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studied and interned with the Instituto Cultural Oaxaca, the nonprofit aligned with EnVia. Mulder originally met with EnVia’s director, Carlos Topete, during a PLU trip to Oaxaca last fall and has been in touch ever since regarding marketing ideas for the women’s products. And now, said Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education Executive Director Tamara Williams, a Business student will join the Oaxaca program in Fall 2015 to intern at EnVia and continue the work. The prize money from the

to close “I am leaving this legacy to you…to bring peace, justice, equality, love & fulfillment.” — PLU (@PLUNEWS) May 28, 2016 Congratulations David! #PLUgrads pic.twitter.com/XeSINQst1n — Matthew Stariha (@MatthewStariha) May 28, 2016 Read Previous PLU President Thomas W. Krise: “A hearty congratulations to Friends of 88.5” Read Next PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center selected for Registrars to the Rescue service project COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for

Holocaust Studies, said. “To be Jewish in Poland, a predominantly Roman Catholic country, meant experiencing both the highs of cultural life and the absolute low of persecution and discrimination, culminating in the world’s most notorious genocide, the Holocaust.” The conference will attempt to cover what Jewish life was like throughout pre-WWII, during the war, and the postwar developments. Attendees will enjoy Klezmer music by the band Kesselgarden. Kesselgarden is a traditional band playing Eastern

renowned Buddhist teacher, Bonnie Duran, and a Purpose Planning Workshop led by the staff of the Blue Zones Parkland-Spanaway Project.The forum will explore the importance of social connection and the challenges faced in fostering meaningful bonds. Discussions will include bridging divides, navigating polarization, drawing upon cultural wisdom to promote reconnection, building thriving communities through civic engagement, and fostering deeper connections. The Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections

. Learning is our shared resource, and dialogue our tool. As engaged participants in our body politic, we must remain vigilant to protect our learning community and the values we care about and that are core to our mission.  This is not the time to debate partisan positions, nor is it the time to close one’s eyes or to stop listening.  We need more conversation across political and cultural differences.  We must come together in solidarity as Lutes who care deeply about our country, our communities, our

electrical & computer engineering. Students can choose to work on the theory that drives the development of new molecules for trapping solar energy, new electrode materials and chemistry for batteries, or models for grid management of renewable energy. Other labs work on integrating these new materials into devices at both the nano- and macro-scale. By the end of the summer, students are familiar with both the technical skills of performing research within the lab, and the social and cultural skills

reflection on this subject begins with the “Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies” course, which serves the minor but is also a general education course open to all PLU students. Professors from the history, English, German, religion, social work and Hispanic Studies departments worked together to create the course to allow students to investigate the intersections of dehumanization, violent oppression, cultural destruction, and war. “We wanted to highlight the interdisciplinary and global focus

Fulbrights). “I am in the throes of trying to get my husband to join me on a Fulbright the year we retire… wish me luck!” Lisosky says. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Read Previous Interactive debate on drone policy shifts audience opinions Read

.” The opera will be performed in English making it more accessible to the students performing it and the audience enjoying it. What’s the secret to producing a great opera? Lots of homework, according to Brown. “One must know the musical style, the background and direct translation of the librettos, along with the cultural environment in which the opera was premiered, and preparation for staging,” Brown explains. “Then the cast and the director arrive with ideas and plans, which primes for great

to talk at a special panel discussing the topic  – “Service and Care: PLU Leading the Way.” The talk is free and open to the public and will take place in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. The program begins at 10 a.m. West serves as the assistant attorney general for the civil division of the DOJ. His stop at PLU is part of a nationwide tour of 10 universities, with PLU being the only faith-based university to receive the honor, said Bobbi Hughes, director of the Women’s Center. West will speak