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percentage of students studying abroad. When students involved in near-campus or in-state J-term programs are included in this number, the percentage jumps to over 50 percent, Sobania noted. In general, “PLU has made a conscious decision to talk about “study away” rather than “study abroad,” Sobania noted in his report to NAFSA. “We do so because the South Puget Sound is so richly diverse that one does not need to travel more than a few blocks to have a cross-cultural experience.” PLU also offers
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made through his job were well worth the challenges. When a friend in his Master’s program mentioned an open position in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs opened, Ryan jumped at the opportunity. He recently began his role as an Iraq program assistant, supporting non-military U.S. personnel travelling to Iraq. Ryan is extremely happy with his position in the State Department, but, as always, is actively moving forward in his role in foreign affairs. “I would really like to hopefully one day
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presented her dance, “Death and The Angel” at the International Association of Near Death Studies conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. in the Fall. She is the co-author, with Nola Davis of the non- fiction book, Live From the Other Side, a collection of real life stories. Read Previous HBO DEF Poet to perform at PLU Read Next Diving into Islamophobia in America 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
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August 1, 2013 Ed Hrivnak ’96 with a poster of his new book “Wounded,” which tells of his experiences in the Iraq War. (Photo by Quinn Huelsbeck ’16) Scribbled notes on surgical tape become new book about Iraqi War by PLU nurse By Barbara Clements University Communications In the pre-dawn darkness, the exhausted medic looked at Ed Hrivnak ’96, and begged him to wait, just a little more, for helicopters carrying wounded out of a firefight near Baghdad in 2003. But the pilots of the C-141 was
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Kenzie Knapp ’23 discusses summer environmental work, role with ASPLU, and public transit advocacy Posted by: Silong Chhun / August 30, 2021 Image: Kenzie Knapp ’23, incoming ASPLU Environmental Justice Director at the Pierce County Transit center near PLU campus. (Photo/John Froschauer) August 30, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing and CommunicationsIn the spring of 2021, Kenzie Knapp ’23 was awarded a Udall Foundation scholarship. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and
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free music camps to local young musicians. The Parkland Literacy Center provides free tutoring in most subjects to any K-12 students in the Bethel and Franklin Pierce school districts. Tutoring is led by PLU student volunteers, and an average of 15 students each semester regularly donate their time. With goals to provide support to adult English language learners in the near future, the Parkland Literacy Center is fast becoming an educational cornerstone in the local South Sound community. “My
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she submitted her paper on time. We were able to find temporary housing through a local Lutheran church. Generous members of the PLU community collected a fund for her. She applied for government assistance and, yet sadly, she had to drop out of PLU – the complications in her life were tremendous. This encounter with a working student who suddenly tumbled into poverty and near homelessness prompted me to research the incidence of impoverishment and chronic hunger in Pierce County. I was surprised
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diverse backgrounds, rises in nationalism in several parts of Europe are affecting the social climate in Germany. There are also increases in immigration, particularly from North Africa and the Middle East resulting in anti-immigrant sentiments. In addition, Germany once upheld a policy where citizenship could
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hazardous environmental conditions in the workplace that could affect safe operation 2.4 Refresher Training Refresher training is required when: The operator is involved in an accident or a near-miss incident The operator has been observed operating the vehicle in an unsafe manner The operator has been determined during an evaluation to need additional training There are changes in the workplace that could affect safe operation of the truck The operator is assigned to operate a different type of truck
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Politics of Anti-Corruption: The National Supervision Law, Hua Shiping, University of Louisville The Baroque Paradox: on the Western Understanding of Li Shang-yin, Lan Jiang, St. Peter’s UniversityPanel 4C: Overseas Chinese Education (Hauge Administration Building 205) Chair: Daliang Wang Bilingual Education (BE) in the United States, Iris Xu and Feng Rui, Troy University 评《国际中文教育中文水平等级标准》中的文化自信问题, Helen Xiaoyan Wu, University of Toronto (Online) Facing World Challenges with Ancient Chinese Wisdom
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