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perspective is empowered and elevated to define all others. That inevitably leads to marginalization and oppression. Several years ago, I began collaborating with colleagues in Scandinavia on developing Sámi approaches to scholarship with the goal of creating a Sámi space within academia. After co-teaching a doctoral-level course in Indigenous methodologies at the University of Tromsø in January 2011, my sabbatical stay there during the 2011-2012 academic year allowed me to do more work on this with Sámi

the people of other countries.” It is the largest U.S. international exchange program, and one of the most selective. It sends about 1,450 students a year to more than 155 countries, with a mandate to embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world’s inhabitants. It should be no surprise that students like Henrichsen see the chance to continue their studies in places like Geneva as a natural progression of their studies. In fact, PLU’s Wang Center for International

Point Defiance Park and Zoo, the only combined zoo and aquarium in the Pacific Northwest. Frank has visited the zoo at least once a year for as long as he can remember and now it’s something he shares with Jill. “I really like Point Defiance because there’s so many different things there,” said Jill. In addition to the zoo and aquarium, Point Defiance also features a 702-acre park with natural forest, saltwater beaches and spectacular views. Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument has day hikes

the child-welfare system. The topic is a natural fit for PLU—even beyond the Spring Spotlight Series theme. PLU Benson Family Chair in History and Professor of History E. Wayne Carp is a noted historian of adoption and residents in the area whose lives were affected by post-WWII adoption practices pertinent to indigenous children, and Jacobs’ lecture also ties in with the 2015 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education, held on campus March 4-6, whose topic is “Children’s Voices.” “Up until

about the logistics of a vaccination clinic like this — I know that this has been an experience that they are not going to have in their lifetime again. At least I hope that they are not.” The PLU School of NursingThe School of Nursing at Pacific Lutheran University is a professional school that combines nursing science with a strong foundation in the natural sciences and liberal arts. This selective program prepares undergraduate students as skilled generalists so they may later seek advanced

within the natural frame of the liberal arts education—a part of learning to be a vital member of the community in service to the world and others. Why do you think these needs are becoming more important? Personal and collective trauma. A need to reconnect with our bodies, with our selves and with each other in a safe space with people who “Get me“ to help make the next step in regrounding, and reconnecting with the strengths and skills to move forward into meaningful living in the unfolding new

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fertility’s promise and, it follows, motherhood.The meaning of the woman-rabbit relationship is familiar: then as now, rabbits are associated with sexuality, fertility, and spring. The famous natural historian, Thomas Bewick (1753-1828), qualified rabbits’ “fecundity” as “astonishing,” noting that a pair might produce as many as 1, 274, 840 offspring in the span of four years. Bewick also notes that rabbits begin reproducing at five months, which might further explain why this quadruped is companion to a

haven for individuality and acceptance. I was able to grow from past pain and experiences into a strong and capable woman!” Amy Swanson ’07 SAPET Coordinator 2004-06 and volunteer until 2007 “I have used the Women’s Center as a resource, a safe haven and a place to begin working on my passions. They have helped me advocate for myself as a victim of sexual assault even when the scenario of my assault was ‘against the norm,’ aka woman-on-woman. They gave me a place to figure out how I could become the

by the Diversity Center in partnership with units across the university. Please take time to read the site and spread news of this resource. I will continue to seek to influence federal policies and actions through my service with the National Association of Independent Colleges & Universities (NAICU), the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), the Independent Colleges of Washington (ICW), and through my personal state and federal lobbying efforts. Our collective voices can powerfully advocate