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  • the preparation of public school music specialists; To support the study of music in conjunction with an outside field; To provide a terminal undergraduate program for the prospective private music teacher; To contribute toward the general education of the “total person” in a liberal arts setting; To contribute in a significant way to the cultural impact on campus; To give artistic support to the total university program, as well as the community at large. All students successfully completing

  • . Learning is our shared resource, and dialogue our tool. As engaged participants in our body politic, we must remain vigilant to protect our learning community and the values we care about and that are core to our mission.  This is not the time to debate partisan positions, nor is it the time to close one’s eyes or to stop listening.  We need more conversation across political and cultural differences.  We must come together in solidarity as Lutes who care deeply about our country, our communities, our

  • , and the premiere of PLU’s newly founded Gospel Choir. Learn More The 2016 Wang Center Symposium, Feb. 25-26 The Countenance of Hope: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Resilience. Learn More Food Symposium, Feb. 26-29 This symposium on food and the environment will feature two keynote speakers, panels, a Pierce County food tour that will visit local innovative production, consumption and waste models, as well as the PLU MediaLab documentary on food waste titled “Waste

  • March 1st, 2023 The Servant Diplomat: Reflections on a Career in Diplomacy by Ryan Gliha, Diplomat in Residence — Northwest, U.S. Department of State 7:00 p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center Keynote preceded by a panel presentation with PLU alumni and Returned Peace Corps volunteer at 4:00 p.m. with Shella Biallas ’04, Haley Ehlers ’16, Lucas Gillespie ’16, Sam Rise ’11, MA ’12 PLU welcomes Ryan M. Gliha, who currently serves as the Diplomat in Residence for the Northwest at UC Berkeley, where

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  • Global Opportunities for PLU Administrators & Staff J-Term 2023 Mexico, Andrea Michelbach J-Term 2020 Hawaii, Nicole Juliano Short-Term Study Away Program AssistantThis opportunity was created in 2003 as part of the university’s global and cross-cultural education initiatives. Administered through the Wang Center, it aims to provide PLU faculty and staff with a demonstrated interest in global education with the opportunity to participate in one of PLU’s short-term programs in a support capacity

  • mental illnesses.  Students represent their diverse communities and interns will work with individuals across sexual orientation, gender, age, SES, cultural, and other spectra. The Counseling Center provides brief therapy (an Initial Treatment Planning Session and up to 8 sessions).  Interns are given the option of providing long-term clinical care for up to two (2) students.SupervisionSupervision:  Interns meet 1.5-hours a week with a primary supervisor, a half-hour a week with a secondary

  • Lute Chemists and the PLU Day of Vocation Apr 5th-6th The PLU Day of Vocation is almost here! PLU Chemists are a big part of it this year! (i) Keynote: Michelle Long , ’85 PLU Regent and chemistry alumna, Tues 4/5, 7 – 8 p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center Join PLU Regent and alumna Michelle Long… April 5, 2016

  • efforts in making inclusive excellence a core value of PLU. We seek to foster a community that goes beyond tolerance of difference to one that is guided by the principles of equity, social justice, cultural competence and engaged citizenship. This comes through in our academic work including our annual Holocaust Education Conference, and this fall will also mark the beginning of a Minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies, one of only a few in the nation. It comes through in our commitment to studying

  • justice.  In every country where MCC works, the organization partners with local churches and organizations with similar values in three areas: relief, development and peace. The organization has 5 Global Service Learning opportunities/programs. The International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP) is a yearlong work and cultural exchange opportunity for young, Christian adults. Seed is a two year program that brings together young adults from around the world to reflect and serve for peace. Serving and

  • . Emphasis will be placed on developing evidence-based practitioners that critically utilize the scientific literature in their professional endeavors in Kinesiology. (4) KINS 505 : Inclusive Leadership The course is designed to explore cultural factors that influence people and human interaction. Specifically, students will study the role of diversity and the experiences of people with marginalized identities in United States sport organizations. The various ways that people may differ and how this