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unfiltered and allows organic dialogue to happen.Lute Powered: City of TacomaThe City of Tacoma provides high-quality, innovative and cost-effective municipal services that enhance the lives of its 215,000 residents and the quality of its neighborhoods and business districts. PLU alumni Tom Chontofalsky ’03, Clarissa Gines ’12 and Lisa Woods ’92 are three of the many Lutes who serve the public good at the City of Destiny. Read more stories from the Fall 2022 issue of ResoLute Magazine. Read Previous

Fund to create this competition, believing that a professional-level platform would better prepare students for careers in opera. The competition begins at 3 p.m. in Lagerquist Hall and is free and open to the public. PLU’s vibrant vocal and choral program welcomes students from all academic disciplines and offers many performance opportunities, continuing the university’s legacy of fostering musical excellence. For more information, visit www.plu.edu/music.Past Student Winners 2019 Marissa

, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford July 8, 2024 Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate February 28, 2023 Professor Maria Chavez selected for 2021-23 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau July 2, 2021

  Amendment, and its impact today. Despite decades of marches, petitions, and public debate to enshrine a woman’s right to vote in the constitution, the 19th Amendment – while an enormous milestone – did not grant voting rights for all” (source: National Archives press release for Rightfully Hers). Click the links above to see large images of the posters on exhibit in the library lobby. The right to vote has been denied to people based not only on gender and race, but based on other qualification

. Eventually, Ford sees himself working at a policy institute or think tank, or perhaps the State Department with a focus on US-Sino relations. And after that? Who knows ? It all depends on which challenge Ford is ready to chew on next.   Read Previous Bonnie Nelson ’08: A Passion for Service Read Next One step at a time COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn

, Africans and African-Americans relations, and critical service-learning as a pedagogical practice in peace education.DR. ROBIN DiANGELORobin DiAngelo, Ph.D., is director of Equity for Sound Generations, Seattle/King County, and a consultant and trainer for over 20 years on issues of racial and social justice. Growing up poor led her to explore class oppression and how her experience differed from others in poverty because she is white. Her work on “white fragility,” a defensive response to real

remember who our content is for and avoid using complex government or policy jargon that can be frustrating for the general public.” “As a political science major, I’m also really enjoying watching the Tacoma Housing Authority make and adjust policy, seeing the work they do to connect with the community, and how they make sure to put the community first,” Kang said. “When working with the PIE department I got to organize and analyze community surveys which has given me a great perspective for the

, an annual Tacoma letterpress and book arts extravaganza founded by PLU Resident Artist Jessica Spring and King’s Books. Print-lovers are invited to the opening reception of The Art of Wayzgoose on Wednesday, March 12 from 5-7pm in the University Gallery. The exhibition will be on display March 12 – April 9 and is free to the public. The Art of Wayzgoose represents six years of steamroller prints created at the Tacoma Wayzgoose (an archaic term describing the celebratory feast held by a master

ideas taught her how to enact change and influence those around her. Her experience at PLU and the Diversity Center equipped her with cherished tools that helped form how she operates in professional, public, and social settings. When she visited PLU as a high school senior, Ashely probably would never have dreamed of having the experience she did at a small, private school in Tacoma. But four years of Diversity Center experience gave her a true passion for social justice and an appreciation for

company.  Edx and Coursera courses are both developed by a range of faculty from ivy league, private, and public institutions.  As of January, EdX had posted 125 courses and Coursera had posted about 550.  I was secretly relieved to discover that neither provider offered courses directly relevant to my profession, so I was free to take a course just for fun. The amount of information listed about the courses varied greatly.  Some courses included a rigorous syllabus of readings, assignments