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, during which the university gained national stature in global education, sustainability, and helping students explore their passion and purpose in life and their role as world citizens. During Anderson’s tenure, the university developed a distinctive tradition of decennial long-range planning with three corresponding comprehensive fundraising campaigns which yielded over three hundred million dollars, including support for academic programs and student scholarships. They enabled a nine fold increase

University School of Medicine PLU Graduation Year:  2011 Degree:  B.S. Biology Hometown: Salem, Ore. Current Residence: Portland, Ore. What sort of medical doctor are you planning on becoming, and why? I chose to go into family medicine because of the opportunity to care for anyone, regardless of age, for nearly any issue. As a family doctor, I can maximize my impact within the community and touch as many lives as possible. Ultimately, family medicine provides an opportunity for me to combine my passion

. How did your perspectives change? What did you choose to write about, and how did this change? How did you see yourself growing?   Text and information from IES Abroad Personal Travel with IntentionYou may be planning to organize your own travel around your host country and/or neighboring countries while you’re away. When you do, think about the reasoning behind the decisions you make while organizing your travel. When booking a place to stay, are you able to choose a locally owned hostel/hotel

knowing what exactly to expect. Study away is very different from a vacation or trip; it is an academically focused intercultural experience. At PLU, global engagement is a high priority, and many students choose to deepen their understanding of our globalized, interconnected world through short-term, semester, or yearlong study away. In fact, over the last 15 years, approximately 50% of PLU students have studied away in over 80 countries. Studying away requires planning and preparation, and the Wang

non-English speaking participants. An explanation of the translations and the expertise of the translator should be provided for HPRB review. Any translators who will translate identifiable data obtained from participants used must sign a confidentiality agreement in order to protect the information disclosed by participants. In the event that a participant has a physical limitation that could affect the consent process the investigator should provide alternate means to obtain consent and should

serious violation of this policy and will be considered independently of whether a charge or informal complaint of sexual harassment is substantiated.  Encouraging others to retaliate also violates this policy. Services for Faculty and Staff Employee victims of an incident committed on campus or in connection with a University-sponsored activity or event, or by a member of the PLU community, are strongly encouraged to contact Campus Safety, Human Resources, campus pastor, Center for Diversity, Justice

host an in-person event to promote the “Hate Won’t Win” campaign just a few weeks ago.  So once again, I was reminded that issues of racial equity are all around us. I started out these remarks by quoting our PLU mission statement.  I like to point out that the word “care” is an unusual one in a university mission statement, and we emphasize it unusually strongly by repeating “care for other people, care for their communities, and care for the earth.”  This triple repetition of care aligns