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  • Outreach “I left the country feeling as if we had actually created good out of an inherently oppressive situation.”Sports can be comforting, even therapeutic. Matt Kennedy ’07 worked with some of the 50,000 people who reside in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. Most would rather…

    December 1, 2009 Outreach “I left the country feeling as if we had actually created good out of an inherently oppressive situation.”Sports can be comforting, even therapeutic. Matt Kennedy ’07 worked with some of the 50,000 people who reside in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. Most would rather live there than face the violence in the northern part of the country. Kennedy helped create and implement a sport outreach project designed to teach life skills through principles learned through sport

  • PLU recognized as Green College in Princeton Review PLU has been recognized as one of 322 green college leaders in the 2012 edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges . The guide, which highlights campuses that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability,…

    May 18, 2012 PLU recognized as Green College in Princeton Review PLU has been recognized as one of 322 green college leaders in the 2012 edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges. The guide, which highlights campuses that demonstrate a strong commitment to sustainability, commended PLU for a variety of efforts, including goals for waste diversion, the reduction of water and electricity consumption, LEED certified buildings, and carbon neutrality (by 2020). To read the full

  • At PLU, we pride ourselves on having an actual person make roommate assignments. Over the summer, our professional staff members carefully review all Student Roommate Questionnaires (part of the Living Plans & Learning Community Application) to create the best roommate matches. So, answer your questionnaire…

    You Ask, We Answer: How do you match roommates? Posted by: shortea / June 30, 2023 June 30, 2023 At PLU, we pride ourselves on having an actual person make roommate assignments. Over the summer, our professional staff members carefully review all Student Roommate Questionnaires (part of the Living Plans & Learning Community Application) to create the best roommate matches. So, answer your questionnaire thoroughly and honestly! You can request your own roommate, however, the requests must be

  • Why does Chelsea Putnam care about social justice? “My goal is to help students learn the importance of social justice in a smaller community,” Chelsea Putnam said, “because it’s the first step to promoting social justice on a larger scale.” By Kari Plog ’11 When…

    November 1, 2010 Why does Chelsea Putnam care about social justice? “My goal is to help students learn the importance of social justice in a smaller community,” Chelsea Putnam said, “because it’s the first step to promoting social justice on a larger scale.” By Kari Plog ’11 When Chelsea Putnam ’12 thinks back to high school and her exposure to diversity issues, one word comes to mind: sheltered. “I had no background or experience,” she recalled. “I just knew I wanted to make a difference.” All

  • Visiting Writer’s Series – No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Face the Global Economy Author Wendy Call will be on campus Feb. 22. Award winning author Wendy Call will talk about her book No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Face the Global Economy…

    : “Call is never dry or academic; rather, she writes lively narrative, detailed description, and engaging scenes that render her subjects – a schoolteacher, fisherman, activists-three-dimensional. By relating the lives and concerns of isthmus dwellers and the struggles they face, the author raises awareness of globalization’s effects on the village economy.” Read Previous Technology opens more collaborative possibilities Read Next Terje Tvedt talks about the sociopolitical nature of water COMMENTS

  • Hebrew Idol showcases a different view of the Bible, theology By Chris Albert According to Assistant Professor of Religion Antonios Finitsis, there’s one real advantage to teaching a religion course: Nobody really knows all it entails. “They think religion is confined,” he said. “People do…

    July 31, 2010 Hebrew Idol showcases a different view of the Bible, theology By Chris Albert According to Assistant Professor of Religion Antonios Finitsis, there’s one real advantage to teaching a religion course: Nobody really knows all it entails. “They think religion is confined,” he said. “People do not expect religion to be so pervasive.” Religion is too big to be isolated on the pages of books. “No,” Finitsis said, “it’s all over the place.” Case and point: Finitsis’ Religion 211 course

  • TACOMA, Wash. – Can college scandal make Latino students rethink ‘impostor syndrome’ guilt? “Most of us never thought to question whether other people who are in these classrooms deserve admissions — we just assume they deserved admissions more than we do.” More

    Political Science Dept. Chair Maria Chávez speaks out on ‘college scandal’ Posted by: Marcom Web Team / April 4, 2019 April 4, 2019 By By Stephen Nuño-Pérez and Gwen AvilesNBC NewsTACOMA, Wash. - Can college scandal make Latino students rethink 'impostor syndrome' guilt?“Most of us never thought to question whether other people who are in these classrooms deserve admissions — we just assume they deserved admissions more than we do.” More Read Previous Legislative Days Read Next Governor and

  • College: First in family Maurice Eckstein was riding home in a cab after his shift as the night concierge at a hotel in his native Trinidad last year, when his eye stopped on an advertisement. It offered local students a chance to mix with a…

    July 7, 2008 College: First in family Maurice Eckstein was riding home in a cab after his shift as the night concierge at a hotel in his native Trinidad last year, when his eye stopped on an advertisement. It offered local students a chance to mix with a group of visiting PLU students in an exchange program between PLU and the University of the West Indies. A lucky few would get a chance to study at PLU on a full-ride scholarship. A long-held dream of being the first in his family to complete a

  • by Layne Nordgren What’s Changing? June 3 UPDATE:  PLU has now transitioned the Sakai integration to TurningPoint Cloud. Faculty or presenters using clickers should now be using TurningPoint Cloud v. 7.x. See Making the Transition to TurningPoint Cloud for details. May 9 UPDATE: PLU’s transition…

    the new system. Detailed instructions will be forthcoming. Required Student Registration – All students using clickers will need to register their clickers. Detailed instructions will be forthcoming. Attendance Poll Function – Attendance can be polled multiple times throughout a clicker session. Support for ResponseWare v2.1.0 – For use from computers and mobile devices rather than clickers.   Frequently Asked Questions Will my current version 5.X software work after June 3? Yes, it will work as a

  • The  Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation is now accepting applications for 2024 scholarships of $2500.  This year they expect to give 16 of them.  There will be at least one for a community college student (preferably female), at least one other undergrad scholarship, one for an…

    Renewable Energy Scholarship Posted by: alemanem / November 6, 2023 November 6, 2023 The Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation is now accepting applications for 2024 scholarships of $2500.  This year they expect to give 16 of them.  There will be at least one for a community college student (preferably female), at least one other undergrad scholarship, one for an early grad student, three for diversity candidates, and two for  Native American or Alaskan Native students.  All aspects of