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active retirees in Pierce County, Washington. In January 2005, LIFE moved its affiliation from Pierce College to Pacific Lutheran University.  PLU has been very supportive of the our organization by permitting the use of their classrooms, printing services, technology assistance, and overseeing our finances through the University’s Business Office. We especially appreciate the assistance of the Graduate Studies and Continuing Education office. In early 2007, a website was launched in connection with

with diverse voices Direct engagement with primary texts, rather than textbooks presenting summaries or simplifications. Creative assignments (i.e. the emphasis in our courses is not on tests or testing “acquired knowledge,” but rather how one uses what one learns in order to think through particular issues or problems).  Some recent assignments include podcasts, blogs, taking on the personas of authors, philosophers, and thinkers from the course, and making a special issue of an academic journal

Students’ Engagement with Institutional Values Mitch Perantie How do Aspirations and Expectations of Adulthood Differ Among High School Students? Anderson University Center, #133Race and IdentityAziza AhmedEmma SealShai WilsonAziza Ahmed The Resistance and Reconstruction of Black Women in Higher Education Emma Seal The Color of Twitter: How Individuals Talk About Race Shai Wilson The Impact of Gender-Based Violence on Parenting for Black Mothers: How do Advocates Define the Restorative Relationships

images, from their perspective, with the PLU community. See the online version of this exhibit here. Exhibit supported: The Wang Center and Global Studies Curators: Curators: Wang Center Staff and Holly Senn, Librarian   On Exhibit: Books in Honor of Women’s History Month This exhibit includes a selection of the library’s print books about women published within the past five years. The books cover a wide variety of issues affecting women’s lives, cultural contexts, political work, artistic

As a shy kid growing up, Tom Smith’s mother recommended he take an acting class in junior high to help get out of his shell. From there, everything changed. “I had one of those teachers people talk about — a theatre teacher who made that class so amazing and wonderful and inspirational that it completely changed the course of my life,” said Tom Smith, the new artistic director of theatre at Pacific Lutheran University. “She saw something in me that I didn’t see myself.  She was amazing and got

The demand for nurses and for high quality nursing care exists across the country, but some states are especially good places to build your career as a nurse. A combination of economic, legal, and cultural factors make Washington state a highly desirable place for nurses to work and grow their nursing careers long-term. Washington nurses and nurse practitioners make significantly more than the national average in annual salary. Washington is expected to see a 39.5% growth in registered nurse