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between all of us.” The annual J-Term competition is modeled after Fox’s popular singing competition “American Idol.” Contestants sang songs in a variety of categories, from pop and oldies to country and Disney music. Kalohelani said he never expected to win. He decided to participate this year because he regretted not trying out last year. “I wanted to do it (last year), but I didn’t think I’d make it that far,” he said. Though he doesn’t describe himself as a “solo singer,” Kalohelani said singing

, Baltimore County — sat in a jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama, following a protest with The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., dreaming of a better future.“I wanted a better education. I did not want to have hand-me-down books,” Hrabowski recalls in his 2013 TED Talk, titled “Four Pillars of College Success in Science.” Hrabowski is bringing his distinguished advocacy for equity in education to the Tacoma Dome May 26, as the keynote speaker for Pacific Lutheran University’s Commencement 2018 ceremony. “What

to primarily African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans; however, other UR groups are welcome to participate as well. The GSRPD Boot Camp will use the core components from the Individual Development Plan (IDP) process to assist students in articulating and framing their unique strengths, experiences, motivations, and goals towards their personal and professional development. The GSRPD Bootcamp will also outline a strategy for crafting competitive graduate school applications

national initiative works to help close the shortage gap in the nursing workforce across the country. The three foundations will match $125,000 from the national initiative to provide a total of up to $250,00 to launch the Comprehensive Gerontologic Education Partnership in Thurston, Pierce, Mason and Kitsap counties. The partnership is formed by PLU and six supporting organizations. According to Terry Miller, dean of the School of Nursing and project director, the partnership is an original approach

death while jogging, Christian Cooper was stopped in the park by a white woman named Amy Cooper who called the police claiming she was being threatened by an African American man because he asked her to leash her dog, Tony McDade was murdered by police in Tallahassee, and George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis as a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. These are acts of terror. Let us call them what they are. Many have quoted Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous line “a riot is the

. Print books on display: The new black vanguard : photography between art and fashion The block : poems (Romare Bearden) The art of John Biggers : view from the upper room Aaron Douglas : African American modernist Jacob Lawrence : paintings, drawings, and murals (1935-1999) : a catalogue raisonné Symphonic poem : the art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Family legacies : the art of Betye, Lezley and Alison Saar Betye Saar : extending the frozen moment Beholding Christ and Christianity in African

volunteers around the world to work in a variety of sectors including education, health, environment, agriculture, community economic development, and youth in development. Classes in chemistry fulfill several program requirements. The program is also useful for anyone considering conducting international or domestic service. More information is available here: https://www.plu.edu/peace-corps/ Want to learn more? Come to an information session! Information session: Friday, February 17; 10:30 – 11:00 a.m

throughout the Powell-Heller Holocaust Education Conference this week. “There were Holocaust survivors who talked, and those who didn’t,” said Sauvage, who will talk about his film and the Huguenot community that saved his family and thousands of others. Sauvage’s parents were definitely of the second category, but once he knew his story, Sauvage, who switched from a journalism career to filmmaking in France, pursued his passion of finding the unknown stories of the Holocaust.   “I knew I was born in Le

Virtual convening of The People’s Gathering to facilitate timely conversations about race Posted by: Silong Chhun / October 30, 2020 October 30, 2020 By Silong ChhunPLU Marketing and CommunicationsOn November 18, Pacific Lutheran University’s Campus Ministry and Center for Graduate and Continuing Education will be co-hosting a virtual edition of The People's Gathering, a dialogue-based event series focusing in-depth on the topic of race.The People’s Gathering is a professional and personal

Center, recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement. Among the first of its kind between Yad Vashem and an American university, the agreement pledges that the two organizations will work collaboratively towards a shared goal of strengthening efforts to promote education and remembrance of the Holocaust and encourage the study of the Holocaust in schools and universities, communities and other institutions.“We are very proud to enter into this partnership with Yad Vashem,” said PLU