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includes parking and the overall safety of campus, as well as the responsiveness of safety personnel. Within the category, Campus Safety officers and their response to emergencies consistently receive high marks. PLU students rated their overall perception of safety and security on campus higher than in previous years. Students would like more student parking and waits shorter than 10 minutes for Campus Safety escorts In recent years, the university installed a video camera surveillance system with 55

desirable. You are intelligent and you are beautiful.” “Let us continue to fight to have our voices heard,” Tidwell continued. “Let us continue to fight for representation. And let us continue to fight for the future we see fit.” Andre Jones ‘22 shared a similar sentiment. “I feel like since we were able to put this together my perception of PLU changed a lot,” he told viewers. “I used to feel like a lot of people of color here only had voices in places like the Diversity Center. This shows we’re wanted

took me to the nation’s capital. As I stood by the Washington Monument and cheered with thousands and thousands of people I couldn’t believe I was there. At 12:06 p.m. EST Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States. The crowd cheered and cheered. It was such a wonderful feeling to hear his speech, his voice resounding, across the entire Mall. Once his speech concluded the crowds began heading toward the exits. Some headed for the parade route others visited DC monuments or simply

Association is recognizing achievement and quality in commitment to argumentation and public advocacy. The award is a recognition of top scholarship within the Speech and Debate practice area of Forensics. “Dr. Eckstein’s “Sound Arguments” is pushing the study of argument in exciting new directions.  Especially in the world in which we now live, many arguments are indelibly tied to sound – to the sound of someone’s voice (one thinks of Churchill), to music (one thinks of advertisements), or to the absence

who welcomed him to Red Square to his touching—and even humorous—Commencement address, it was a day fit for a king. Please watch for full coverage of the king’s visit—including lots more photos, up-close videos and a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to host a head of state—in a special 125th Anniversary issue of ResoLUTE, in print and online in September. Read Previous His Majesty King Harald V of Norway’s Commencement Speech at Pacific Lutheran University Read Next PLU Welcomes Doctor of

favorite professors at PLU. He’s so passionate about what he does and it shows through the way he teaches. His classes are always fun and he’s also just so kind and willing to help in any way.” – Megan What has been your favorite kinesiology class? “One of my favorite classes I took was the exercise testing and perception. I really liked this class because most of it was practical application and us getting to run different exercise tests on each other. There are things I learned to do like manual

concentration and took her experience to Orkla, a major brand in Norway, to work on brand development projects for this international business. There’s a perception that to work in international business, or in an international position, that you need to have a degree in international business. That’s simply not true, and there are many ways to explore, and prepare for, work in international business. At PLU, we integrate global business perspectives throughout our curriculum. In fact, our foundational

stewardship of nature—issues that still resonate today, especially at PLU. And, we imagine, especially if you saw Kennedy in person. We’ve already heard informally from several Lutes who attended Kennedy’s Tacoma speech—so we suspect there are more of you out there. We’d love to hear from you, too. Please help us mark the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s death this November by sharing your memories of his Tacoma appearance—or even stories you’ve heard from other Lutes who were there. You may post your

, English Lit and Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Religion, Gender and Sexuality Studies“My goals are to teach English and/or work in genocide prevention and education. I want to educate others as I educate myself.” Austyn Blair ’25 has a full schedule. He is majoring in English Literature and minoring in Holocaust and Genocide Studies; Religion; and Gender and Sexuality Studies. In 2023, Blair was nominated as the Student Speaker for convocation, and his speech centered on the importance of a holistic

about his experiences, who he saw and who he met. Hrinvak was frustrated by the war and discouraged by the toll not only the troops, in terms of casualties and wounded, but the emotional cost to the medical personnel in the field. He remembers that day, in May 2003, when then President George W. Bush declared that the war was over. Looking back, “that was the worst possible speech to make,” Hrivnak said. “It had catastrophic consequences.” Iraqi insurgents took Bush’s speech as a sign to increase