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Social Innovation at PLU Preparing Students for Social Impact Posted by: halvormj / March 12, 2018 Image: Understanding community needs is the foundation of social innovation. (PLU NicarAGUA Project / 2015) March 12, 2018 By Sarah Cornell-Maier When I think of social innovation, the first thing that I think of is creatively combining new social practices with existing infrastructure. Some useful examples include fair trade organizations, which provide equity in trading relationships through an
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February 28, 2011 Caring course work Anna McCracken ’14 is preparing to hand out prepackaged salad in the bottom level of Food Connections – one of the services housed in the Catholic Community Services building by St. Leo’s Catholic Church in Hilltop Tacoma. Beside her other volunteers are distributing canned food, produce, bread and other items. As a line of people coming for food file through, a man stops at McCracken’s spot. He asks, “What’s this?” “It’s salad,” McCracken says, a global
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Seattle vocalist Gail Pettis, and the Jazz Sound Trio, with PLU jazz faculty David Deacon-Joyner, Clipper Anderson, and Mark Ivester. In October, 2015, PLU announced its intention to sell KPLU. Through a historic fundraising effort, the legions of listeners gathered the $7 million dollars to purchase the broadcast license and reform 88.5 FM as a community-owned radio station. At the time of this writing, 88.5 is awaiting FCC approval to transfer the license. The station will acquire new call letters
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PLU debuts new ‘CheckFive’ initiative, designed to strengthen communities virtually Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 9, 2020 April 9, 2020 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (April 9, 2020) — Physical distancing and shelter-in-place directives have made traditional ways of keeping in community challenging at best during the COVID-19 pandemic. That’s why PLU is rolling out “CheckFive,” a social media initiative designed to rebuild networks and spark connections among
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Department of English Welcomes New ProfessorDr. Scott L. Rogers joins the PLU community having served for three years as Assistant Professor of English at Ohio Northern University (ONU), a small liberal arts university in northwest Ohio. Having also worked as coordinator of the first-year writing requirement at ONU, Dr. Rogers arrives with experience as a program administrator and writing teacher. At PLU, he will direct the Writing Center and teach courses in academic and professional writing
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Frequently Asked QuestionsIs there any cost to attend the PLU-Wang Center International Symposium?There is no cost or registration necessary. How can I get involved in a PLU-Wang Center International Symposium?Students, staff, and faculty can get involved by serving on the CIS committee, and by actively participating in CIS sessions. Community members may also volunteer to help with CIS, which counts on volunteers for everything from airport shuttles to introducing speakers. If you are
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to work with kids and build a stronger community. When Maddie is not at school (college or elementary for practicum), she is at home in Minnesota spending time with family. She enjoys watching comedies, baking, doing arts and crafts, travelling, drinking coffee, and reading. After graduation, she hopes to be on a Fulbright Scholarship to Namibia or to continue with her higher education by pursuing a masters in an education related field. Maddie works as the Scan Center’s general intern and does
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Pacific Lutheran University is committed to educating students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other persons, for the community, and for the earth. In accordance with this principle, any recognized university organization may invite speakers to campus that further PLU’s educational mission. Effort should be made to inform the academic and larger community that sponsorship of a guest speaker does not necessarily imply approval of the views expressed or
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Care NetworkStudent Care Network Study Away OpportunitiesWang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education Volunteer OpportunitiesCenter for Community Engagement & Service
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Jackal Tanelorn ELL Instructor Biography Biography Jackal Tanelorn graduated summa cum laude in May 2009 from Pacific Lutheran. He spent the summer after graduation teaching English in a small rural community as part of Chile’s English Opens Doors project. Jackal has applied to PhD graduate programs in California in hopes of pursuing his academic and personal interests in transnational relations with Latin America. He currently works teaching ELL at Tacoma Community House.
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