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  • . Hundreds of thousands of hikers use the trail annually, according to the Pacific Crest Trail Association. Thru-hikers — those who make the entire trek in a single trip — finish the journey in about five months on average. Woodsmith said she isn’t a thru-hiker, but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t covered a lot of ground. She had walked 1,600 miles by the end of August, documenting every step of the way and sharing it with a dedicated social media following. Pacific Crest Trail MapAn overview map route of

  • to prevent to make campuses across the country safer. “It is really hard to find someone who does not know someone who has been affected by this,” said Stephens. Aaron Steelquist, Programs Coordinator, Student Involvement and Leadership Steelquist, with the help of Hai Doan, Assistant Director of Social Media and Technology in Student Involvement & Leadership, created the PLU posters for the It’s On Us campaign, which features athletes, student leaders and faculty members and staff. “Everyone

  • about – comfort zones, authenticity, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, fear, essential self, social self.” Wagstaff was a fresh-faced 17-year-old high school senior from Hoonah, Alaska, when she simultaneously entered PLU as a first-year student, thanks to an early enrollment program. The Parkland university’s population was three times the size of her town. The kid who grew up in a singlewide trailer with two siblings had been homeschooled by her mom while her dad worked away from home for

  • , values and priorities into meaningful and purposeful lives. We provide opportunities for understanding the Lutheran concept of vocational callings in the world. We assist with identifying and developing career paths by providing opportunities to sharpen their skills and apply their knowledge in pursuit of employment, graduate programs and service experiences post graduation. Social Justice: We know that student success ultimately supports the well-being of our larger society as the future generation

  • new concepts I had been learning about – comfort zones, authenticity, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, fear, essential self, social self.” Wagstaff was a fresh-faced 17-year-old high school senior from Hoonah, Alaska, when she simultaneously entered PLU as a first-year student, thanks to an early enrollment program. The Parkland university’s population was three times the size of her town. The kid who grew up in a singlewide trailer with two siblings had been homeschooled by her mom while

  • what does that signify for the studies of an American student like me? A recent visit to Capulálpam de Méndez, a small town in Oaxaca’s Sierra Norte, gave me a lot to think about. The town, which is about two hours north of Oaxaca City, is famous for being the birthplace of a teacher of Benito Juárez, one of Mexico’s most notable politicians, and the first indigenous president (of which there have been three). Because of this, Capulálpam was able to become what is known as a “Pueblo Mágico” (Magic

  • about the “Jewish Life in Poland: Before, During and After the Holocaust” conference 2021 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 2021 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education at PLU is proud to announce that this year’s conference will be the first collaboration with the world’s leading Holocaust center, Yad Vashem, in Jerusalem. This monumental event, Holocaust Distortion and Denial, will feature the foremost experts in Holocaust studies, Dr. Yehuda Bauer and Dr. Christopher

  • said. When he returned from Chengdu, he was hooked. China was “like studying a puzzle,” Ford says. And a puzzle that drew him in with its people, its art, history and politics. His intellectual curiosity simply wouldn’t let him put the topic or the place, aside.  He  future was going to be linked to international studies; he just couldn’t wait to get back. He did manage to go back in 2011 to study ethnic minorities in China. It was Professor Adam Cathcart, who happened to be in China at the same

  • Chair of the Faculty, and Faculty Secretary. Her service record also includes chairing the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program. Gregson was honored with the Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2005, the Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring in 2011, and the PLU Mortar Board Society “Top Prof” award in 2017. Vice President for Administrative Services and Chief Operating OfficerShalita MyrickAs the Vice President for Administrative

  • , University of Washington, 1982. Le Moal, Guy. Les Bobo: Nature et Fonction des Masques. Orstom, Paris 1980. 196-200. Translations by Bonnie Griffin. Roy, Christopher D. “Do in Leaves and Wood Among the Bobo and the Bwa.” Paper presented at the annual meeting of the African Studies Association, Denver, Colorado, November 21, 1987. Accessed March 2015 at http://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/topic-essays/show/39 Roy, Christopher D. “Nature, Spirits, and Arts in Burkina Faso.” University of Iowa Museum of Art: Art