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conservation and sustainable development in Latin America. “I am excited to learn more about the ecology of Ecuadorian small mammals and the Andean landscape,” Ojala-Barbour said. “I also look forward to speaking Spanish and working with Ecuadorians.” Faculty recipients Vidya Thirumurthy, Instructional Development and Leadership, Research in India. Read Previous Dean of education and movement studies named Read Next Desmond Tutu urges Tacoma community to “Be the Spark” that changes the world COMMENTS*Note

exploded,” said Woods. They held the sale over Labor Day weekend on Saturday, Sept, 3 and Sunday, Sept, 4, and raised more than $1,200 for Isabel. “It was a real catalyst to help achieve the goal. I’m sure the animal can’t come too soon for the need,” said Rick Eastman, Woods’s father and associate director of Student Involvement & Leadership. “This will offer some stability and certainly some protection.” Woods, who first got to meet Isabel and her mom when they stopped by the sale on Saturday, said

the award at the Spirit of Diversity Awards. PLU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Honored as Organization of the Year Pacific Lutheran University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) was recognized as PLU’s Organization of the Year at this year’s Celebration of Leadership. SAAC is an organization comprised of representatives from each of PLU’s 19 varsity athletic teams, who volunteer their time to serve as a leader and voice of their respective team. This year, SAAC dedicated its

in the next era of leadership at the Rainbow Center as interim director. She’s running the organization until a new leader is appointed this spring. The center sits on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma, distinguished by the rainbow flag in the window. The organization supports the local LGBTQ community by providing access to a variety LGBTQ resources, including the center’s own crime-victim advocacy program. The center also hosts a number of community drop-in hours as well as potlucks

going.”   “What you give, you will get, in a lot of instances,” Hernández says. “I found a lot of community and comfort at PLU because I gave so much to PLU, working in various jobs, doing the student leadership committee. As a result, I forged strong bonds with other people. It made my experience positive in the end.” Read Previous A message from President Belton Read Next Pastor Erika Bergh ’15 has found a new way to worship during the COVID-19 pandemic—through a Nintendo Switch and the hit

that they can receive a quality education and then go on to be contributing members of society and culture. All of the players were respectful and mature. Finally, their routine of “assisting” the flight attendants during the preflight safety structure was highly entertaining. In any case, I understand that people in your position often receive emails and notes that are critical of you, your players or your program. That is leadership in today’s world. Every once in while, I feel that it is

representatives of the 581 congregations in Region 1 of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, who serve in a body called the PLU Corporation, which confirms the members of our governing body, the Board of Regents.  We assemble this distinguished company to welcome you to the serious and noble work of this University—and to pledge our commitment to your success. It is a rite of passage inviting you to subscribe to the mission and common values of this place:  Thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and

many sources of knowledge and methods of study runs a dangerous risk of limiting the leadership and inventiveness of the young people upon whom our world will soon be depending. Innovation requires knowledge of human trajectory, and institutions trending towards present and future focused, monodisciplinary curriculums are demonstrating a fundamental misunderstanding of this reality. History, as well as the rapidly increasing rate of social and technological change, assures us that a substantial

, PLU’s Classics program is a flagship for the liberal arts side of PLU’s mission and identity. When I talk to prospective students, I use the Classics as a key example of how we achieve our mission. PLU believes that we can best prepare students for thoughtful inquiry, leadership, service, and care by giving them a sense of the historical foundations from which our current world has come, by teaching them long-tested tools of critical thinking that will help them no matter what work they do and where

college tour, turning to my mom and saying, “This is where I’m supposed to be. I don’t care what it takes, I want to go here.” After I was accepted through early admission, I never applied anywhere else because I knew this was where I was supposed to be, and I have never questioned that.   My PLU experience: My PLU experience has been a whirlwind, how I got to graduation this fast is beyond me. It has been a beautiful journey, full of leadership opportunities, friendships, challenges, growth, and a