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abuse victims, she said. Montgomery hails the PLU master’s program. Along with preparing students for future jobs in the field, it provides a network of contacts – fellow students and professors – who are always available to answer questions or provide support, she said. Read Previous Diverse music, dance styles mark Dance 2008 Read Next World expert addresses masculinity, violence COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or
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January 25, 2010 Memoir chronicles the life of Nazi Germany refugee and successful Tacoma entrepreneur – Kurt Mayer Tacoma businessman, philanthropist and community leader, Kurt Mayer, has written a rags to riches story of his life and times. “My Personal Brush with History,” written with Joe Peterson, is a story of hardship, opportunity, triumphs, mistakes, family and faith.“My book is intended to give my grandchildren – ages 12, 10 and 8 – an opportunity to read, later in life, about what
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Equity coordinator Nicole Jordan ‘15; and student Marcus Eubanks ‘23. “I feel this was an amazing first step and physical representation of PLU standing in solidarity and support of the BLM movement and their Black students on campus,” said Tidwell afterward. “I am filled with joy knowing there will be black students on campus that will pass the flag and feel welcomed by their PLU community in a time of so much racial division. It is on each and every one of us to create a community we are happy
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retailers capture local conversations about the stores with great success. “Venuelabs has changed the game for us,” said Tyler Pringle, Director of Digital and Social for American Golf. “It allows us to see intimately into the experience of our customers at each of our nearly 100 courses and properties.” In a press statement, Salesforce.com, which is now helping to fund Venuelabs, said it intends to use its new $100 million investment, Salesforce Ventures, to support companies that are involved with
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?” It is this last sentence that has become the cornerstone of the Wild Hope Project, challenging students to ask: “What will I do with my one wild and precious life?” Funded by the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment, the project helps students develop a sense of their personal vocation, and provides support to faculty and staff in nurturing this development. Born in Maple Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Oliver attended both Ohio State University and Vassar College in the mid-1950s, but didn’t
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years. “When the pandemic hit it shook up our team, and I wound up with a lot more responsibility very quickly,” she says. “Our team is just continually thinking of what else we can do, and growing, and trying to support the organization to the best of our abilities throughout this difficult time.” Butters always connects her work back to mission, values and service. She thinks often of an observation made frequently by her director – that recruiting great employees is the first step to providing
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. Three key themes emerged from the interviews. The first focused on the role of family support in the natural-hair journey. Some of the participants reported that they received support from other family members who embrace their natural hair, while other participants were met with confusion and disapproval from family. Another theme assessed the relationship between natural hair and understandings of femininity and masculinity. For example, one participant who identified as genderqueer shared their
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accommodation process smooth and efficient. A short application, submitting your 504 or IEP, and then a meeting with me are the three requirements to have accommodations activated at PLU. In my role as the Director of the Office of Accessibility and Accommodation Resources, I am well equipped to read and review 504s and IEPs and determine how they will apply at PLU. Some of the most common accommodation requests that I receive are about extra time for testing, deadline flexibility, note support, and short
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monumental task that lies ahead. I want to be able to educate my community, make steps in creating a change, and be a part of it instead of doing the easy thing like dreading the continual destruction.” The Tacoma Tree Foundation is a nonprofit with a community-based approach to growing the urban forest. Their mission is to “educate, empower, and support community members in neighborhood-based greening.” “I enjoy going door to door asking if people want free trees. It’s really sweet to see someone’s
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frostbite were upon learning I’ve lived in the more northern latitudes. I’m grateful to work at a place like Pacific Lutheran University where I’m encouraged to take a few days off work to pursue something I’m passionate about. It was not an easy weekend to take off with home events in women’s tennis and softball, on top of several other sports competing over the weekend (six to be exact). But with great student help and support from the rest of the department, I was able to do so. Go Lutes! Read
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