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was that it applies just as much to mental tools. These are pieces that I have thrown for demonstrations in class, there are a lot of test pieces. The big, white blocky things are all molds that I use in my work, and some of those pieces are slip-casts and molded forms that are up above. It's a junk collector shelf. There are a few, kind-of-nice test pieces that are done. My favorite day of the week is Sunday night because I am coming back to the studio. My worst day of the week is Friday

offer her important financial aid because “They were willing to work with [her] because [she] was a first-generation student.” As a first-generation student of immigrant parents, Isamar was facing a college experience as a minority in more ways than one. As part of a campus with a white majority she sought out a community who she could share her experiences with. “I think that going into campus we were really the minority and you could tell. First generation students really do have a hard time

practices and equity-focused practices were something I needed to work on,” Anderson said. “I’m a white cisgender female teacher and I know I have implicit biases because of my background and because of how I grew up.” PLU professors Wendy Gardiner, Ksenija Simic-Muller and Andrea Munro were co-collaborators on landing the NSF grant in 2020.Learn more about PLU's Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher ProgramThe CS-STEM Program is designed for senior PLU undergraduate students who plan to enter the PLU

January 18, 2008 T-shirts make a splash in Brazil It’s a simple T-shirt, black cotton with silk-screened words. The white “Sojourner” across the chest identifies the PLU students as temporary guests in another country. The phrase “global citizen,” screened in Portuguese, English and Spanish on the back, represents the countries the students are visiting – Brazil and Argentina. The students are investigating the impact of globalization on South America. They are one of 27 groups currently

White House, Buzz Aldrin’s memorabilia from his Apollo moon missions, a Chagall painting and Ulysses S. Grant’s Civil War sword – which sold for $1.5 million. Then there are the items that are also expensive, but as Imhof notes, less serious. Items such as Anna Nicole Smith’s personal diary, which sold for more than $50,000; a lock of Cuban revolutionary leader Che Guevara’s hair, selling for$100,000; and a rare “Bride of Frankenstein” poster for more than $300,000. In total, Imhof spent 18 months

make the system work. The pumps that circulate the thermal medium among the heat pumps are run off variable speed drives so the pumps only pump based on need from the heat pumps. This is all tied together by the HVAC control system, which saves a great deal of energy over standard HVAC systems. The roof is painted white to reflect light, helping to manage the climate of the building naturally. When entering any room in the building the lights are automated and all bulbs used are LED or highly

McClure ’15, tennis; Amy Wooten ’15, volleyball; Nicoya Benham-Marin ’16, soccer; Rigoberto Loreto ’17, soccer; Kelly White ’17, soccer; Bryce Kennedy ’16, soccer; Hannah Walton ’16, track and field; Machaela Graddy ’18, soccer. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) April 1, 2015 Celebration, Black & Gold Friday set for April 10 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 30, 2015)—In true competitive Lute fashion, PLU student-athletes have reached—and certainly will surpass—the

woman of color, it’s been interesting for me moving in these spaces where it’s been predominantly white. But it’s allowed me to build resiliency and show up authentically,” Gines says of her high-profile career in the public arts sector. “Sometimes folks feel like they have to code-switch a little bit or put on a persona to get to the professional goal. Or people tend to erase a little bit of their personality to fit some sort of mold. You don’t have to do that. You can show up as you are, and