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20 years, including with the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, the European Commission in Brussels and in postings for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She has also worked on international trade issues for the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture. The white line plots the route Thorleifsson and Ousland took on their Arctic voyage, becoming the first to do so in one, short season. Thorleifsson and Ousland’s voyage took them though the Northern Sea route in Russia, the Northwest Passage

September 7, 2012 Government scientist shares passion for empowering women and minorities By Katie Scaff ’13 The science world needs more women, particularly in academic and research institutions, said government scientist Debra Rolison. “They’re too white — and too male,” said Rolison. “There’s a statistical imbalance between women and men.” She argued for change in her field before students and professors at a seminar in Morken on PLU’s campus Friday afternoon. Scientist Debra Rolison spoke

landslide caused by his views on immigration, and the Hispanic percentages of the American population. The Republican Party has realized this, and bipartisan committees are trying to draft up new immigration legislation. There is no longer any use in thinking about this country as anything but a diversely racial nation. This was his intent, ending with a question, “What will it mean to be white, when whiteness is no longer the norm?” Read Previous These pipes are playing Read Next PLU ROTC named top

, PLU’s role as a regional and national leader on the important topic of Holocaust and genocide continues to grow. Read Previous PLU Hosts ‘The White Rose’ Exhibit Read Next A Survivor in the Global Spotlight COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June

campuses that we need represented in the Think Tank. … Recognizing that public health cannot prevent sexual violence by itself, Think Tank participants will represent public health departments, sexual violence coalitions, researchers, law enforcement, and college and university staff and administrators.” As part of Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, the CDC and the American Public Health Association, in collaboration with the departments

considering many people are without the privilege to serve or travel abroad. Wiley, Urdangarain and Shah explore how service impacts indigenous communities, the need to exercise care in the context of service, and the ways in which the White Savior Complex manifests itself through service. Katherine Wiley traveled to semi-rural Mauritania, first as a Peace Corp volunteer and then again to conduct research analyzing how ex-slaves and slave descendants are understanding their identities and reworking social

farther between. Until then, please take care and reach out to those who may need extra support, as you have capacity to do so. In community, Allan Belton President Joanna Gregson Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Joanna Royce-Davis Vice President for Student Life Read Previous Hilo High alum Kalen White makes smooth transition to college football Read Next The Room Where It Happens: PLU Nursing Majors Help Community Members Take Their Shot COMMENTS*Note: All comments are

?The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference is a professional and personal development learning experience that provides a supportive space where participants can engage in frank and open dialogue about race and racial disparities systemically present in work, school, and everyday life. A host of local and national social justice scholars and leaders from Indigenous, Asian, Black, Latino, Multiracial, Pacific Islander and, white communities will lead small group discussions

choir, handbells, and the bucket band, the organizers created a program that embraces diversity by highlighting music from different cultures. Oliver-Chandler hopes that their presence will inspire other BIPOC students to pursue music. “As a Black individual, it’s really important to me to educate other students of color,” Oliver-Chandler, from Lakewood, Washington, says. “The music field is predominantly white, so I think it’s important for children to see someone like them who is making it in that

my generation passes there will no longer be eyewitnesses to an event that may yet be defined as the greatest crime in modern history,” Kurt Mayer wrote. “I am telling my story because we must continue to learn from the lessons of the past.” And thanks to people like Mayer – and Browning, Ericksen and numerous other members of the PLU community – PLU continues to ensure that future generations will also learn these valuable, and essential, lessons. — this story was compiled with additional