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February 22, 2011 PLU first responders By Chris Albert Over the last year, Search and Rescue and Building Inspection teams have been training to be best prepared for an emergency. Last winter, a call out to the PLU community garnered several volunteers interested in joining the PLU Search and Rescue team. Those interested in volunteering for the Search and Rescue team should contact Emergency Program Manager Jennifer Wamboldt at ext. 6042 or by e-mail at wamboljm@plu.edu. The team, comprised of

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) at University of Texas Posted by: nicolacs / November 8, 2021 November 8, 2021 The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program at UT Southwestern’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is an intensive summer research training experience designed for college students who are preparing for Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. careers in biomedical research. Fellows spend 10 weeks (beginning in early June and ending mid-August) pursuing individual

. Each student also has an overall theme to their work. Jasmine Graeber ‘19 a BFA painting concentration from Olympia, WA explains, “My capstone project is centered around the interaction of trauma and femininity. I am focusing on materiality, symbolism, and representational portraiture as a way to convey my personal narrative.” More information can be found on the show’s Instagram, which features bios from each artist, and behind the scenes shots. The exhibition will be on display April 24 – May 25

in the process. Ideas about racial purity and the will to power have been behind some very destructive actions. So, should we all just stop thinking? No. Learning to think clearly and carefully gives us the ability to form and shape our own lives. Without it, we are left following the thought of others. When we don’t think for ourselves we are most likely to follow other people’s ideas without seeing where they lead and without taking responsibility for our beliefs and actions. Bottom line

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generously funded it. Franke received a $62,000 grant in conjunction with Willamette. “This project attempts to identify and support strong regional centers and leaders who can host tournaments, run training sessions and continue to get more schools involved in debating in China,” Franke says. “Our goal is to get more schools involved and have Debate operate at regional levels, instead of only offering a few elite national competitions per year. The regional competitions and training will allow more

Mark Hernández ’20 has been an advocate, storyteller and student leader at PLU Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 12, 2020 June 12, 2020 By Lora ShinnMarketing & Communications Guest WriterAs a first-year student, the initial adjustment to life at PLU was challenging for Mark Hernández. They’d attended a high school that was over 90 percent students of color. PLU, which is around 40 percent, felt daunting. “I was so culture-shocked at not seeing people who looked like me,” they say. “I was

Request your New Student Registration Appointment Posted by: shortea / May 22, 2020 May 22, 2020 This is the exciting to-do checklist item! Once you’ve completed the steps to prepare, you’re now ready to request your New Student Registration (NSR) appointment, where you’ll receive your fall class schedule! Make sure you’ve completed these steps first (click on each for details): PLU ePass & check your PLU email Learning Community Application Payment (Financial) Agreement Meningococcal Release

Request your New Student Registration Appointment Posted by: shortea / May 22, 2020 May 22, 2020 This is the exciting to-do checklist item! Once you’ve completed the steps to prepare, you’re now ready to request your New Student Registration (NSR) appointment, where you’ll receive your fall class schedule! Make sure you’ve completed these steps first (click on each for details): PLU ePass & check your PLU email Learning Community Application Payment (Financial) Agreement Meningococcal Release

student population stays on campus. “Embassy has been a key factor in bringing thoughtful, articulate, engaged international students to the PLU campus,” Stumo said. Washington is changing, too The face of PLU is changing in another way, as well. PLU will be seeing a significant rise in student populations that are not Caucasian. According to the Washington state’s race and ethnicity data, the number of Hispanic students graduating from high school in 2020 will increase by more than 60 percent when