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Dear Campus Community: It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you of the sudden passing of Professor of Biology Dr. William Teska, who was found in his home on Saturday, June 25, deceased of natural causes. Bill leaves a lasting legacy…
the hearts of many PLU students, fellow faculty members, and a wide circle of friends around the world who had the good fortune to study with him throughout Central and South America. Bill began his service as Professor of Biology at PLU in July 2000. He served as Associate Provost from his arrival at PLU in 2000 to June 2003, and as Chair of PLU’s Environmental Studies Program from August 2007 to February 2014. To say that Bill was tirelessly dedicated to teaching, scientific research, and
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Students who have signed the Master Housing and Meal Agreement (a part of the Living Plans and Learning Community) and are assigned housing are assigned for the full academic year (Fall, J-term and
2024-2025 2025-2026 Traditional HallJune 1st at 12:00am$335 Penalty$355 Penalty Traditional HallJuly 1st at 12:00am$670 Penalty$710 Penalty South HallMay 1st at 12:00amPenalties vary. Please see the South Hall Housing Guide for more information Spring Housing Deadlines** Traditional Hall December 1st at 12:00am$335 Penalty$355 Penalty Traditional Hall January 1st at 12:00am$670 Penalty$710 Penalty South HallDecember 1st at 12:00amPenalties vary. Please see the South Hall Housing Guide for more
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On Exhibit: Common Reading Book 2021, The Best We Could Do The 2021-2022 academic year Common Reading book is the critically acclaimed graphic novel, The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui. In this timely and breathtaking memoir, Bui explores her experiences as a daughter…
acclaimed short story by Nam Le of 16-year-old Mai, sent alone by her parents on a boat after the Fall of Saigon.—from http://www.matthuynh.com/theboat Tran, Ham. (2007, March 23). Journey from the Fall [Video].YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKPPOLdDlNo April 30, 1975 marked the end of Vietnam’s two-decade-old civil war and the start of the exodus of hundreds of thousands of refugees. Despite his allegiance to the toppled South Vietnamese government, Long Nguyen decides to remain in Vietnam
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Benson lecturer poses question: Would slavery have ended without the Civil War? If the Civil War didn’t end slavery, something else would have, said history professor Peter A. Coclanis. By 1861 slavery was dying out,” Coclanis said , who teaches at the University of North…
the Civil War. His argument focused on the profitability and viability of slavery on the eve of the Civil War. Despite the rising prices of slaves and the profitability to slaveholders, and to some degree, non-slaveholders and northern and European consumers, Coclanis argued that the economy was too dependent on slave labor. “Slavery hindered the long-term development of the southern economy,” Coclanis said. “The South, in a relative sense, had been rendered into an economic backwater.” With the
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Anthony Markuson ’14, Bill Pursell (Kelsie Leu’s uncle), Anna McCracken ’13, and Leu ’13 summited Mt. Kilimanjaro to celebrate the end of their study away experiences. One step at a time By Chris Albert The guides up the mountain keep a cadence of “pole, pole”…
? After he graduates, he plans to spend the next year in the Lutheran Volunteer Corps, while applying to medical school. What brought the three to Africa and the top of that continent were study away experiences during the fall semester. Anna McCracken ’14 Major(s): global studies and anthropology Hometown: Spanaway, Wash. Study Away: South Africa – studying social and political transformation What’s next? After she graduates, she would like to spend a year volunteering. “I have a feeling South Africa
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Visiting Assistant Professor of English | Department of English | lenk@plu.edu | 253-535-7873
Jerico Lenk Visiting Assistant Professor of English he / him / his Phone: 253-535-7873 Email: lenk@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 220-G Website: https://www.lenkcreative.com Curriculum Vitae: View my CV Professional Personal Education MFA, Creative Writing, University of Washington, 2022 B.A. , English with Creative Writing Concentration, University of South Florida, 2019 B.A. , History, University of South Florida, 2019 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Creative Writing
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Welcome to Residential Life Heze (Junior Student, Former Resident of Wellness House in Tingelstad, Participant in Fall 2017 Linked FYEP Writing 101 Course) “Within the wellness community we believe in growth for the body, spirit and the mind.” Francisco (Senior Student, Resident of Upper Division Housing) “I love living in [Upper Division Housing] because it offers an individualized space for me to live and I’ve found friends within my hall.” Cece (Senior, South Hall Resident) “South Hall
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Restaurant Closures Campus Restaurants will be run minimal hours or be shut down during Thanksgiving, Christmas, J-Term and Spring Breaks. These specific dates are determined by the current PLU academic calendar. Residential Meal Plan RequirementIf you have an active on-campus housing assignment, you are required to also have a meal plan (unless you live in South Hall). Meal Plan E is only for residents in Harstad and South Hall or off-campus students. How Your Meal Plan Works The Residential Meal Plan
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It’s been 25 years since David Akuien ’10 was separated from his mother at age 5, 16 years since he came to the United States as an orphan.
two million people died as a result of war, famine and disease caused by the Second Sudanese Civil War — including five of David’s siblings and his father. At one time, four million people were displaced. David, now 29, remains one of them. That will change Dec. 30, at least temporarily, when he travels to South Sudan for a four-week reunion with his mother, sister and other loved ones. The trip follows what David describes as a lifetime of isolation. “Most of what has happened to me is not good
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