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faced by our contingent faculty.” Update on Jan. 8, 2015: Voters Support Existing Faculty Governance Structure by a Margin of 64 Percent The Seattle regional office of the National Labor Relations Board today counted the ballots in the delayed Pacific Lutheran University adjunct union vote, and the results were 30 votes for union representation, 54 votes against union representation and 38 challenged ballots.  The NLRB will be resolving these challenges over the next few months. The ballots were

has an internship working with middle school students in Federal Way. Her placement is with a nonprofit organization that helps students connect with their community and get extra support. Marquez enjoys working with youth, so this position was an excellent fit for her. Marquez’s internship also connects to her capstone project, which is about finding resources for refugee families.  “We have a caseload, and we work with a couple of students who come from refugee families. It has been so great to

in Botswana and on campus have transformed her, Hughes said. It was a difficult transition, coming from her sun-soaked Caribbean island to the sunshine-challenged and significantly colder Pacific Northwest. “Being at PLU for me has been a whole different experience – the food, the culture, the weather,” Hughes said. “It was tough at first, but the support I received was tremendous.” With support from peers, faculty and staff, Hughes found ways to express herself, share her culture and discover

her identity as a first-generation Latina student and her upbringing. “I just want to show my family that their sacrifice was worth it all,” she says, “because I can do more and give back that love and support that they’ve given me unconditionally.” She’s also grateful for the support of the tight-knit community at PLU. As a Franklin Pierce High School student taking classes at PLU, she felt a sense of belonging even before starting college—but she hadn’t realized that the university was also a

Halloween episode of The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast, it was met with panic as some listeners thought it was real. The story’s themes and Rich’s love for audio storytelling prompted her to put on a slightly updated production.  Despite not having podcast experience, Rich is receiving support from professors and students for her independent production.  “My research for this included contacting professors and students who have worked on independent shows at PLU, and figuring out how their

involved in at PLU, I don’t think I would have been able to do that anywhere else. From my first year involvement in theatre and Dance Ensemble, to later International Senator of ASPLU and Diversity Advocate in the Diversity Center. I was allowed and encouraged to share my culture as I received tremendous support while spearheading PLU’s annual campus carnival. The Diversity Center has been my second home, as being a student leader has given me the great experience working with others, team building

relatives who took her in were not equipped to handle her needs. It wasn’t until she moved in with a friend, who then became her family, that Reyes received the stability and support she needed to turn her life around. “When my mom passed away, I was very depressed and did not speak,” she said. “My family did not understand mental health and depression. So, my blood family kind of perceived me as disrespectful. They kind of formed this negative persona of me.” After moving from home to home and living

such as face painting, crafts, refreshments and a visit with Santa. While children take part in the holiday activities, parents will have the opportunity to choose gifts for their children, along with winter coats, clothing and personal hygiene items. The Winterfest event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., but PLU students and staff, as well as local businesses and community members, can donate items to support the needs of those in the community up until Dec. 12

-15 academic year. “PLU currently enrolls more than 600 students (more than 20 percent of students) who receive the grant, which amounts to more than $5 million in financial aid,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. Students who attend private four-year universities and colleges are currently eligible to receive up to $8,517 in State Need Grant support. The legislature’s support of SNG funding, as well as the maintained funding level of the College Bound program,** is the result of separate bills

formed Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation focused initially on trying to attack poverty by first solving a deceptively simple-sounding problem: How to get basic vaccines to the world’s poorest children. Bill Gates Sr., as the point man for his son and daughter-in-law’s new philanthropy, had by then also learned of a small, Seattle-based organization called PATH, or the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health. PATH, like most other such international public health organizations, had been working