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funding that will provide undergraduate and graduate students from historically underrepresented populations with greater access to K-12 teaching careers. Other objectives of the project are to: Develop CS-STEM scholars’ and teacher candidates’ content knowledge and cultural competency for teaching and working with ethnically and linguistically diverse students Establish a research-based induction program from CS-STEM teachers that centers on equity-oriented ambitious STEM instruction Continuously

cultural entertainment mecca such as Tacoma and Olympia. Even a visit to downtown Seattle is only a 45 minute drive north. Everything you could imagine wanting to do in your spare time is all a few short miles away from the PLU campus. From museums, theaters and galleries in downtown Tacoma to non-stop events at the Western Washington Fairgrounds in Puyallup, to open-air wildlife experiences at Northwest Trek or the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, or driving up to Mt. Rainier for a great nature visit

appropriated funds. The United States Department of State reserves the right to alter, without notice, participating countries, numbers of awards, terms of agreement, and allowances. Award Types 1.  Fulbright English Teaching Assistant (ETA) Available in 150 or more countries, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for graduates to work overseas as English language teaching assistants. This program facilitates direct cultural interaction and mutual understanding on an individual basis for

about planning it! DJS Retreat at the Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Habitat for Humanity Volunteering Staycation Parkland Immersion Alternative Spring Break | sponsored by the Center for Community Engagement and Service My Culture is Not a Costume | Conversations with the Diversity Center about cultural appropriation in Halloween costumes Tunnel of Oppression ContactFor more information about this Learning Community option you may contact: Dream Gonzales, Community Director for

opportunity for students to share with each other, and especially those who did not go away, what they learned about crossing cultural borders and understanding other perspectives and global issues. World Conversations is also an occasion, through keynote addresses, to hear from members of the PLU faculty who are involved in significant research projects overseas or who have had unique international experiences. They too have much to teach us about our world. In February 2007 the PLU community joined

visa issuance is between the student and the host country government. Neither the Wang Center nor your program provider have any influence over your host country’s evaluation of the visa application. The withdrawal and cancellation policies may still apply if you are denied a visa/residence permit.  Why is it the responsibility of the student? When the participating student completes the process themselves, it equips the students with skills necessary to navigate international governmental systems

has the power to tell a story she believes is important—regardless of who she is and where in the world that story may be. “We are living in a time when we have great power as individuals to communicate and understand what is happening halfway around the world. If you see an injustice, you have the power to communicate it, talk about it, Tweet about it, march about it, make a film about it, change it.” Her visit began with lunch in the Scandinavian Cultural Center, where more than 100 students

performer to bite down on to, keeping the mask upright, further securing the mask when performed. Although what specific masking tradition this mask belong to, this feature is similar to the other Mossi mask in the PLU Collection. The Mossi (moss-ee) people have many different types of masks, reflecting their cultural diversity. Mossi cavalry from northern Ghana swept onto the Mossi plateau of central Burkina Faso in the 15th century. Farming peoples, which then included the Dogon, Lela, Winiama, and