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Human Rights, leading anti-racist systems transformation efforts at the city level. The path to the position started at PLU. After three years of college in Texas, Woods married and moved to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, only a semester shy of graduation. Soon, she heard great things about PLU’s care for students and career placement program. “I remember the care and concern of the professors and the administration,” Woods says. “I felt like they cared about me as a person and were invested in helping

business, arts, education and nonprofit leaders to share their ideas on a wide spectrum of topics including health care, leadership, human nature and violence against women. The annual event will be held April 22 at 7 p.m. at Pacific Lutheran University’s Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.Now in its fifth year, TEDxTacoma provides a platform for the exchange of creative and often paradigm-challenging ideas about how thoughtful, action-oriented individuals can contribute to positively

The Smooth Path to a BA in History! Ready to Join Us? Posted by: shimkojm / October 17, 2018 Image: Prof. Gina Hames and history major Sandra Estrada ’20 October 17, 2018 By Department of HistoryFirst, we are glad that you chose PLU. Our mission is to prepare students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care – and we definitely care about you and your growth as a learner, a person, and a historian. Whether you are starting your first year, your second, or your third

fidelity, and discouraged critical reflection” (293). Turning to PLU, it is my perception that increasing numbers of students enter my classes seeking a comfortable confirmation of their views, traditions, and habits of thought rather than pursuing the uncomfortable challenge to those views, which is the sign of real intellectual exploration. Many of these same students claim to have selected professional paths even before arriving on campus and are thus less interested in courses whose primary purpose

-income families. The university notably offers incoming first-year students The PLU Pledge, a loan repayment assistance program. The pledge offers a critical safety net to new PLU graduates by ensuring that once they are employed after graduation, if they earn less than $50,000 per year, PLU will help them repay their student (and parent PLUS) loans. PLU is also known for its 253 PLU Bound Full Tuition Scholarship, which is offered to students who are College Bound eligible, attend a high school in

together to explore the theme of Re-forming, as we celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation and honor the core tenets of Lutheran higher education – critical questioning, freedom for expression, foundation in the liberal arts, learning and research within community, intrinsic value of educating the whole person, discerning one’s vocation in the world, and service to the advancement of life, health, and wholeness. Read Previous PLU places in English and Spanish Worlds at Mark O. Hatfield

is afraid that she will leave as they wave John and Isabella goodbye, she misses not a beat and states that she would never leave him. At least here, family is important.Where McGrath underscores happiness and harmony, de Wilde’s adaptation suggests that these are nonessential. What both adaptations underscore, though, is that dedication and loyalty to family are vital for any rendition of Jane Austen’s Emma.Works Cited:Austen, Jane. Emma. Edited by George Justice, Norton Critical Edition, 4th ed

. Meanwhile, Greta Matassa is one of the most talented singers working in jazz today. Voted “Best Jazz Vocalist” in the Northwest four times by the readers of Earshot, Seattle’s jazz magazine, her one-woman musical tribute “Ella and Billie” has won critical acclaim. She’s performed at KPLU’s annual Christmas Jam, and has released four CDs and a DVD live concert. The remaining six concerts return the MBR amphitheater beginning July 10 and occur weekly through August 14. Concerts are Thursday at 7 p.m., and

nonviolence, forgiveness and hope to the Tacoma Dome in two weeks as he takes the stage as the keynote speaker in the “Be the Spark” event sponsored by the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Puget Sound. In preparation for this event, PLU’s community gathered April 26 in the UC to learn more about Tutu’s background and the events that shaped the man who became a critical figure in the protests against apartheid. Neal Sobania, executive director of the

giant universities lacks the critical-thinking skills and interpersonal savvy offered at PLU—a more-integrative experience exhibited, in part, by the speed-dating exercise. It seems to have paid off. “Both the Chinese and the PLU students told me afterward they thought it was really fun,” Meyer said, and the visitors’ director of teacher recruitment and program coordinator said they enjoyed the PLU activity more than the lecture they heard at a much larger university. Read Previous Lute Plays Piano