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the issues plaguing Mexico, but it’s also very lighthearted — which was Urrea’s intent. “I sat down to write a book that would make me laugh,” said Urrea. “Humor is a virus that affects everyone in humanity. It’s hard to not like someone and not welcome someone if you’ve shared a laugh with them.” After sharing some laughs with the audience — between stories about his mom and grandma sneaking the family pet, a parrot, across the U.S. Mexico border, and his dad trying to memorize an English

Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Posted by: Zach Powers / April 1, 2024 Image: Julian Kop ’23 is a physics major who spent last summer conducting research in PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) April 1, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterJulian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do

Big picture learning: Physics major Julian Kop ’24 studies the universe and his family background at PLU Posted by: mhines / May 20, 2024 Image: Julian Kop ’23 is a physics major who spent last summer conducting research in PLU’s W.M. Keck Observatory. (photo by Sy Bean/PLU) May 20, 2024 By Mark StorerPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Julian Kop spent the summer of 2023 at Pacific Lutheran University looking up at the night sky and the stars. Kop earned an opportunity to do summer

without the privilege to serve or travel abroad. Wiley, Urdangarain and Shah explore how service impacts indigenous communities, the need to exercise care in the context of service, and the ways in which the White Savior Complex manifests itself through service.Katherine Wiley traveled to semi-rural Mauritania, first as a Peace Corp volunteer and then again to conduct research analyzing how ex-slaves and slave descendants are understanding their identities and reworking social hierarchy in a country

. “This semester represents a commitment to naming what is, to collaboration across divisions and departments, and showcasing the many events that challenge each of us to live more thoughtfully. These programs hold us accountable to live our stated values and invite us to reflect on justice issues on our campus, in our local community and around the world.” Topics covered in the coming semester include sexual assault, sex trafficking, environmental justice, the removal of indigenous children from

land.” This exhibit also highlights articles that speak to how land acknowledgements have been used, what they communicate, and what they don’t say. Language, oral and written, is key to culture transmission and retention. To revitalize Twulshootseed, the Puyallup Tribe of Indians has a language program and a website with extensive language-learning resources such as videos, literacy books, online classes, audio files, etc. The language has an alphabet of 43 characters with 18 sounds that are not

Webinar On Careers In Worker Health and Safety NWCOHS Information Session Posted by: nicolacs / October 11, 2021 October 11, 2021 The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded graduate training for MS and PhD degrees. They are hosting a webinar on

Natalie Mayer endows new Holocaust and Genocide Studies lecture series Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / May 2, 2018 Image: Natalie Mayer has endowed a new lecture series at Pacific Lutheran University, the Natalie Mayer Holocaust and Genocide Studies Lecture, with the hopes of connecting the lessons of our past to the issues of the present. May 2, 2018 By Thomas Kyle-MilwardMarketing & CommunicationTACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — The Mayer family has a long, storied history of philanthropic

spiritual well-being. So here’s a stat: 90% of PLU students come from non-Lutheran faith backgrounds or have no religious affiliation at all, and we wholeheartedly welcome everyone with open arms. Fortunately, our Lutheran heritage (we are Pacific Lutheran University, after all) means that we’re not ignoring the spiritual component of well-being thanks to an active Campus Ministry, which is fully committed to “welcoming, celebrating, and engaging people of all gender identities, gender expressions

considering many people are without the privilege to serve or travel abroad. Wiley, Urdangarain and Shah explore how service impacts indigenous communities, the need to exercise care in the context of service, and the ways in which the White Savior Complex manifests itself through service. Katherine Wiley traveled to semi-rural Mauritania, first as a Peace Corp volunteer and then again to conduct research analyzing how ex-slaves and slave descendants are understanding their identities and reworking social