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immigrants, for a total of 10 scholars. The Peace Scholars currently meet for the first time in Norway, though they typically connect before the trip through social media. They study together for six weeks in Norway. Previous years’ Peace Scholars report forming very close and lasting friendships with their peers in the program. More information about the national Peace Scholars programs can be found here, https://peacescholars.wordpress.com/ What are the responsibilities of a person selected as a Peace

Providing a Safe and Secure Campus: Preventing Workplace & Campus Violence July 2024 Introduction and Purpose The university and its employees and students strive to provide a safe, secure learning/ living and work environment in an atmosphere which respects each person’s dignity. Toward this end, the university will take appropriate action against anyone who is found to have engaged in threatening or violent behavior on campus or at university-sponsored programs or events. Employees and

. +Enlarge Photo As a 15-year “reader” for the College Board, which oversees the AP program, he also contributes to the syllabi audit and exams for AP Chemistry programs and works closely with instructors and students of the course. “I want to be able to share what I know about the College Board program—how students perform and new things,” he said. “It’s an opportunity for me to bring that content back to the teachers.” On that toasty July day in the lab, Swank guided seven teachers through one of 16

Calendar Spotlight Series Featured Stories Welcome Pursuing a graduate degree is more than adding letters after your name. Hear from the graduate-admission professionals who communicate daily with prospective students, locally and globally. Learn why those students choose to study at PLU — and what they gain from our distinct programs. Read More Circling the Heartbeat Open Books: A Poem Emporium is a hub for the poetry community, locally and nationwide. But to Billie Swift ’16, it’s so much more. Learn

better able we are to improve society. Diversity in profession and education benefits everyone.” Chávez said her speech at the conference focused on the findings of her most recent book project, which is due out in 2019. The book, titled Latino Professional Success in America: Public Policies, People, and Perseverance, explores how first-generation Latinos became professionals, their experiences as professionals amid the country’s institutional racism, and the policies and programs this group

spirit of social justice lives on through a legacy scholarship established in his memory. Read More Going Places Kristina Walker ’02 first discovered Copenhagen and its hundreds of kilometers of bike routes as a PLU study-away student. When she returned to Denmark more than a decade later, it was as executive director of Tacoma’s Downtown on the Go. Read More The Reboot of Outdoor Rec Back in the 1990s, campus outdoor recreation programs were roughing it due to a lack of organization, leadership and

climbing division. “It really laid the groundwork for me to get into the outdoor industry,” he said. “My work at PLU Outdoor Rec was a big part of why I was offered that position at Cornell.” Now he lives in Colorado after taking a position with American Mountain Guides Association, where he does policy and advocacy work. That entails working on a national level to ensure climbers, guided groups and university programs can get access to public lands. He echoes Espinosa’s sentiments about the value

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students who have challenged themselves and undertaken a rigorous high school curriculum. What is First-Year with Advanced Standing?Academic standing at PLU will depend on the number of college-level credits transferred in (for example, a student with an AA through Running Start will be granted junior academic status), but any high school senior submitting college-level credit through any of the programs listed will be considered first-year with advanced standing. Here’s the reason: As a first-year