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might make more money at another law firm, but this fits my personality and priorities for my life.” Ultimately, Garabedian’s service through ShoeBox Sharing brings her joy. “More than just having a physical item, a blanket shows children that someone else in the world cares about them, even someone they’ve never met,” she says. “Children are the section of the population least able to help themselves.” Read Previous Diversity Center Alumni: Self-care and Healing Read Next Passion for solving

continue with the livestreams of our church services. Also staying connected to the outdoors. The fact that it’s spring and there’s physical signs of new life and hope, I think is just really energizing for me. I try to get outside every day, and enjoy the beauty of this region and everything it has to offer us. I’ve got grown kids, and so certainly we stay connected that way as well as with my parents, who I’m fortunate to still have living. And then my colleagues here at work are huge sources of

continue to impact their physical and mental health. While some people view this as a crisis, others see opportunities to rise to new challenges. We are those others. We will be the ones to help fill that void — to help heal the sick, to help comfort the scared and to help support our community. We will be the ones to show up just as we have time and time again.” It’s been nearly one year since that graduation ceremony and the two nurses are both currently working in hospitals, though on different

. While at PLU, Juntunen grew curious about the design and growth of cities like Tacoma and Seattle. “I began thinking about how we build our cities, how we organize our open space and our physical buildings and infrastructure, how it intersects with social systems and economic systems,” she remembers. Graduating from PLU with degrees in English and Global Studies, Juntunen went on to do graduate work in public administration and community and regional planning, focusing on finance and public

it? More effective searching of the majority of the PLU library collection, including the physical collection, databases, ebooks, and online journals. New features like saved searches, item favorites, and virtual collection browsing (especially useful when access to the library building is limited). Catalog searching, library account, course reserves are now all in a single interface and can be accessed with your ePass. More accurate resource links and status of print items. What do I need to do

registration, cutbacks on early voting, and strict voter identification requirements” (source: American Civil Liberties Union https://www.aclu.org/issues/voting-rights). While the physical exhibit resides in the Mortvedt Library lobby, here on the web we’ve added links to Open Access resources on the topics of 15th Amendment (Black men’s right to vote), 19th Amendment (White women’s right to vote), and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (securing Black, Latinx, and Asian women’s right to vote and Indigenous

May 2020 Innovation Studies Graduates Posted by: halvormj / May 28, 2020 May 28, 2020 By Michael Halvorson, Chair of Innovation Studies. The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the graduation of five new Innovation Studies minors. Each has completed a program of study designed to foster innovation and design thinking in an interdisciplinary context. They graduated on May 23, 2020 with the Class of 2020. The physical graduation ceremony was postponed until September due to the on

the escalating interest among undergraduates in coursework dedicated to data science and analytics.The highly collaborative mathematics and computer science departments will jointly administer the new major. Beyond physical proximity, these two departments share a profound connection that exemplifies interdisciplinary collaboration that prepares students for the challenges of tomorrow by offering them a comprehensive understanding of how mathematical theories and computational methods intersect to

capital projects funded during the campaign serve the athletic, recreational, physical education and wellness needs of the campus. Wilson Construction and the Don ’74 and Kim ’76 Wilson family made the lead gift to fund the construction of an all-weather, multipurpose athletic field on lower campus. Construction on the field and an adjacent new grass field will be complete in the fall. The gymnasium floor in Olson Auditorium was resurfaced. Olson upgrades also include new bleachers, remodeled locker

The Women’s Center at 25: Stories of Inspiration and Impact Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 5, 2015 Image: People gather at the Women’s Center for a retreat. (PLU file photo) March 5, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—Since its founding in 1990, Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has empowered women and their allies to become advocates for gender equity and social justice. Along the way, through education, counseling, mentoring and