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summer months and improving the livelihoods of those who live in urban areas.The team consisting of Dalen Todorov ’23, Elijah Paez ’24, Autumn Johansen ’23, and Zoee Kooser ’22 began distributing trees near the Tacoma Mall before moving into the Parkland area. “The reason that it is so important to focus on areas like Parkland is that there are significant disparities in tree canopy cover when it comes to race and income demographics,” environmental studies major Paez said. “Poor health is correlated
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September 5, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg0AIF4hW6o Learning to Brew By Chris Albert The summer after graduating, Ken Thoburn ’09 hung out at backyard BBQs, sipping on home brews he and his friends had made. Everyone kept saying, “Guys, you should start a brewery,” Thoburn recalled. That’s when the Chinese Studies major and some friends, who also had recently graduated from local colleges—and also had not planned on selling beer—took their backyard beverages to brand-new heights
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What’s in our room? Take a tour in Kreidler. Posted by: shortea / May 8, 2023 May 8, 2023 Leanne Emmi ’25 shows us around her room in Kreidler Hall. Kreidler, located on upper campus right next to the Mary Baker Russell Music Center, is home to our unique Global Community, which has a focus on global studies and language immersion. CLICK HERE to learn more about Kreidler. Read Previous Kara Atkinson ’23, transfer history major and former military linguist, on her PLU experience Read Next You
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The Department of Social Work congratulates alum Patricia Sattier (2002) for receiving NIF Fellowship! Posted by: Julie Winters / February 28, 2020 February 28, 2020 Patricia Sattier, current doctoral candidate in the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare, has won National Institute of Justice Fellowship to study the influences that shape police decision-making and engagement with victims of violent crimes.More Read Next Nicole Jordan ’15 discusses her new role at PLU’s Center for
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perspective on cultural differences. “I thought I would be able to deal with this just fine,” Webb explained. “But being here has made me realize that I’m addicted to organization and efficiency, and I’m definitely not as patient a person as I thought I was.” The Tanzanian people have been extremely welcoming and she finds it easy to connect with the people as true friends. For example, her Tanzanian roommate offered to share her dinner with Webb on the first day they met. Her experience has made her more
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PLU Faculty Directs Local Documentary Posted by: Reesa Nelson / November 8, 2022 November 8, 2022 PLU Assistant Professor of Communication Dr. Kate Drazner Hoyt has directed a documentary which will premiere at the Grand Cinema in Tacoma on Monday, November 21. The film is one installment in the Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation’s “Our Communities, Our Neighbors” film series. Funded by Tacoma Creates, CRPF is working with cultural communities in Tacoma to create short films that tell
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immigration: What happens to those the migrants leave behind? Representing the Hispanic Studies Program in the Film Festival Series, “The Other Side of Immigration” explored a side of one heavy topic many people may have not considered. “(In) the towns where I shot the film, people are living on three dollars a day if they don’t have a family member in the US, and four dollars a day if they do have a family member in the U.S.,” Germano said. Examining life in the Mexican countryside, Germano’s film
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role. “Masculinity is not natural, it’s performed,” he said. “Look at how it’s changed in the last 30 years. There’s been a radical change of what it means to be a man.” Today, the cultural definition of masculinity is increasingly linked to violence, power and control. This definition of manhood, which he called the “tough guise,” has detrimental effects on both the victims of men’s violence and on the men themselves, he said. Using clips from documentary films produced by his organization, Jhally
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://agchem.ucdavis.edu/. Prospective applicants may also visit the UC Davis Graduate Studies website for further details regarding the admission process and link to the application itself: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/admissions. Questions? Please contact the Program Coordinator, Katharine Moffat, at kmoffat@ucdavis.edu. For more information on the graduate program, see the AgChem Flyer 2021. Read Previous Washington University Virtual Open House Read Next Sustainable Research Pathways Workshop & Summer Experience
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Major Minute: Business When you pursue PLU’s business degree, you'll gain knowledge, skills and experiences to be a successful leader and change maker in the global economy. Posted by: mhines / September 18, 2023 September 18, 2023 PLU’s School of Business is among the nation’s most outstanding business schools, according to the Princeton Review. Hear from one of the School of Business’s distinguished professors, Dr. Somaye Nargesi. Read Previous First day of school tradition at PLU Read Next
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