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PLU’s Earth & Diversity Week. Steen Family Symposium Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues April 17-19 | Free and open to the public Established in 2022 through a gift from David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for the purpose of contributing to educate for “lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the

and service. Each chapter nationwide creates a cohort experience for students, who elect leadership positions and assume responsibility for ongoing programs and service. PLU Mortar Board dates Feb. 10: Nomination solicitations begin as the list of eligible students becomes available. Nominated students will be invited to submit an application. March 7: Application deadline. Week of April 14: Selected students will be informed—or, traditionally, “tapped”—by current Mortar Board members. Early May

Holocaust Conference. PLU’s Holocaust and Genocide Studies program is strongly grounded in PLU’s educational commitment to help students develop as global citizens; future leaders; and whole, richly informed persons.“Close study of the Holocaust and other examples of mass violence challenge us to push far beyond our comfort zones,” said Associate Professor Rona Kaufman, Chair of PLU’s English Department. And, while other films have documented the atrocity of the Rwandan genocide, Sweet Dreams tells a

to describe his experience so far. How did you learn about the Legislative Internship Program? Professor Maria Chavez informed students in her State and Local Government J-Term class last year that no PLU students were accepted into the program during the 2014 legislative session. I knew then that I needed to apply and represent fellow Lutes. What made you want to apply? It is, in the words of Professor Sid Olufs, a “Cadillac internship.” For any policy nerd like myself, there is probably no

PLU’s Earth & Diversity Week. Steen Family Symposium Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues April 17-19 | Free and open to the public Established in 2022 through a gift from David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for the purpose of contributing to educate for “lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the

the 15,500-plus-square-foot space near the corner of Garfield Street South and Pacific Avenue recently vacated by the Pacific Lutheran University bookstore*. Once complete, the center would provide free arts and career training programs to local youth and professional instruction to area adults.“PCAT would be a welcome addition to the educational and training resources offered to low-income and underrepresented members of Pierce County,” said Geoffrey Foy, an associate provost at PLU. “The

students on my caseload. But I also have other kids I’m still checking in on.  How did the transition go to remote teaching and learning? There’s a lot to figure out, but the nature of teaching is that we land on our feet. We’re used to doing what we can in the best interest of our kids while ensuring they’re safe and focusing on their mental health.    We’re still trying to figure out how are we’re going deliver instruction and services. Access to technology or supplies is hard for some families, even