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voyaging, as well as wayfinding and navigation.” After the welcoming ceremony, the PLU group shared a meal with the gathered community and Hōkūle‘a crew members, and participated in discussions about the connection between people and the environment. PLU Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Director Nicole Juliano, who was born and raised on Maui, was one of the organizers of the visit. × × × × Read Previous PLU receives top accolades for quality, affordability and student experience Read Next New

mission and objectives. (“Students of any major can apply and they Pierce County HR helps identify which offices might be a good fit for the student. In the past, PLU has had students placed as Land Resource Interns, a Finance Intern, a Communication Intern, an intern at Crystal Judson Family Justice Center, an HR intern, and a Human Services Intern.” – from Elli Pippin in Alumni & Student Connections) Program Overview: Intern is paid by HR for a 12-week period – June 6 to Aug. 26. HR will conduct the

promoting bystander intervention and training victim advocates—have been in place at PLU for the last eight years. In 2005, PLU received its first Department of Justice grant to promote victims’ advocacy, men’s engagement, developing a bystander intervention program, and training for campus and local law enforcement.  All these programs are now in place, she said. Even so, PLU will continue to work to improve its response to this issue, said Laura Majovski, Vice President of Student Life and Dean of

followed by a panel discussion on how three PLU alums found diverse ways of following their passions: • Kathryn (Claus) Burke ’10 sings songs of PLU Professor of Music Gregory Youtz while working at Nordstrom. • Lauren Whitham ’07 conducts the PLU University Singers on her way to a doctorate degree. • Steve Wolbrecht ’99 shares film music he writes after putting in hours as an engineer at Honeywell Aerospace. 3:30 p.m.: Interactive discussion: “Food, Vocation and Justice” Anderson University Center

state representatives, Tina Orwall (D) and Gina Mosbrucker (R). In her first year, the tireless Nguyen planned a six-week series of discussions on religious diversity, spanning six faith traditions, which won Social Justice Program of the Year. “It was an ambitious project,” she reflected, “and it spurred my determination to prove to myself that I can do anything I set my mind to.” A favorite PLU memory: This year’s Act Six Scholars Senior Celebration was Nguyen’s last big planning commitment for

initiative, which fully funded Panago’s education at PLU. The awardees — the first of whom will be selected this spring — must embody Panago’s values, including a deep passion for social justice. “At Degrees of Change, we are honored to support his family by hosting the memorial scholarship they have created to invest in other emerging community leaders who share Panago’s passion and commitments,” said Tim Herron, the organization’s president. Herron says Panago embodied the Act Six mission, particularly

Act Six scholar finds “automatic community” at PLU Posted by: vcraker / January 5, 2021 January 5, 2021 As a first-generation college student, Georjina Soliai ’23 of Lakewood, Washington wasn’t certain how she would be able to afford college. While going through the college admissions process she learned about the Act Six Scholarship. Act Six is a leadership program that connects local community affiliates with faith- and social justice-based colleges to equip emerging urban and community

really awesome to pair with other science majors to give more math background to support those concepts,” said Nicola Justice, assistant professor of mathematics. “Such double majors will be set apart and stronger in the job market.” Due to its interdisciplinary nature, the applied mathematics major pairs well with other natural sciences majors such as computer science, physics, and chemistry, as well as with an economics or data science minor. The applied mathematics major is offered in alongside

, we believe this to be an urgent conversation prompted by our mission and PLU’s commitment to diversity and justice,” said Rachel Haxtema, program coordinator at the PLU Center for Community Engagement and Service. The program will be moderated by PLU Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies Emily Davidson and the panel will include PLU Lutheran Studies Chair Samuel Torvend, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sergia Hay, the Rev. Mark Knutson of Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland, Oregon

basic understandings about race, gender, and other identities; historical interpretation and authority; social justice; social and political change; the hidden effects of stereotyping; inclusive pedagogy; and free speech issues; [and] develop realistic plans to enable their institutions to strengthen diversity and civility on campus, both inside and outside the classroom.” The team hopes to engage the campus in using the lessons from the institute to aid in the ongoing development of the Diversity