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the idea that the children brought to this country by their parents should have the opportunity to pursue that dream. The Supreme Court ruled in 1982 (Plyler v. Doe) that undocumented children were entitled to free public education but did not address the question of secondary educational rights or opportunities. As undocumented residents, they generally are not eligible for in-state tuition rates or for most types of financial aid, making continued education prohibitively expensive for most of

key problems in food ethics: the ethics of global hunger; the ethics of food consumption as it relates to personal and public health; and the ethical underpinnings of “the food movement” and its attraction to local and ethically motivated supply chains.  Paul B. Thompson – the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics will speak at 7 p.m., Feb. 21 in the UC Regency Room. “He’s worked with the industry side of farming, and is interested in issues of sustainability and often has

’11 stands beneath a nearly 400 year-old Garry oak tree (Photos by John Froschauer) He thinks about how the dry creek bed once flourished as Clover Creek, with the surrounding vegetation part of a large prairie. The tree that he stands under today was there back then; it is nearly 400 years old. It is native to the area, one of more than 100 Garry oak on  campus, making PLU a preserve of a species native to Pierce County. The open space is an indication of what the entire area once was, Ojala

those countries are exploiting children as workers. “Do you have the right to eat a little cheaper and not if someone else starves?” Johnson said. “Just because we don’t see them doesn’t mean we don’t have a level of responsibility to them.” Johnson hopes that people will attend the event and carry what they learn with them after leaving. She said to help participants do that there will be a series of “Go and Do” workshops wrapping up the event to help people do something with the information they

Art and the Holocaust: Understanding Aesthetic Experience as Empowerment Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 20, 2013 November 20, 2013 What role can the experience of art play in our understanding of the Holocaust? We attempt to answer this question Thursday, March 14 at 3:40pm in Lagerquist Concert Hall, as Assistant Professor Heather Mathews examines artworks as tools of empowerment. First we look at paintings and objects made post-war to address the issue of German guilt, and end with a

July 23, 2009 One-on-one: Behrens By Barb Clements Being a marine biologist is a pretty good gig. And why wouldn’t it be? There are obvious perks, Michael Behrens admits, to having a job where diving is part of the package. Seeing creatures swim by as they hunt for food in the Galopagos is a nice benefit, as well as diving in the rocky shoals of Washington state, which he counts as among the most beautiful places on earth. For PLU Assistant Professor of Biology Michael Behrens diving gives him

Turner Bryk ’17. (Photo courtesy of MediaLab) October 17, 2016 By Genny Boots '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 17, 2016)- MediaLab at Pacific Lutheran University, the multimedia, applied research organization that celebrates 10 years of success this fall, counts more than 200 students as participants throughout the decade. Those participants are invited to mark the organization’s milestone anniversary Nov. 5 at the Tacoma Art Museum.The fundraising event, hosted by the Center for

PLU Welcomes Doctor of Nursing Practice Cohort as First Doctoral Program Posted by: Sandy Dunham / May 27, 2015 Image: A PLU Nurse Practitioner student works during a health-outreach activity at the Sumner Senior Center. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) May 27, 2015 By PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WASH. (May 27, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University welcomes its first Doctor of Nursing Practice cohort to class orientation on May 28.The DNP, which prepares graduates in the advanced-practice

, as well as the residents of Pacific Lutheran University, revolve around “can we use the water and then return it back as clean water,” she said. Then there are choices that an individual can make. Bottled water, or tap, for example. In the last few years, PLU’s Sustainability Committee and student groups have pushed for students to eschew bottled water – and the resources used to make the plastic – in favor of tap water and reusable bottles. Then there are hidden water choices. It takes 37

PLU’s First Female Football Player Says It’s a Whole Different Ballgame as a Lute Posted by: Sandy Dunham / September 28, 2015 Image: “Everyone here plays for the heart, and it’s a real team,” says Annika Smith-Ortiz ’19, Pacific Lutheran University’s first female football player. (Photo: Matthew Salzano ’18) September 28, 2015 By Samantha Lund ’16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 28, 2015)—In eighth grade, Annika Smith-Ortiz ‘19 competed in a distance-kicking competition