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different connotations at different times over the years, both positive and some negative. Through the addition of a new minor, Innovation Studies, PLU students will now get to explore what the concept means conceptually, historically and as a process that builds businesses and unlocks human potential.“We study a range of fascinating topics but our main focus is on social innovation, which is all about making the world better,” said Michael Halvorson, the university’s Director of Innovation Studies. “We

Tacoma Rescue Mission, our mission is to serve people, and we’re going to keep coming in and keep working. If we shut down, people have no place to go. This is their home. It’s a unique challenge to be in. Any advice or encouragement you might share with PLU students graduating this spring hoping to enter human services or the nonprofit world? It’s a weird time, for those graduating or trying to get established in a career when everything’s upside down. But there’s still a huge need for good people

for groups of people,” she said. “If we can’t fulfill our potential because we just don’t have a way to do it, then we aren’t getting to the realization of human dignity.” Chavez said she sought out and received support throughout her own educational journey, despite external challenges: a cultural background in which she says women’s ambitions were often suppressed and a racially segregated community in which Latinos were often oppressed. She started in community college, transferred to

are kind of something Hillary Clinton has touched on: the ‘glass ceiling’ mentality,” Moran said. “A lot of society feels like we already went through the feminist movement and women have their rights, but unfortunately that’s not good enough, and that’s not the reality. There is still much more work to be done. “While I have been lucky enough not to experience much sexism directly in my life, I know that other women in our nation and around the world have,” she said. “Because of this I’m working

ignorance 40 years before Austen wrote Persuasion: “My own sex, I hope, will excuse me, if I treat them like rational creatures, instead of […] viewing them as if they were in a state of perpetual childhood, unable to stand alone.” Critics of the new Persuasion film echo A Vindication of the Rights of Women (1792) with their frustration at the way Austen’s original story lost some of its reason and complexity in this adaptation. Our dissatisfaction with the movie gives us much to reflect on, and as

was always passionate about human interaction, working hard and doing a great job at whatever I’m doing to the best of my ability. (Enterprise) exposed me to all different sides of running a business: the customer service, sales, marketing, operations, accounting and managing employees as well.” Those skills were invaluable when Thorpe began as a project manager at SuperGraphics, managing the workflow of new projects through the design and production phases and coordinating shipping and install

educational talk and improv performance around the theme of the event, which is, perfectly, connectivity. “We are thriving in our ability to build on those human emotions to create a pretty incredible connection with not only ourselves, but also with our audience,” Utley said. “We believe that audiences are incredibly smart, and they are looking for that kind of connection when they go to the theater.” Read Previous PLU Nursing Students Top in Exam Pass Rates Read Next PLU’s Army ROTC Wins 3rd MacArthur

gap through better public policies and educational support systems at every stage in the pipeline. “It’s inequitable practices in education that lead to a lack of achievement for groups of people,” she said. “If we can’t fulfill our potential because we just don’t have a way to do it, then we aren’t getting to the realization of human dignity.” Chavez said she sought out and received support throughout her own educational journey, despite external challenges: a cultural background in which she

those of human systems, and to bring both into dialogue with a humanistic understanding of ideas and values. Read Previous Answering the call: PLU nursing alum volunteers for COVID-19 testing unit transfer Read Next PLU MediaLab Film Project Nominated for Student Emmy Award COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in

very different thing. In my role in the Dean’s office, I had to be very professional and more specific in the way that I said things, and sometimes I had a hard time doing that because I like talking to people as if they are my friend. Still being able to be professional and feel human was a difficult thing to do at first, but it definitely got a lot easier as I went on with the internship. Learning to trust myself was very helpful. How did you realize you wanted to work with college students in