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lead or co-designer for multiple strategies focused on undergraduate student success, including the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Student Success essay; First Year Experience signature programs, including MOVE (see Pacificmove.org), which received the 2012 NASPA National Gold award; and the Retention Action Network. In 2013, Dr. Royce-Davis received the Podesto Award for Excellence in Student Life, Mentoring, and Counseling, and in 2012 she was awarded the Cavanaugh Distinguished

grade of incomplete can be given in certain circumstances, such as illness or injury, that prevent a student from being able to complete a course before grades are due. Incomplete grades can later be changed once students complete the required coursework. Kelley CafeSmall cafe located in Morken LagerquistConcert hall in the Mary Baker Russell Center LASRLute Air Student Radio. This is a student-run radio station that has music, talk shows, and various fun programs, all put on by PLU students

Town). Pueblos Mágicos is the name for a federal program whereby small towns are able to receive federal funding to create tourism programs, especially ecotourism, as a way to provide income to the community (and in some instances, create a stream of tourism that ends up being destructive and detrimental to the community). About two weeks ago, my Biology class had the opportunity to travel there to learn about the town’s unique natural resources management program, called UZACHI. Here is a photo of

from your experience as a student to your perceptions of PLU today. In this issue of ResoLute , we begin our series sharing highlights of the valuable feedback from Lutes across our community. We plan to use your input to evolve our alumni and student engagement programs. Responses show that alumni feel overwhelmingly positive about the experience they had at PLU. They praise the high quality of teaching and learning, express strong connection to their “academic homes,” and most enjoyed a strong

2002. The program here at UW is one of the top social work programs in the country, and I have to say PLU did an excellent job of preparing me for that level of work. As an Advanced Standing student I enrolled as a second year MSW candidate, so the class load is not in the least bit overwhelming. I spend a majority of my time at my practicum placement with the State of Washington Office of Crime Victims Advocacy. There I am involved in some policy research and analysis regarding the use of penalty

particular focus on transfer and commuter students. Sixty percent of the funds will provide student scholarships. The remaining money will fund new support programs for these students. The goal is to eliminate disparities in graduation and retention rates between low-income students and their peers who study STEM subjects. Small-group mentoring with trained faculty will connect students with resources and experiences, including study groups, social events and professional development opportunities. The

, and Neue Zürcher Zeitung Magazine, and been named a Most Popular Read of the Year by Granta. She has taught in the creative writing programs at Emory University and the University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and now teaches at Clemson University.Jenny JohnsonJenny Johnson is the author of In Full Velvet (Sarabande Books, 2017). Her poems have appeared in The New York Times, Troubling the Line: Trans and Genderqueer Poetry and Poetics, Waxwing, and elsewhere. Her honors include a Whiting Award