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various Hispanic and Latino cultures awakened my desire to impact history for the better. Spending a semester in beautiful Oaxaca and completing an internship in some of the most underprivileged neighborhoods strengthened the importance of exposing ourselves to culture. It reminded me that learning more than just the language is a need for those invested in becoming effective multicultural helpers. Today, as a clinical intern I get to apply all that I have learned during my undergraduate and graduate

ever buy, your education. Looking back, I am sure I made a good decision to study at PLU. My academic life at PLU makes a lot of sense. I’ve experienced a lot, but I’ve gain a lot too. The academic environment at PLU is great. Small class sizes make it easier to communicate with your class mates and your professors compared to a larger university. Also, PLU has many different types of activities which make our experience rich in culture and extracurricular activities. The Outdoor Recreation Club

and Alaska Airlines, to opportunities for lifelong learning, like the Galapagos travel seminar being led by Dr. Chuck Bergman – in all this work we imagine new ways for Lutes to support each other throughout all phases of life. Chuck and a group of 18 alumni and friends will learn about nature, animals and culture in the Galapagos Islands next month. [Chuck, do you have room for two more?!] And finally, our investment in signature programs and care for our beloved campus. I’m proud to report that

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possible. Brooke spent the last academic year working as the Arts & Culture editor for PLU’s student media organization, The Mast. She will continue her work with student media as editor-in-chief of Mast Magazine. In her spare time, Brooke plays the guitar, reads and writes creatively. VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1 RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University’s flagship magazine, published three times a year. EDITORIAL OFFICES PLU, Neeb Center Tacoma, WA 253-535-8410 Contact Us Links Features On Campus Discovery Class

grants, click here. “I am honored to be one of the recipients of the Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant. Thanks to the society’s generous support, I will be able to completely immerse myself in the Namibian culture while I am student teaching in the local classrooms. I am beyond excited for this once in a lifetime opportunity!” – Amber Richards Congratulations to our Fall 2018 External Scholarship Winners! Paige Balut – IES Vienna ($1,000) Marisa Etzell – James Cook University ($2,000) Sharlaine Hesira

, Honduras and Belize. During colonization by the Spaniards –monopoly of all major forms of visible public expression; drama, architecture, sculpture, painting, writing –even textile designs (women’s clothing) were banned because they carried complex messages within the weaving. hundreds of hieroglyphic books were burned by missionaries missionaries taught the Maya – the roman alphabet in order to translate the bible into Quiché language as a form of resistance and in order to save their culture –scribes