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Death of Dr. William Teska: “We have lost a valued colleague, a global humanitarian, and a deeply committed leader in higher education.” Posted by: Lace M. Smith / June 28, 2016 June 28, 2016 Dear Campus Community: It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you of the sudden passing of Professor of Biology Dr. William Teska, who was found in his home on Saturday, June 25, deceased of natural causes. Bill leaves a lasting legacy in PLU’s Environmental Studies Program, and a huge hole in
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financial challenges. If you submitted the FAFSA or WASFA but your 2018 income information no longer reflects your family’s current financial situation, you can request to have your financial aid offer reconsidered. Study Away leadership. PLU is a long-established leader in Study Away programming. Our Wang Center for Global Education is currently preparing for multiple scenarios, including the possibility that Study Away may need to be limited or postponed for the fall semester. Students who intend to
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free and open to the public. Online registration is encouraged before Feb. 19. Event organizers say the topic was selected in the wake of current events both domestic and abroad. “The theme of resilience and hope is timely for a variety of reasons,” Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Anthropology Ami V. Shah said. “The world is in the midst of several massive movements and transitions, from multiple refugee crises to the long-term effects of conflict to the consistent struggle for education
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valuable part of this program was the tight-knit community we built amongst the cohort and faculty. Being a small group, we were able to learn each other’s academic and professional interests and bounce ideas off each other as we worked on class assignments and our final applied project. The small class sizes also allowed our professors to get to know us, and the one-on-one mentorship we received helped us all achieve a high standard of work in our final projects.Achieving long-term career goalsMy long
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April 25, 2008 AAUP president discusses faculty leadership Campus Voice spoke with Cary Nelson, president of the American Association of University Professors, prior to his campus address in April. The interview has been edited for length. Campus Voice: What is the role of the president of the American Association of University Professors? Cary Nelson: First of all it is to be a spokesperson for the organization. I’d been writing about higher education policies for about 20 years before I
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Tuesday, and presented his capstone on the Chinese automobile market and the struggle by Toyota dealers to enter and engage that market. After the presentation, Nishimura reflected on his career, the family business and the decision to come back and finish what he started. “This was always on my mind,” said the thoughtful Nishimura. “It was a dream,” he said of his wish to finish his bachelor’s degree. At first, Nishimura had planned on pursing a business or economics degree when he arrived at PLU in
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taking classes full-time at Pacific Lutheran University, the senior Biology and Economics double major serves on the city council for her hometown, Fircrest, Wash. Voted in almost one year ago, the 21-year-old Lute is the youngest person elected to a council in all of Pierce County. Also on the Executive Board for the Pierce County Young Democrats, Reynolds first became interested in city council when she grew frustrated that members of the council were relatively inactive. “I initially ran [for
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Forness died, the Class of 1958 reunion gift total reached $100,000. Then came the final chapter. Later in the spring the university was notified that Norm Forness had left his estate to PLU. His house, pension fund and savings were all directed to the endowment fund. He had requested that income from the endowment be used to enhance connections between the university and alumni who live on the East Coast. It was a gift of more than $1 million. – Story by Greg Brewis Read Previous Discomfort can be
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income stream. Sue: Various planned giving methods exist, from simple bequests to making a charity a beneficiary of their IRA or Donor Advised Fund, to more complex arrangements like trusts, each offering different benefits. These and other options enable donors to tailor their contributions to their financial and charitable goals, whether giving during their lifetime or as part of their estate plans. What advice would you give someone considering a planned gift but still figuring out where to start
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transform lives. “These women are my age: we have similar interests, hopes and dreams. But we’ve had remarkably different lives, and my journey has been far easier. I knew I had to use this privilege to help them any way I could,” Gillespie said. “This project has truly been a transformational journey for me.” The documentary focuses on Kenny Sacht’s organization, Wipe Every Tear. The story includes the Christian organization’s unique mission work that surprisingly doesn’t evoke the name of Jesus as it
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