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dinner one night at the sanctuary when he decided to ask the 79-year-old primatologist whether she liked parrots. The answer, of course, was yes. She had wanted one as a child after seeing Dr. Dolittle and its macaw, Polynesia. Around the campfire, Goodall told stories of the parrots’ intelligence, describing an African Grey Parrot in New York City with a vocabulary of 1,600 words—not far behind the average working vocabulary of most people. As for the fate of the 17 birds that finally—literally—flew

May 20, 2014 Alan and Marilyn Anderson ’85 have donated a $25,000 matching grant for PLU’s Drive to the Finish Annual Fund Campaign. (John Froschauer, Photo) A Driving Spirit to Help Others By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing and Communications For Alan and Marilyn (Richardson) Anderson ’85, it’s all about giving back, and helping college students achieve their dreams. The Andersons now—along with Alan’s brother Dean— operate two car dealerships in Burien, Chevrolet and Toyota respectively, a

Rerun: Advice for first-year students—communicate with your professors Posted by: mhines / August 21, 2023 August 21, 2023 We are a little over a week away from welcoming our new Lutes to campus. Experience the energy, spirit, and tight-knit community that makes PLU a truly special place. Student-athlete Ahi Holden ’24 offers some tips for succeeding during your first year of college. From exciting events to meaningful connections, you’ll catch a glimpse of what it’s like to be a part of the

to them, and also working out in the community. I connect a lot of different levels of government to each other. That sounds like it must take a lot of communication chops. Yes, that’s a big part of it. Often it feels a lot like translating. I work with staff, agency partners and elected officials with high-level skills and expertise in finance, engineering, communications, and the environment. So I do a lot of work on my end to understand and evaluate things from those different perspectives

getting to know each family’s situation. Did they have internet connections at home? Was a parent at home during online learning, or did they have to be away at work? The school provided wi-fi hotspot devices for students who needed to connect for online learning. Teachers taught from their classrooms, rather than home, so students could visualize what school looks like. Those who needed extra support came to school for either small group or one-on-one instruction. The individualized approach

, Davis, will deliver a keynote titled “Humanizing Deportation: Research and Care in the Hérida Abierta,” that features the role of storytelling in healing. Elena Calderón, University of Arizona doctoral student and formerly undocumented person, presents “UndocuJoy in Practice: Healing through Joy, Storytelling and Therapy.” Sharon Suh, professor of theology and religious studies at Seattle University, explores trauma and healing from the perspectives of Buddhism and neuroscience, with attention to

. Since all colleges and universities spend most of their revenue on personnel costs (salaries and benefits for faculty and staff members), it’s worth noting that the cost of highly trained personal services —like education, medical care, dental care, legal advice, therapy services, etc.—tends to rise at a rate faster than the increase in consumer prices for all goods and services. This tendency is called the “Cost Disease” by economists. There’s an excellent 2012 book by that title by William J

Professor Lori Lee Wallace – hosted a Q&A to discuss the show’s themes, and respond to a variety of audience reactions. A majority of the questions centered around the characters of Uncle Peck and Lil’ Bit, and the approach that Wallace, Sorenson, and Schultz took in making this story unfold without trivializing the experience of child abuse, while still understanding the demands of a live performance. In response to a question about living in the “era of Law & Order SVU,” where graphic content is

approach to advocating for our causes,” he said. Established in 2013 and presented by the PLU Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, the Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture celebrates the life of the extraordinary public servant killed on September 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. “To be invited to speak at an event that is named after Ambassador Stevens is genuinely an honor,” said Idriss. “What he represented in the way that he lived his life was a profound excitement, passion and

.” “Dr. Travis and I wanted to dig a bit deeper into an often-untaught element of the history of Oregon: until 1926, it was illegal through their constitution for a black resident to actually be living within the state.” “We wanted to take what we learned about economic opportunity and health outcomes of the first big waves of black migrants to the state and consider what sorts of health implications this has on black residents in Oregon today.” Approach Halvorson: “Interesting! Teresa, can you tell