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PLU’s Earth & Diversity Week. Steen Family Symposium Steen Family Symposium on Environmental Issues April 17-19 | Free and open to the public Established in 2022 through a gift from David ‘57 and Lorilie Steen ’58, the Steen Family Symposium brings informed speakers who challenge current thinking and propose healthy change to the PLU campus for the purpose of contributing to educate for “lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the
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, or basically how genres work. Later on, it was helpful if I was working with people who were writing in a genre to understand beats and what they were going for rather than being stuck in the mindset of all writing needing to be “high literature.” What was your favorite thing you printed in the Art of the Book? Looking back, I wish I could have done it again. I especially liked working with type. I liked laying out type and finding all of the right pieces. In order to do my final project, a
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near the Tacoma Mall before moving into the Parkland area. “The reason that it is so important to focus on areas like Parkland is that there are significant disparities in tree canopy cover when it comes to race and income demographics,” environmental studies major Paez said. “Poor health is correlated with a lack of trees, so increasing greenery in underserved areas is a social justice issue.”The students have been working with the Tree Foundation for the past year, learning how tree coverage in
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reasons for failures of tools, materials, parts or processes. Assists in implementing corrective and preventive actions. Develops basic computer and production systems to satisfy user requirements. Uses project management tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements. Incorporates environmental health and safety, LEAN and Quality principles into (1) materials and processes, (2) research, design and qualification, (3) work procedures and (4) labs and office areas. This position allows
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lead rehearsals and public master classes, and participate in other educational and performance activities.Late April/Early May Humanities: Koller/Menzel Memorial LectureLectureship in ethics and/or creative writing in honor of Heather Koller '94. Varies Wild Hope Center for Vocation: Meant to LiveEndowed by a generous gift of the PLU Class of 1958, the Meant to Live events bring alumni back to campus to talk about vocation with current students.Varies Environmental Studies: Earth Day LectureEach
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Presidents Climate Commitment last January and PLU’s master planning documents. “It’s been a focus of PLU even before we wrote it down,” Kohler said. “That’s the culture. It’s the best thing about PLU.” The construction of the Morken Center for Learning and Technology essentially launched the idea to purchase renewable energy, Kohler explained. PLU designed the environmentally friendly building based on the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The
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October 21, 2011 PLU’s first solar panel system arrives in 2012 By: Katie Scaff ’13 PLU is that much closer to being carbon neutral by 2020 thanks to a $50,000 Solar 4R Schools grant from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation. The grant will pay for a 20-ft solar panel system, which will be installed on the Facilities Building in March 2012.Designs are currently underway. Chrissy Cooley, sustainability manager through facilities management, worked with students to write the grant, and
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months and improving the livelihoods of those who live in urban areas.The team consisting of Dalen Todorov ’23, Elijah Paez ’24, Autumn Johansen ’23, and Zoee Kooser ’22 began distributing trees near the Tacoma Mall before moving into the Parkland area. “The reason that it is so important to focus on areas like Parkland is that there are significant disparities in tree canopy cover when it comes to race and income demographics,” environmental studies major Paez said. “Poor health is correlated with
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identifies the insects, working in and outside the lab studying the spread of West Nile virus. Blakney said it was PLU’s commitment to global citizenship, social justice and environmental conservation that helped her discover her vocation in public health. “It’s easy to get lost in numbers and statistics,” she said. “Having had that encouragement at PLU to think about social justice and environmental concerns helps humanize the numbers.” Blakney long assumed she would go to medical school. But after a
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Introduces the economy as a whole and major issues such as inflation, unemployment, economic growth, and international trade. (4) ECON 215 : Investigating Environmental and Economic Change in Europe - ES, GE An introduction to the environmental economic problems and policy prospects of modern Europe. Focus on economic incentives and policies to solve problems of air and water pollution, sustainable forestry, global warming, and wildlife management in Austria, Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and
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