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thru IHON – that class really opened my mind to issues society has faced. Then when you become aware, you become a lot more impassioned to change them and much more critical – and then you turn that into motivation.” Read Previous A Month of Veterans Day Events at PLU Read Next ELCA’s First Female Bishop to Speak at PLU Nov. 1 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
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language on the water, it brings life into (our canoe and paddles) and carries us safely to our next stop.” Canoe journey is one of many ways Hall helps with the cultural resurgence for the Samish and other indigenous groups. This spring, she represented her tribe as part of a delegation that traveled to Russia. The cultural exchange with the Nenets people included staying in the traditional homes of reindeer herders in the tundra and discussing concerns of climate change, among other important issues
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.”Notes’ Coffee House is open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week. Hours are subject to change. A customer leaves Notes' Coffee Company after a purchase and conversation with owner John Gore. Read Previous Diversity Center Alums podcast discusses PLU’s Trinidad and Tobago exchange program Read Next PLU School of Business renames its Marketing Analytics graduate program COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently
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Shoebox Sharing: how one PLU alumna comforts those in need Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / December 23, 2019 Image: Kristina Garabedian ’08 is the founder of Shoebox Sharing — a nonprofit that donates fleece blankets, scarves and school supply packs to children in need around the globe. December 23, 2019 By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterWhat if, by donating just an hour of your time, you could change someone’s life.Twenty years ago, while still attending her Central
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the center of planning discussions. Now, at Rainway, I often find myself reviewing code, answering questions, and occasionally driving the planning. My current task is to be a leader of change as we rewrite a good portion of our platform in order to help stabilize and harden it before bringing it to market. For those interested: We are porting a good portion of code to the Rust language. How were you drawn to this sector? For me, software engineering is fun and it is something I am good at. I feel
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normalize a “nontraditional timeline” and education at any age. “As we continue to explore, we figure out our goals, but even those change. If students don’t graduate from a traditional school setting, what alternatives and approaches can we offer?” Read Previous International Complexities: Mycal Ford ’12 discusses how he thinks about global policy Read Next Asking Historic Questions: Beth Griech-Polelle, PLU Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments
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received calls that would forever change lives. A student swabs their cheek during the Be The Match bone marrow drive, hosted by PLU Athletics. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) For Bainter, the call came in November 2022, just six months after he submitted his cheek swab to the registry. He was matched with a woman in the Netherlands, and time was of the essence. After getting over the initial shock of his selection, he consulted with his parents, but ultimately knew it was something he wanted to follow through
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several regional and international film festivals. “This endeavor is not merely a student project. It is a deeply personal commitment that I have poured my heart and soul into. I’m driven to enact positive change so future generations can live on a sustainable planet.” Follow the release of “Echos of the Sound” at @two_girls_take_on_the_world. Read Previous Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market Read Next Criminal justice major
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crippled or destroyed by an inability to understand water or manage it. We have a huge advantage over the generations of people who have come before us, because we can understand water and we can use it smartly.’ The Big Thirst will forever change the way we think about water, about our essential relationship to it, and about the creativity we can bring to ensuring that we’ll always have plenty of it.” Terje Tvedt, ed. A History of Water: Ideas of Water from Ancient Societies to the Modern World: v. 1
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revolutionary, albeit simple, change in mentality that would make such efforts more sustainable, equitable, and just. I learned that my own projections of “peace” and “success” are shaped by my personal cultural understanding of such ideals and in order to be successful in this work, I must take a step back and embrace my role as merely a moderator and conduit for connections between the conflicted parties. I was also impressed by the Nansen commitment to the “1,000 cups of coffee” rule which implies that
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