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Matt Rota of the Gulf Restoration Network and Andrew Barron of the Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program who both explained why we should be aware of this dissipating resource. With New Orleans sitting below sea level, catastrophic storms, such as Katrina in 2005, wreak havoc. So why would we not protect what could protect us? Wetlands act as a buffer for hurricanes and other tropical storms coming off the Gulf, decreasing their intensity and potential damage. However, as these wetlands

degrees of separation from one person. “You know a lot more people than you think, and can impact,” Waller said. The Third Annual Holocaust Conference was kicked off Thursday night by an examination of the slave labor camps the Germans set up around Poland and Germany to power their war machine. Prof. Christopher Browning, Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and a former PLU professor who taught in the university’s history department for 25

their faces when it finally clicks,” Castor said. “I think that is the coolest thing.” BE A PART OF CLUB KEITHLEY To find out how to join or more information about Club Keithley contact either Melissa Castor at castormc@plu.edu  or Shelby Hasse at hassesj@plu.edu. Read Previous PLU on Wall Street Read Next Loren and MaryAnn Anderson University Center dedicated COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing

the coop: Researchers are still tracking them and studying whether they eventually will form their own flock or join a nearby wild one. Even a month later, Bergman says, a few of the now-free African Greys are still hanging around the sanctuary, enjoying the abundant food. And their freedom. Read Previous Veterans Month at Pacific Lutheran University Read Next PLU Hosts Traditional Sankta Lucia Fest on Dec. 6 COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might

education, for the challenge and discipline it taught me. PLU served me well.” And she advises current PLU students to go with the flow of life, wherever it leads. “Life is what happens when you are making other plans,” she said. “Keep open to opportunities as they present themselves. I didn’t give up. I determined I would be successful in whatever I did, whether teaching English, cleaning houses or drawing.” Read Previous PLU Named a ‘Best in the West’ University by The Princeton Review Read Next Being

connections. Instead, she found support in her interactions with faculty, including now-Dean of Inclusive Excellence Jennifer Smith and Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies Giovanna Urdangarain. Benge, who has a background in theater and interdisciplinary studies, was awarded a doctorate in gender studies in April by Arizona State University. While at ASU, Benge won a prestigious Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women’s Studies in 2019. She has recently been named a Robert A. Oden Jr

Elizabeth Herzfeldt-Kamprath. “It mainly focuses on oil and where oil comes from.” “There’s not one right answer,” Plog said, about the issues of energy consumption, dependence and waste. But what the three have developed, along with students from the University of Calgary, is a documentary that asks those questions of energy and gives voice to what a variety of people have to say about it, in the film “Oil Literacy.” The film’s premiere is at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30 in the Microsoft Theater at the

place to live.” — Kristina Walker ‘02 sworn into the Tacoma City Council tonight. Attaway, Councilmember Walker! #TacCouncil #GoLutes pic.twitter.com/FQRlVeEPD4— Pacific Lutheran University (@PLUNEWS) January 8, 2020 Read Previous PLU environmental studies students chart the challenges facing the nearby Clover Creek Watershed Read Next The Power of Faculty Mentorship COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently

Tacoma says it didn’t seem like a big deal, since he never really experienced overt discrimination himself. Now, he says he knows better.“If you’re making jokes about it, people will think it’s funny,” Kamari said. “Then that will spread the problem rather than spreading awareness.” Kamari’s pivot in perspective was spurred by a monthlong interactive partnership with Pacific Lutheran University and its students who are committed to social justice. The January Term history class “Fighting Racism in

its way to earning an Academy Award nomination for the 2018 Oscars. “To even qualify (for nomination) is a big deal,” said Petersen, who earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre from Pacific Lutheran University. “I’m going to be one of those red carpet people (at the Oscars) who says it’s just an honor to qualify.” The film has received rave reviews, Petersen said, and has even gained interest to expand to a possible full-length feature. Petersen said that script is in the works now. Before that