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if we could do a real exchange.” And thus, a “real” exchange was implemented. The Trinidadian students would live with the PLU students, take courses alongside them, be immersed in the cultural life of the islands and complete a service-learning project. At the semester’s conclusion, the most promising student would receive a four-year scholarship to PLU, funded jointly by PLU and Trinidad’s Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs. Hughes jumped at the chance. “I learned

politics for just about as long as he can remember. “I’ve been exercising my civil duty since before I could even vote,” Metz said. “I’ve done some canvassing. I helped with some school board stuff in eighth grade. I started small, and each year I’ve had opportunities come up and it takes a bigger role in my life.” In April 2011, Metz was hired as a grassroots and legislative coordinator for TK Bentler Public Affairs Associates, where he got involved in a variety of campaigns, including an alteration

A Conversation with Shannon Murphy ’07, President of Washington Conservation Voters Posted by: Zach Powers / January 6, 2020 Image: (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) January 6, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Guest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsShannon Murphy ’07 loved exploring the beauty that surrounds Pacific Lutheran University’s campus — from majestic Mount Rainier to the sparkling Puget Sound. What she learned as a communication major with minors in public affairs and Spanish and during

both semesters, with a focus on bringing in younger members. Additionally, we have a rule in our constitution that seniors cannot be officers during their spring semester, preferably during the fall as well. This makes sure that veterans with fundraising and organizing experience are there to guide the next generation of leadership and help them better design the group’s activities. Hopefully this sustainability will no longer be necessary in the future with the right kind of reform, but as it

May 27, 2008 Hughes encourages classmates to be global citizens President Anderson, Faculty and Staff, Representative from the Ministry of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs, Family and Friends, invited guests, and fellow graduates, Good Afternoon. It gives me great pleasure to stand before you today as a representative of the graduating class of 2008. I am overwhelmed and overjoyed. College…the adventure into a dark tunnel. A space filled with papers, deadlines, challenges

stuffed in his pocket – a gift from his girlfriend who dropped him off at the Seattle airport.   “I remember thinking ‘please, pleeease, let someone be there for me,”” Kennedy said this year. There was a friendly face waving a sign. But Kennedy soon discovered the job he had flown almost 9,000 miles to do didn’t exist. This series of panic, calm, panic, calm, had been the normal state of affairs for Kennedy ever since he decided to leave his safe and secure job at REI in 2008. “I knew to be happy, to

of Regents is responsible for managing the affairs of the university, including overseeing the financial affairs, establishing tuition and fees, and establishing scholarships and aid. That means, essentially, that even though Belton and other PLU officials develop initiatives and opportunities for financial innovation, the train doesn’t leave the station until the Regents are on board. “We’re incredibly fortunate to have Regents who care deeply about this institution and are willing to deep dive

in the 1960s and 1970s, and became members of their corporate boards”– Provided by publisher. Read Previous Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium Read Next Wang Center Photo & Video Contest Winners 2022 LATEST POSTS On Exhibit: Veterans Day: A Salute to Service November 1, 2022 On Exhibit: Graphic Novels January 6, 2022 Black History Month: Seeking (a Supreme Court) Justice February 2, 2022 Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR

, technologies evolve, and ethical standards constantly progress. To many private-sector veterans, this rate of change can be daunting, but to students and faculty members at Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Business, they are endlessly exciting.“As we look back, we can see that business has indeed changed over the past 15 years. As we look forward, the pace of change seems to accelerate,” says Mark Mulder, who was named dean of the PLU School of Business in 2020. “In the School of Business, we focus

away in Norway became more and more worth it with each interaction, city, sunrise, and countless other variables. In this video you will see my process of making it to Norway, why I am here, and how I spend my time as a college student here. Remember, you could be doing this too! Read Previous On Exhibit: Women’s History Month Read Next New to the Library – Popular Fiction Collection LATEST POSTS On Exhibit: Veterans Day: A Salute to Service November 1, 2022 On Exhibit: Graphic Novels January 6