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people, and find success and enjoyment in his job. “The Diversity Center has taught me exactly how to respond in delicate situations, then respond accordingly, and how to interact with multiple kinds of people.” Lucas and his husband just finished moving to Spokane Valley and are ready to settle down. It’s been ten years since he graduated, but his time at PLU and with the Diversity Center have played a major role in where he is today. “The biggest thing I got from the Diversity Center was
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MediaLab Premieres documentary about food waste Posted by: Todd / November 15, 2014 November 15, 2014 Wastefulness can produce distressing results. This is especially true in the international food industry, in which more than one-third of all food produced globally each year goes to waste, resulting in economic, energy and environmental losses totaling more than $750 billion annually, according to the United Nations. Intrigued and disturbed by this statistic, Pacific Lutheran University (PLU
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from completing their journey to graduation — and what a journey it has been.“Having the 253 PLU Bound scholarship enabled me to come to a great school, major in nursing … and be a part of this tight-knit community,” said Alex Gutierrez ‘20. “Going to PLU was just a dream come true.” Before becoming a 253 PLU Bound recipient, Gutierrez was considering attending a community college due to financial constraints. A timely meeting with a PLU admissions counselor, however, inspired him to take
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You Ask, We Answer: Is your campus safe? Posted by: shortea / February 15, 2023 February 15, 2023 We all have our own definitions and expectations of what it means to truly be and feel safe. In short, I would say PLU is a safe campus. The amount of work and preparation Campus Safety and other departments around the University does to accomplish this is extraordinary. We, students, faculty, staff, and visitors, neighbors, etc., all play a part in making PLU a safe place. The Department of Campus
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difficulties and challenges through learning, the conference is the annual gathering of the Transformative Learning Network (TLN), an organization that aims to create opportunities for scholars and practitioners to present ideas, research and case studies regarding transformative learning. TLN defines transformative learning as “a living theoretical discipline which seeks to discover and explain how learning engages individuals so that they grow, evolve, and progress and in so doing engage human systems in
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standard equipment, the other half (Ingram 116, Rieke 210, and Garfield 102) have been outfitted with hybrid digital systems. The details of “hybrid digital systems” may be rather boring, but the results may be exciting for users across campus. In addition to VGA inputs, these new podiums now have HDMI inputs for laptops, so users will be able to connect their digital devices. Even the installation was easier: rather than pulling six 30 foot cables through the ceiling, this new hybrid system requires
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April 19, 2010 Claim: A carbon tax will reduce pollution In general, a tax on an action induces people to do less of the action. A “carbon tax” would raise the price of consuming goods like fossil fuels that cause carbon dioxide emissions, thus giving incentive to consume less of these. No one likes higher prices. But we as a society pay the cost of polluting emissions in other ways. Using less fossil fuel, for example, would not only reduce carbon dioxide emissions implicated in global climate
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blurring the lines between abstraction, surrealism and symbolism. Her work tends to evoke mystery while remaining grounded in societal revelations, aiming to challenge and spark new thought-provoking perspectives. Amontaine Aurore is a writer, actor, director, and performance artist. She is the author of numerous plays which have been presented on stages in Seattle, New York, and abroad. Amontaine is the recipient of several artist grants from the National Endowment of the Arts, Artist Trust, Seattle
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Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) Posted by: nicolacs / November 16, 2020 November 16, 2020 Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) Are you interested in pursuing a career in medicine, dentistry, or public health? If so, please consider applying to the SHPEP at the University of Washington. SHPEP is a free six–week academic enrichment program with a goal of increasing the number of students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds who pursue careers in
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for General Douglas MacArthur and is handed out each year by the U.S. Army Cadet Command – the parent organization of Army ROTC – in conjunction with the Norfolk, Virginia-based General Douglas MacArthur Foundation. Each year, one ROTC program representing each of the eight U.S. Army Brigades is named a recipient of the award and represents the cream of the crop of 273 ROTC programs nationwide. Since 1989, the award has been given annually to individual units in the Army ROTC program. The award
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