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touching this jaguar was the experience of a lifetime. Since returning to the United States, I often find myself evoking this deeply satisfying moment, when the value of a life was contained in a touch. And I find myself wondering what happens to this sense of the presence of animals, this moment of contact with other creatures, inside the academy. The touching of the jaguar in the Mexican jungle dramatizes for me the absence of the animal as an animal in our universities. Despite important pockets of

training and education in the professions which modern society requires” [my italics]?To date, we have begun discussions about new programs in which courses offered by faculty in the professional schools would be combined with courses traditionally offered by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. Professors in the professional schools are also being drawn into foundational courses, such as the Freshman experience. Potential cross-disciplinary programs that result from such creative overlaps are

streamline this messaging and provide clarity to the student body, a group of PLU students — representing the Phi Alpha Honor Society in Social Work, Psi Chi Honor Society in Psychology, and the Psychology Club — put their heads together to come up with a way to get these resources into the hands of those who need it. “The majority of my college experience has been online,” said Beck. “We looked at the outcomes of (the pandemic) and the effects it has had on our mental health and thought, ‘how can we

Club president. In an effort to streamline this messaging and provide clarity to the student body, a group of PLU students — representing the Phi Alpha Honor Society in Social Work, Psi Chi Honor Society in Psychology, and the Psychology Club — put their heads together to come up with a way to get these resources into the hands of those who need it. “The majority of my college experience has been online,” said Beck. “We looked at the outcomes of (the pandemic) and the effects it has had on our

find Washington state and Tacoma. The children have all been in the United States for various stretches of time, from less than a year to more than three years. Some were originally resettled in Tacoma, while others were invited to move by Bantu families already in Tacoma. Those families came from Texas, Utah and even New York as part of a “second migration,” Fisher said. Despite the tutoring obstacles, the experience has been extremely rewarding, Baumer said. The younger children are adorable and

often overbooked, with patients waiting for care. They plan to expand, but may need a few million if a grant doesn’t pan out. They look expectantly at Parnell, who remains pleasant, but noncommittal. “Budget time,” he smiles as he climbs back in the SUV that seems to be the favored mode of transportation in this state. Then it’s off to the airport and a flight to Juneau to meet with lawmakers later that night. It’s going to be another long day. Read Previous A ‘Twilight’ experience Read Next LEED

for his Uganda experience. But again, he was wrong. The idea of capitalizing on another tournament just wouldn’t stop tapping at his mind. But he was home now, in Puyallup in 2009 and unemployed, living off food stamps. The idea of returning to Uganda seemed an unattainable dream. Then, he scored a landscaping job. He moved in with Mom and decided to try and save 90 percent of his earnings. His grandmother sold her house and gave him $2000 of the proceeds. After months of work in 2009, he was

. “What the most powerful for me was seeing all the different cultures within our own country,” Rodriguez said. “Seeing where people are from and how that shapes their views on the issues was very powerful to me.” Through this experience, the students’ own views begun to take shape. For example, they don’t buy and use plastic water bottles now. “It’s amazing how much oil is used in the production of plastic water bottles,” Plog said. “It just takes something small to make a big difference.” According

traditional age students will not change dramatically, but their composition will, as the new cohort becomes more diverse in learning experience and style, in their economic situation, in their ethnic heritage and in their educational expectations. I believe that both more non-traditional age students and more first generation students are headed our way. The implications for the schedule and the calendar, as well as the campus and the classroom, are many fold. Second, the wise and effective use of

years. The village, largely comprised of French Huguenots, banded together to feed, hide and shelter the Jews that came singly and by groups into the village. On Friday, Wilkens shared his experience during the Rwandan genocide. Even though scholars study the Holocaust and unbelievable numbers surround the murdered, it is the stories of the people that make it real. “I promised them when I came back to America I would share their story,” Wilkens told the crowd. “Nothing compares to stories.” During