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  • . AthleticsPacific Lutheran University and the Department of Athletics and Recreation prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity and gender expression. See the On-Campus Resources section for full details Jennifer Childress-White, Assistant Athletic Director (253) 535-7361 childrjl@plu.eduOn-Campus ResourcesPLU Athletics – The Pacific Lutheran Athletics Department is dedicated to providing a broad-based, quality program and experience for men and women who strive to achieve academic and athletic

  • . Along with public speaking, writing, consulting and teaching (she has held positions at Wellesley College, the University of California, Berkeley & the University of Kentucky), she served on the U.S. National Parks Advisory Board for eight years which assists the National Park Service in engaging in relations of reciprocity with diverse communities. Her first book, Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors was released in 2014 (UNC Press

  • bachelor’s graduates and 100 percent of master’s degree graduates passed their state boards at first sitting. One more PLU graduate received a Fulbright Fellowship, bringing our 34 year total to 80. Our student Mathematics Modeling team won a meritorious award, the second-highest award possible, and the student MediaLab received a college division Emmy Award for their film “Illicit Exchanges: Canada, the US, and Crime.” At the end of the academic year,  the University Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band

  • wrote two comic books about the power of mental time travel and regularly contributes articles and editorials. Rick served in the White House during the 1980’s in support of the President’s Task Force on Private Sector Initiatives. He has also testified before Congress on issues affecting children and youth.Sidney Rittenberg and Yulin RittenbergTitle: “After the Bitter Comes the Sweet”: Overcoming Madness and Despair in Solitary Confinement Who: Sidney Rittenberg Sr., PLU Visiting China Scholar and

  • @plu.eduBlack Student UnionDescription: The Black Student Union strives to create an open and safe environment for students to be in a community with other students who have many diverse backgrounds and perspectives. As an affinity club at a PWI (predominantly white institution), we strive to uplift and amplify student voices and leadership within our community through cultural enrichment and intellectual growth. Type of Club or Organization: Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS)/Civic Engagement

  • on the spirit of his work — student success and progress above all else. “We were able to work through a lot of growing pains that I think some districts are just feeling now,” he said in the Q&A. “We’ve been able to do some things to close the achievement gaps, particularly in high-school graduation rates. Our Latino and black students now graduate at higher rates than our white kids.” Bill Keim, WASA executive director, championed Hewins role in closing the opportunity gap within the district

  • . So, she is spending her sabbatical this year working on the book tentatively titled “You Are What You Drink.” It’s due out by early 2019. “I find it fascinating,” she said of the research. As for Hames’ drink of choice? It depends on the season. In the summer, she’ll take white wine or gin and tonic. Winter calls for red wine or warm Grand Marnier — an orange-flavored liqueur. Estrada was pleasantly surprised when her paper was selected for the symposium. She said prepping for the presentation

  • prototype based on that model and all the other necessary tools to bring the concept to life. FabLab also is in good company outside Tacoma. The Obama administration launched an initiative called A Nation of Makers to promote making culture, Davis said. He and Tibbitts were invited to the White House as part of the effort, along with representatives from other makerspaces around the country, to collaborate and discuss the future of the maker movement. Davis said the future of the initiative is unclear

  • relationship with the customer from Day One.” And he got to take pictures. Lots of them. “I just kind of documented my journey,” he said. “I photographed the first latte I made, the first pumpkin spice latte, and my favorite drink (a white chocolate mocha with four shots of espresso).” Starbucks noticed. The company actively searches for user-generated content, so when one of its baristas started posting drink after drink after drink on Instagram, people in charge could only repost his content for so long

  • Dear Reader, On this blog I will slowly tell stories about my life, each being represented by a song