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to apply for an internship, but he also made some calls letting people in the organization know that Dolan would be a good fit. “After applying and going through multiple stages of interviews, I was fortunate enough to receive an offer,” Dolan said.  The role of interns at AG typically involves doing data analysis. However, Dolan had a different experience.  “While I’m restrained from disclosing any specifics about the projects I’ve worked on, what I can tell you is that I’ve primarily been doing

PLU Department of Anthropology completes repatriation of materials to the Nisqually Tribe Posted by: Zach Powers / September 25, 2023 Image: (Left to right) Troy Storfjell (PLU), Nicole Juliano (PLU), Brad Beach (Nisqually Tribe), Merlin Bullchild (Nisqually Tribe), Annette Bullchild (Nisqually Tribe), Greg Burtchard (PLU), Bradford Andrews (PLU), and Patricia Bixel (PLU) pose for a group photo as representatives from the Nisqually Tribe take possession of the Woodard Bay collection from the

and racial division in our communities. Think & Drink is sponsored by Humanities Washington, a statewide organization that coordinates events and programs to engage people in critical thinking and dialogue. Sociology of FamiliesLearn more about Teresa Ciabattari's recently published bookCiabattari said Think & Drink events offer a shared space for diverse people to come together in community and engage in tough conversations. So far, she has participated in two events — in Yakima and Spokane

opportunity to memorialize the people murdered because of transphobia, and to bring attention to the continued violence and prejudice endured by the transgender community. Transgender people cannot be visible only when they are being mourned.  As recent activism reminds us, their lives matter, not solely their deaths. Rita Hester—whose murder in Massachusetts on November 28, 1998 prompted her friend, Gwendolyn Ann Smith, to create the Transgender Day of Remembrance—was an African American trans woman. The

outside experience was at the American Academy in Rome, where she studied her writing alongside composers, artists and other writers. “It was a really rich environment,” she said. “If it hadn’t been for this program I wouldn’t have had this opportunity.” Students come into the MFA program with specific needs, and there is an independent focus on the specific needs of each student. Rubin said students are assigned a personal mentor, who helps them develop their craft throughout the entirety of the

calling after graduation when Northwest Education Access hired her through Americorps. She says there’s a stigma associated with leaving school. She’s more interested in turning a judgmental statement of “school not working for the student” into two tough questions: Why didn’t school work for this student? And how can we better support a population that often falls through the cracks? While many programs support struggling high school students, fewer programs exist for those aged out of the high

, students can participate in a multitude of club sports and intramurals. Read the full story on the Lutes Athletics page. PLU 8V boat1 rowing against Puget Sound to win the Lamberth Cup, Sunday, March 28, 2021, on American Lake. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONSPLU has a number of student-led clubs and events that offer students thoughtful and meaningful communities outside the classroom and enact PLU’s values of diversity, justice, and sustainability. Read Previous Forsyth Wins Two

experience getting to present in a formal academic setting, something I never would have gotten to do if not for this project.” Hames says working with students — particularly first-years — provides the opportunity for personalized teaching that impacts students’ education all four years. "This project has helped increase my academic confidence and taught me a new method of research."- Cessna Westra, first-year The symposium promotes student-faculty cooperation and partnership across the university

made cakes with themes like princesses, to Encanto, to baby sharks to Sonic the Hedgehog. You name it and they can create it. Jasneet, Ashleen, Tina and Taran all work together to make the best cakes possible for their clients, no matter if they are family, friends or random people who found them via a Google search. And they have no plans on stopping anytime soon. Read Previous Six Lutes headed to NCAA Championships Read Next Q&A with Sophia Barro ’22 on her student teaching experience LATEST

convincing. He pivoted, disappearing into the market crowd. Bergman wondered if he would come back. But he did, in his car. He flipped open the lid, and there were 25 parrots, stuffed in grocery sacks. Available to anyone who would pay. Bergman, who was working for Audubon Magazine on illegal bird trafficking, also happened to be helping out the U.S. Customs agents, who confiscated the birds and arrested the man. But as Bergman pointed out, this small sting didn’t even make a dent in the 150,000 parrots