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World of Good. “There is some confusion about what fair trade is and isn’t,” said Kelley Valdez, the bookstore’s community connections manager. “There’s a misunderstanding of how big it is and the impact it makes.” In an effort to combat that misunderstanding, the Fair Trade and World Goods store hosted a World Fair Trade Day Celebration on May 10, a day recognized by the International Fair Trade Association. Throughout the day, staff were on hand to explain what fair trade is, and samples of fair

explore the concept of “resilience” during the seventh biennial Wang Center Symposium.Officially titled The Countenance of Hope: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Resilience, the international symposium will offer two days and evenings of keynote and panel presentations. Through presentations by professionals, authors, academics and hands-on practitioners, the international symposium is designed to stimulate serious thinking on a single global challenge. All sessions are

students are continuing work on a project through the Network for International Collaborative Exchange (NICE), researching attitudes, coping mechanisms, beliefs, and more surrounding COVID-19. Data from around the world collected in that study is now being analyzed and will be consolidated into a single dataset. We’ll then begin our data analysis and a writeup this summer,” Cook said. All of these steps will involve collaboration between an international lead team of researchers.” Both professors not

students are continuing work on a project through the Network for International Collaborative Exchange (NICE), researching attitudes, coping mechanisms, beliefs, and more surrounding COVID-19. Data from around the world collected in that study is now being analyzed and will be consolidated into a single dataset. “We’ll then begin our data analysis and a writeup this summer,” Cook said. All of these steps will involve collaboration between an international lead team of researchers.” Both professors not

performances and interaction with the University of Edinburgh Chamber Choir, the Choir of Royal Holloway – University of London, and the choir of Queen’s College, Oxford. The choir will also join with the King’s Voices to present a Choral Evensong at famed King’s College Chapel in Cambridge. Following the tour of the United Kingdom, Choir of the West will fly to Germany to participate in the 16th Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir Competition. This bi-annual event is considered one of the world’s

June 12, 2013 It is not too late to decide where you will study away this January Tibet 2012, submitted by Evan Koepfler It may be summer, but it is never too late to start thinking about January Term 2014 – particularly, where you want to study away. The Wang Center for Global Education has extended its deadlines to make it easier to apply. Of the 25 dynamic faculty-led study-away programs offered this January, more than 15 international programs – including those in Antarctica and Argentina

Tips for Transfer Students Posted by: vcraker / December 20, 2022 December 20, 2022 Jane Davie ’23 shares her tips for successfully transferring to PLU. Learn more about the transfer process at plu.edu/transfer. Read Previous International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’ Read Next How to be a Lute: Performing Arts LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash

YouTube Short: PLU Women’s Lacrosse Posted by: shortea / April 21, 2023 April 21, 2023 PLU Women’s Lacrosse have had a great season! Read Previous You Ask, We Answer: Can I study international business at PLU? Read Next You Ask, We Answer: How do you accommodate dietary restrictions? LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and

Rachel Samardich ’14, NPCM was recognized for its commitment to peacebuilding. “It’s been just a short time from being nonexistent to winning an award,” said PLU Associate Professor of Communication Amanda Feller, the network’s faculty advisor. Group members have organized multiple on-campus events, including the first-ever PLU Community Dialogue Day in late 2012; observances in Fall 2013 of the International Day of Peace and International Conflict Resolution Day; and a May 1 event titled “The Rwanda

Can You Get an MBA Without a Business Degree Posted by: chaconac / August 26, 2022 August 26, 2022 A Master of Business Administration (MBA) continues to be one of the most popular and sought-after master’s degrees today.Professionals working in a variety of fields choose to obtain an MBA because its subject matter is transferable and relevant in so many careers, such as marketing, public relations, accounting, consulting and management — just to name a few. But what if you didn’t choose to