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  • 2014 Speaker Biographies https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference/about/conference-archives/2014-holocaust-conference/2014-biographies/

    exchange student to Iran and a Peace Corps volunteer in Oman. She has coordinated CWA’s Global Teen Summit adult volunteers for many years. Joel Zylstra, a 2005 graduate of PLU, directs PLU’s Center for Community Engagement and Service, which exists to contact PLU students, staff and faculty with the local community. He has experience in community development and organizing in Tacoma, Cincinnati, and Nairobi, Kenya, where he designed and coordinated a master’s program for urban leaders living and

  • Documentaries https://www.plu.edu/medialab/projects/

    congestion on the rise, new strategies for moving people from one place to another will be necessary. Among the transportation options under consideration is higher–speed inter–city rail service that would better connect urban areas such as Portland, Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. Sidetracked: Redefining Rail investigates the possible effects of higher–speed rail in the Pacific Northwest. OVEREXPOSED, 2011Overexposed, is a documentary about “compassion fatigue,” a condition that particularly

  • When the pandemic cut her Peace Corps service short, Margaret Chell ’18 enrolled in medical school https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/10/25/margaret-chell-medical-school/

    PLU. “That was a very meaningful experience because my perception of health disparities was mostly framed by rural health disparities, like folks who live in the middle of nowhere and their closest doctor is an hour away and the closest specialist is eight hours away,” Chell said. “So, to see this free clinic situated across the street from a phenomenal hospital and people need to access it, was fairly eye-opening to urban health disparities.” Her passion to understand and help create health

  • No Mud, No Lotus https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/11/01/no-mud-no-lotus/

    support.”  Having finally found a group of people who understood her trauma and who could support her, Reyes set her sights on her future. She decided to become a school social worker. Reyes was awarded an Act Six scholarship that enabled her to attend Pacific Lutheran University. Act Six is a scholarship program designed to equip young urban and community leaders to thrive academically while engaging with their college campuses and their communities at home. “The challenges April has faced have

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    Roosevelt School District Mary Gerhardstein Rosalia School District Mary Gerhardstein Royal School District Mary Gerhardstein San Juan School District Crisi Shockey Satsop School District Max Boekenoogen Seattle Academy of Arts & Sciences Mara Johnson Seattle Central College Shaun Antrim Seattle Christian Schools Mara Johnson Seattle Lutheran High School Mara Johnson Seattle Preparatory School Mara Johnson Seattle School District Mara Johnson Seattle Urban Academy Mara Johnson Seattle Waldorf School

  • Spring 2021 Capstones https://www.plu.edu/english/spring-2021-capstones/

    and Mr. Darcy, Jane Austen’s 1813 opus Pride and Prejudice is also a story of inequality, exploring what it means to experience privilege, discrimination, and happiness. Whether through Elizabeth’s insistence on finding a partner she loves and respects, Charlotte Lucas’ desire for financial stability, or Lydia Bennet’s lack of consideration for other people, Austen paints a picture of the gender-, socioeconomic-, and reputation-based discrimination that women found themselves subject to while

  • 2023 ACPSS Conference https://www.plu.edu/confucius-institute/2023-acpss-conference/

    : China’s Foreign Relations in the Past and Present (Hauge Administration Building 101) Chair: Patrick Shan 美国圣经公会与《圣经》进入紫禁城探究, Qing Wu, Jinan University (Online) 清末川边变革、近代转型与西医输入——美国基督会医疗传教士进入巴塘的过程和 活动, Aidong Zhao, Sichuan University Paradoxical Views on the U.S. and Sino-U.S. Relations: A Case Study of the Chinese College Students, Yanmin Yu, Wenzhou-Kean University (Online) Gender and Politicalized Body in Public Everyday Reading: Transforming and Reshaping of the Urban Childbirth Knowledge in

  • Speakers https://www.plu.edu/holocaustconference/speakers/

    Africa and the Middle East in premodern and modern times. His works include The Sultan’s Jew: Morocco and the Sephardi World and Merchants of Essaouira: Urban Society and Imperialism in Southwestern Morocco, 1844-1886; both books were translated to Arabic and published in Morocco. He is co-editor of Jewish Culture and Society in North Africa, and is currently co-authoring a book with Aomar Boum on Morocco and the Holocaust: The Story of King Mohammed V Saving the Jews during World War II. Conference

  • Scholarships for Alumni https://www.plu.edu/mft/alumni-scholarship/

    helping to educate folx on behavioral and mental health issues and joining in the collective fight for holistic wellness. In addition to her private practice, she serves as a Program Director for an international nonprofit. She works with homeless/houseless teenagers by helping them return to their academic and socio-emotional goals by securing addressing all humans’ basic needs, food and shelter and mental stability. Alanah has been featured in Urban Faith and Hopelink magazine, in addition to the

  • What’s Happening This Fall https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/04/29/whats-happening-this-fall/

    , and stay safe. Allan Belton President Read Previous The Trail Back to PLU: Alayna Linde ’10 on her path from undergrad to urban planning and environmental outreach Read Next PLU, Dean Waldow receive NSF grant to continue lithium-ion battery research COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make