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October 22, 2012 PLU professor presents keynote at premier sports and exercise psychology conference PLU Professor, Colleen Hacker presented the keynote at the annual meeting of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) in Atlanta, Ga. Her speech, “Gold Medal Partnership: Collaboration and Integration for Sustained Excellence,” was delivered to a standing room only crowd of more than 800 sports and exercise psychology professionals. Her keynote was received with a rare and

Lutes to join group of 8 from around nation to represent young voices at U.N. climate conference in Morocco Posted by: Kari Plog / July 26, 2016 Image: Alice Henderson ’16 (right) and Maddie Smith ’17. (Photo courtesy of Dean Waldow) July 26, 2016 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (July 27, 2016)- Amidst crowds of politicians, scientists and international leaders, two Lutes will travel abroad and walk the halls of the annual Conference of Parties for the United

for many. First, the congressional hearings for the Supreme Court nomination surfaced memories of trauma for many sexual assault survivors. Now, the federal government’s potential move to narrowly define gender under Title IX will place an increased burden on transgender, non-binary and other LGBTQ community members. In the past week, the nation has experienced three hate-filled crimes that have left many reeling. On Wednesday, a man with a history of violence shot and killed two African Americans

PLU ROTC student to be honored in Washington, D.C., as only recipient of Green to Gold award for excellence in leadership Posted by: Kari Plog / September 29, 2016 Image: Shiva Thapa ’17 (Photo by Angelo Mejia ’17/PLU) September 29, 2016 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 29, 2016)- First-generation immigrant Shiva Thapa '17 struggled to find a sense of belonging in his new country. After two years of searching, he finally found his identity in the Army

Vashon Island, WA. That’s where I fell in love with dancing, and I became involved in musical theater. Throughout my dance career I have trained in ballet, contemporary/modern, jazz, flamenco, Dunham technique, tap, hip hop, swing, salsa, West African, and musical theatre dance. I majored in dance and psychology at Bard College. At Bard, I was introduced to dance composition, and I choreographed a number of original works. For my psychology thesis, I wrote about the benefits of including dance in

Vashon Island, WA. That’s where I fell in love with dancing, and I became involved in musical theater. Throughout my dance career I have trained in ballet, contemporary/modern, jazz, flamenco, Dunham technique, tap, hip hop, swing, salsa, West African, and musical theatre dance. I majored in dance and psychology at Bard College. At Bard, I was introduced to dance composition, and I choreographed a number of original works. For my psychology thesis, I wrote about the benefits of including dance in