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Director at the Parkland Literacy Center. The Artist Mentoring Program has been around PLU for some time but fell by the wayside when previous student leadership graduated. As a music student and educator, Harris was looking for a way to provide local youth who have financial disadvantages with free access to music programs. After speaking with PLU faculty, she was encouraged to revitalize the Artist Mentoring Program, which she has done. This summer, AMP will officially relaunch and will be offering
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, Pacific and Thurston Counties receive an excellent and equitable education. This role allows her to put her principles to work helping kids from economically disadvantaged families get off to a good start in more than a dozen state- and federally-funded preschool programs that the ESD supports. In addition to providing professional learning for preschool staff, the ESD also offers resources for parents so they can help their children thrive at home. “We want to give all kids the ability to attend free
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programs for the hall … it lets me work on my flexibility, collaboration and communication skills. Communication is core to nursing and I’m grateful that I have had the experience to work together with many diverse and amazing individuals these past few years. How do you find balance, and what advice do you have for other Lutes? There was one point when I was juggling three jobs, and extracurriculars on campus, and at the hospital, and I was starting to feel exhausted from the constant stress that I
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get a window into just about any aspect of state government through doing that internship. I highly recommend it.Political Science at PLUPolitical science majors and minors explore seek to understand how governments are organized and structured, how political processes are employed, and the relationship of structures and processes to societal purposes.PLU DebateFounded in 1947, PLU’s debate team is one of the oldest and most decorated forensics programs in the country.In addition to that strong
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play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007. And our soccer programs will travel to England this summer, the first international experience for an athletic program since the early 1990s. And finally, several graduates of 2015 have taken bold action to address issues of lasting national importance including Black Lives Matter, the It’s on Us Campaign to end sexual assault, and immigration reform. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels
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their lives, and accounting for the totality of their identities. According to a 2015 study by the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, people of color made up 77 percent of the reports of LGBTQ homicides, and transgender women were three times more likely to report experiencing violence. This day, then, is an opportunity not only to see how all oppression is connected, but it is also an opportunity—should we take it—to see how our privileges hold us responsible for those impacted by
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meeting four days a week must meet TWRF rather than MTWR due to loss of contact time for the holiday celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr.Class Schedule Time PeriodsPLU’s daily class schedule was adopted in October 1993. 4-credit courses are offered in MWF, MW, or TR time periods for 65- or 105-minutes, starting at 8:00a and ending 5:25p. Evening classes are offered in 2 hour periods, two times a week. Graduate programs may not adhere to this schedule strictly.Fall/Spring 65-min Class Periods:MWF 8:00-9
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lives, now and in the future.” She is able to empathize with the challenges facing her patients with cerebral palsy as she too has the disorder. “Dr. Jan,” as her patients call her, has established several adapted sports programs and founded the Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and 1 CP Place in Plano, Texas, where she currently practices. How did studying Biology at PLU help prepare you for medical school? The Biology and other science curriculum at PLU
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) Requirement of an initial investment from individuals, with the organization itself serving as an umbrella or parent corporation. The initial investment may be direct payment of a fixed fee, payment to attend an orientation or training session, and/or purchase of a starter kit. Compensation is often or exclusively in the form of commission, fees from others under their sponsorship in the organization, and/or a percentage of sales generated by others. A company or organization whose activities or programs
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examine the personal and big-picture capacity to withstand and overcome the stress and devastation related to trauma. “There is building interest in understanding the conditions that make it possible for individuals, communities, organizations, institutions and organisms to overcome adversity,” said Tamara Williams, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Executive Director of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. “While varied, the events and programs that will be featured as part of
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