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contingent faculty members employed by PLU.  The university challenged the union’s petition, arguing that PLU is exempt from the Board’s jurisdiction under NLRB v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago (1979), and that certain of its faculty – full-time contingent faculty members with the right to vote in the PLU Faculty Assembly – are managerial employees under NLRB v. Yeshiva University (1980). Following a hearing, the Seattle regional NLRB director issued a decision allowing a union election to go forward.  PLU

family’s past and his own identity as a descendant. “My first pilgrimage was very meaningful in giving me that perspective, as far as the hardships my family endured and the sacrifices they made,” Kitajo said. “Knowing them helps me understand who I am.”75th Remembrance of the Puyallup Assembly CenterThe Washington State Fair will host the event at the Coca-Cola Stage on Saturday, Sept. 2, at 10 a.m. Lori Matsukawa from King 5 News will emcee. Tom Ikeda, executive director of Densho, will serve as the

students while maximizing the learning experience, the importance of understanding and flexibility when it comes to the challenges students are working through, and the support systems faculty have put in place to stay connected.PLU: What’s the adjustment period been like for you and other faculty transitioning to this distance-learning approach? Yaden: As director of the Language Resource Center since 1996, and before that as a teaching assistant in graduate school, I’ve been fortunate to make

Guard provides camaraderie, a sense of team, and a duty to serve,” says Justyn. Service to his community is an important part of Freeman’s life. “It is beneficial to help the community as a whole, just to give back,” he says “Nothing really exists in a vacuum. We can’t really do anything without the help of others.” This past November, Justyn served as the coordinator for PLU Nursing’s Delta Turkey Basket Drive, which provided Thanksgiving meals for 215 families. “Coordinating takes a lot of

this March in St. Louis, Missouri. At an intimate gathering of no more than 30 PKD members, surrounded by photos and memorabilia of a long-lived, well-loved organization, Bartanen was inducted into the centennial hall of fame. With humor and humility he addressed the closest members of his PKD family, thanking them for the honor and sharing the story of his first experience with forensics. “[After my first debate] I understood my vocation, I understood the life lessons of what we do in this

the city and we became fast friends. In the program we had artists from India, Dublin, Norway, US, Cuba, Mexico and Turkey. This eclectic mix of people contributed to very interesting conversations about different techniques, philosophy and artists that inform our work.Through the classes at the school, I gained a deeper understanding about proportions and strategies for translating a model from life to page. As well as teaching technique, the teachers also shared art philosophy and theoretical

the sense that I can contribute to a collective goal, involving all staff and faculty: helping students visualize their future selves with excitement rather than dread. My mentorship advice follows the rather dramatic dictate from Friedrich Nietzsche “to become what one is,” which for him means that, at times, “one must not have the faintest idea of what one is.” I feel like people at PLU care about that “not having the faintest idea” part of moving through life and college. Additionally, and less

I am going to take exams. I decided to enroll in a Coursera course, Moralities of Everyday Life, created by a Yale psychology professor I had previously seen in TedTalks videos.  The enrollment process was simple and required just my name and email information.  I was given the option to purchase the “verified certificate” track for $50.  This service, called Signature Track, uses typing patterns with facial recognition to confirm a student’s identity.   Since it’s my first experience with a

tackles how we as a society view mental illness,” Marlow commented. “The script does an awesome job at tackling the bigger issues while also still allowing for some humor.” The story follows Artie Shaughnessy, a Queens native,  zoo-keeper by day, and lounge player by night. Shaughnessy dreams of life in Hollywood with his mistress, but is held back by his mentally unstable wife, Bananas. Things get interesting when the Pope makes his first visit to New York City, and their son makes a bomb intended to

biological sample. It’s graduate-level research—and for Angela, comes after taking just one year of organic chemistry. Though Angela’s path has been less traditional, she’s realized it’s not something to be embarrassed about, but to embrace and celebrate. In 2020, when struggles in her personal life began to affect school, Angela’s advisor, chemistry professor Justin Lytle, suggested that she take some time away. Initially she was discouraged, worried that if she stepped away from school she might not