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the audience to consider the need to go beyond traditional civil rights reform to protect the rights of trans and gender-nonconforming people. UC Berkeley-based physician and medical anthropologist Seth Holmes examines social hierarchies, health inequities and the ways in which such asymmetries are naturalized, normalized and resisted in the context of transnational im/migration, agro-food systems and health care. “Polarization not only drives people apart, it also discourages the kind of

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and something new is created. It takes form until the wave is gone.” -Norman Edwards Jr. ’10 Product and Service Quality Manager, Boeing “Many innovation frameworks suggest that people need to find a problem to be solved, or a gap that needs a bridge. While many try to jump right to the solution, we should identify these problems and gaps first. Frequently, some of the most important problems and gaps are based on human needs … perhaps emotional needs, productivity needs, social needs, health

Seattle-area native spent much of her time listening to KUOW, their local National Public Radio station.“We have a radio in my kitchen, right above where we cook, so pretty much I’d wake up, come into the kitchen and KUOW would be on every single day,” Rich said. “So that style of radio is very close to my heart.” This fall, Rich is pairing her love of audio storytelling and theatre education to create an independent production of “The War of the Worlds.” Based on the H.G. Wells novel, the show’s

the Center’s customized approach to intentional institutional transformation in an effort to advance student outcomes. Ultimately, all Network institutions strive for national leadership as a First Scholars Champion Campus. “Being named as a Network Member of the First Scholars Network is an exciting opportunity for PLU to join a dedicated community of professionals prepared to share evidence-based practices and resources, troubleshoot challenges, generate knowledge, and continue to advance the

. Community Meals center community The PLU Pantry works in partnership with The Kinesiology Department to create healthy menus based on the ingredients that are available in the pantry. The PLU Pantry, in partnership with Campus Ministries and Trinity Lutheran Church, then plans and promotes the monthly meals. The PLU Community Garden, which is cared for by PLU’s Center for Diversity, Justice & Sustainability, donates fresh vegetables to the meals – including over 40 lbs of kale for the October dinner

-enacted the works of Europe’s first woman playwright, performed love poems of Germany’s troubadours, read the correspondence of nuns choosing to or forced to leave their convents because of the Reformation, and learned hands-on the techniques used in woodcuts and engravings by the first artists of the early modern print age. German major Alexandra Dreher articulated her appreciation for the knowledge she gained from this interdisciplinary, humanities-based approach as follows: “Learning about the

Sharing Passion for Scholarship: The Kelmer Roe Fellowships in the Humanities Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Hillary Vo writing at Mr. Rainier as a part of place-based writing research May 6, 2020 By Caitlin Klutz '22English MajorScholarships make a PLU education possible for many students, and every scholarship has a story.One story begins with Kelmer Roe, an associate professor of Greek and Religion at PLU from 1947 to 1967. In 2004, his relatives Naomi and Don Nothstein and David

. This is not uncommon for IHON classes, many of which are discussion-based, as (vs. lecture-based), to encourage dialogue. It allows students like Schroeder to really get a chance to dig deep into the subject matter and explore it – from all sides. “IHON challenges the way I interact in my academic environment, my social environment,” Schroeder said. “IHON challenges me to think in a different manner, and that affects everything else I do.” There’s another benefit. That same lively discussion means

sciences spectrum. The students’ efforts included helping people with food sensitivities, helping injured and orphaned baby birds, and nonprofit work.Anna Hurd '19 Photo by Oliver Johnson '18 Anna Hurd ’19 is the only person at PLU to pursue a degree based on the study of pre-dietetics. This summer, she had her first chance to test out what she’s learning. “It’s sort of a build your own major,” said Hurd, who is working to declare an individualized major. Hurd works with faculty members to craft a path