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a place now where we can accommodate that volume, and we’re pleased to be able to respond to a longstanding wish to have our graduates experience a more intimate and meaningful event on campus. Why four graduation ceremonies?In August 2022, PLU announced that a long-planned academic restructure was being implemented that organizes Pacific Lutheran University’s academic programs into four colleges: the College of Health Professions; the College of Liberal Studies; the College of Natural Sciences

journalist and magazine editor. She received numerous awards for community service journalism, feature writing, and editing from the Louisiana Press Association and the Associated Press. Erin has a bachelor’s degree in women’s studies and liberal arts from McNeese State University and an MFA from Rosemont College. She lives in Delaware. She teaches in the MFA programs at Hamline University and Rosemont College. She also teaches fiction with Gotham Writers Workshop. 2021: Meg Medina Rough Patch: On

knowing whether or not you need an entry visa for that country. If you are going to study away through programs offered by Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, please consult with your Study Away Advisor. The following brief information is about traveling to Canada and Mexico: Travel to Canada: Please refer to this list of countries to determine if you will need a temporary resident visa or Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to enter Canada. Visit Government of Canada’s page

among our faculty and staff, and the programs we offer that encourage our students to be active in community service during their four years here. Over the past year, nearly 58% of students volunteered 64,710 hours to community service projects. In fact, 71% of our students volunteer in the community at some point during their time at PLU. Because of this we were named to President Obama’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, and we rank third in the nation among small universities in the

back home, as well as keeping in touch with new friends after your program ends. Don’t forget to take lots of pictures to share once you return. Whether it be your morning coffee, a historical site, or a picturesque Instagram moment featuring yourself; try to take a lot of pictures of what you are doing while abroad. The Wang Center loves to see what students are up to during their programs. Tag pictures and posts with #lutesaway. You can find us on  Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Blogging

experience as a first-generation student, mainly because I was unaware that it was remarkable. Still, I always felt like I was on an island. At the time, I failed to articulate why I struggled to relate to my peers. Now, I understand what made me different, and I envy the first-in-the-family students who can see themselves modeled — and celebrated — in the administration. “Not only are there a lot of us, we don’t try to hide our identity,” Frey said. “We invite and we normalize that first-in-the-family

and develop teacher trainings, community programs, exhibits, and classroom resources.  Ilana received her B.A. from the University of British Columbia and M.A. at the University of Connecticut. Ilana is a recipient of the Pamela Waechter award for Jewish Communal Service, an Alfred Lerner Fellow from the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, a Jackson Leadership Fellow, and has participated in numerous Holocaust education programs nationally and internationally.  Ilana has helped to plan and lead

: Dedicated to supporting faculty, students and staff with the resources necessary to advance PLU’s distinction and vision for global education of “educating to achieve a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world” through faculty development and grant opportunities, delivery of study away programs, on-campus programming on pressing world issues, and a commitment to best practices when engaging with education partners, both locally and globally. Contact: wang.center@plu.edu and 253-535-7577. Wild Hope

Your Residence Hall (您的宿舍) South HallYou will be living in South Hall, an apartment-style complex on the south edge of campus. It has many amenities, such as a laundry room (with free washer and dryers), a fitness room, lounges and study rooms, and a beautiful front lawn. You’ll share these with PLU students in undergraduate degree programs. Each apartment has a common kitchen and living room space, 2 bathrooms, and 4 individual bedrooms. You will have 1-3 roommates in your apartment. You are