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On Exhibit: Books in Honor of Women’s History Month Posted by: Holly Senn / March 8, 2023 March 8, 2023 This exhibit includes a selection of the library’s print books about women published within the past five years. The books cover a wide variety of issues affecting women’s lives, cultural contexts, political work, artistic achievements, and other issues. The library has an additional 383 e-books and open access online books with subjects about women that were published from 2018 to 2023. We

additional scholarships, so I could fulfill my dream of attending PLU without any out of pocket expenses, as I needed the financial support in order to attend school at all. I received a total of four scholarships outside of the Palmer Scholars program in part because of their support. 4. How have they supported you as a college student? During my college career, they always checked on me. They helped me buy textbooks, school supplies, and basic living needs with allowances. Besides this, they provide me

first female candidate for a major party, Spring and O’Leary have penned a book on feminist history, featuring the now-famous poster series, and so much more. The book, “Dead Feminists: Historic Heroines in Living Color,” published in October 2016, features 27 women who have made a mark on the world. Throughout the book illustrations and images representing females and archival photos are paired with stories of feminists such as Eleanor Roosevelt, Gwendolyn Brooks, Rachel Carson and many more. The

list of possible careers. At the top of that list was anthropology and archaeology. “Hm,” she remembered thinking. “That could be pretty cool.” But it was a passing thought. She never thought that would open the door to studying ancient civilizations, going on digs and travelling to East Africa. Now a senior at Pacific Lutheran University, Wonderly is graduating with degrees in anthropology and history. She recently finished an internship at Mount Rainier National Park and traveled to Ethiopia to

investment banking, he can be sure to stay on the cutting-edge of the trade. Then, he can pass that information to his students. “I fully intend to stay 110 percent engaged,” Boeh said. “The beauty of this profession is that you can be relevant in the industry.” His goal is to make sure each of his students leaves school with at least one internship, and is ready to work from day-one of their careers. And he expects a full commitment from his students when it comes to learning. “You should come into my

On Exhibit – Black History Month: Black@PLU Posted by: Holly Senn / February 12, 2020 February 12, 2020 The Black Student Union, led by BSU President Casey Brown, presents an exhibit for Black History Month that highlights a selection of photos from the PLU Archives and Special Collections that are part of the Black@PLU interactive timeline. The exhibit also highlights the people, origin, history, and supports for creating the timeline. As noted on one poster, the exhibit is “A fragment of a

Q&A with Sophia Barro ’22 on her student teaching experience Posted by: vcraker / May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 Sophia Barro ’22 is a senior education major and religion minor at PLU. She recently completed full-time student teaching at Lakeview Hope Academy. We spoke with Barro about her experiences at PLU and as a student teacher, and about the values she hopes to inspire in her future students. How did you know you wanted to be a teacher? Teaching has always been a big part of my life. I am one

BSU Open Mic NightHinderlie first floor lounge – 7pm BSU will host an open mic night to provide a chilled space where anyone with varying amount of talents can put those talents on display. All students are welcome to join in on the fun. This open mic night will also include people displaying talents honoring Black History and Culture.FEB 18 Northwest African American Museum Field TripSeattle, WA BSU will be organizing a trip to Seattle to tour the museum’s exhibition. We will leave in the morning

, where you will buy many a double tall latte before class in order to stay awake, because on so many nights you will wander campus with friends until you can’t wander anymore. You will especially need these lattes during your first few weeks here, as you will not want to sleep for all the things to explore and people to meet. Up above the front doors are the flags that represent the different nationalities represented by our students and professors. You will visit two of them. You will look in awe at

April 10, 2013 Key Master A conversation with Steve Maxwell, President, KeyBank South Puget Sound District Photo by John Froschauer Growing up in Portland, Oregon, Steve Maxwell ’90 always knew he would major in business. However he wasn’t so sure what he’d do with a business degree. Maxwell, who is now president of KeyBank South Puget Sound District, looks back on his time at PLU, and considers the value of internships and the other unique learning experiences that were made available to him