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  • uncertain and at times uncomfortable about being the minority, to instead change focus on being in relationships with their learners, the teachers and staff, local families, our native drivers, the domestic help and others they meet during the two months in a country,” she said. Weiss will be returning to Namibia next year, again under the Fulbright program, to help develop a national educational program that will assist second-year teachers in that country. The responsibility, she laughed, “sort of has

  • recognizes and encourages such excellence. Nominees “must have excelled through unusual success in or contribution to their field, through innovation or research which has caused their profession to advance, through extraordinary achievement which has enabled people to live more humanely or through exemplary efforts to advance the mission of the university.” PLU’s Educational Policies Committee nominated the king for the degree (often given to long-serving or high-ranking judges, clerics or public

  • will help PLU be a more welcoming and accessible university for everyone.”  The findings of the audit are outlined in a document that serves as a shared resource for many departments on campus, Orr noted. The Accessibility Committee, which Orr leads, reviewed the findings and will work to prioritize future projects that meet PLU’s highest needs, said Dean of Students Eva Frey.  “At the heart of every college or university is access to an educational experience that prepares the student to serve in

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  • Leadership or significant contribution to collaborative success in recognized curricular or co-curricular organizations 2017 Recipients Cara Gillespie: BA in Communication, minor in Religion Cara produced several noteworthy accomplishments over her time at PLU – contributing her enormous skills and energy to MediaLab, Student Media, and most recently, the independent research and student/faculty documentary project focused on sex trafficking in the Philippines. This documentary, funded by a grant from

  • academic status and could potentially complete your PLU degree in just two years. There are two distinct advantages to being a First-Year Student with Advanced Standing: You will be able to transfer your college-level credits to PLU and may start at PLU with a higher academic status. You’ll be considered for higher-level freshmen academic scholarships, which are awarded for four years (including our top academic and leadership Presidential Scholarships). You will also be considered a freshman for

  • like under the direction of Harris, and music majors Zyreal Oliver-Chandler ’25, Madison Ely ’23 and Ashton Allen ’25. The Artist Mentoring Program was active in the Parkland community for many years, but fell by the wayside when previous student leadership graduated. Harris was encouraged to revitalize the program by PLU faculty members she met with throughout the past year. Thanks in part to supportive donors, the two-week camp provides free music classes to elementary and middle-school students

  • all faculty followed suit. While some community members made their anti-queer sentiments known, overtly or implicitly, other staunch allies came out of the woodwork. Beth reacts to the question “Are you brave or are you insane for coming out at a Lutheran university in the 90s… or are you just doing the right thing?” Beth’s coming out left an indelible mark on campus at the time, and particularly on the queer and allied Lutes who looked up to her. Brian Norman credits Beth, and her leadership by