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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2020 ) — Cece Chan’s activism awakening came in high school. As a third-generation Asian young woman, she realized Seattle Public Schools’ majority-white institution and Eurocentric curriculum had damaged her own cultural understanding due to lack of representation within textbooks or…
Cece Chan: First-Year Student, Long-Term Goals Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 3, 2020 March 3, 2020 By Lora ShinPLU Marketing & Communications guest writerTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 28, 2020 ) — Cece Chan’s activism awakening came in high school. As a third-generation Asian young woman, she realized Seattle Public Schools’ majority-white institution and Eurocentric curriculum had damaged her own cultural understanding due to lack of representation within textbooks or classroom leadership.“In
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When people at PLU are asked, “What do you love about PLU?” “The sense of community” is the response you hear most often. This fall semester, different groups on campus joined forces to kick off a new tradition, Community Meals. Community Meals bring people together—both…
PLU campus. Many departments and organizations partner up to prepare the monthly meals – the PLU Student Care Network provides leadership and coordination, and PLU Pantry works with the Kinesiology department to create healthy menus, then with Campus Ministry and Trinity Lutheran Church plans and promotes the events. The PLU Community Garden donates fresh vegetables (including 40 pounds of kale for the October dinner!). PLU students from across campus, along with Trinity Lutheran Church members
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“It was an incredible experience that left my brain, heart, and hands full,” said Christiana Slater ‘20 of her study away trip to Oaxaca, Mexico. “My favorite expedition was to Mexico City, because I’d dreamed about visiting since I saw textbook pictures when I began…
. Almost 50 percent of the university’s graduating seniors each year have taken advantage of study away opportunities, reaping benefits such as leadership skills, adaptability, independence and self-reliance — all traits that employers recognize and covet. Building on a study away experience is another step toward becoming a well-rounded citizen of the world, and many PLU students choose to continue their global education through Peace Corps Preps, the Fulbright Program, Peace Scholars and more.Peace
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INMED – Reimagine IndianS into MedicinE (RISE) Summer Academy 2021 The RISE Summer Academy, a 6-week program, will be open to 28 American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Focus of the RISE Summer Academy: MCAT Prep: The program will provide a full MCAT course through Kaplan to…
either the Entering Year of 2022 or 2023 (application years of 2021 or 2022) Transcripts for all college coursework taken. If applying, please send documentation to the Office of Admissions, Student Affairs, and Inclusion at diversity.medicine@wsu.edu Benefits: Cost to attend: FREE Program will be held virtually Access to and exposure with medical school faculty, leadership, and students Coursework and exposure to become a more competitive applicant to medical school The INMED – RISE program is held
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On Thursday, April 11th from 9-10pm, the MBR Amphitheater will transform into a glowing globe. As part of Reconciliation Day, students are encouraged to place a candle on a conflict or peace-building effort that is taking place in the world. Alongside peers, faculty and fellow…
both within our community and on an international scale. The event is presented by the newly formed, student-driven organization Network for Peace and Conflict Management (NPCM). NPCM is dedicated to supporting the PLU community in pursuing conversations and practices in peace building and conflict management. While the leadership and the growing membership have various majors and minors, each is dedicated to understanding peace, engaging community and helping to manage conflict. Conflict Studies
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Pacific Lutheran University is excited to announce the establishment of the Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues. David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58 have generously donated funding to the PLU Environmental Studies program to support this new annual symposium. The gift is being invested in…
part of that effort.” Read Previous PLU biology professor Amy Siegesmund receives national teaching award Read Next Information, Technology and Leadership: an interview with Port of Tacoma’s Mark Miller ’88 LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24
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From PLU to a one-room school house, instructor sees value in great instruction By Chris Albert As a teacher for 35 years, Margaret Dakan ’38 saw the difference an education could make in a person’s life. Her belief in the kind of education Pacific Lutheran…
. Margaret Dakan ’38 “I believe in private colleges and universities,” Dakan said. “I’m very interested in PLU, so I try to give where I can.“I think PLU does a very good job and they have very good instructors and the leadership is very fine.” It’s a place that leads to a successful vocation, she said. “I try to encourage other children who are ready to go college to go to PLU,” Dakan said. She looks back fondly at her time at PLU. “There weren’t that many students at the time because it was a hard time
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Cover art Cross of Life by Tom Stancliffe Intersections, Number 52, Fall 2020 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of…
Higher Education Krista Hughes Activism, Justice, and the Danger of Silence Dezi Gillon Leadership in Lutheran Key at a Time of Pandemics Deanna A. Thompson Through Truth to Freedom – by Way of Reconciliation Paul Pribbenow Finding Purpose in Chaos: Reflection In and Beyond the Public Health Classroom Lena Hann The Long Pilgrimage of 2020-21 Kara Baylor Called to Flourish: An Ethic of Care Mindy Makant Called to the Moment: A New Vocation for Lutheran Colleges W. Kent Barnds From the Publisher Mark
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INMED – Reimagine IndianS into MedicinE (RISE) Summer Academy 2021 The RISE Summer Academy, a 6-week program, will be open to 28 American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) Focus of the RISE Summer Academy: MCAT Prep: The program will provide a full MCAT course through Kaplan to…
Year of 2022 or 2023 (application years of 2021 or 2022) American Indian or Alaska Native Transcripts for all college coursework taken. If applying, please send documentation to the Office of Admissions, Student Affairs, and Inclusion at diversity.medicine@wsu.edu Benefits: Cost to attend: FREE Coursework including the Kaplan MCAT Prep course and Science Enhancements are covered by the program Access to and exposure with medical school faculty, leadership, and students Coursework and exposure to
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Since its inception two years ago, a total of five students have graduated with their graduate kinesiology degree from PLU. We had the opportunity to speak with Matt Leslie from the first graduating class of the MSK program. Here’s what Matt Leslie had to say…
understanding and perceived value they see in mental skills training. I used the collected data to inform a psychological skills training workshop for coaches from two youth climbing teams. Delivering this workshop was an eye-opening experience, and I am excited to expand upon this work and continue working with climbing coaches and athletes.Career after graduationShortly after graduating from the MSK program, I accepted a position as the lead account manager for the National Outdoor Leadership School’s
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