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Student Organizes April 24 Salary-Negotiation Workshop to Combat Gender Wage Gap https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/04/22/student-salary-workshop/

University Women, women earn 82 percent of what their male counterparts earn one year after graduation, and the gender wage gap widens over the next 10 years. Over the course of her life, a woman will earn roughly $1 million less than a man, simply because she is a woman.Event DetailsWhat: $mart $tart salary negotiation workshop. When: 2-5 p.m. Friday, April 24. Where: Anderson University Center 201. Admission: Free and open to all students. Refreshments provided. To register: Click here. For more

Great Northwest https://www.plu.edu/admission-international/campus-life/great-northwest/

Urban or Wilderness?There’s nothing quite like the Pacific Northwest. It is a special place to live and learn – and PLU is committed to making sure that you will get to experience all of it. Through PLU Outdoor Rec you can go on adventures around the Pacific Northwest, from exploring the rugged Olympic National Park coastline to climbing Oregon’s Smith Rock. During your time at PLU, you’ll be sure to go on plenty of independent journeys and spur-of-the-moment group outings – the Pacific

From First-Year Communication Student to Election Night Reporter With the Pros https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/11/26/from-first-year-communication-student-to-election-night-reporter-with-the-pros/

From First-Year Communication Student to Election Night Reporter With the Pros Posted by: Sandy Dunham / November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014 By Matthew Salzano ’18 PLU Communication Student TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 26, 2014)—I woke up at 8:15 a.m. Nov. 7, 2014, to an email from Michael Bartanen, Chair of the Communication department, with the subject, “You’re famous.” I came to PLU intending to focus my Communication degree on public relations and advertising. By the end of October, passionate

Applications Open for Paid Sustainability Fellowships at PLU https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/02/25/applications-open-for-paid-sustainability-fellowships-at-plu/

opportunity to encourage change in the future.” Assistant Professor of Biology Romey Haberle, chair of PLU’s Sustainability Committee, hopes the Fellowship will provide students such as Scott with an exceptional learning opportunity while allowing them to contribute to campus sustainability—and make some money. “Fellows are gaining research experience; getting paid; and developing the key soft skills of writing, oral communication, collaboration and working across disciplines and into the community

Communication students get first-hand experience running a campaign to help relieve medical debt https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/communication-students-get-first-hand-experience-running-a-campaign-to-help-relieve-medical-debt/

debt for a fraction of the cost and helps folks run crowdfunding campaigns to settle their medical debt. For Young, part of the appeal of working with RIP Medical Debt was the work the organization is doing in Washington and nearby states. “They own about 15k of debt in Washington and significantly more in Idaho and Montana, so we are working to raise money to settle as much of this as possible,” Young says. Young’s students worked with a representative from the RIP Medical Debt to design a social

PLU Night at the Rainiers set for Aug. 24 https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2012/06/28/plu-night-at-the-rainiers-set-for-aug-24/

June 28, 2012 PLU Night at the Rainiers set for Aug. 24 Baseball season is upon us and we are getting ready for one of our favorite summer events, PLU Night at the Rainiers. Last year, more than 800 Lutes enjoyed an evening at the ballpark. In preparation for an even bigger crowd, the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations has purchased even more tickets, with the plan of taking over Cheney Stadium. This event is a great way to end your summer with a bang while enjoying the company of other

Other Conditions Relative to Entry at Events https://www.plu.edu/student-club-organization-handbook/sponsoring-events/other-conditions-relative-to-entry-at-events/

All programs must take place in an atmosphere that assures the safety of all participants and other members of the campus community as well as the security of University property. Appropriate levels of security will be determined by Campus Safety, in consultation with Conferences and Events, Student Engagement, and the sponsoring organization. Events held on Sunday through Thursday will end no later than 11:45 p.m. Events beginning on Fridays and Saturdays will end no later than 2:00 a.m., and

Moba Tchitcheri https://www.plu.edu/africanartcollection/figures/tchitcheri-shrine-figure/

Moba Tchitcheri Shrine Figure Moba Tchitcheri Shrine Figure Artist: Unknown Moba artist Name: tchitcheri shrine figure Origin: Moba people of northeastern Ghana and northwestern Togo Made of: Wood Dimensions: H:33” (84cm) From: Gift of Dr. Oliver E. and Pamela F. Cobb, 2008 Accession no. 2008.02.008 On display in the PLU’s Mortvedt Library (2nd floor) Ghana Description: This Moba figure, in an abstract human form is carved from a single piece of wood. It shares common characteristics of other

Yaakov Ariel https://www.plu.edu/tikkun-2015/staff/yaakov-ariel/

Yaakov Ariel Professor of Religious Studies and Co-director of the Center for Jewish Studies – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Office Location:null Website: http://religion.unc.edu/_people/full-time-faculty/ariel/ Biography Biography Dr. Yaakov Ariel will be presenting The Complicated Road to Mutual Recognition: Interfaith Dialogue and the changing realities of Christian-Jewish relations in America. The presentation will follow Christian-Jewish relations in America since the turn of

Looking Outward: Mark Carrato ‘94 leads the U.S. Government’s Power Africa initiative https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/01/12/mark-carrato-usaid-power-africa-program/

continue to teach for another year?“What are they going to put on your headstone? ‘Mark worked one extra year?’” a friend asked him during that time in the summer of 1996. It was “damn good advice,” Carrato remembers. He let his law school deferral go, continued teaching in Japan for another year, and then traveled the world for nearly 16 months, ending up in Ecuador teaching again. Now a foreign service officer at the helm of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Power