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college tour, turning to my mom and saying, “This is where I’m supposed to be. I don’t care what it takes, I want to go here.” After I was accepted through early admission, I never applied anywhere else because I knew this was where I was supposed to be, and I have never questioned that.   My PLU experience: My PLU experience has been a whirlwind, how I got to graduation this fast is beyond me. It has been a beautiful journey, full of leadership opportunities, friendships, challenges, growth, and a

as “innocent” and “pure” icons in art but the impressionistic nature of children shows that they have been used in history as pawns and even catalyst themselves of conflicts. I have extended my research to include and compare historical altercations outside of the United States that have heavily involved civilian children such as the Holocaust in Germany and the conflict in Derry, Ireland. To be able to process and get perspective when studying such dark history, I try to never forget to escape

virtual services with Lute Telehealth in early 2020. The program helps PLU meet its diversity, equity and inclusion priorities by ensuring students have access to providers–mental health and health–who share their identities and by ensuring that mental health resources are available to students at any time whether they are on campus or in another location. “Part of bringing on telehealth was to create necessary flexibility in staffing,” said Joanna Royce-Davis, PLU’s Vice President for Student Life

prospect to advocate for one’s mental health and seek out help when you need it.”Striving for transformative care Mental health care has long been a topic of importance at PLU, even before the COVID-19 pandemic. PLU was one of the first universities to adopt telehealth and virtual services with Lute Telehealth in early 2020. The program helps PLU meet its diversity, equity and inclusion priorities by ensuring students have access to providers–mental health and health–who share their identities and by

nearly 12,000 Bantu immigrated in early 2003. Bantu refugees began arriving in the Pacific Northwest in 2004. While King and Snohomish counties are home to a large population of refugees, a small band of families have formed a tight-knit community in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, said Brigitte Fisher, social services and employment coordinator for Tacoma Community House, which is where the tutoring sessions were held. Fisher’s organization is dedicated to helping immigrants and refugees, and donated

committee will consider questions such as: Is this job posted in the right places? How do we identify candidates early? When candidates come to campus, are they meeting with folks who look like them and relate to them? “Community is huge,” Brown said. She stressed that community must be built for everyone of all backgrounds in order to not only attract high-quality, diverse candidates, but also to retain them. “The more diverse perspectives you have, the richer the conversation will be.” Once a

that sense of dread is certainly a way of understanding it and navigating through it for them. How is the MFA program managing through the pandemic? Because the MFA is a low residency program, in a way it was sort of poised to deal with something like this already. However, our usual 10-day summer residency, which takes place in late July or early August, did go fully virtual. We had 10 days of intense programming on Zoom for about 100 students and faculty that went really, really well. It was

Since the early 2000s, PLU has partnered with Palmer Scholars to bring nearly 30 students to the university. Palmer Scholars Director Jonathan Jackson ‘12 says the organization seeks to identify Scholars who are serious about creating a better life for themselves and their families with post-secondary education.  “Our Scholars possess the grit and determination to excel in a post-secondary program; what they lack is the necessary information, resources, and a support network to aid them in reaching

be used for volunteer programs like Teach for America and Americorps.”A passion that started at PLU This wasn’t the first time Chell found herself supporting a health network. She got an early taste of this work while at PLU when she volunteered for the Neighborhood Clinic, a clinic in Tacoma that provides healthcare and wellness services to those who cannot afford them. She became aware of the clinic from Benita Ki, the clinic’s executive director who was also Chell’s ultimate frisbee coach at

Classics and early American political thought, especially through the writings of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Carre Avary – Bachelor of Arts in education   Why PLU? I’ve wanted to go to PLU for as long as I can remember.  When I decided to go into education, PLU was the best fit for me and my family. My PLU experience: The students in the education department have become an extended family. I have learned more here than I ever thought I would. I have built relationships that will last a lifetime