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Women’s Center requests that the PLU community provide feedback on four suggested names: Gender Equity Center Gender Justice Center Center for Women and Gender Equity Center for Gender, Sexuality and Justice The selection of the new name, which will take into account polling results, will be announced at the annual Celebration of Inspirational Women on March 17 at 5:15 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. “We want to move from identity-based work to mission-based work,” Smith said of the center’s

outreach and engagement, and producer for the event. “That is something that you cannot unsee.” “As a result, millions of folks are waking up to what Black people in America have known for centuries—racism is real.  Yet, many of these same folks are without the tools, skills, or cultural literacy to work through these difficult conversations towards solution finding efforts.”  Cunningham believes going virtual is very fitting for this event and events like it. “The biggest opportunity for going viral

.“This conference provides a platform for real talk to happen around the messy and murky issues of race that many people tend to avoid,” said Melannie Denise Cunningham, PLU’s Director of Multicultural Outreach and Engagement and TPG’s producer and host.  It offers a supportive space for participants to examine their mindset, confront their biases and develop an action plan to be anti-racist,” she said.  Lua Pritchard, executive director of the Asia Pacific Cultural Center and a race dialogue

learning more about ourselves and our cultural backgrounds.” University President Allan Belton (left) presents Emily Davidson (right) with the 2023 Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching. (PLU Photo / Emma Stafki) Davidson’s teaching philosophy, phenomenal quantitative data, and heartfelt testimonials make her a deserving award recipient. Her impact on the Hispanic studies curriculum and the lives of her students sets a remarkable standard for teaching excellence at PLU. Read Previous Award-winning

Mt. Publishing. During McGill’s tenure, dance at PLU has flourished. The annual dance concert has become one of the largest attended annual cultural events on campus, second to the Christmas Concerts. Interest in dance has also expanded, for example, this year more than 100 students auditioned to participate in Dance 2015, with 64 getting placed in the concert. Over the years she developed a course, Healing Arts of the Mind and Body, where students explore the more spiritual aspects of

go. If they have more interest in the really small things, like molecular work, or virology, or microbiology, they can take classes on that. If they want to go bigger with the systems, in terms of ecology and organisms, they can do that too, and everything in between. I found it really amazing that students were able to create their own focus in that way.I also had a really good experience talking with students. I had lunch with three students during my interview here, and all of them were double

always been there for me as I faced challenges, and the knowledge base to be successful in life after graduation. My next chapter: A year of service in New Orleans with an AmeriCorps program, two years of service with Peace Corps and then graduate studies in Conservation Biology and Wildlife Management, Ecology, or both! Maren Anderson – Bachelor of Arts in Norwegian Why PLU? I was enamored with PLU’s commitment to study abroad and liberal arts education. At PLU study abroad, is not study away; this

solace is found in the fictive Alice in Wonderland. Carson’s journey converges with a fantastical landscape enlivened by literary, film and cultural references that theatricalize the revolutionary science of Silent Spring. “As an artist and storyteller I am fascinated by the human need to escape reality through fairytales and familiar stories. Time and time again, individuals walk the yellow brick road, fly towards the second star to the right, push through the looking glass, and fall down the rabbit

Building in downtown Tacoma. His last day is Wednesday, Jan. 9. “It’s another challenge,” Villahermosa said of his new position. “I’m excited to bring a lot of what I learned here – the skills I learned, the knowledge and especially the culture – to my new job. “I’ll definitely miss it here, I’ll miss the people.” A reception to bid farewell to Villahermosa and welcome Berger is slated for Jan. 9 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Berger has 21 years of law enforcement experience

amount, he said. In many ways the immigration has created a renewed Jewish cultural life in Germany, Schuette said. Read Previous Present for historical moment Read Next Making strides at a feverish pace 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 the world better than how they found it June 24