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Michelle Ceynar has sewed almost 40 face masks, and Director of Operations and Virtual Engagement Jessica Pagel and husband Travis (I&TS Classroom and Event Technologies Team Lead) have been manufacturing plastic devices designed to make masks more comfortable to wear. “Travis and I started printing these (devices) with our 3D printer that people can wear to hook their masks around so it doesn’t rub behind their ears when they are forced to wear a mask all day,” Jessica Pagel said. “We will probably

of multicultural outreach and engagement who founded The People’s Gathering in 2017.This is the first time that The People’s Gathering will be facilitated by a group from outside PLU. Cunningham expects the Houston-based Center for Healing Racism will bring its proven strategy and curriculum that’s designed to get audiences talking. The 32-year-old Center describes its work as “programs designed to facilitate healing from our national disease of ignorance around racism.”“We want to give a

and collective engagement,” said Royce Davis.  Curiel Morelos graduated from Western Oregon University where he majored in criminal justice and minored in Spanish. He has also completed numerous safety and emergency management certifications and trainings from organizations like the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators. He will begin his service at PLU next month.PLU Campus SafetyCampus Safety’s goal is to serve the

you the unapologetic truth about systemic racism, its detrimental impact on our mental and physical health as a community, and ideas for you to mitigate the harm,” said Melannie Denise Cunningham, People’s Gathering founder and PLU director of multicultural outreach and engagement. “Knowledge is the tool we use to eradicate racism.” In addition to the keynote from Moore, the event will include dialogue sessions that will invite attendees to break into small groups to reflect on what they have

in 1963.  The Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture will take place on April 18 at 7 p.m. A book signing with Minh Lê will follow his lecture. The event is open to the public and admission is free. Visit the event website to register. Register Here Read Previous Full Circle: Brandi Hilliard, Director of Career, Learning & Engagement Read Next Koller Menzel Memorial Lecture to explore bioethics and “Enhancement” COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you

Media student serves and learns simultaneously Posted by: Todd / December 14, 2015 Image: Photo by Angelo Mejia ’17 December 14, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18 PLU Marketing & Communications InternTACOMA, Wash. (Dec. 11, 2015)—Communication major Chris Boettcher ’17 is living out the deeply held commitment of Pacific Lutheran University to civic engagement — all while continuing his education.When Cathy Nguyen, Tacoma poet laureate, reached out to PLU looking for a videographer to tell the story

collectively organize major themes and takeaways from the week (providing points as motivation). Or, personal notes could be used periodically to create a collective study guide, where each group member contributes to a document designed for exam preparation. Collective note taking is a great example of an active learning practice that can increase student engagement with content and peers. If you can imagine some benefits and uses for collaborative note taking, I encourage you to give it a try. For

. (Wellesley Centers for Women), the leadership team, including STAIR developer Marylene Cloitre, Ph.D. (National Center for PTSD Dissemination and Training Division), will refine a culturally-informed adaptation of STAIR for implementation in UCCs which was developed during a previous engagement project. The project plans to train 345 University Counseling Center (UCC) providers in 31 centers, providing STAIR to an estimated 6,540 student clients, using an approach accommodating to the academic schedule

& Engagement, Melannie Denise Cunningham: “If you’re on a journey of cultural literacy, then this is an opportunity to step into a situation to deepen your understanding about a culture you may not know at this point.”The project, created by Dr. Yetta Young, sheds light on the real and raw experiences of modern-day Black women while acknowledging that these experiences are not exclusive to them. Both educational and entertaining, this show serves as a source of empowerment and inspiration that everyone can

dance, mingle, meet new students, and just have a good time. We’re super stoked for that, especially for folks who didn’t really have in-person interactions with other students last year. How does the ongoing pandemic affect the work of RHA? Last year we had to shift mainly to online and social media platforms, which made it very difficult to get a lot of engagement. There just wasn’t a lot of energy. This year, we’re excited to be back on campus, but we’re really being mindful of safety regulations