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isn’t to have students leave with answers, but with tools to ask these types of questions, according to Eva Frey Johnson, Dean for Student Development, Director of Student Involvement and Leadership, and Explore! co-coordinator. “Students really enjoy the retreat,” Johnson said. “They leave with a better sense of how PLU can support them and how they can support themselves.” The program was started nine years ago as part of the Wild Hope Project and later institutionalized by the office of Student

research and development department. He credits his professors in the PLU biology department, particularly Mary Ellard-Ivey and Ann Auman, for being able to move so fluidly – and quickly – up the ranks. “My profs had a very similar view: No matter what we were studying, they would always bring it back to the bigger picture,” Manso said. “They would put everything we were learning in context, quite literally saying, ‘Here’s how this will look in the workplace.’” That ability to take scientific concepts

Board an invaluable resource in their job search and overall professional development,” said Hughes. “It is a great tool for enhancing their connections with employers, and in this job market your connections are your most important asset.” — To find the Career Connections Opportunities Board, go to www.plu.edu/career, and click on the Career Connections Opportunities Board box to login. Read Previous Common Reading 2013 Read Next Commencement Weekend 2013 COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated

2000, and Hacker is the first female recipient.  “Needless to say, I am honored beyond words to receive this recognition from respected, professional colleagues,” Hacker said. “While my scholarship and professional practice take me around the world, the passion I have for sharing that knowledge and experience with students at PLU is truly one of my greatest professional joys.” Incorporated in 1986, AASP promotes the development of science and ethical practice in the field of sport psychology. AASP

of Education and Justice, will convene the Think Tank in Atlanta from May 5-6 to inform the development of guidance for a comprehensive approach to sexual-violence prevention on college campuses. In July, CDC and APHA will host a meeting for CDC’s Rape Prevention and Education (RPE) grantees to put the Think Tank’s guidance—including Warwick’s considerable input—into action. “I am excited to share some of the successful programs that PLU has led, such as SAPET (the Sexuality Awareness and

, although none has been confirmed yet. Development managers are looking to add local businesses as well as regional and national chain stores and restaurants. Affinity President and Co-Founder Kirk Rector said in June that some retail possibilities include a frozen yogurt chain and a full-service sushi restaurant. The goal is to complement the amenities already in the area. Rector said this is a process they are taking very seriously. “We’re looking for a certain credibility, experience, and really

center clinicians and directors, student life professionals, VA providers, community sexual assault center professionals, students, trainers, and researchers across the Pacific Northwest. That community will direct the outcomes of the project, hopefully leading to the development of better student-specific models. “The most significant thing that the funding assists with is compensation for stakeholder involvement,” Artime said. “It also allows for me to pay collaborators with excellent credentials

hierarchy in a country that only legally abolished slavery in 1981. Having two different experiences in Mauritania to draw from, Wiley reflects on her deepened awareness of her positionality, identity, and capacity for learning.Dr. Ami Shah’s research in Nigeria and India consists of examining the effects of neoliberal urban development policies on livelihoods, identities and state-society relations for the urban poor. As a South Asian woman researching in India, she speaks to her experience of “double

Virtual convening of The People’s Gathering to facilitate timely conversations about race Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 30, 2020 June 30, 2020 By Rosemary Bennett '21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsOn July 9 PLU’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will be hosting a virtual edition of The People’s Gathering, a dialogue-based event series focusing in-depth on the topic of race.The People’s Gathering is an annual professional/personal development experience and

?The People’s Gathering: A Revolution of Consciousness conference is a professional and personal development learning experience that provides a supportive space where participants can engage in frank and open dialogue about race and racial disparities systemically present in work, school, and everyday life. A host of local and national social justice scholars and leaders from Indigenous, Asian, Black, Latino, Multiracial, Pacific Islander and, white communities will lead small group discussions