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PLU campus. Many departments and organizations partner up to prepare the monthly meals – the PLU Student Care Network provides leadership and coordination, and PLU Pantry works with the Kinesiology department to create healthy menus, then with Campus Ministry and Trinity Lutheran Church plans and promotes the events. The PLU Community Garden donates fresh vegetables (including 40 pounds of kale for the October dinner!). PLU students from across campus, along with Trinity Lutheran Church members

. Almost 50 percent of the university’s graduating seniors each year have taken advantage of study away opportunities, reaping benefits such as leadership skills, adaptability, independence and self-reliance — all traits that employers recognize and covet. Building on a study away experience is another step toward becoming a well-rounded citizen of the world, and many PLU students choose to continue their global education through Peace Corps Preps, the Fulbright Program, Peace Scholars and more.Peace

You Ask, We Answer: Is campus welcoming to the LGBTQIA+ community? Posted by: shortea / September 8, 2023 September 8, 2023 “PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, for their communities and for the Earth.” Within that mission statement, the highlight here is “for their communities.” We recognize and value the differences and diversity of our students, who they are and what they bring to the campus community. With care in

in some area of expertise manage to engage audiences that don’t necessarily know that much about their topic in a way that is accessible and exciting,” Young says. Young explains that there are a lot of barriers to intellectuals contributing to the leadership of public and social movements. “The idea of actually caring about writing for public audiences is seen as not serious and a bad use of your time. Because what you should be doing is writing for journals and writing books,” Young says

and has impacted every part of their life. “The years I spent with the dCenter really, really helped me grow communication skills, leadership skills, how to appreciate parts of my identity, and appreciate other’s identities and things that they bring to the community.” “PLU definitely needs the Diversity Center.” Rebecca recommends the dCenter as a great place to have interesting conversations, to learn more about yourself and to grow. “Or just to relax, to be honest. Just have some downtime