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research and development department. He credits his professors in the PLU biology department, particularly Mary Ellard-Ivey and Ann Auman, for being able to move so fluidly – and quickly – up the ranks. “My profs had a very similar view: No matter what we were studying, they would always bring it back to the bigger picture,” Manso said. “They would put everything we were learning in context, quite literally saying, ‘Here’s how this will look in the workplace.’” That ability to take scientific concepts
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help open the discussion.” After months of hard work, “Beyond Burkas and Bombers” will premiere on April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Studio Theater in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Please visit www.plu.edu/medialab for more information. Read Previous Share your Zipcar experience for a chance to win! Read Next Learning about the next step COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a
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to the public, Speakers Bureau presentations range from pop culture to food to history. The presentations aim to be energetic and encouraging with the goal of inspiring discussion among the audience and in the community. The Ciabattari has two upcoming presentations open to the general public: On Feb. 6, she will be speaking in Redmond at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Lunch and Learn Program, and on March 3, she will present at Edmonds Community College for the Conversations in
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Personal Empowerment Team) and Sex+, as well as the educational programs we do for targeted populations, such as athletes, students studying abroad and incoming students,” Warwick said. “More importantly, I am looking forward to learning other ways of ‘doing’ prevention education that I can bring back to PLU so we can enhance and expand our current programs. This is a fantastic opportunity for me professionally as well as for PLU to be again recognized as experts and leaders in the area of sexual
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honor by meeting Tree Campus USA’s five standards, which include maintaining a tree-advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures for its campus tree program, an Arbor Day observance and student service-learning projects. The recognition from the Princeton Review identities PLU as one of the 353 most environmentally responsible colleges in the United States. The education services company chose the schools for the sixth annual edition of its “Green Guide” based on data
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month and beginning to look for jobs, I think its extremely important to understand how to value your education and experience,” Moran said. “Many students are chiefly concerned with finding a job and don’t realize that they do have some agency to negotiate their salary.” Catherine Swearingen, Executive Director of PLU’s Career Connections, said everyone can benefit from this workshop, so while the focus is on women, it is open to all students. “The AAUW workshop is a powerful learning tool that
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Corps, then later to conduct her research after migrating to the U.S. at almost 30 years old. This discussion explores the complexities of care and service abroad through the lens of three amazing PLU professors, each providing a unique perspective and experience. If you are interested in service abroad, have served abroad, or are interested in learning about ways you can be a more conscious global citizen, give this podcast a listen. Read Previous PLU announces spring partnership with the Clemente
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heard from since we pivoted to distance learning, starting a conversation with a faculty peer you miss seeing around campus.” Beginning that dialogue, especially with someone you don’t know particularly well, might seem a little intimidating or awkward at first. But checking your five in these unprecedented times is a vital act of community care — a core component of PLU’s mission. “Since we aren’t running into each other at OMM or in Red Square on our way to classes or meetings, we need to more
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systems of oppression that remain at large throughout our government, non-profit, and private sectors — as well as in our own institution. We commit to continue working to be a university that does not shy away from difficult conversations about racism, white supremacy, and inequity; and to re-evaluate our climate, policies, curriculum, and more to create an authentic, inclusive, and actively antiracist learning and working environment. We seek to be a community that empowers, listens to, and supports
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supportive learning space for participants to discuss race and racial disparities that are systemically present in work, school, and everyday life. This summer’s emergency convening was organized in response to the increased public indignation regarding police brutality towards Black people. “Millions of people worldwide watched in horror on television and social media as a law enforcement officer, with callousness, murdered a black man,” said Melannie Denise Cunningham, PLU director of multicultural
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