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face.] Samantha: computer and then we’re able to create 3D maps using the photos that we took [Music] [video: Clips of research. A group carries a drone box on a rocky mountain surface, they remove the drone together, set it down, and send it up in the air.]   [video: Professor Tarka Wilcox’s voice comes in over clips.] Prof. Tarka Wilcox, Assistant Professor of Geosciences: I was originally looking into the idea of using drones and as the technology just even within the last year has gotten better

Liberation of a Concentration Camp” – Ms. Carli Snyder This paper focuses on the testimonies of nine retired U.S. Army nurses who served during the liberation of Gusen concentration camp, a satellite camp of Mauthausen, near Linz, Austria. These interviews were conducted in 1995 by a radio journalist, Neenah Ellis, for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Oral History Department. Through the testimonies, we learn about a group of American women’s experiences of witnessing the Holocaust’s

unifying vision. “Anywhere there is a human being and a heart you can worship as Baha’i,” she said. “Together we engage in a process of creating change from grassroots.” So, PLU felt familiar: “Its mission statement resonates with my heart.” Sabet-Kazilas added that the stigma associated with welcoming an Iranian student is often difficult for institutions to move past. At PLU, it was different. “They truly treated me like anyone else,” she said. A group shot during international students orientation

often face coming into a predominantly white institution. “It’s powerful when you can come together with a group of people who share similar experiences with you,” Davidson said. “It’s sort of like a homeroom. It’s a place of belonging. It’s a place where you feel like ‘everybody in here gets me.’” Valeria Pinedo Chipana ’20, an engineering student, registered for the class in 2016 hoping for that built-in community. During her high school years in predominantly white schools in University Place

society is crucial, and the worldwide demand for nurses is constant — and growing. The PLU School of Nursing views nursing as a caregiving process based in scientific knowledge, humanistic theory and health care technology. As a nursing student, you’ll be part of a dynamic and supportive learning environment where you’ll work with and learn from outstanding faculty and staff to gain knowledge and skills, share professional experiences with expert clinical preceptors, and become an exceptional nurse

following summer. It’s what really launched my playwriting career.”   Each summer after that, he wrote for more touring productions, and eventually realized he liked writing plays — not just for Creede Rep, but for other theatres as well. Like many playwrights, he’s best known for a handful of plays. His best-seller is a farce called Drinking Habits, about a group of nuns secretly making and selling wine. It’s been produced in more than a dozen countries and has been translated into five languages. His

conversations, and to be in a space where we could talk about our teaching and learn from one another was invaluable to me.” “I thoroughly enjoyed reading what my fellow participants were thinking about and learning from the connections they were seeing between our life as faculty at PLU and the issues raised by the readings.” “The reading has been really relevant and has forced me to re-evaluate some of my thinking about teaching. Reading my group member’s reflections are also really interesting. It’s a

sources of news and information on reproductive justice and healthcare access, such as the Guttmacher Institute, the Center for Reproductive Rights, and Rewire News Group. In turn, we must attend specifically to the ways in which this ruling intersects with histories of white supremacy, homophobia, and anti-trans culture and policy. Take a look at the following articles and video resources to learn more: Michelle Goodwin’s recent op-ed in The New YorkTimes explains the Court’s misreading of the ways

Scholar?In Norway, they are expected to study as an active and committed member of the group. They also submit blog posts in which they reflect on their study both at the Nansen Dialogue Center and at the International Summer School in Oslo. On their home campus, they are asked to help with recruiting new Peace Scholars, give two public presentations about their experience, and provide input to The Human Rights Forum/Peace Scholars committee as needed. More importantly, the expectation is that Peace

today. He has recorded and performed with jazz greats including Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Clark Terry, Horace Silver, Maynard Ferguson, Bobby Shew, John Fedchock, Harry Connick Jr., Jim McNeely, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Nancy Wilson. He is one of the founding members of the group Convergence, as well as the founder of the Greg Gisbert Syndicate, both based in Denver. Gisbert is a frequent invited guest with an array of ensembles, including the Maria Schneider and Vanguard Jazz Orchestras, the