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a look at events planned for 2016: Social Justice & Vocation Alumni Panel Spirit of Diversity Awards Diversity Center Alumni reception Social justice workshops Potluck dinner Bottomless brunch For more information, see www.plu.edu/dcenter or email Angie Hambrick, Director of The Diversity Center, at hambriaz@plu.edu . Volume 2, Issue 3 RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University's flagship magazine, published three times a year. EDITORIAL OFFICES PLU, Neeb Center Tacoma, WA 253-535-8410 Contact Us

Sarah Saavedra ’22 shares her experience as a first-gen college student Sarah Saavedra ’22 is a social work major with a minor in psychology and a certificate in Peace Corps Prep. The Auburn resident is the first in her family to go to college. She credits her many scholarships for navigating college as a first-year student.… June 8, 2022 AcademicsAlumni ProfilesClubs & OrganizationsCommunityCurrent StudentsDiversityDiversity Justice SustainabilityInvolvementJusticeLife on

class and “allows everyone to have consistent access to some form of a healing practice,” the Yakima native says, adding that “helping others is part of my healing.” (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Kate Fontana '08 +Enlarge Photo Change and activism marked Fontana’s time at PLU. She started college with ambitions of studying physics and astronomy and working for NASA, but classes in women’s and gender studies and religion – her eventual degree – won her heart and soul. Her campus résumé shows Fontana

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, generous, and humane work at PLU.  Deeply committed to people, to the arts, and to social justice, Tom’s work centers on the relationships among beauty, connection, and care. “[B]eauty is good for us—by which I mean it makes us better people,” he writes. “Experiences of beauty seem to me the rare moments when we actually feel something like grace, moments when we can seem connected to other things and times and states of being.”  Those moments of grace have sounded through all parts of Tom’s life—in

allows students’ ambition to blossom into purpose, their skills to sharpen into tools, and their caring to become a transformative force. Learn more. Tess Matsukawa, Former Community Director for Harstad Hall & RHA Advisor: “What I love about PLU is how deeply the mission is integrated into the work that we do.  As someone who is passionate about equity and inclusion, the mission provides a framework that makes social justice learning for students and staff a priority.”Quick Links About PLU PLU

, leadership and care – for other people, for their communities, and for the Earth. As an example, a person working on software for a social networking system has to make decisions between what is best for society and what is best for the company. There are indications that the business model of many of today’s social networking systems prioritize monetary gain over privacy, security, and social good. For these reasons and more it is vitally important for computer scientists to be educated within the

pm - Questions & Answers5:00-5:10 pm - Isaac Madsen-BibeauBeing Pell at PLU: How Social Class Impacts the Friendships and Partnerships of Lower Income Students5:10-5:20 pm - Yuto YawataThe Effect of Japanese American Internment on Descendents on Their Identity Levels5:20-5:30 pm - Sahara JonesBi-dentity: Exploring Simultaneous Liminal Identity Construction5:30-5:40 pm - Von BornHow Does Incarceration Affect Informal Social Control5:40-5:50 pm - Questions & AnswersRoom 3 - Anderson University

potential in healthcare fields. Allied Health Career Exploration– AHCE participants receive the necessary information to pursue a College of Health Professions application process. UCLA Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Enrichment Program- PREP is designed to support students who have experienced social, economic, or educational disadvantage in their journey to medical education. The program prepares students through academic enrichment, personal development, MCAT review sessions, longitudinal application support

potential in healthcare fields. Allied Health Career Exploration– AHCE participants receive the necessary information to pursue a College of Health Professions application process. UCLA Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Enrichment Program- PREP is designed to support students who have experienced social, economic, or educational disadvantage in their journey to medical education. The program prepares students through academic enrichment, personal development, MCAT review sessions, longitudinal application support