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China as you pursue your master’s? I’m applying to music schools in China so I can be immersed in the Chinese language and still continue my studies in piano. I am interested in Chinese interpretation work, and of course I want to continue teaching and playing piano—that is a lifelong gift. I am also interested in continuing research on my senior project, called “The Evolution of Piano Pedagogy and Culture in China.” What are your other plans and hopes for the future? Besides using piano and Chinese

at work and in the classroom is a strong indicator of whether the organization, school or community has an inclusive culture,” Montgomery continued. “Our hope is that our community can have an organized base of folks equipped to move these difficult conversations forward towards solution-based strategies.” Tacoma Mayor Marilyn Strickland will be issuing a proclamation acknowledging the racial divisions in America, affirming the City of Tacoma’s commitment to diversity and dialogue, and declaring

process myself. It was definitely tough. The high school I attended is not the most college-minded culture, so going back lets me show that I got a bachelor’s degree, and say to other students, ‘Hey, you can do this.’” Being able to be one of my only friends who came back to serve the Federal Way community that I got so much from fulfils me every day. What is it like to watch the students you help admit grow through their PLU experience? It’s great when we can find students that we know are awesome

pandemic on their communities, and their students and their families. They are also juggling the unknown — they don’t know whether or not they will be returning to their classrooms this school year. I know from my own experience how much work it takes to build the culture for online learning and to implement digital instructional strategies, let alone try to do it all in one week or less. It’s like my teachers are trying to build a dam without instructions while water is flowing, and they don’t have

family fled postwar Vietnam when the artist was four years old. A group of friends and neighbors led by Vo’s father left their native country in a handmade boat, hoping to find eventual refuge in the United States. After being rescued at sea by a Danish shipping freighter, Vo and his family settled in Denmark. Vo uses various strategies to analyze the structures and processes that shape our identities, such as the American Dream, capitalist culture, civic bureaucracy, colonial history, migration, and

officials), and the Board of Regents approved the degree during its Feb. 6-7 meeting “in recognition of King Harald’s long record of distinguished service to his country and the world.” The nomination also recognized that HM King Harald: •    represents PLU’s historic origins and foundational culture as the first prince born on Norwegian soil in 567 years; •    promotes the Lutheran tradition of higher education at home and abroad through his record of distinguished service to his country and visits to

spaces. “Hair is a really important piece of our culture and who we are, and it’s an interesting piece to navigate when you’re also at a predominantly white institution,” said Taiwo, outreach and prevention coordinator in the Center for Gender Equity at Pacific Lutheran University.   So, Taiwo and Hambrick — assistant vice president for diversity, justice and sustainability — decided to uplift the experiences of black students at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) who wear their natural hair. In

enters the world without the ability to critically examine and find relationships between seemingly opposite subjects like philosophy and physics. My PLU experience: One word enters my head when I think about my PLU experience: support. It has been an incredible experience that has challenged me to look beyond my culture, my understanding of my family, my friends and myself. Over the last four years, I have changed and grown as a person due to the relationships with mentors, professors and peers that

with undocumented student identities a lot, but it also intersects with so many of our other students on campus,” said Nicole Juliano, Assistant Director of the Diversity Center and task force member. The task force has also created financial support systems to help cover the cost of DACA renewal, and has set aside two Rieke Fellowships in the Diversity Center. “With things like this (the Rieke Fellowship) we are embedding in university culture that this is something we want to make sure doesn’t go

intimate bond built that someone who has not served will have a hard time understanding. This bond is built through teamwork, long hours, crappy assignments, complaining about everything together, and also enjoying the off time together. No matter someone’s background, culture, race, religion, or sex, the bond brings us all together. And humor is paramount to making it through all of the rough times. Tami Walsh Women’s Army Corps 1978-1980, Communications Specialist PLU Transcript Specialist, Office of