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retired, he remained involved in theater at PLU, particularly the remodel of Eastvold Auditorium to which he gave generously in his lifetime. It was perhaps not surprising that in his estate he established an endowment for the theater program, the Nordholm Endowed Theatre Fund. Nordie left the application of the annual funding generated by his endowment to the discretion of the Director of Theater. Nordie’s legacy and passion for theater lives on in the lives of our students and community today.” Read

Senator Patty Murray and other members of Congress on Capitol Hill during a Social Science Advocacy Day on May 1, 2019, as a representative of the Society of Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Government Relations Committee. The event was sponsored by the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA), whose mission statement in part is to “monitor the full range of federal issues impacting the social and behavioral science community as a whole, from funding to new research policies and

program.​​Relationships are the core of the PLU experience. By the time they graduate, PLU students have a team of mentors they can call on for support. For graduate students, mentorship is built into various program cohort models. Here are just a couple of examples of mentorship and career development opportunities at PLU. For Master of Fine Arts students, they have access to The Rainier Writing Workshop — a community of talented, mature, and independent writers, working in an atmosphere in which

of color a supportive community and personalized mentorship from dedicated alumni who share their experiences, fostering meaningful connections and providing valuable guidance to help them thrive academically, professionally, and personally at PLU. “The [Lutes of Color] mentoring program has helped me gain confidence in applying for internships and jobs! It was really nice to be able to open up to someone about how I’m feeling about the future. It was also helpful knowing I’m not alone in this

the end, is what these changes are all about. “What does this mean for PLU?” asked junior goalkeeper Joe Rayburn. “It is definitely a huge upgrade – a huge improvement for the varsity athletics community, but for the PLU community, as well.” Read Previous Veterans Day 2012 Read Next PLU’s 2012 United Way campaign 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

Manager Christine Cooley said. “One that is about serving our community with what it needs, not what you think it needs.” It all started back in 2008, when the campus community began thinking about how to best explain and promote the idea of sustainability. PLU has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2020. Departments across campus started thinking about how they might implement carbon neutrality. Cooley, along with Associate Professor of Graphic Design J.P. Avila and Lace Smith, assistant

says women’s ambitions were often suppressed and a racially segregated community in which Latinos were often oppressed. She started in community college, transferred to California State University, Chico, and eventually earned her master’s degree there. She made the dean’s list each semester and was encouraged to apply to graduate school, landing her at Washington State University where she earned her Ph.D. She’s been teaching classes at PLU since 2006. The key to persistence for marginalized

write this book? While I was at PLU, I was navigating getting to know my biological family in Colombia and setting healthy boundaries with them. The global studies major helped to solidify my understanding of social justice issues around the world while I pieced together the injustices occurring in Colombia, specifically in the Black community down there. Find “I Met Myself in October: A Memoir of Belonging” at Amazon.com and on Kindle.Recent PLU community conversations featuring Jacob Taylor

to them, and also working out in the community. I connect a lot of different levels of government to each other. That sounds like it must take a lot of communication chops. Yes, that’s a big part of it. Often it feels a lot like translating. I work with staff, agency partners and elected officials with high-level skills and expertise in finance, engineering, communications, and the environment. So I do a lot of work on my end to understand and evaluate things from those different perspectives

and ethnic studies teacher Jesse Hagopian. The annual award is given to SPS student leaders who demonstrate “exceptional leadership in struggles against racism — especially with an understanding of the intersections with sexism, homophobia, transphobia, Islamophobia, class exploitation and other forms of oppression — within their school or community.” As a high school senior on the Washington State National Association and Advancement of Colored People Youth Council, Chan carried her message far