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Willie Stewart ’69 talks breaking barriers as Tacoma’s first black principal in 1970 Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 20, 2020 Image: Willie Stewart ’69, winner of the 2019 Tacoma Peace Prize, sits down to discuss breaking barriers in 1970 as Tacoma’s first black high school principal. January 20, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 17, 2020) — In 2019, Willie Stewart '69 received the Greater Tacoma Peace Prize for his community work and racial

University of Washington Molecular Engineering Materials Center (UW MEM-C) Summer 2024 REU program Posted by: alemanem / February 7, 2024 February 7, 2024 Students will be embedded in one of the UW MEM-C labs for 9 weeks. They will work with a graduate student and faculty member to develop a research project, gain training in relevant techniques and instrumentation, collect data and finally produce a poster and research abstract. Students participate in a weekly seminar on undergraduate

Lutheran Studies website. This year’s conference will be looking at differing perspectives on Jesus of Nazareth. This year, the keynote speaker Gail Ramshaw, Professor of Religion Emerita, La Salle University, Philadelphia. She will talk on Jesus as Champion, Sacrifice, Lover, and Tree of Life: The Christian meeting of history and metaphor. Her talk will begin at 7 pm. Christians have always sought for the Jesus of history. In our time, both biblical critical studies and popular literalism ask the

sciences, while making available leadership and professional development training tailored to the needs of each participant. RLEAD is perfectly situated in terms of research area and expertise, as Rice is one of the pioneers and leading institutions in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and is the host institution of the acclaimed Smalley-Curl Institute for Nanoscience and Technology and the Welch Institute for Advanced Materials. Applications are now open and will be considered through February 15 at 11

awarded the first four categories, and the audience selected the People’s Choice award. In the film, a man is dancing around and throwing his hands in the air in the middle of a park. A number of characters view him from a distance, and each attributes his antics to different causes, such as warming up for a run, being in love or practicing Tai Chi. The end of the film reveals the truth: the man is being attacked by bees. “It’s about how you put yourself on other people – how you project yourself on

precious life?’” she said. “It’s been PLU’s Wild Hope Project theme and it’s now our theme – describing Lutheran vocation and living lives of service.” “We look forward to building our very own array of new ventures that will include a variety of professional assignments and volunteer projects as well as more time on the farm in North Dakota and at our northern Minnesota lake home,” Loren Anderson said. “Our years at PLU have been both a great gift and high honor,” he said. “We give thanks each day for

and scholarly based,” Hacker said. Karen McConnell, Ph.D., is dean of the School of Kinesiology and a vocal advocate for Hacker. McConnell said her colleague is known for being a well-versed scholar in the field. “Reading all the research and bringing that to bear in practice,” she said. “That’s very rare and she’s probably the best in the country at it.” And Hacker works with the best in the country. The cinematic season for the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team will most likely join the ranks of photos

Research Program” activities and work on a research project under the direction of a faculty mentor. Student participants will receive a $5,000 stipend, a housing and meal plan for ten weeks, and travel assistance. Eligibility: Undergraduate student participants must have completed their freshmen year of college but not yet graduated, and must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. Underrepresented groups in science are strongly encouraged to apply, including

strength. The AVID program was the best thing for me. It made me think about the future and push myself.”Mattich attended another college right out of Emerald Ridge High School but transferred to PLU her junior year. She’s majoring in Elementary Education with an emphasis in Special Education and hopes to stay in the area to teach first- to third-graders. But first she wants to be an AVID tutor—at Ferrucci. Mattich said she has maintained relationships with Ferrucci teachers and stops in to observe and

PLU helps celebrate Tacoma Pride Week by raising the rainbow flag on Red Square Posted by: Marcom Web Team / July 10, 2020 July 10, 2020 By Rosemary Bennett '21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsOn Tuesday, Pacific Lutheran University celebrated Tacoma Pride Week with its second annual pride flag raising. Hosted by the dCenter, the online/campus hybrid event featured five student speakers, who spoke about what pride means to them, especially in 2020.“Although this is only our second flag-raising