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of an integration program initiated through Sol y Luna. “I’m going to broaden my presence and work with the entire school staff and assist them in how they work with all kids,” Williams said . “I’ll work with teachers, staff and administration to help them to work differently with the student population in terms of discipline and classroom management.” The approach that he will use is termed “positive behavior support.” He has experience with implementing this approach in numerous schools in

students to get involved with new research, “instead of being taught something that’s existed hundreds of years,” Sammpas said. They are able to apply economic theories not only to the course management of golf, but also to the game itself. While in Palm Desert, the class attended the Humana Challenge and had the opportunity to walk with celebrities and professional golfers as marshals. “Our job was simple; make sure people aren’t distracting the golfers with their phones or cameras,” Kyle Parnelle

campus life: peacebuilding.” Feller said it wasn’t until she started working with Steinar and the Nansen Dialogue Network that the dialogue work she was already doing took on rich meaning. The vital partnership underscored the real-world impact of her work and the work of her students, she said.    The work done at Nansen is heavily incorporated into PLU’s conflict management curriculum and events on campus. Bryn has joined Feller to teach courses, and the Department of Communication & Theatre has

spoken out about the racism she experienced as a Black bobsledding athlete and advocated for institutional change in her sport. In 2018, she announced she would donate her brain to concussion research as a way to help and empower future female athletes.  Meyers Taylor is a graduate of George Washington University, where she was a decorated softball athlete and earned a bachelor’s in exercise science and a master’s in sports management. Commencement will be held at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, May 27

his medical training – and sense of humor – as an ER doctor in Central Washington LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024

feeling responsible to make that change,” said Jonathan Grove, Men Against Violence Project Coordinator at PLU. Women have been active and organized voices on the issue of sexual violence for many years at campuses around the state. In the last few years they have had an organized ally in groups like Men against Violence. Even if men are neither victims nor perpetrators of sexual violence, they all have a mother or sister or women in their lives they care about, said Kevin Miller, from the University

this award highlights the care and commitment to see others succeed because it’s a unit award distinguishing the program above many other quality ones in the nation. Receiving it twice in the past three years shows the legacy of excellence is established and not just a coincidence.” The Pacific Lutheran program represents Cadet Command’s Eighth Brigade, which consists of  the 30 senior Army ROTC programs on the west coast as well as in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam. The award is based on a combination of

and students care about all these and more.” In rating institutions based on their contributions to the public good, Washington Monthly defines those three categories further: Social Mobility: recruiting and graduating low-income students; Research: producing cutting-edge scholarship and Ph.D.s; and Service: encouraging students to give something back to their country. The Washington Monthly also named PLU a “Best Bang for the Buck” university, meaning that a PLU education offers the best value

, especially as these intersect with contemporary challenges, opportunities, and initiatives. In compelling and inspiring ways, each essay invites educators to the work of caring for students so that they can care for others, and appropriately troubles easy understandings of service, love, and the common good.   Preview essays in this issue with the individual links below: Where Your Feet are Standing: Institutional Engagement and Place Melisa Maxwell-Doherty Community-Building on Campus and Beyond Krista

Fellows. The colloquium takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Xavier Hall, Room 250. Each year the Benson Family Foundation supports paid student-faculty research projects that support the mission of the university and academic inquiry in history, economics, business, health care, innovation studies, and more. Student-faculty research teams prepare a proposal in during Spring term that is reviewed by the Innovation Studies Steering Committee. Successful applicants then