical and contemporary relationship with the sea, this talk will focus on Makah statements

in the northwest United States, and the unique ways the sea has influenced their culture and identity. Reid prepared the following abstract for his lecture: “Twenty-five years ago, the Makah Nation successfully hunted a gray whale. This action drew the ire of animal rights activists who often rooted their criticism in racism and stereotypes of Indigenous authenticity. Drawing from the tribal nation’s historical and contemporary relationship with the sea, this talk will focus on Makah statements