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.” www.raceamity.org The National Association for Multicultural Education: Advancing and Advocating for Social Justice & Equity Founded in 1990, NAME has become the premier national and international organization that is committed to issues of equity, inclusion, diversity and justice in schooling. www.nameorg.com Creating Change Conference The National LGBTQ Task Force sponsors and organizes the Creating Change. 2017 marks the 29th gathering of this unique national conference and learning community. The Creating

as a soccer player and go into the completely foreign territory of finance, something that I had no background in and knew nothing about.” Deines seems to have started on the right foot with her new identity. She earned her first badge of honor in April when the Puget Sound Business Journal and the Seattle Foundation presented her with the Women of Influence Award. The program “shines the spotlight on local businesswomen, community leaders and philanthropists who are a force in the region

simulation lab with expert faculty instruction will improve student outcomes, including pass-rates on nursing license exams – a test where PLU nursing graduates already excel. Plans for the new facility have already attracted the attention of area health care organizations, who see its potential for training their future work force. We can become the premier provider of health science education in the South Sound.- Allan Belton “The new facility will further position PLU as a regional leader in education

. You will be a certified educated person. You will be prepared to join the work force, go on to graduate school, and do what all graduated students do. It’s your degree. Do something you love. It’s better to be a good music major than a bad chemistry major. Is a music career risky? Maybe, but then how many people do you know that are out of work right now that aren’t musicians? There are many music-related jobs other than performing and teaching, too. A music degree is more viable than you may

junior faculty members, forged strong relationships with community partners, and chaired the department for several years. She was also a highly engaged faculty leader throughout her years at PLU, chairing the Educational Policy Committee and sitting on the Summer Academy Task Force, Long Range Planning Committee, Admission and Retention of Students Committee, and Strategic Enrollment Management Advisory Committee. “She was a gifted, creative, innovative, insightful, and dedicated instructor,” says

to the lab to pinpoint potential hazards. Denham was an aircraft mechanic in the Air Force. She found a home in the geosciences department after returning to school from her service. “When I started going back to school I really found a love in geology and this summer has really brought that home to me,” Denham said. “It has helped me understand that I am doing something that I really am passionate about. It doesn’t really feel like doing work when you’re doing something that you like to do.” And

in full force deadheading rhodies, sweeping sidewalks and hanging crisp new flags. Catering staff are putting the finishing touches on the gorgeous luncheon setting in Chris Knutzen Hall. Volunteers have erected crowd-control stanchions, dotted with festive “PLU 125” ribbons, at Secret Service-approved distances from the king’s path. Welcoming performers are filling Centennial Plaza outside the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. In the air there’s a feeling of high security—and

. Districts involved in the partnership often identify non-certified candidates already working in the schools to enroll in PLU’s program, said Vanessa Tucker, assistant professor of education. She said schools recommend people with the expectation that they will be hired into full-time positions once the certification process is complete. “The program supplies the teaching force with non-traditional students,” Tucker said, “people who would be wonderful additions to our field.” Wade is certified to teach

aspects of German cultural and history. Her research and publications are focused on the role of the artist in public discourse in East and West Germany, as well as on the exhibition of contemporary art as a cultural and political force in the Cold War era and today. Her most recent work deals with contemporary art and cultural integration. In addition to teaching on topics such as gender issues, identity, and memory in modern and contemporary art, Heather is Coordinator of the University Gallery

with a lack of transparency and impunity for border enforcement officials is seen most starkly in the alarming trend of deadly force incidents by officials who –nearly all apparently without consequence—have claimed the lives of at least 42 individuals since 2005, including 13 U.S. citizens.   Introduced by Dr. Emily Davidson, Assistant Prof. of Hispanic Studies   4:30-5:30 p.m., CK West, AUC   Dr. Björn Krondorfer , “Unsettling Empathy: Working through Historical and Cultural Trauma”   Abstract