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, May 7th, 9:55 a.m.   Building Communities, Imagining Belonging Tuesday, May 5 10:00 a.m. - Jayson Stager10:20 a.m. - Musseit M'Bareck10:40 a.m. - Nikki Williams11:00 a.m. - Elle Sina Soerensen10:00 a.m. - Jayson Stager Multi-Cited Examination of D.I.Y. Punk Sub-Culture: Boundaries of Identity and Community Presentation 10:20 a.m. - Musseit M'Bareck Creating Long-Lasting and Healthy Relationships Between Community Members of Kinshasa, Congo and Foreign Aid Workers Presentation 10:40 a.m. - Nikki

- Kasey GardnerHeritage Language Revitalization: Approaches to Teaching the Lushootseed Language to a New Generation of Speakers and the Impact of COVID-19 on Language Immersion Programs1:05-1:20 - Josiah JohnsonRumbling Lands: The Return of the Bison and its Effect on Lakota Culture

“the Tacoma Method.” Youtz is a frequent public speaker on Chinese arts and culture, and presented a talk on Chinese poetry and music to the China Club of Seattle on January 18, 2013. Student Activities PLU Chinese Studies Activities Chinese languages classes’ soccer match 足球比賽. May Day 2013. Watch highlights on YouTube. Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節, Fall 2012. Chinese studies faculty and associates wrote Chinese poetry by moonlight on the campus in chalk. Watch on YouTube. Mycal Ford (’12) An alumnus

to promoting stronger commercial, educational, and cultural engagement with China. Jim Mockford President, Northwest China Council Established 1980. Our mission is to promote a greater understanding of Chinese history, culture, business, and contemporary affairs in the Pacific Northwest. 10:45AM - 12:00 Noon Panel 2: Cultural Connections Paul Manfredi Professor of Chinese, Pacific Lutheran University Zhu Yuming Poet, painter Lü De’an Poet, painter Zhang Er Poet, Librettist, Tacoma Method 12:00PM

. Each Advocate has a special focus and one of them is called the Diversity Advocate for International Programs. This Diversity Advocate’s job is to help you, the international student, to feel welcome in the Center space, as well as setting up programs that tailor to your needs and desires as an international student.  Have ideas?  Want to share your culture with the rest of the PLU campus?  Find your International Diversity Advocate and put them to work!

profession or walk of life, but should have a record of accomplishment congruent with our mission, a stature that will reflect well on the university, and a life demonstrating the values and ethics that define our community. As befits our university culture, PLU’s process for awarding honorary degrees is collaborative. Nominations can be made at any time. Students, faculty, staff, administration, members of the Board of Regents, alumni, and members of the general public who have a commitment to the

and artistic skills as they play it. Unique among the major ensembles is the significant collaborative repertoire for the orchestra in which it shares the stage with soloists, choirs, chamber ensembles and actors. Playing in the orchestra offers unparalleled opportunity for developing listening skills and artistic sensitivity. Because of its central role in western music, many of the most profound artistic statements of our culture have been and continue to be written for the orchestra. That

Globally-Focused UniversityGlobal and intercultural education is one of the primary focal points of the academic program at Pacific Lutheran University.PLU is among the most internationally active schools in the nation, offering programs that will help students: Be aware of their own place and culture in the world, and understand the interrelation of socio-political, economic, scientific, cultural, religious, and linguistic facets of human life Be sensitive to the historical, multinational