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shaped her into someone who can easily relate to others in challenging situations,” said Laura Fitzwater Gonzales, a PLU sociology professor. “April also confronts the racist and elitist systems and organizations within which she has to operate. Her ideas challenge the norms of whiteness and elitism and push us forward in new and different ways.”The transition into college life wasn’t easy. Reyes says it was difficult navigating her new world of academia. “It was a culture shock for me,” she said

Renaissance recovery of ancient languages, Luther translated the German Bible (1534), which shaped most profoundly German language and culture, and also global civilization through the Reformation. Just so, the brilliant translating work of Luther’s contemporary William Tyndale led to one of the most beautiful books in English, the King James Bible. But Francesco Petrarca, Lorenzo Valla, and a host of others in various humanistic disciplines equally played their parts in Renaissance culture. The

in Africa. Although we were good friends, I always hesitated to ask David questions about his childhood. I worried that, if I knew details about what I suspected was a horrific past, I might somehow treat him differently. I didn’t think either of us wanted sympathy to unnecessarily alter our friendship, or the jocular culture of our college house.PLU School of Business Raises Money for David’s tripStudents, staff and faculty members from the PLU School of Business are leading an independent

all just help each other and provide that community for those of us who know what we’re all going through. What would you say the club culture is like? Our club is a bit more reserved. Most of our communication comes from discord, but it’s more of a matter that we know that we’re there for each other and help out when needed. How would you like to see the club grow in the future?  I’d like to see more events, like panel discussions, maybe movie nights. I’d love to see the club expand and grow

questions. Work of this nature also allows students to test the waters and see if this is what they want to do, allowing them to seek and find their vocation.This story originally appeared on the Marketing and Communications news page Read Previous Debate student discusses local issues on KBTC’s Northwest Now Read Next Textiles show Scandinavian history and culture in University Gallery exhibition LATEST POSTS Pacific Lutheran University Communication students help forgive nearly $1.9M in medical debt

Center with nurturing her identity. Conversations with former Diversity Center director Angie Hambrick and the annual Students of Color Retreat cultivated this. “I was so blown away. I didn’t know that I needed a space to vocalize. I was so focused on assimilating to the culture that was at PLU. I’m fine, I fit in fine. I don’t have issues with me being a certain color or whatever. When I went to the Students of Color Retreat, it totally shifted the way I thought.” Becoming a Rieke Scholar in her

athlete?” If you are interested in designing your course to include essential questions, keep in mind that the strategy can be implemented in many ways; you can opt for overarching, course-level questions or more topical, unit-level questions. For advice on how to get started, McTighe and Wiggins’s book (2013) also offers eight strategies for establishing a culture of inquiry in one’s classroom (p.81-101). A copy of Essential Questions has been purchased for the PLU library collection. At just over a

book of the same name by Amy Waldman. Howard had to continuously review the novel and sketch out the story in order to create choreography. “Dance Ensemble always has something to offer especially when you have a range of pieces from culture to social justice, etc.,” Howard said. “When thinking in the context of The Submission, I think people should come to get a taste of art that is thought provoking. It’s kind of like going to a really good documentary and walking away thinking ‘what can I do to

Building in downtown Tacoma. His last day is Wednesday, Jan. 9. “It’s another challenge,” Villahermosa said of his new position. “I’m excited to bring a lot of what I learned here – the skills I learned, the knowledge and especially the culture – to my new job. “I’ll definitely miss it here, I’ll miss the people.” A reception to bid farewell to Villahermosa and welcome Berger is slated for Jan. 9 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Berger has 21 years of law enforcement experience

, even serving as the U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania in the late 1990s. During his speech, Siburg realized people have an obligation to be involved in society. Siburg credits his family and Lutheran faith with instilling in him a desire to serve. One reason he chose to attend PLU was because he felt the university was a place he could develop his sense of calling – and that’s been the case, he said. “It’s ingrained in the PLU culture,” he said. Along with singing in the Choir of the West and serving as