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August 20, 2013 PLU Professor Jan Weiss in Namibia. One on One: Jan Weiss By Barbara Clements A 22-year-old Jan Weiss walked into the elementary school southeast of Portland, Ore., and looked at her third-grade class. Twenty-five faces looked back. And Weiss realized that she knew nothing about their world, nor they, hers. Weiss grew up in a relatively prosperous home near San Jose, Calif., where dad was an engineer who worked on the Apollo and Gemini launches for a major aerospace company, and

September 1, 2009 I never thought I’d study abroad five times and graduate on time When Andy Guinn ’09 came to PLU, the extent of his international travels was a single trip to Juarez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso, Texas. That trip was just one week. Considering where he’s been since then – and the amount of time he’s been away – that hardly seems like a big deal. Since Andy arrived at PLU, he’s studied in Italy (twice), Tanzania, South Africa – plus a combined trip to Argentina

On Exhibit: Women in Translation Posted by: Julie Babka / August 12, 2022 August 12, 2022 August is Women in Translation (WIT) Month; a time to highlight some of the incredible translated writings by women from around the globe. Only 30% of women who write and publish in languages other than English are translated in the U.S. and only 36% of books translated into English are from non-European countries (Women in Translation, 2022). WIT month hopes to make changes to these numbers by celebrating

University Singers. It’s exciting to see some of the new students develop their vocal ability and musicianship. There are also singers in that group who are very busy with their majors and just want to sing for fun without a big time commitment. I love seeing them enjoy what they do for fun and relaxation. Also, conducting classes are a blast! My favorite part is seeing the “lights come on” with students in Conducting 1 who are experiencing conducting gesture for the first time. Conducting 3 requires

On Exhibit – Pandemics: History & Responses Posted by: Holly Senn / March 17, 2020 March 17, 2020 Today many of us are considering our lives, loved ones, and our way of being in the world in relation to the Coronavirus, or COVID-19. The course of this pandemic can be changed by people who have reliable information, make decisions that consider others, and remain hopeful and diligent. These books from the Mortvedt Library collection document historical and current pandemics, their effects, and

that only legally abolished slavery in 1981. Having two different experiences in Mauritania to draw from, Wiley reflects on her deepened awareness of her positionality, identity, and capacity for learning. Dr. Ami Shah’s research in Nigeria and India consists of examining the effects of neoliberal urban development policies on livelihoods, identities and state-society relations for the urban poor. As a South Asian woman researching in India, she speaks to her experience of “double strangerhood” or

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) SURF Program Posted by: nicolacs / December 6, 2022 December 6, 2022 The SURF program is designed to inspire undergraduate students to pursue careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) through a unique research experience that supports the NIST mission. Since 1993, SURF students from across the country have had the opportunity to gain valuable, hands-on experience, working with cutting-edge technology in one of the