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Adrian Arrives A student from Alaska discovers his love for computer science and lands his dream job at Netflix. Posted by: Silong Chhun / November 1, 2022 Image: Adrian Ronquillo ’22 (PLU Photo/Sy Bean) November 1, 2022 By Veronica CrakerResoLute Assistant EditorDuring his senior year, computer science major Adrian Ronquillo ’22 filled out 203 job applications.Despite already having a job offer from a tech company he was interning with, he wanted to see what other opportunities were available
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environmental studies majors, there’s also important data to collect and analyze within a stone’s throw of the university’s campus.Clover Creek flows 14 miles through Parkland, Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) and Lakewood before emptying into Lake Steilacoom. Its watershed spans 74 square miles. Much of the watershed’s stream system is impaired by low levels of dissolved oxygen, warm water temperatures and bacteria. State and county agencies are working with a coalition of local stakeholders to study and
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programming, cutting-edge evaluation tools and innovative operational systems and technical assistance to support all aspects of its integrated programs. Based in Tacoma, Degrees of Change is a national organization that serves students across the Pacific Northwest and Midwest. Of the students served, 90% are students of color, 70% are first-generation college students, and 80% are from low-income families. We love our communities and want to see them thrive in all their diversity. Tacoma Public Schools
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and only ice-cream shop—aptly named Inzozi Nziza (Sweet Dreams). And now Sweet Dreams also is an inspiring, multiple-award-winning documentary that’s been attracting worldwide attention. PLU will hold a free, public screening of Sweet Dreams at 7 p.m. Oct. 28, followed by a Q&A with its director, Academy Award-winner Lisa Fruchtman (pictured), and an ice-cream social courtesy of female-owned Ice Cream Social of Tacoma. Fruchtman was an advisor at the Sundance Lab when she first heard Katest’s
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his family and friends."- Pierce County Sheriff Paul Pastor PLU previously hosted similar events, which drew several hundred attendees, for other members of the community killed in action. In 2012, the university opened its doors to honor the life of Margaret Anderson, a park ranger fatally shot at a checkpoint at Mount Rainier National Park. And in 2009, the university invited people to campus following the tragic, nearby shooting of four Lakewood police officers: Sgt. Mark Renninger, Officer
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eyes could not grasp the splendour in its totality,” Ešenvalds wrote. “Looking at the sky, I fell backwards into the snow and could not help making a snow angel. Then I whistled and hummed the Latvian folksong on the arctic lights.” That night his multimedia symphony was born. Ešenvalds composed Northern Lights, a separate work for unaccompanied choir, water-tuned glasses and chimes for PLU’s Choir of the West in 2013. The choir premiered the work on tour that year and later performed it at the
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hatred and prejudice, including direct statements disavowing racism, anti-Semitism and discrimination in law or policy related to sexual orientation or gender identity. In 1993, the ELCA published a call to confront racism, to engage in public leadership and to advocate for justice. In 1994, the ELCA Churchwide Assembly adopted the “Declaration of ELCA to Jewish Community,” which repudiates anti-Judaism and its modern successor, anti-Semitism. A policy resolution, adopted by the Churchwide Assembly
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powerlessness through empowerment and community.” Indivisible Gig Harbor is a highly inclusive group and one of its purposes is to guide individuals through this time of political confusion. Professor Albrecht discussed the role of education in that guidance: “We have literacy events, we have candidates come in and speak, and we educate members on how to research voting records for members of Congress. It takes public action to raise awareness.” Professor Rona Kaufman joined Indivisible Gig Harbor and
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students through tutoring. The Assistant Directors all study different disciplines, but they were originally drawn to the PLC for a lot of the same reasons. In particular, they observe how the PLC provides an opportunity for them to invest in the community by supporting student learning and by creating a comfortable social space where students are encouraged to learn. PLU is vocal about its engagement with the community and the PLC is a visible point of contact with our immediate neighbors. Susan, a
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was the amount of forms created. There were only two bronze busts, but to date there have been 39 plastic castings. Do students learn about this process in your classes? Ebbinga: It is a process I have taught, although with less toxic and more affordable materials. Mold making provides fantastic lessons in creative problem solving as each mold offers different challenges and requires its own solutions. The principles of how a mold is constructed remain fairly constant depending on the material to
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