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other people.” Gleaning, a centuries-old method of collecting excess produce after harvest, is one example of how food can be distributed and donated to those in need. Local organizations such as Harvest Pierce County conduct gleaning operations aimed at reducing food waste and building community. Since 2009, Harvest Pierce County’s Gleaning Project has harvested more than 300,000 pounds of food to help the community. In addition to gleaning, food-recovery organizations across the country, such as
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. Creating a thriving, sustainable on-campus pantry has been a community-wide effort. In the pantry’s early days, several PLU offices held food drives to help fill its shelves. Today, the PLU Pantry is sustained both by staff and student donations and by frequent deliveries from Northwest Harvest, a hunger relief agency that became a pantry partner in October 2019. Under Cunningham’s leadership, the pantry has grown from a modest initiative to one that serves hundreds of students each year. Campus
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National Education Association (NEA) found that a disproportionate percentage of Black and Hispanic/Latino educators, already underrepresented in the profession, were considering leaving their jobs. “Through Seed Teachers, we are investing in diverse, homegrown educators who have a deep commitment to their community, and that will help Tacoma’s teacher workforce better reflect the diversity of Tacoma classrooms,” said Tim Herron, CEO of Degrees of Change. The program builds on the work of TPS’s Teach
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that Pacific Lutheran University might establish a lectureship which would, on a regular basis, bring to the campus distinguished members of the world academic community to discuss significant topics of historical interest. Accordingly, the Department of History and the Schnackenberg family announced on February 8, 1974, the creation of the Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture, to be inaugurated during the 1974-1975 academic year. The Steen Family Symposium on April 22 officially kicks off
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court. All statutes of limitation that would apply in court shall apply in the arbitration. The arbitrator may award attorney’s fees, arbitration fees and costs to the prevailing party, to the extent authorized by the applicable statutes and which would have been available to the parties had the matter been heard in court. 5. Coordination with PLU Dispute Resolution Procedure. PLU is committed to the internal resolution of disputes arising within the University Community, wherever such resolution
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Updated October 2022 The university’s approach to in-person versus remote work reflects our priority for fully serving students, as well as our acknowledgement that our roles and responsibilities vary significantly across campus, and that supervisors are best positioned to determine the appropriate level of in-person engagement for particular positions. To create the community our students expect, employees should generally plan to work on campus. In those instances where work functions can be
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suppressed and a racially segregated community in which Latinos were often oppressed. She started in community college, transferred to California State University, Chico, and eventually earned her master’s degree there. She made the dean’s list each semester and was encouraged to apply to graduate school, landing her at Washington State University where she earned her Ph.D. She’s been teaching classes at PLU since 2006. The key to persistence for marginalized students, and subsequently their success, is
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to a faculty member of a previous study away program on which you participated, or to a professor who has taught you in a 3 or 4-credit course. DO NOT request a recommendation from a faculty who will be leading or who is the Program Director of the study away program you are applying for. Notes on the Faculty Recommendation requirement: PLU faculty preferred (excludes non-PLU students) Exception for transfer students (community college instructors okay) New students to PLU in their first term
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ignored are coaxed out of local histories by public artworks and the monuments. The imagery of these artworks deals with the Holocaust on both individual and symbolic levels, addressing private losses as well as the enormous scope of National Socialist violence as a whole. As they give testimony to the past, might these artworks also offer opportunities for healing in the present? 12:00 p.m. – Lunch 1:00 p.m. – The Jewish Healing Movement: Restoring Self, Community, and the Earth Dr. Suzanne Crawford
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. We asked three Lutes who have each managed to study away multiple times (one even squeezed in seven different programs!) to share about their own experiences.Acadia GrahamJunior (Class of 2020). Hometown: Anchorage, AK Global Studies major, Anthropology and dance minors, Peace Corps Prep program (Youth & Development Track) Involvement: Admission Intern, Global Ambassador for Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, Outdoor Recreation guide Number of times studying away: I’ve
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