Search

Ward has had a longtime working relationship with the Nordic Heritage Museum, which welcomed the opportunity to commemorate and celebrate PLU, since it’s seen as a cornerstone of the Scandinavian community in the Pacific Northwest. Scandinavian immigrants to North American brought with them the core values of their home countries, including a deep appreciation for education, so establishing schools was a top priority for Nordic communities across the United States, Ward said. The exhibition, then

KPLU effort, and the entire KPLU team to focus their efforts on the campaign, while remaining paid employees of the university.  In addition PLU has continued to cover all KPLU operating costs and has allowed the Friends of 88.5 campaign to run online fundraising efforts on kplu.org and to air spots totaling well over $500,000. We look forward to negotiating in good faith with the Friends of 88.5 over the next few weeks. Once a final agreement is reached, the Friends must then apply to the FCC for

to centering community? One of the barriers that comes to mind is access. Using traditional systems to connect, inform, educate or solicit feedback from the community can risk leaving out the voice, wisdom and opinions of populations in our community who do not have ready or easy access to those modes. Many traditional systems for engagement ask the community to come to decision makers. So creating systems that meet people where they’re at removes some of those barriers. This can apply to

Staff Conversations with President Belton Posted by: Julie Winters / April 17, 2018 April 17, 2018 The responses to the survey conducted by the PLU Staff Council in Fall 2017 affirmed that the most important role we play is in making sure that our voices, as PLU staff, are heard by our leadership.To that end, the staff council arranged two opportunities for members of the staff to have a group conversation with President Belton. Any staff (exempt or non-exempt) were welcome to attend to ask

websites and databases. New Archives and Special Collections Interface What’s Changed? The Archives and Special Collections has launched a collections management system and discovery platform.  Why did we do it? Improved user experience and more effective searching of Archives and Special Collections holdings. A single platform for accessing archival descriptions, digitized collections, and born digital content. More accurate and improved descriptions and metadata. What do I need to do? Check it out

practice. I also took Dr. Brown for an introductory course in the Innovation Studies minor, BUSA 201: Introduction to Business in the Global Environment. Innovation Beyond Invention “Business have the potential to do more,” says Dr. Brown, “if they can get past the idea that they need to invent new technology.” For many of us, the first thing we think about when we hear innovation is cutting edge technology, much like those in my last post about the Edison Awards. However, businesses don’t need to

karaoke, with the actors grabbing microphones and singing modern songs to further the plot. The show originally opened in Glasgow in 2017 at the Tron Theatre, before gaining the support of eight regional producing theatres to produce a nationwide tour of the show. It officially moved to the West End on 15 October 2021, with a premiere set for 2 November 2021 at the Criterion Theatre. After reading this #DigitalAusten tweet written by Elsa, I was inspired to see the show. I spent a delightful Sunday

. Department of State, the Fulbright program was established in 1946 by the U.S. Congress to “enable the government of the United States to increase mutual understanding between people of the United States and the people of other countries.” It is the largest U.S. international exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research, university teaching and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. Allison

identity. “I had heard so much about (how) being queer was a sin, but I didn’t feel like a bad person,” she said. “Ultimately, I came to realize…I was loved for who I was.” While Brewer’s time at PLU helped her feel more comfortable with her sexuality, the campus wasn’t immune to larger societal tension surrounding LGBTQ issues. She recalls one incident in which someone painted hate speech, targeted at LGBTQ folks, inside the university’s administration building. She also remembers controversy

benefits — PLU was named one of the Top 20 Best Colleges for Veterans in the West by U.S. News & World Report — she was sold. × For Millett, nursing seemed like a natural next step as she was already working as a certified nursing assistant. “It’s a dirty and somewhat thankless job, but I actually enjoyed it,” she says. “I figured why not work my way up the ladder?” Before deciding to study at PLU, Millett was attending Tacoma Community College for pre-nursing and planned to apply for TCC’s associate