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  • Get involved and lunch is on us Have you seen the Green Dots? Have you wondered what they are about? The dots are the symbol of the, aptly named, Green Dot Campaign and part of PLU’s efforts to prevent and end power-based personal violence in…

    101.” Learn how to recognize violence and respond as active bystanders to prevent violence. Look for the Green Dot table at the Benefits Fair on April 12 for more information and to sign up for the Green Dot 101 training on April 19, 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. at the University House. Lunch is on us, so encourage a friend to sign up with you! This is the last training of the academic year and space is limited, so don’t miss out. If you are unable to attend the Benefits Fair, email Laree Winer winerll

  • PLU President Allan Belton is a morning person. He’s frequently among the first employees to arrive at the Hauge Administration Building, but not before his morning cup of joe. His favorite coffee stand is on South Tacoma Way, the seven-mile arterial that is the economic…

    inequities, but access to care plays a huge part in it.” "Together, we will develop innovative programs and resources that will positively impact the health and well-being of this community."- PLU President Allan BeltonConserve and SustainPLU is working with state and county officials to establish a land conservancy on a portion of the former golf course grounds. A conservancy would generate revenue from an easement, while also generating new experiential learning opportunities for students through a

  • Before Kelly Hall ’16 and the rest of her Samish canoe family paddled their final strokes through the Hylebos Waterway, Hall did something no one in her tribe had done for many years. “I’m the first tribal member in decades to speak the language while…

    , professor of religion and culture — got Hall thinking about her own culture more than ever before. Canoes land on the shores of Commencement Bay for the annual canoe journey on Saturday, July 28, hosted by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians for the first time in 20 years. (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) Soon, Crawford had Hall working with the group that established the Native American and Indigenous Studies program at PLU, a venture that led to networking with local indigenous leaders. Hall even worked with

  • Gavin Knapp ’23 reflects on Fife Public Schools with a new lens, now student teaching with one of his former educators. Gavin Knapp discovered his vocation for special education in an unusual way – volunteering with unified sports in high school. Although his former high…

    with a positive energy to them. It’s always easier and more fun when you have students like that,” Knapp emphasized. “They might have their moments, but they always bring the best energy out of me. They are always asking questions and eager to learn. Those things are very valuable.” Whether he works in the sizable fifth grade classroom with 29 students or the more small-group self-contained resource room, Knapp’s egalitarian mindset toward young students perseveres. Conscientious teachers from high

  • For the graduating class of 2024, freshman year was online and confined. So by the time fall came around for sophomore year, they embraced in-person classes, study groups, lunches, dinners, and more. That’s true at least for political science major Kaden Bolton ’24, who graduated…

    understanding of international affairs and of the world to his classes.” Bolton also appreciates what he learned from several classes with Professor Maria Chavez and from his research project supervisor, Professor Michael Artime. “The world has a lot of problems,” Bolton says. “I want to be part of the solution. I’m interested in a future working in foreign diplomacy.” He cares a lot about the Pacific Northwest, and wants to work, for a time, locally and regionally. Bolton grew up in Enumclaw, and currently

  • Upright dignity:Making a difference, one wheelchair at a time By Chris Albert In the distance as the dust sifts through the air, a middle-aged Iraqi man walks to a makeshift United States military medical station. Draped in his arms is a young child, his son.…

    April 12, 2010 Upright dignity:Making a difference, one wheelchair at a time By Chris Albert In the distance as the dust sifts through the air, a middle-aged Iraqi man walks to a makeshift United States military medical station. Draped in his arms is a young child, his son. It is apparent the boy does not have the use of his legs. His father has brought his son to get a wheelchair. As the father and his boy get closer to the station, soldiers tell him, “You don’t have to carry him the whole way

  • In 1967, University of Washington requested the men’s rowing crew return of the famed “Husky Clipper,“ which the Huskies had used to win at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The Huskies committed to loaning another in trade, but there was one significant issue. The Lutes were…

    mid-December day. Pacific Lutheran rowers who were on the working end of those oars will gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the “Rowdown” on June 20-22. Part of the festivities featured an afternoon boat trip tracing the route they rowed in 1967, with one difference. It will be aboard a 75-foot powerboat rather than a rowing shell. While the full story will be in the September 2017 edition of ResoLute, here is what KOMO News, The Seattle Times, The Tacoma News Tribune, and the San Diego

  • Harmony invites campus into the discussion There are a lot of people listening about how candidates are going to address issues that are important to them this election. With concerns like the economy being at the forefront of political discussion, the Harmony Club wanted to…

    and domestic partner rights in the open with an educational display and an opportunity to speak out at the club’s program “We Matter: Think Before You Vote” last Tuesday in the UC. It was the mission of the club to not only educate people about what the presidential candidates believed, but also the laws in each state – from inclusive to exclusive – and ballot measures that will affect the homosexual community. “There’s a lot of animosity and energy about this election,” said Dmitry Mikheyev, club

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0eHyaJ26Ks Patience and a good ear essential in studying elusive crossbills, which live, breed and sing in the canopy By Barbara Clements Having a conversation with Julie Smith is a stop and go affair. In mid-conversation, she’ll stop, and listen. And then pick up the…

    June 29, 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0eHyaJ26Ks Patience and a good ear essential in studying elusive crossbills, which live, breed and sing in the canopy By Barbara Clements Having a conversation with Julie Smith is a stop and go affair. In mid-conversation, she’ll stop, and listen. And then pick up the thread without missing a beat. Smith, an assistant professor of biology, and biology major Aaron Grossberg ’12, are picking their way on a muddy trail to a beach near La Push, Wash

  • Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels … Oh, my! Dear Class of ’15: We heard you. My thanks to those students who have reached out to share concerns about graduation caps being distributed at the Tacoma Dome, separate from gowns and hoods. Rest assured that you…

    (hijab, naqib or burka), turban, skullcap or other customary religious headdress in place of the academic cap (or, in some cases, together with it). It is also appropriate for clergy and military members to wear their habits or uniforms under the gown. Other exceptions can be made for similarly religious or sacred items of dress. While in past years we have given items to students and other scholars to be worn with the academic regalia, we are also moving cautiously in the direction of reining in