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Uncategorized 4360 Hello from the School of Arts and Communication Dean Mandi LeCompte December 12, 2016 Uncategorized 436 Views Read more
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invaders are the nakomensé. Those that descended from farming peoples are known as nyonyosé. Other groups include smiths (saaba) and traders (yarse). A patrilineal (inheritance passes through the male line) and polygamous (men can marry more than one wife) people; they have deep respect for the spirits of their ancestors, who have power over the forces of nature. The basic familial unit is the yiri. A single adult male, the yirisoba, heads the family and lives in a rectangular building surrounded by
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life and all economic backgrounds. The 253 PLU Bound Scholarship provides full-tuition financial aid to College Bound-eligible prospective students who attended a Washington high school and maintained a 3.30 or higher weighted cumulative GPA. 253 PLU Bound changes students' lives — these are their stories. Alex Gutierrez ‘20 Watching a close family friend’s important work in an intensive care unit made nursing an easy career choice for Alex Gutierrez ‘20. Finding an accessible, affordable way to
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, an estimated 25 to 35 percent of American Indian children had been separated from their families. Blending history and heartbreaking family stories, award-winning historian Margaret D. Jacobs, the Chancellor’s Professor of History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, examines this phenomenon—and its global dimensions—in her latest book, A Generation Removed: The Fostering and Adoption of Indigenous Children in the Postwar World. On Wednesday, Feb. 25, Jacobs will discuss her book, and her
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December 1, 2009 Our Changing Face By Barbara Clements and Steve Hansen Once a month Karl Stumo, vice president for admission, his wife, and his three children dine at the University Center’s new dining commons. The five sit together and have what would otherwise be a nice family dinner, square in the middle of hundreds of bubbly university students. For him, it is a telling moment. Once a month Karl Stumo, vice president for admission, his wife, and his three children dine at the University
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February 13, 2020 Presidential Commission for Innovation & Change – UPDATE Presidential Commission for Innovation & Change – UPDATE https://www.plu.edu/innovation-change/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Christopher Albert Christopher Albert https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/5073cdc5c2a9f4e3d74b048091974aaa?s=96&d=mm&r=g February 13, 2020 November 13, 2020 Dear Colleagues: The PLU community submitted 206 ideas to the Presidential Commission for Innovation and Change
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Lessons from Julie Ann Hebert: The Art of RosemalingOn Tuesday, January 16, 2018, the director of the Scandinavian Cultural Center, Jason Schroeder, interviewed SCC member and rosemaler, Julie Ann Hebert about her rosemaling. In the three hours they spent together, they talked about rosemaling, art in general, family histories, and teaching. In the interview, Julie Ann pointed out that she created her sitting room as a gift for her Norwegian grandmother, who had not had a sitting room. Julie
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faculty and administration are committed to teaching excellence, clinical competence and scholarly inquiry. They hold advanced degrees and many faculty members hold certification for advanced practice, including clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, nurse midwifery, and in specialty areas such as family and community nursing, community health nursing, and gerontology. Some faculty members are certified in multiple areas. As a whole, the nursing faculty and administration represent over 700
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very unique holiday gifts! Norwegian Christmas Service (Julegudstjeneste)An annual event on the PLU campus since 1975, this event is a blend of spiritual songs and scripture readings that tell the story of Jesus, conducted in Norwegian language. The candlelight service has become a family tradition for many in the Tacoma-Seattle area. The event is conducted in partnership with the Scandinavian Cultural Center, where it has been hosted for the last two years.To be held on December 6th, 2023 at 7 pm
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developed with his teammates, he’s gaining confidence,” Dickerson said. “The kids like him and he likes the team. It’s good for everybody in the program.” What Dickerson especially likes about Zach is his maturity, which developed through adversity. In addition to losing his father, Zach’s 21-year-old brother Peter has Down syndrome. Zach often talks with his mother, who still lives with the family in Naknek. “I think she’s happy for me, but at the same time I think she misses me,” Zach said. “He knows
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