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  • April 2, 2012 PLU professor wins Fulbright award By Katie Scaff ’13 PLU Professor Greg Williams will spend the 2012-2013 academic year continuing his work in Mexico as part of a prestigious Fulbright Scholar Award.  A central theme of his work will be efforts to accommodate children and youth with disabilities into public schools.  Williams is a recipient of the J. William Fulbright – Arturo Garcia Robles U.S. Scholar All-Disciplines Award, one of five Fulbright programs in Mexico. “J. William

  • campuses that we need represented in the Think Tank. … Recognizing that public health cannot prevent sexual violence by itself, Think Tank participants will represent public health departments, sexual violence coalitions, researchers, law enforcement, and college and university staff and administrators.” As part of Not Alone: The First Report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, the CDC and the American Public Health Association, in collaboration with the departments

  • Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford For the graduating class of 2024, freshman year was online and confined. So by the time fall came around for sophomore year, they embraced in-person classes, study groups, lunches, dinners, and more. That’s true at least for political science major Kaden Bolton ’24, who graduated… July 8, 2024

  • situation where your resources, both mental and fiscal, are stretched to their limit. His second? Consider public service, even if it’s not your primary vocation, at least volunteer for a cause you believe in. Campbell was the Meant to Live speaker at Friday’s Homecoming event. It was definitely a homecoming for Campbell as well – as his New Yorker accent attests. He has spent most of his career in the Big Apple, dealing with everything from homelessness, the AIDS crisis to the aftermath of 9-11 in his

  • professional, public, and digital writing. The best thing about the English department is our dedicated and imaginative teachers. English majors can contribute to the student-run literary arts journal, tutor at the Writing Center or the Parkland Literacy Center, intern, and explore the publishing and printing arts minor for valuable professional skills. English majors are critical and imaginative thinkers who can write and communicate effectively, skills employers value. PLU English alums go on to exciting

  • conspiracy theories on web platforms and forums; the decline of public trust in institutions and experts; and what to look for to ensure the credibility of online information. The class culminated in a final “Critical Making” project, where students built, designed, or mocked up a media literacy tool. The goal of the assignment was to envision a web that prioritized the circulation of credible information. Critical making is a process where students apply theories and concepts to a creative project or

  • quality must be at a level befitting a good public performance. HORN BM A 30-minute (minimum) recital consisting of at least 3 contrasting pieces from a range of musical eras. Instrumental assessments and recitals in the BM may not repeat repertoire from previous assessments and recitals. Performance quality must be at a pre-professional level: one or two years away from achieving a graduate school level of tone, phrasing, endurance, range, articulation, technique, facility, etc. Understanding of

  • Mae Ngai The 45th Annual Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture “Mother of Exiles”— Refugees in American Myth and History Speaker: Mae Ngai Time: 7:00 p.m. Date: Monday, March 11, 2019 Place: Xavier 201 This event is free and open to the public

  • Tina Gianoulas Photographer/Videographer she/they Biography Biography Major: Individualized Public Policy Minor(s): Theatre, Peace Corps Prep What Guinness Book of World Records record would you like to break? “Most continuous cracking of different joints.” Favorite artist: System of a Down

  • solutions to challenges facing the university. Each awardee receives a certificate and a $750 honorarium. The 2023 Distinguished Staff Award recipients are Keleigh Allen, Greg Briggs, Seth Carlson, Jennifer Childress-White and Ryan Marsh. Keleigh Allen is an Advancement Analyst for the Constituent Engagement team in University Relations. In her 24 years at PLU, Keleigh has exemplified what it means to be a lifelong learner. In her plethora of roles at the university, Keleigh has always stepped up when