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crowd. Ever since, the Tacoma Dome has hosted the celebration, which now attracts as many as 4,000 people. At the event’s 20th anniversary last Monday, Cunningham and Bernice Griffin received community service awards from the city’s Human Rights and Human Services Department. “I didn’t understand the magnitude of what it (the award) was until I was there,” Cunningham said. Tears sprung to Cunningham’s eyes as she recalled what if felt like to stand on that stage and look out at the audience, all of

March 19, 2009 A lifetime of stewardship honored Students, faculty, and staff have made huge advances in the last several years to make PLU an ecologically friendly and sustainable campus. Thelma Gilmur ’42 has been living these ideals her whole life. Gilmur, 85, accepted the Helen Engle Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cascade Land Conservancy last fall in honor of her years of commitment as a conservation advocate and charter member of the Tahoma Audubon Society. Her dedication to

Be a part of the Journey Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / December 9, 2014 December 9, 2014 Why Music Scholarships Matter - in students' own wordsTo many students, PLU is a dream, and financial aid and scholarships make it a reality. Hear students talk about their journey to PLU and how music scholarships have made the difference. To address demand for more campus performances, and to raise much-needed scholarship funds for talented future performers, we present the inaugural Christmas Music

Professor of Communication returns from sabbatical Posted by: Todd / October 19, 2011 October 19, 2011 Joanne Lisosky, PLU Professor of Communication, returned from sabbatical this fall after completing a manuscript for her book and traveling and teaching in Azerbaijan. In the summer and fall of 2010 Lisosky completed the manuscript for a book titled, “War on Words: Who Should Protect Journalists.” The book activity was developed and completed along with 2007 PLU graduate and Fulbright alum

said, here are some benefits to pursuing a career in education.Great opportunity for employment and professional growthThere is a national shortage of qualified teachers across disciplines, and the shortage is especially acute in STEM fields. In Washington state specifically, teacher shortages are greatest in STEM, special education, and English language learning classrooms.Security and stability over the course of your careerTeaching is a career you can grow into for the long-term. A skill for

TECBio REU at University of Pittsburgh Posted by: nicolacs / December 11, 2019 December 11, 2019 Summer Research in Computational Biology at the University of Pittsburgh Students will receive classroom training in topics pertinent to the emerging field of computational biology, such as computational structural biology, cell and systems modeling, computational genomics, and bioimage informatics, in addition to a wide variety of theoretical and experimental research projects. Students will

TECBio REU at University of Pittsburgh Posted by: alemanem / December 5, 2018 December 5, 2018 University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the 10th summer for our REU program in computational biology and would hope that you would also be willing to recommend another student(s) for our program this year.  More information and our 2019 program flyer can be found at tecbioreu.pitt.edu, which also hosts the program application page.  Application Deadline:  February 11, 2019 Program Dates:  May

Summer REU at University of Washington Posted by: alemanem / November 27, 2018 November 27, 2018 The University of Washington has two Research Experience for Undergraduates programs this summer.  Both programs deal with new energy materials and welcome freshmen and sophomores who have had some chemistry and physics.  Follow the links to learn more, see the program fliers and apply!   Clean Energy Bridge to Research (CEBR) Molecular Engineering Materials Center. (MEMC) Read Previous SURF 2019 At

Convocation, Opening of the New Year Posted by: Thomas Krise / September 9, 2014 September 9, 2014 PLU marks the opening of our ‘new year’ with Convocation. This ceremony dates back to customs from medieval universities meant to welcome new students and new faculty, and to set intentions for the year ahead — together. This morning, I had the honor of speaking to our Lute community and sharing in the tradition and energy of the day! Creating a culture of sustainable and responsible citizenship

and domestic partner rights in the open with an educational display and an opportunity to speak out at the club’s program “We Matter: Think Before You Vote” last Tuesday in the UC. It was the mission of the club to not only educate people about what the presidential candidates believed, but also the laws in each state – from inclusive to exclusive – and ballot measures that will affect the homosexual community. “There’s a lot of animosity and energy about this election,” said Dmitry Mikheyev, club