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the biggest adjustment though. He struggled to communicate and understand cultural differences. He asked himself that first day of class, “How am I going to make it?” Akuien has always found a way. He has made Tacoma and PLU home, but longs to open the door of the past in hopes for a bright future. He misses the mother he hasn’t seen for what seems like a lifetime ago. Akuien hasn’t seen her face to face in more than a decade. She is back in southern Sudan, with his sister. Being with them, in one

p.m., Scandinavian Cultural Center, Anderson University Center. Monday, March 9: Student/Faculty Dialogue. The Division of the Humanities hosts an open, free-form discussion  for students and faculty to share their thoughts and experiences related to race and ethnicity on campus and in the classroom and to identify  goals for future programming and curricular development. 7 p.m.-9 p.m., Anderson University Center Room 133. Tuesday, March 17: Dr. Carolyn West: Forum on Ending Sex Trafficking. West

continues, it is now being paired with a refined understanding that an emphasis on international business isn’t just about understanding foreign markets and economies, but also about preparing students to thrive doing business domestically. “The rapid change of demographics in the United States will result in America becoming a minority-majority nation in the near future,” says Nargesi. “That’s why understanding and embracing different cultural mindsets, attitudes, and nuances is going to be critical

they are wearing Lute gear!1st Place Noah Dunham “Friluftsliv” This photo shows the beauty of the outdoors in Norway, and the best way to enjoy it in the winter – with skies. Friluftsliv is a common cultural practice in Norway, and is basically meaning to be active in the outdoors. Bø, Norway January 20, 20222nd Place Derek Gibson “Good Lookin’ Lindos” Although there is no visible PLU gear, this picture encapsulates Lutes Away perfectly, as nothing can sum up the Greek trip like the word “views

.” "Stepping back from academia and letting go of this community is definitely a process."- Theo Hofrenning Hofrenning, who was looking to leave the Midwest for college, chose PLU because of his father’s close ties to Lutheran education as a professor at St. Olaf College. “Washington is like Minnesota’s cooler younger brother,” he said. “It was a pretty good cultural transition.” Hofrenning said his most memorable experiences at PLU have come through his participation in music, notably choir and PLUtonic

world view and cultural understanding that started with my childhood in Ghana. I am very grateful that I have been able to either major or minor in all the subjects I came to PLU pursing, with many thanks to the advisers and professors I have had. I have been able to live on campus all four years so I can definitely say that I have experienced firsthand the trends and transitions in the Lute Dome. And that feeling of the opposite of loneliness that I have felt through my four years here can be

far different from that of rural France in 1941-45? While on the surface our situations might look different, the essentials are the same. For its time and place Le Chambon was quite diverse, and shared many characteristics with PLU as a faith community. There were a fair number of Protestants, but also Catholics, Jews, conservative Christians and some who had doubts and skepticism about religion in general. They were a community with leaders, who had a religious and cultural tradition, but who

study of the rabbit’s cultural and natural history Rabbit (Reaktion, 2014). In addition, rabbits, and their hare relatives, were favorites of the hunt and were also strongly associated with vulnerability in poetry of the time. Austen was very familiar with this poetry, as Madeline Scully notes in her annotation of Northanger Abbey. Austen was especially familiar with William Cowper’s poetry, who Fanny Price quotes in Mansfield Park (1814), and whose anti-hunting sympathy for the hare is immortalized

the Center had to gender equity and violence prevention. Without the Women’s Center’s support, I would have never gotten to where I am today, in Denmark studying cultural sociology and hoping to work in violence prevention or victim advocacy. Basically, the Women’s Center’s impact on my life has led me to follow my passions and help me become the woman I am today. I hope to someday impact my community the same way the Women’s Center has for PLU and Tacoma.” Alex Knowles ’14 Former Women’s Center

communication studies (emphasis conflict management) with a minor in legal studies Why PLU? A wonderful initiative of cross-cultural exchange between PLU and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, all spearheaded by the wonderful Professor Barbara Temple-Thurston, to whom I will be forever indebted. She has changed my world forever. My PLU experience: It has been a process of rediscovering myself by engaging “big enough questions” in and outside of the classroom. I have come closer to who I want me to be