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classroom learning to their future career paths,” says Luther. “As a major with direct connections to criminal justice-related careers, we see the internship requirement as a way to help students gain work experience, network, and further discern their vocation.” Program faculty expect that many criminal justice students will double major, combining their criminal justice studies with a second major that will enhance their potential service impact. Such double majors may include social work, Hispanic

private agencies committed to protecting endangered species. • been an active volunteer with the Washington State Veterans Conservation Corps on environmental-restoration projects through the Puget Sound region, including an award-winning project restoring sections of the Duwamish River. Farnum and his wife, Gena, have three children. Read Previous PLU President and Mrs. Krise Announce Endowed Internship Fund Read Next Best-selling Author, and Alum, Comes to PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are

Discipline Dash: Professor Ami Shah on Global Studies Posted by: vcraker / June 9, 2021 June 9, 2021 Interested in PLU’s Global Studies program? This degree offers courses and experiences designed to equip students with the skills and analytical methods needed to comprehend and engage with contemporary global problems and possible solutions, particularly those related to development and social justice, transnational movements of people and ideas, and international affairs.Take a moment to hear

INOV 350: Innovation Seminar in Spring 2025 Posted by: jtsuneoka / November 21, 2024 November 21, 2024 We are excited to announce the course will be taught by Professor Shelly Cano Kurtz, a PLU alumna with extensive experience in the field. Shelly is a 5x founder, author, CXO, and advisor with a focus on the $3T social impact sector. She has worked with national non-profit organizations, start-ups, philanthropies, and local entrepreneurs. She is also a frequent speaker and podcast guest. The

with minors in religion and Holocaust and genocide studies, Atkinson’s passion for research, academia, and higher education developed at PLU through her collaborative research with professors, her tenure as president of  Phi Alpha Theta (PLU’s history honors society), and her work as PLU’s Vet Corps Navigator. What led you down the path of becoming an Arabic linguist? Out of the jobs available to me as a woman in the military in 2014, becoming a linguist was one of the things that I was most

and 12 |  Lagerquist Concert Hall  (ALL ON CAMPUS CHRISTMAS CONCERTS SOLD OUT. TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PERFORMANCES IN SEATTLE AND PORTLAND) Ring in the season with a Christmas celebration that is sure to warm the heart and lift your holiday spirit! This year’s program will feature the world premiere of critically acclaimed composer J.A.C. Redford’s A Christmas Invitation, a three-movement work composed for PLU’s Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra. The choirs and

middle school, I disassociated with being Asian. In high school, I had to work harder to be confident in my cultural identity,” Chan says. “I reflected on what I’d been through, the microaggressions that piled up.” Students asked if she ate dogs; a teacher asked her to contribute thoughts on China. The language arts curriculum presented just two books for her Asian identity, more specifically her Chinese culture — through “Joy Luck Club” and “Born Chinese” — but in-depth classroom discussions on

religions, as I want others to do the same with my faith.” She also appreciated PLU’s interdisciplinary focus and the ability to explore intriguing and important coursework topics. For her capstone, Sandhu and her group melded social justice and computer science, crafting a web-based advocacy platform for hate crime mapping that combines national and state-level statistics. In her 2023 J-Term, Sandhu spent a month researching and studying forced migration at Oxford University. Oxford’s tutorial system

“set a course for her life,” she said. Within a year, she had gallery representation in Oregon and had sold seven more paintings. But it wasn’t enough. Kullberg was divorced, and one of her two children, then 2, was so ill that he was hospitalized every four to six weeks. Her moxie to support herself and her children drove her to pursue her art with great energy. “As Einstein said, ‘In the midst of every crisis is an opportunity,’” Kullberg said. Her “big break” came with her first portrait

? Anderson: Although the educators we work with may have had other goals they were working on with their coach, those goals have now morphed into supporting them with distance and virtual learning. It’s almost as if we’re in first meetings with them all over again, trying to learn about their school community and the expectations their administrators have for them during this shift. As a company, we’re doing our best to continue to support the educators we work with by helping them think about distance