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Full Circle: Brandi Hilliard, Director of Career, Learning & Engagement https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/02/17/brandi-hilliard/

Full Circle: Brandi Hilliard, Director of Career, Learning & Engagement Posted by: Silong Chhun / February 17, 2023 Image: Brandi Hilliard, Director of Career, Learning & Engagement (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) February 17, 2023 By Lisa Patterson ‘98PLU Marketing and Communications Guest WriterAs a first-generation college student, Brandi Hilliard was nervous when she began her studies at Pacific Lutheran University. But those uncomfortable feelings soon diminished. “I found PLU to be a warm

Progress in the Face of Persecution – Resolute Online: Fall 2018 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2018/progress-face-persecution/

certainty, to leave for Pacific Lutheran University. “For over 30 years, religious oppression and harassment have been a part of my family’s life,” she said. Sabet-Kazilas, a member of Baha’i faith, faced marginalization in her home country dating back to kindergarten. Baha’i followers there experience pervasive persecution at the hands of their own government. They are denied employment and access to education, and they endure ransacking of their homes and wrongful imprisonment, among other

LOCK-DOWN DRILL THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17-21, 2012 https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/09/01/lock-down-drill-the-week-of-september-17-21-2012/

September 1, 2012 LOCK-DOWN DRILL THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17-21, 2012 Pacific Lutheran University will be conducting a campus-wide lock-down drill during the week of September 17-21. This is a critically important drill. Your participation and cooperation are essential. The drill will be initiated by Campus Safety and notification of a lock down will be issued via PLU Alert!, phone trees, TV emergency alert system, emergency blue phone speakers, and word-of-mouth. Please review the lock down

Communities In Schools of Key Peninsula Led by Lutes https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/02/23/lutesleadschoolsprogram/

coordinate resources and volunteers on behalf of public schools to help struggling students get back on track. CIS of Key Peninsula is led by two Pacific Lutheran University alumnae: Executive Director Colleen Speer ’85 and Program Director Laurel Shultz ‘91. “Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life,” says Speer. CIS of Key Peninsula manages a team of staff, educators and 140 volunteers delivering a variety of programs and

Lute Chemists and the PLU Day of Vocation Apr 5th-6th https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2016/04/05/lute-chemists-and-the-plu-day-of-vocation-apr-5th-6th/

Lute Chemists and the PLU Day of Vocation Apr 5th-6th Posted by: yakelina / April 5, 2016 April 5, 2016 The PLU Day of Vocation is almost here! PLU Chemists are a big part of it this year! (i) Keynote: Michelle Long, ’85 PLU Regent and chemistry alumna, Tues 4/5, 7 – 8 p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center Join PLU Regent and alumna Michelle Long as she kicks off this year’s Day of Vocation with a talk that addresses the challenges of finding purpose in life. Michelle claims that experiences

Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/gendered-tongues-issues-of-gender-in-the-foreign-language-classroom/

Center for Global Education Professional Issues Professional issues regarding the status and function of foreign language teaching, both within educational institutions and society as a whole, play a major role in perpetuating sexism in the foreign language classroom. Perhaps the most striking problem is the division of labor in language teaching. On the high school and, quite often, undergraduate college levels, that division is often determined by gender, where women are more likely to teach

Employment Opportunities https://www.plu.edu/military-affiliated-students/employment-opportunities/

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immigrant from Guatemala, and is a first generation college graduate. He has a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pacific Lutheran University, and a Bachelors in Family Studies from Weber State University. Juancarlos is the Training Director and Clinical Supervisor for the Counseling and Psychological Services Center for Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Juancarlos is the co-chair of the DEI committee for the Student Access and Success Division and a member of the DEI Advisory Council for

Twisted Tales of Poe: A LASR & Theatre Department Collaboration https://www.plu.edu/comm-media-designarts/news/2021/05/17/lasr-theatre-department-collaboration/

Twisted Tales of Poe: A LASR & Theatre Department Collaboration Posted by: Reesa Nelson / May 17, 2021 May 17, 2021 LASR worked with the department of Theatre & Dance on their final Spotlight production of the year, Twisted Tales of Poe, a staged radio drama. This show came to life in the ears of listeners tuned in to LASR or the online stream. Here’s what some of the student participants had to say about their experience!Hanne Ferguson '23Hanne is a BFA student with a concentration in Acting

‘Representation matters’: Lute actor earns lead role in Seattle production of ‘Legally Blonde’ https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2018/09/24/legally-blonde/

‘Representation matters’: Lute actor earns lead role in Seattle production of ‘Legally Blonde’ Posted by: Kari Plog / September 24, 2018 Image: Justin Huertas ’09 (center) performs in “Lizard Boy” at the Diversionary Theatre in San Diego. He wrote the musical for Seattle Repertory Theatre in 2015. Huertas is flanked by Kirsten deLohr Helland ’10 (right) and William A. Williams. The cast performed as a three-person folk rock band. (Photo by Simpatika, courtesy of Diversionary Theatre) September