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. Presenter: Attorneys Julie Dickens and Lisa Kremer, Gordon Thomas Honeywell Room: AUC Regency Room11:00AM-12:00PM | The Unselfish Act of Self-CareThe Unselfish Act of Self-CareJoin us as we explore how to take care of our selves and our communities. Presenter: Tolu Taiwo and Dawn Cuthbertson, Center for Gender Equity Room: AUC 1331:30-2:30PM | The Science of HappinessThe Science of HappinessLearn how to bring more happiness to your personal and professional life. Research supports that happy people feel

and talk and talk about things, but seeing it is a different story.” CHANGING CAREERS — AND LIVES “I see education through a social justice lens,” said Cook, a “double Lute” who also did her undergraduate work in anthropology and women’s and gender studies at PLU. Her years as a social worker — helping young refugees or youth struggling with poverty — inform her work as an educator. As a teacher in a high-poverty school, she said, there’s a definite crossover skill set. “I went into my master’s

serving communities by volunteering at Habitat for Humanity and Special Olympics. In fact, the assembly’s social-justice campaigns have earned national recognition: In August 2014, SAAC was awarded the inaugural NCAA Division III Diversity Spotlight Initiative for its “You Can Play” campaign, which was comprised of a video and posters stating that, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or ethnicity, “If you can play, you can play.” SAAC also hosts an annual Youth Sports Clinic

opportunity was really awesome. You can talk and talk and talk about things, but seeing it is a different story.” CHANGING CAREERS — AND LIVES “I see education through a social justice lens,” said Cook, a “double Lute” who also did her undergraduate work in anthropology and women’s and gender studies at PLU. Her years as a social worker — helping young refugees or youth struggling with poverty — inform her work as an educator. As a teacher in a high-poverty school, she said, there’s a definite crossover

prohibit racial and gender preferences by state and local governments). The campus climate changed during my time at PLU because my peers and I chose to change it. Lou Vargas ’12: When speaking of PLU climate and culture, my memories bring me back to my first-year experience. It was certainly difficult for an immigrant of color like myself to acclimate with my peers who were mostly white. And not just any white — privileged white. The kind of white that didn’t recognize privilege. Their humor was

authorization: Diversity Center Rieke Scholarship Center for Gender Equity’s Kandel Oleksak Scholarship Center for Gender Equity’s Alger LGBTQ+ Scholarship Student Life Fellowship – email Nicole Juliano at juliannh@plu.edu to learn more. DACA & Employment PaperworkStudents with DACA are eligible to work on and off campus. While the law has several clear protections for employees who are not U.S. citizens, many employers do not know or fully understand the law. DACA recipients may want to read this

- and 300-level French history and language courses meet the Values and Worldviews (VW) Gen Ed requirement. Several French & Francophone Studies courses count towards other majors and minors including Global Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies. Major in French & Francophone Studies 36 semester hours, from PLU courses, equivalent transfer courses, or approved study away programs, depending on placement. Students placing into FREN 201 or 202 will have 4 semester hours waived, achieving the

Bio: Julia Watts Belser (she/her) is professor of Jewish Studies at Georgetown University and core faculty in Georgetown’s Disability Studies program, as well as a rabbi and longtime activist for disability and gender justice. Julia’s research brings classical Jewish texts into conversation with disability studies, feminist and queer theory, and environmental justice. She is the author of several scholarly books, including Rabbinic Tales of Destruction: Gender, Sex, and Disability in the Ruins of