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Equity coordinator Nicole Jordan ‘15; and student Marcus Eubanks ‘23. “I feel this was an amazing first step and physical representation of PLU standing in solidarity and support of the BLM movement and their Black students on campus,” said Tidwell afterward.  “I am filled with joy knowing there will be black students on campus that will pass the flag and feel welcomed by their PLU community in a time of so much racial division. It is on each and every one of us to create a community we are happy

from cracking knuckles and necks, being late and not being aware of the people around you. “I noticed (well, really my husband noticed) that when I became annoyed or frustrated, I would place my hands on my hips and tap the heel of my foot on the floor,” McNeillie explained. “I then started to think about what types of things made me frustrated and annoyed and used these to create movement.” McNeillie comes to PLU via a choreographic exchange. At the end of April, Brown will go to Central

community today. My other (bigger!) project is a book manuscript. With the working title, “A Muddy Eden: Border Lines and Borderlands in the lower Missouri Valley before the Civil War,” I explore how different racial and ethnic groups got along (and often didn’t) one the western frontier of the U.S. My research explores the westward movement of enslavers as they sought economic opportunity for their families and the countermovement of enslaved people who ran away to try and reshape their own kin

gay liberation movement in Greenwich Village Diambri had previously published a review of the book Queer Clout: Chicago and The Rise of Gay Politics, by Timothy Stewart-Winter, which he sent along to the awards committee along with a description of his Benson Summer Research Fellowship and Severtson project. Michael credits his work with PLU faculty members Jenny James (English), Gina Hames (History), Beth Kraig (History), and Jennifer Cavalli (History) for his intellectual growth at PLU, as well

. (2019). Skin, tooth, and bone: The basis of movement is our people : a disability justice primer (Second edition.). Berkeley. (Sins Invalid’s website) Wilson, Jan Doolittle. (2021). Becoming disabled: Forging a disability view of the world. Lexington Books. (PLU Library link) Attention economy and slowness Mattei, Clara E. (2022). The capital order : how economists invented austerity and paved the way to fascism. The University of Chicago Press. (PLU Library link) O’Connor, Brian. (2018). Idleness

matched my own,” she says. “This job is my vocation, and I haven’t had any reason to move on to another organization.” After starting work at Virginia Mason in 1977, she rose through the ranks until she reached her current position in July 2007. As the chief nursing officer, Tachibana oversees 1,000 nurses, providing support so they can do their jobs. Tachibana has taken several trips to Japan to study their management techniques, and has returned to Virginia Mason more energized than ever. “Those

in Haiti, I realized they had a big influence on my decision.” Jamieson and Gatterman reconnect at PLU. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’16) On this trip, aside from the fever crisis, Gatterman and Jamieson spent most of their time as part of a 12-member team at the Maison Agneux de Orphelinat orphanage, where they taught basic healthcare and dental hygiene to young children: They taught proper tooth-brushing techniques; handed out toothbrushes; and gave daily classes on first aid, anatomy and

to tackle real-world challenges.  The data science program will provide students with essential analytical tools and techniques for extracting meaningful and precise insights from data. “In this era of data ubiquity, there is a high demand for graduates who major in data science,” said program director and assistant professor Jeff Caley. “Our program equips students with robust technical skills while also fostering a commitment to ethics, social responsibility, and conscientious practice.” The

-enacted the works of Europe’s first woman playwright, performed love poems of Germany’s troubadours, read the correspondence of nuns choosing to or forced to leave their convents because of the Reformation, and learned hands-on the techniques used in woodcuts and engravings by the first artists of the early modern print age. German major Alexandra Dreher articulated her appreciation for the knowledge she gained from this interdisciplinary, humanities-based approach as follows: “Learning about the

and propose their own program of study, charting a course through PLU’s curriculum that allows them to pursue their interests and prepare for their future. Recent individualized majors include: Music Business Global Health Business of Visual Art Movement Linguistics Digital Media Holocaust, Genocide & Indigenous Studies During his junior year, Lindhartsen had the opportunity to intern at an all-ages concert venue in South Tacoma called Real Art Tacoma helping to book and promote shows. The