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PLU’s Earth & Diversity Week. Steen Family Symposium Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues April 17-19 | Free and open to the public Established in 2022 through a gift from David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for the purpose of contributing to educate for “lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the

were a lot of little things about her that really hinted at this love for research that she has continued on with.” After a bit of soul-searching, McFadden decided to pursue a career in nursing instead of psychology, and she enrolled at John Hopkins University where she earned a master’s degree in 2012. She was hired by Seattle Children’s Hospital soon after, followed by a stint at the University of Washington’s Pediatric Care Center. It was there that a frustrating discussion with a young

. He earned a Bachelor of Science in computer engineering, but shifted gears and earned his master’s degree in higher education administration at the University of Kansas before arriving at PLU. “What sealed it for me to come work at PLU was, and still is, the students,” he said. “The students at PLU take the mission to heart and care for each other in a way that I never saw at the previous universities that I worked at or attended.” About 85 percent of first-year students live on campus — so there

community. I decided ultimately on social work because I believe wholeheartedly in the core values and I wanted them to guide my work throughout my life. Since graduation, you have worked with young people and have accomplished so much. How do you think those experiences prepared you for your new job at PLU? I have worked with youth and young adults in many different ways. Youth in foster care, youth who were incarcerated, youth exploring their spirituality, etc. Youth teach you how to stay humble

. It is, in the end, an “emotional story” that needs to be re-constructed by all… Rosa Zynter Translation on the book jacket Reading a novel by Modiado during a flight from Montevideo to Barcelona pushes the narrator to research the life of two sisters marked by Nazism. Giza was born in the Warsaw Ghetto and survived because she was secretly smuggled out in a suitcase and handed over to Danusia’s family. At 16 years-old, Danusia would take care of her seriously ill new sister while fighting

September 15, 2008 What does being a Lute really mean? A record crowd of faculty, staff and continuing students welcomed over 1,000 new students with a standing ovation as they processed into opening Convocation on Sept. 8.Bruce Bjerke ’72, vice-chair of the Board of Regents brought greetings on behalf of the regents and spoke of the character of PLU where all care deeply about things beyond themselves. He also reminded new students that in the first days of the academic year they will be

feeling responsible to make that change,” said Jonathan Grove, Men Against Violence Project Coordinator at PLU. Women have been active and organized voices on the issue of sexual violence for many years at campuses around the state. In the last few years they have had an organized ally in groups like Men against Violence. Even if men are neither victims nor perpetrators of sexual violence, they all have a mother or sister or women in their lives they care about, said Kevin Miller, from the University

, service leadership and care – for other persons, for our community, and for the earth,” Anderson said. Read Previous Close encounters Read Next Remembering 9-11 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 "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth Carpenter

had supplies that were in critical need in our community and were not currently being used,” said Teri Phillips, the university’s chief operating officer. “So donating those supplies to those needing them most was an easy decision.” Campus Safety members delivered the pallets of donated supplies by van to the Pierce County EOC late Friday afternoon.“It was extremely important that PLU donate as much as possible to the community need, it is part of our mission of care,” Phillips said. “We hope our

you can’t necessarily teach someone to do, to feel, to want. To teach someone to care —  to want diverse perspectives and then not just include but value them — don’t feel like things you can force. Which just speaks to the corporatization and co-opted nature of D&I as it stands right now. Jen: Yes, because this is just basic work to make a place where all of our students are valued for who they are so they can succeed. So why does it have to be new or super sexy or flashy in order to be valuable