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spiritual well-being. So here’s a stat: 90% of PLU students come from non-Lutheran faith backgrounds or have no religious affiliation at all, and we wholeheartedly welcome everyone with open arms. Fortunately, our Lutheran heritage (we are Pacific Lutheran University, after all) means that we’re not ignoring the spiritual component of well-being thanks to an active Campus Ministry, which is fully committed to “welcoming, celebrating, and engaging people of all gender identities, gender expressions

determine NLRB jurisdiction over faculty bargaining units at religiously affiliated colleges and universities that had been developed by the federal courts of appeal was followed, all NLRB members agreed that the NLRB has no jurisdiction over PLU.  But the NLRB, by a 3-2 vote, adopted a new test — that its contingent faculty members must also perform a religious function — and applied this new test to find NLRB jurisdiction. “All five Board members agree that the NLRB’s prior test was wrong, and all

traditions,” she said. “Sometimes we create pressure points — for something like going to a scientific meeting — but you shouldn’t expect that level of intensity everyday.” Rolison argues for a three-part mechanism for change. The first part is a revolution. One way to do this is applying Title IX so that institutions with statistical imbalances would lose funding. “Losing funds gives you impetus to change,” said Rolison. “It’s a harsh measure but it gets the attention of people who can make change

Lives Matter Alliance; the Honorable Justice G.Helen Whitener of the Washington State Supreme Court; and, Dr. Karen A. Johnson, director of the Washington State Office of Equity.PLU Campus MinistryPLU Campus Ministry is a community that welcomes, celebrates and engages the diverse spiritual and faith traditions of PLU students, staff and faculty members.“If you are interested in living your legacy by doing your part in 2021 to dismantle systemic racism, you will want to register for this year’s

to primarily African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans; however, other UR groups are welcome to participate as well. The GSRPD Boot Camp will use the core components from the Individual Development Plan (IDP) process to assist students in articulating and framing their unique strengths, experiences, motivations, and goals towards their personal and professional development. The GSRPD Bootcamp will also outline a strategy for crafting competitive graduate school applications

sexual assault as a 17-year-old first-year student at the University of Virginia—and again later in life. She will share her story in a talk titled “From Victim to Survivor to Leader: Preventing Sexual Assault in the Military and on Campus.” 6 p.m., Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts; public reception follows. Jehane Noujaim. Thursday, Feb. 19: Jehane Noujaim: The Square. The award-winning Egyptian-American filmmaker screens and discusses her film on the Egyptian revolution and the

. Print books on display: The new black vanguard : photography between art and fashion The block : poems (Romare Bearden) The art of John Biggers : view from the upper room Aaron Douglas : African American modernist Jacob Lawrence : paintings, drawings, and murals (1935-1999) : a catalogue raisonné Symphonic poem : the art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Family legacies : the art of Betye, Lezley and Alison Saar Betye Saar : extending the frozen moment Beholding Christ and Christianity in African

population. It is a trend consistent with universities across the country. As China grows in prosperity, this will undoubtedly continue to be so. Some of that has to do with having Embassy Center for English Studies, a international firm that places non-native English speaking students in universities worldwide. The students come to Embassy’s classrooms in Eastvold, work on their English skills and, in some cases, matriculate into the PLU program. It is another way PLU ensures a lively and diverse

in Tacoma, where students of color make up more than 60 percent of the population, more than 80 percent of the district’s teachers are white. Egenes has her students at Lincoln explore historical issues in education through an equity lens. Some of the topics they’ve researched include the history of Native American schools, the link between historic neighborhood redlining and school segregation, bilingual education and more. She asks her students to assess their own learning styles and ask

APO show opens in the Studio Theater Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 1, 2012 November 1, 2012 “Buried Child,” written by Sam Shepard, opens December 5 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Studio Theater. The production will run December 5*, 6, 7, 8 at 7:30pm and December 9 at 2pm. First presented in 1978, this powerful and brilliant play probes deep into the disintegration of the American Dream. It won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national