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taught at PLU since 1997. “It doesn’t mean they didn’t want what was best for me.” Still, she remembers her mother’s reaction: “You have ideas above your station, young lady.” As Ellard-Ivey would discover, it’s not easy being first. Students whose parents or siblings have not attended college face significant hurdles when they choose higher education. Many not only lack cash, but they also may be deficient in the kind of social and cultural capital that their peers with college-educated parents gain

The Saint John’s Bible will be on display at PLU from September 2016 through May 2017. (Photo / Jo

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

of Michigan and Stony Brook University. She pursued non-degree studies at the École Normale de Musique in Paris. Her teachers include Kathleen Chastain, Michel Debost, Lorna McGhee, Carol Wincenc and Pierre-Yves Artaud. Rhyne is a member of Symphony Tacoma and performs regularly with Vashon Opera and the Blessed Sacrament Baroque Orchestra in addition to directing the Tacoma Flute Choir.She frequently appears with ensembles in the region such as Northwest Sinfonietta, Bellevue Opera, Lyric Opera

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

designated by the academic unit. (1 to 4) PHIL 289 : Special Topics in Philosophy To provide undergraduate students with new, one-time, and developing courses not yet available in the regular curriculum. The title will be listed on the student term-based record as ST: followed by the specific title designated by the academic unit. (1 to 4) PHIL 291 : Directed Studies To provide individual undergraduate students with introductory study not available in the regular curriculum. The title will be listed on

SoldiersHomeStories.com) since 2009. Supplemental Issue RESOLUTE is Pacific Lutheran University's flagship magazine, published twice a year, with an extra online-only update in September. EDITORIAL OFFICES PLU, Building 29 Tacoma, WA 253-535-8410 Contact Us Links Discovery Alumni News Class Notes Calendar Credits Contact Recent Posts Billboards September 8, 2014 Lutheran Studies Conference September 8, 2014 The Art of Diplomacy September 8, 2014 A Decade of Distinction September 5, 2014 Archives > < Winter 2018 Fall

staff, current students and alumni even write birthday cards, holiday cards and emails when a student shows success in activities. Admission staff make it their business to get to know each student. Marilyn Knutson Professors know their students, too. PLU has a smaller average class size than most area high schools — a student-faculty ratio of about 12 to 1. Coria-Islas, a double major in Hispanic studies and elementary school education who is also minoring in French, said his instructors can sense

just aren’t used to it,” Ferguson said. Admission staff, current students and alumni even write birthday cards, holiday cards and emails when a student shows success in activities. Admission staff make it their business to get to know each student. Marilyn Knutson Professors know their students, too. PLU has a smaller average class size than most area high schools — a student-faculty ratio of about 12 to 1. Coria-Islas, a double major in Hispanic studies and elementary school education who is also

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