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. They raised money to rappel down the Hotel Murano in downtown Tacoma, along with dozens of other participants. It was the first year of the Habitat Challenge. Elliot Stockstad, director of development for the organization, said 71 people raised money to support the nonprofit’s mission of providing affordable housing for low-income residents in the community. “We’re having a great time down here today,” Stockstad said from the rooftop of the Murano. “We have a crowd down there going wild.” PLU’s
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New Accessibility Checker Tool for Sakai’s Rich-Text Editor Posted by: nordgrle / March 3, 2017 March 3, 2017 By Layne Nordgren PLU’s Sakai learning management system now includes an Accessibility Checker tool you can use to inspect the accessibility level of content you create in the rich-text editor (CKEditor). This editor is embedded within many Sakai tools such as Lessons, Mailtool, Announcements, Assignments, etc. The Accessibility Checker tool interactively reports on each accessibility
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products that society could benefit from. “Entrepreneurship is where it’s at,” McCloskey said. “Ordinary economics… is based on accumulation, to which I say, ‘no.’ It’s not piling brick on brick. It’s innovation. It’s ingenuity that made us rich, not just getting more bricks. If you have a completely stagnant population, then you’re doomed to a non-progressive society.” McCloskey argued for capitalism, but not the capitalism she’s seen promoted in the last 30 to 40 years. “This system of market-tested
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; rather, evil in the first wave of Holocaust literature is identified with a system of shadow and death. In the second mode, that shadow is personified, given a name, attached to a body, and called Eichmann, Goebbels, Globocnik, Heydrich, Himmler, Höss, and so on, or some fictionalized character based on these real people and so many more. Furthermore, the first mode is typically a survivor testimony or published early on in the chronology of Holocaust literature, where the second may be written by
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people will respect that.”Lute Powered is a project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget Sound region. Clarissa Gines ’12 is the second of three Lutes being featured from the City of Tacoma. Previous Lute Powered series highlighted PLU alumni at Amazon and MultiCare Health System. × × Read Previous City of Tacoma environmental scientist Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 loves asking questions Read Next Lisa Woods ’92 helps move Tacoma forward as the city’s Chief
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will cut that lag time and smooth the path by implementing STAIR in 31 UCCs across the United States. These STAIR programs will offer structured trauma treatment that is responsive to the patient-, provider-, and system-level factors associated with the delivery of trauma-focused mental health challenges for college students. “This project is part of a portfolio of PCORI-funded projects that aim to improve the awareness, uptake and use of results from patient-centered comparative clinical
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individuals, families and communities. According to the Washington State Department of Health (2021), there are projections of even greater demands for mental health services, putting additional pressure on an already stretched system. The necessity for well-trained MSW-level social workers is evident. This need is a driving force behind the launch of the MSW program at PLU. “At PLU, we have a long history of undergraduate social work students who have become a powerful force for good in our world,” said
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Indigenizing the Academy Posted by: alex.reed / May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 By Troy StorfjellOriginally published in 2014One of the things that studying Indigenous stories and situations has shown me is that knowledge isn’t neutral. Our systems of knowledge grow out of our ways of being in the world and are all culturally-specific—that is, they are all created by particular cultures. The modern university system, with its distinct disciplines and its emphasis on empiricism and objectivity, is a
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Welcome to Ordal Hall! If you're looking for a vibrant community where learning goes beyond the classroom, Ordal is the place to be! Posted by: mhines / April 2, 2024 April 2, 2024 Learning Communities at Ordal One of the highlights of living in Ordal is the opportunity to be part of the Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS) Communities. These communities are more than just places to live – they’re hubs of connection, growth, and support. Here is a glimpse into each of the DJS
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, biochemistry or chemical engineering program at an accredited U.S. university or college Be a current 2nd or 3rd year undergraduate student Have one semester or summer of prior work experience in a research lab outside of normal coursework Have a GPA above 3.4 on a 4.0 scale ACS IRES Program in Germany For the summer of 2022, up to 7 students from the United States will be selected to conduct research in Germany and receive material support through the ACS IRES program. Research in Germany is conducted in
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