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Roman Catholic church. Maybe we shouldn’t spotlight a Catholic text in our magazine? Or, you might think not because our first name signals our location in the Pacific Northwest, the “None Zone” with the lowest affiliation to organized religion in the nation. Many of our students, staff and alumni belong to no faith tradition, and many others come from a diverse range of faiths. Perhaps we shouldn’t feature any religious text? On the other hand, PLU is a university, called to study and understand

Kirsty Palmer Kirsty at the West Antarctic Ice Sheet divide PLU Class of 2013 Global Studies and Hispanic Studies Double-Major Studied away in Valparaiso, Chile Current: Steward at McMurdo Station, Antarctica When Kirsty Palmer was busy studying towards her degrees in Global Studies and Hispanic Studies at PLU, she had no idea that she would one day live and work on Antarctica. What you or I see as the largest gathering of ice in the world, Kirsty sees as home, and has for the past year and a

partly defined by separation from the Roman Catholic church. Maybe we shouldn’t spotlight a Catholic text in our magazine? Or, you might think not because our first name signals our location in the Pacific Northwest, the “None Zone” with the lowest affiliation to organized religion in the nation. Many of our students, staff and alumni belong to no faith tradition, and many others come from a diverse range of faiths. Perhaps we shouldn’t feature any religious text? On the other hand, PLU is a

Presidential Commission for Innovation and Change update Presidential Commission for Innovation and Change update https://www.plu.edu/innovation-change/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 brisketr brisketr https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c3c162cf18d0aeb2bed050701e5f9b0e?s=96&d=mm&r=g October 14, 2019 October 14, 2019 Dear Colleagues: We write to update you on the initial work of the Presidential Commission for Innovation and Change (the Commission). As stated in

Retention of Legal and Vital Records Description of RecordsCare of RecordsFinal Disposition Charter or articles of incorporation Constitution, bylaws, and continuing resolutions Deeds, titles, surveys, leases, mortgages, easements, blueprints, and construction drawings Insurance policies (current and retired) Copies of letters of call to the pastors and ELCA rostered church workers Documentation creating endowment funds and for bequests, gifts, and endowments Secure these documents by placing

Retention of Parish RegisterDescription of Records The parish register includes: Baptisms Confirmations Marriages Funerals Communion participation Pastors of the congregation ELCA-rostered lay workers Other professional lay workers of the congregation, such as choir directors and organists Roster of officers of congregation Care of the Records The parish record is a permanent record and requires the utmost care. The parish record is a hard copy record and should be kept in a fire-proof safe

Photo by Jim Richardson You can make a difference in our watershed’s health and resiliency by planting perennial plants. Perennials, unlike annuals, are plants capable of strong, lasting root systems which are incredible for retaining groundwater, adapting to climate change, and sucking up Co2! As residents of the Clover Creek Watershed, you should know all of our water comes from the Watershed’s groundwater. The levels of the groundwater have been steadily declining due to increased