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May 13, 2014 Students work to wrestle a mattress into a Goodwill donation van during last year’s Moveout. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Moveout 2014 provides an opportunity to transform unwanted room items into support, jobs through new partnership with Goodwill By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director PLU Marketing and Communications It’s that time of year again: What do you do with that couch, or mattress or lamp you no longer want? And what about that unopened box of gluten-free
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Thompson has led the creation of an annual Black History Month exhibit for the past three years. This year, Thompson and PLU alumna Aniya Pickett ’21 paid tribute to Black innovators, scientists, and inventors who uplifted Black excellence and resilience and paved the way for greater representation and freedom. As a double major in studio arts and business with an emphasis in accounting, Thompson has been equally focused on making space: for artists, and for out-of-state students such as herself
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PLU faculty members Katrina Hay, Ami Shah and Amy Young discuss the word ‘stress’ (podcast) Posted by: Zach Powers / April 21, 2017 April 21, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (April. 21, 2017)-The tenth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “stress” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Associate Professor of Physics Katrina Hay, and Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Anthropology Ami Shah. “Open to Interpretation” is a podcast devoted to
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. Many of the students are mathematic, computer science and physics majors. Working in teams and a addressing problems outside the context of textbooks is how they’ll be using their skills after graduation, Case said. They won’t know who won the competition until later this spring, but the experience is reward enough. Nicole Pennington, first year, thought one of the great challenges and exciting aspects of the contest was the students had to come up with the tools they needed to build the model
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against all that is evil and crush the word known as inequality. Fences is a story about Troy Maxson making his living as a sanitation worker in 1950’s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son’s chance to meet a college football recruiter. Fences, along with many other great shows, is an
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against all that is evil and crush the word known as inequality. Fences is a story about Troy Maxson making his living as a sanitation worker in 1950’s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son’s chance to meet a college football recruiter. Fences, along with many other great shows, is an
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families. Taylor-Mosquera recently published a memoir—“I Met Myself in October: A Memoir of Belonging”—that recounts his story in vivid detail and delves thoughtfully and vulnerably into this tension.In his memoir, Taylor-Mosquera weaves together the nuanced challenges he has faced struggling to belong to the Black and Latinx communities in the United States while coming to understand the privileges he experiences in Colombia. Heart-pounding and emotionally stirring scenes find Taylor-Mosquera
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Academic Integrity and Honor Pledges Posted by: bodewedl / April 27, 2016 April 27, 2016 by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer As the end of the semester approaches, many students will inevitably begin to feel the pressure of impending papers, projects, and exams. While the prevalence of cheating varies and is difficult to measure, most faculty are concerned with ensuring the academic integrity of student work in their courses. Depending on the assessment, a variety of strategies can be
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Where History and Innovation Meet Posted by: halvormj / November 28, 2017 Image: Does innovation change the way that we see the world? Photo by Dayne Topkin on Unsplash. November 28, 2017 by Damian Alessandro. The scope of human history is vast, encompassing everything that has happened in past societies. However, when most students think about history, they usually focus on the dates and events that have been highlighted in textbooks. These events tend to include social upheavals and mass
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school or a credit union. Q: What should I do if I have responded to one of these emails? A: Change your password immediate by going to https://www.plu.edu/epass/ and call the Help Desk at 253-535-7525. We will need to walk you through cleaning your account to ensure that no one else has access. Q: Is there anything I can do to help combat these emails? A: Yes! Continue to report them to us every time you get one. It may seem futile or redundant, but the sooner we know about a new wave, the
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