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skied from upper to lower campus. I studied away in Windhoek, Namibia, for one semester (though it was cut short by COVID). Learning about the history of Namibia was fascinating and eye-opening. Traveling to National parks and seeing elephants, giraffes, zebras, and cheetahs is something I’ll cherish for the rest of my life. Being able to study away without it costing more than my regular cost of attendance was amazing. In Namibia, I started a biochemistry research project on the potential chemical

impossible to be apathetic when I have the awesome opportunity to be a first witness to history.” For most PLU students, and certainly for Henrichsen, so many meaningful international experiences start in a small office at the northwest corner of campus – The Wang Center for International Programs. Founded by alumnus Peter Wang ’60 and his wife, Grace, the two were keenly interested in finding ways to prepare students for lives of leadership and service in an interconnected world. So concerned, they

Concert Hall on Nov. 11. Please see this link for a full listing of Veterans Day activities at PLU. Working in aviation as a Black Hawk helicopter mechanic crew chief, U.S. Army Sgt. Shumaker interacted directly with soldiers in the field, transferring them in and out, bringing supplies and locating enemies from the air for the front forces. He was part of history. “I wanted to be able to have the biggest effect possible,” said Shumaker, 38, who’s now a junior studying Political Science at Pacific

in Tacoma, where students of color make up more than 60 percent of the population, more than 80 percent of the district’s teachers are white. Egenes has her students at Lincoln explore historical issues in education through an equity lens. Some of the topics they’ve researched include the history of Native American schools, the link between historic neighborhood redlining and school segregation, bilingual education and more. She asks her students to assess their own learning styles and ask

year really motivated both students and faculty, and we were able to bring that motivation into the classroom through applied projects. Faculty were able to bring these issues into discussions of literature, history, philosophy, ethics, and environmental equity. How have faculty, staff and students responded to that challenge? I’m continually amazed at how my colleagues pivoted so quickly to online classrooms, how they spent the entire summer learning very different kinds of pedagogies and

standards. “Now that more people of color occupy places of prestige, the topic is becoming more prominent.”   Her capstone explores the U.S. history of Black hair discrimination, the mental and physical risks of conforming to Eurocentric beauty standards and hazards of discriminatory workplace, school and social work policies—along with promising developments such as state and federal CROWN acts. The 2023 CROWN (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Workplace Research Study found that