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. Debbie Cafazzo, Constituent Communications Manager Debbie Cafazzo, a communications manager in PLU’s University Relations Division, was a longtime education reporter at The News Tribune in Tacoma before moving to the public information office at Tacoma Public Schools. She joined PLU in 2019. Reach her at dcafazzo@plu.edu. Chris Albert, director of web development Chris currently leads our web team in planning, designing, developing and implementing the PLU website. He started at PLU in 2008 as a

, and gender, exploring what social forces shape individuals' differentiated access to society's valued resources. Prerequisite: SOCI 101, CRIM 102, or consent of instructor. (4) SOCI 332 : Race and Racism - ES A critical examination of race and racism in the United States. The course will explore the social construction of race and how racism shapes social institutions, such as the economy, education, and criminal justice. Prerequisite: SOCI 101, CRIM 102, or consent of instructor. (4) SOCI 336

Live Events, Virtual Conferences, Continuing Education Credit Webinars, etc. to support the eating disorder community, educate and empower professionals, and contribute to eating disorder advocacy and awareness. “ Eating Disorder Hope Online Events National Eating Disorders Association. (n.d.). What is an eating disorder? [Brochure]. New York, NY: Author National Institute of Mental Health. (2018). Eating disorders: About more than food [Brochure]. Bethesda, MD: Author

. “I’m more passionate about how we can bring our differences to the table to build and transform community.” During a recent conversation at Northern Pacific Coffee Co., a coffee shop near PLU’s campus, Rude said she’s eager to lend that passion to PLU. “I was shaped by the values of a liberal arts education at an ELCA-affiliated university,” she said. “I benefited from learning to ask questions, living into my values, engaging difference, serving others and living in community. It was hard, and at

Pacific Lutheran University Statement on PrivacyPLU has an interest in ensuring that the privacy of all of its students, faculty and staff is respected, and that no activities interfere with education, research or residential life. PLU is private property. However, some common areas of the campus typically are open to visitors. These areas include the Anderson University Center and its public eating areas, Mortvedt Library, outdoor touring areas, and locations to which the public has been

aid. UPDATE: The FAFSA has recently undergone an overhaul by the U.S. Department of Education (you’ll find information about what that means here) and recently announced that colleges and universities will not receive FAFSA information until “the first half of March”. As soon as we receive FAFSA information, we’ll work diligently to use that information to put together financial aid offers, with the goal of sending our first batch of offers in early April. We know that with this delayed process

survived the Holocaust to become a fierce advocate for Holocaust education, and for the memory of those who did not survive. Even after his death in 2012, the man whose name informs one of PLU’s most distinguished programs remains an inspiration: for scholars, for students—and, perhaps most recently (and most poignantly), for a J-Term Study Away experience organized by Kirsten Christensen, Associate Professor of German and affiliated faculty in PLU’s new program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at PLU

survived the Holocaust to become a fierce advocate for Holocaust education, and for the memory of those who did not survive. Even after his death in 2012, the man whose name informs one of PLU’s most distinguished programs remains an inspiration: for scholars, for students—and, perhaps most recently (and most poignantly), for a J-Term Study Away experience organized by Kirsten Christensen, Associate Professor of German and affiliated faculty in PLU’s new program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at PLU

other time in our lives are we saturated with so many diverse ideas, perspectives, lifestyles and goals. Learn More Universities are complex microcosms of a complex society. From the very beginnings of university life in the 11th Century, campuses have been places of change, diversity and disagreement. Indeed this tension has often been a driving force of the changes in higher education. In this article, 18 great student leaders and alumni share how identity and activism has changed throughout the