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examine the personal and big-picture capacity to withstand and overcome the stress and devastation related to trauma. “There is building interest in understanding the conditions that make it possible for individuals, communities, organizations, institutions and organisms to overcome adversity,” said Tamara Williams, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Executive Director of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. “While varied, the events and programs that will be featured as part of

exactly excite him. Kraig, an American history scholar, explained how libraries have been on the forefront of social justice and play a key role in providing access to knowledge that belongs to everyone. Kraig shared how, especially early in U.S. history, private libraries represented wealth and power and exclusion, preventing most Americans from accessing valuable sources of knowledge and information. The innovation of public libraries, she said, was foundational to the democratization of education

about Palmer Scholars from my career counselor and my teacher when I was a sophomore in Foss High School. 2. What prompted you to apply to the program? I applied to this program because I saw the opportunity in Palmer Scholars that many other programs lacked in or did not have altogether. I applied specifically because of the support they were providing to high school students pursuing higher education with backgrounds that did not consist of support, like (first-generation) students or immigrants

. He believes in the importance of global education for college students. “It is important to experience a different culture, a different way of life,” said Finitsis. “It gives you a different understanding of the world and supports the PLU Mission. We visit places that many people dream of visiting but can’t.” Finitsis led his class to Greece with the support of the PLU Wang Center. The Wang Center collaborates with academic departments to support PLU’s commitment to global education. The center

business course (BUSA201) focuses on business in the global environment. Other courses include global perspectives in the curriculum, so the benefit of business education at PLU is the global perspective is not just a course, it is a foundation included in many of the courses and across the concentrations.While we have the four concentrations (i.e., marketing, management, accounting and finance), we also have a specialized concentration where a student can propose an area of study that is customized to

Ian Lindhartsen ’20 uses his individualized major to pursue his passion for music Posted by: Marcom Web Team / November 23, 2021 Image: Ian Lindhartsen, advisor, Lute Air Student Radio (LASR), Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Tacoma. (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) November 23, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing and CommunicationsIan Lindhartsen entered PLU with a plan. The 253 PLU Bound scholarship recipient from the Key Peninsula began his first year with plans to major in music education. But best-laid

find purpose and meaning in their life. “It helps students identify different points in the journey of questions,” Holden explained. “It shows what the process looks like.” SIL director Eva Johnson, assistant education professor Steve Woolworth and assistant philosophy professor Pauline Kaurin made up the second panel. The three related their experiences in college to how things turned out in the rest of their life, an exercise first year Erik Arnits found especially helpful. “I really liked

easy to ‘fall off track’ in college. “PLU has expectations similar to what a parent expects.” Scott always knew he wanted to be a music teacher and he wanted to find the best program. He looked at California, Oregon, the local public universities and some of the private colleges. “PLU offered the most respected music education program and I knew PLU would give me the best outcome,” he said. “I liked the student to faculty ratio – and the quality of the music education program was superior.” He

. Carey, guest editor of Washington Monthly’s college guide, directs the education policy program at New America, a think tank and civic enterprise in Washington, D.C. As a result, “colleges tried to claw their way up the U.S. News ladder by raising prices and excluding all but the most privileged students, exactly the opposite of what a nation struggling to keep higher education affordable for an increasingly diverse student population actually needed,” Carey wrote. Washington Monthly’s college

communication, interviewing and applying to undergraduate research programs and graduate schools. Natural SciencesPursue a career in STEMThe Division of Natural Sciences at PLU envisions itself as a leader in undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education, providing our students with a personalized liberal arts education through the incorporation of experiential, collaborative, investigative, quantitative, technologically-advanced and interdisciplinary approaches to learning.Over the