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  • Individual StatusThe United States is a highly individualistic culture and respect based on individual accomplishment tends to define status more than age, tradition, or family background. The equality of individuals is one of our national ideals. Although throughout U.S. history we have not always achieved this ideal, it continues underlying principle that guides interaction among individuals and informs how business, organizations, and officials treat people. It also creates an expectation

  • The university is changing it’s shipping address. Pierce County is updating the PLU Mail Services address to better align with the local emergency response system. This update will also provide Amazon, FedEx, and other drivers with a more direct and secure delivery route. VISIT FAQs Mailing & ShippingThe staff in Mail Services & Shipping are responsible for managing campus mail, domestic and international mail, bulk mail, shipping and receiving and maintenance of the warehouse. For your mailing

  • September 1, 2009 Freshman meets Obama Christney Kpodo has Oct. 13 marked forever on her calendar. That’s the day she shook the hand of President Barack Obama. She even gave the leader of the free world a hug. Kpodo, 18, was one of five youths who, through competing in a series of local, state and regional competitions for Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year, reached the final stage in September. Although she did not win the top slot of national Youth of the Year, she still got to

  • October 4, 2010 The Women’s Center is joining in the state-wide effort to raise awareness about how to get involved with creating safer communities through the Green Dot campaign. (Photo by John Froschauer) Making the community safer By Kari Plog ’11 Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has been the cornerstone of advocating against domestic and intimate partner violence in the community. Now, a renewed $250,000 grant will help the Women’s Center continue to educate, inform and advocate

  • of the Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher Program at Pacific Lutheran University helped prepare her for.Funded by a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation, PLU’s Culturally Sustaining STEM Teacher Program provides funding for students earning their Master of Education (MAE) at PLU that plan to teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects at the middle or high school level. Scholarship recipients — like Anderson — attend monthly meetings to learn about equity

  • recent SNC meeting in the first floor Stuen lounge, I was greeted by a cheerful collective of students, as well as fidgets. There was a unique sense of empathy among members of the group, as they discussed school, life, challenges and triumphs.  To learn more about the Student Neurodiversity Club, I interviewed the current SNC president, Ryan Browne. Ryan is a senior majoring in Communications at PLU.What does it mean to be neurodivergent?  Just a difference in brain chemistry for the most part. We

  • Program SupportBy making an endowment gift, you can provide critical support to a wide variety of academic programs and centers throughout campus. When you invest in PLU schools and departments, you help ensure the continuation of top-tier programming that embodies the PLU mission statement. Please contact an Advancement Officer if you would like to create an endowment that supports PLU programs.* President Krise looks to the sky in the W.M. Keck Observatory Endowed SchoolA named endowment fund

  • Dr. Gina Gillie Recognized for Composition Posted by: Reesa Nelson / January 21, 2022 January 21, 2022 The International Women’s Brass Conference (IWBC) announced that Dr. Gina Gillie, Pacific Lutheran University Professor of French Horn, is the winner of the 2022 Composition Competition. Submissions for the competition were received from around the globe and selections were made by a committee of IWBC members. Dr. Gillie’s composition, “Mountain Ascent for Trombone Octet,” will premiere in a

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  • October 20, 2008 Looking for that first job? Try the career fair. PLU’s annual career fairs will be filling up every inch of the UC beginning Oct. 28, and it’s a place where both employers and students can check each other out, and possibly help you find that all-important first job after graduation. Adam Geisler, a junior and history major, said that while he might not find his dream job in the many booths, he still likes attending and checking out which employers show up.“As a student you