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quests. They work to promote peace and education, especially a curriculum by PLU professor Ron Byrnes and Mike Hillis, designed to use the upcoming Arctic expedition to help kids learn about solving conflicts. Peter and Grace Wang presented Peace Builder Awards to people who have worked to promote a just world. Honored were Tom Eric Vraalsen, Norwegian special envoy to the war-torn African nation of Sudan; polar explorers Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft, who use their expeditions to promote
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, constantly preoccupied by anxiety about loved ones. This piece attempts to capture the experiences of those in this position of waiting- from the times when anxiety is just a general background worry, only half conscious in the mind, to those dark nights of the soul when fear overtakes everything. And through it all, there is nothing to do but wait and hope. The conductor, Dr. Edwin Powell, is well known in Tennessee, having taught conducting courses and music education methods at the University of
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side of the flags carry ceremonial rifles to symbolize that protection. As a university sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, with a focus on International Education, PLU educates students to protect and serve the world through many avenues. Thus, when the Academic Procession begins, the University Marshal carries the PLU mace, representing the academic authority and independence of the University, followed by the flags of the nations representing our graduating International
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Assault Resources Sleep Sleep Education Talk about Sleep – Discussion and forums on many sleep topics Suicide Prevention American Foundation for Suicide Prevention CrisisChat CrisisTextLine National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ULifeline * Smartphone and mobile apps The JED Foundation American Association of Suicidology National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Suicide Prevention Resource Center Youth Suicide Prevention Program Suicide Awareness Voices of Education Stress Management Authentic Happiness
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.” The minor embraces creativity and big ideas while leaning into skill-building, providing a toolbox for students to delve into once they’ve completed their education and started looking for jobs. Those real-world skills include cross-discipline teamwork, problem-solving, hands-on learning, maximizing strengths and limiting weaknesses. A signature feature of the new minor is the Makerspace, a dedicated area in Hinderlie Hall that allows people to gather, collaborate and stretch their creativity
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Placement (AP) Students who have completed advanced placement tests with appropriate scores receive credit. Credit is awarded only for scores of 4 or 5, except for Calculus and Computer Science Principles, which require a score of 3 or higher. Credit is applied to specific General Education Requirements or elective credit depending on the test category. Click here or refer to the bottom of the page to see credit awarded for each AP test. If you have tested for an AP class that is not listed, the PLU
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Placement (AP) Students who have completed advanced placement tests with appropriate scores receive credit. Credit is awarded only for scores of 4 or 5, except for Calculus and Computer Science Principles, which require a score of 3 or higher. Credit is applied to specific General Education Requirements or elective credit depending on the test category. Click here or refer to the bottom of the page to see credit awarded for each AP test. If you have tested for an AP class that is not listed, the PLU
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risk last year – a leap of faith, if you will – by leaving his wife and young daughter behind in Seattle, and coming to New York to look for work. He slept on a friend’s floor and braced himself for years of small gigs and waiting tables. But he didn’t regret his choice. If there is one thing he learned at PLU, it was to follow his passion. That was made even more clear his sophomore year, when his father nearly died from an aneurysm. He decided to switch majors from education, where his enthusiasm
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resulted in the charity Free the Children which now has 3,500 chapters and provides daily education to 55,000 children. Tutu noted that not everyone is called to start an international organization, but urged the crowd to do something, anything, to make their community better. One small act can make a difference, he said. Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire urged the group to unplug from the computer and reach out to people in the community. She also noted to the crowd “that this will be an evening that
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, Baghirov was accepted into the Peace Corps and assigned to work in Azerbaijan. “You don’t get to pick where you’re going, but you get to put your regional preferences. The country requests you, not the other way around,” said Baghirov. “I was very open to going anywhere I was needed.” She was assigned to work at the Ganja Education Information Center on a pilot youth development and study abroad program for two years. “My first year was incredibly difficult,” said Baghirov. “It was a pilot program
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