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and sustainable solutions,” said Rousseau. Rousseau is used to working hard. At PLU, she earned her degree in Environmental Studies and minored in Art. She also volunteered in the Community Garden all four years, played one season of lacrosse, stomped one semester on Step Team, participated in GREAN club, worked one year as KCCR promotions director and Sustainability Office outreach coordinator, studied abroad for a semester in Senegal and a summer in Ireland with a Wang Center grant, collaged a

, handcrafted bowls can be purchased for $10, which includes a bowl made by a PLU art student or faculty member and bottomless soup made with veggies from PLU’s community garden. The idea is to purchase a bowl of soup in order to help fill all the empty bowls in the world. The proceeds will go to Trinity Lutheran Church Food Bank to help feed hungry people in the local community. Tickets can be purchased at Old Main Market using credit/debit, cash or dining dollars. The Working for Change Panel is an effort

, our speaker lineup is incredibly solid. Perspectives will be shared and brains will be challenged in the best possible way. How did you first get involved with TEDxTacoma? I first got involved with TEDxTacoma in 2013 when my improv cohort, Muh Grog Zoo, was asked to be a part of TEDxTacoma 2014. The kind of art that we were bringing to Tacoma was something that the committee wanted to share with the TED audience.  The theme that year was “connectivity” and it couldn’t have been more in our

at PLU and have stayed in contact with the faculty throughout my career. I knew I wanted to become a paleontologist by the time I arrived on campus. I’ve always been interested in a lot of different things, and I was able to pursue them at PLU, knowing that I would eventually have to set them aside to focus on paleontology. I took a lot of classes to do with art, writing and literature coursework. I also played tuba in the wind ensemble and the crazy pep band PLU had back then, known as “commando

take you, help you, guide you.” Today, you can find Donwen inside 3 Sisters Market smiling and laughing as she helps customers shop for their local goods. She’s always ready to offer a recipe suggestion or show off some of the new art pieces decorating the store walls. Donwen says she enjoyed her time away from her hometown but was happy to return with the knowledge and skills she gained at PLU.  “When I look back at my time at PLU, it was something special,” she says. “It was a time that you can

art. I imagine the ethics get complicated pretty quickly. I certainly don’t mind that there are security officers keeping an eye on the crowd when I go to a big concert. Exactly. Surveillance should always be considered in context. And that’s why rhetoric is also important to consider what justifications there are for any given surveillance, how the information may be used, and by who. I think that there are legitimate forms of surveillance. David Lyon, who’s one of the scholars who established

Amazon,  MultiCare Health System, City of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, and Educational Service District 113.About Chief Leschi SchoolsChief Leschi is one of nearly 200 tribal schools in the United States. Operated by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, it enrolls 670 students in preschool through high school.  Visual representations of Northwest Native culture and art are present throughout the school, and the curriculum is infused with the tribe’s cultural heritage. The architectural design of the campus

wonderful displays that highlight library resources in a larger context. Some recent topics have been Women in Translation, LGBTQ+ Authors and Their Works, Veterans Day, Black Art Matters and Books in Honor of Women’s History Month. Lauren Loftis shows off a couple of her favorite items from the PLU Archive. Read Previous PLU to host environmental symposium and Earth Week events exploring the violence of natural resource extraction Read Next Stephanie Aparicio Zambrano ’23 discusses her PLU experience

esteemed 2024 Human Development Conference at the University of Notre Dame. While at PLU, Beeson has been involved in orchestra, dance, photography, art and ASPLU. She is also a Rieke Scholar, Harstad Founder’s Scholarship recipient and plans to study in Indonesia or conduct research in Taiwan.#LutesCenterCommunity Raphi Crenshaw ‘24 Called to Criminal JusticeCriminal justice major Raphi Crenshaw ‘24 developed an interest in family and immigration law early on at PLU. That curiosity led to an

winter? It was a sobering reminder of the impacts global warming and greenhouse gasses have on our planet’s weather patterns and seasons.” Hamnøy, Norway (Early Jan. 2020) Read Previous On Exhibit: Black Authors Writing about Racism Read Next On (Virtual) Exhibit: Media Literacy J-Term Projects LATEST POSTS Black History Month: Black Art Matters Exhibit January 31, 2023 Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium February 16, 2022 On Exhibit: Women’s History