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  • them in implementing similar automatic admission programs. While we seek to educate students for their own lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care, we’re also working to further embody those values as an institution. Thank you for demonstrating your care for PLU students and believing in the positive impacts that Lutes have in their communities near and far. The world needs more Lutes! I look forward to sharing more news with you in the coming months. Gratefully, Allan Belton PLU

  • every country, Jews worked tirelessly to protect and save other Jews. Ben-Zion Kalb was one such Jewish rescuer. With the assistance of the leadership of the Jewish Working Group of Slovakia, he helped smuggle hundreds of Polish Jews across the border to relative safety. “Hiding in Broad Daylight: Gender and Religion in the Story of a Dutch Rescuer” – Raymond Sun Carla (Olman) Peperzak was only 18 when she began her work in the Dutch Resistance in 1942. She was also Jewish, making her a rare example

  • academic journey filled with inquiry, challenges and the pursuit of vocation — grounded in the values of Lutheran higher education. But the learning won’t end when graduates walk across the stage the night of May 25. Roughly 700 students will gather to celebrate their achievements, and more importantly the next step in their lives of service and leadership, as they embark on new careers, graduate school and volunteer opportunities. Outgoing Lutes will carry the university’s mission with them into their

  • . Collaborate with shared governance organizations and committees on campus. Promote staff learning through professional development and awards. Promote communication among staff, faculty, and university leadership. Article III - OrganizationSECTION 1. The Council represents exempt and nonexempt staff employees of the University. Membership on the Council is designed to provide adequate representation for each Division with certain Divisions having additional membership due to the size of their staff. Each

  • , and 30% Pell Grant eligible students, from 23 states and 10 countries. PLU launched its first-ever professional doctorate, the Doctor of Nursing Practice, under Krise’s leadership, and the university also extended its outreach to high-need students in the region by launching the 253 College Bound Scholarship, and the Parkland Promise Scholarship for students from PLU’s immediate neighborhood, while also earning its 100th Fulbright scholar since 1975. Krise extended the university’s historic and

  • day we were working to raise the bar for the next performance.  It’s not only in performances either.  Each and every rehearsal in Wind Ensemble we worked and played to the best of our ability.  Some of the best moments I experienced were in rehearsal.  The same goes for trumpet rehearsals.  This has a lot to do with the excellent leadership from Dr. Powell and Dr. Lyman.  They set the tone for us in rehearsals and inspired us to be great.  In trumpet lessons, Dr. Lyman was great at giving me

  • her undergraduate degree in communication and media. In 2012, she was named UW’s Female Athlete of the Year and awarded the Tom Hansen Pac-12 Conference Medal – for the student athlete who displays performance and achievement in leadership, academics and athleticism. But she didn’t stop there. “I always wanted to play professionally,” she said. After graduating from UW, Deines found herself with nowhere to play because the United States Women’s Professional Soccer League disbanded. “It was a sad

  • responsibility to increase opportunities for these young men to experience leadership in meaningful ways,” Cushman said. “Their voices, concerns and stories (should) be shared and validated by the community.” Cushman says that cultural responsiveness is vital. Becoming culturally responsive, however, is a multi-step process that Cushman says “does not happen overnight.” People must check their belief systems and question the motives behind their own personal opinions and convictions. Next, they must validate

  • should be used only if there is absolutely no other less expensive option.) 2. CAR RENTAL (when out of the PLU area):  In order to receive a discount for the University, please inform the rental agency in advance that you work for a university to see if they offer discounts to educational institutions. (Contact Campus Safety for local area vehicle rentals.)A. Car rental arrangements should be made at the time of booking travel arrangements. B. Please refer to the FIOPS website under Insurance and

  • happened, our students responded in the best ways open to them, not as objective and neutral witnesses to history, but as sensitive and conscientious participants in it.” Sill agreed, noting that the day, in many ways, was even more educational than she expected. “Our students wound up learning an even more important lesson about citizenship in a democracy,” she said. “Knowing the value of being the voice of opposition when it is uncomfortable and how to do so safely and respectfully.” Meanwhile, the