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left, attended the Education Career Fair and then signed a letter of intent with her top choice, Tacoma Public Schools. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Undergraduate Elementary Education major Danay Jones ’15 recently signed a letter of intent with her top choice, Tacoma Public Schools. She is in the process of interviewing for a position as a kindergarten teacher. “It [the Education Career Fair] helps us narrow down what districts we want to apply for,” she said. “ I witnessed several of my

Georgia Island, which will lead to a discussion about whether we can get inside the minds of penguins and other animals—can we become closer to them and understand them better?” said Bergman. “And I’ll share what penguins and other creatures have told me about finding our way forward in an age of huge threats from global warming.”EVENT DETAILS What: Prof. Charles Bergman: ‘Talking to Penguins’ When: 7 p.m. April 15 Where: Regency Room, Anderson University Center Admission: Free and open to the public

administrators to China in four summer study tours of three to four weeks each,” he said. “The purpose was to engage more American educators in the study and teaching of China, and we helped create school-to-school partnerships in the U.S. and China, focusing on both Sichuan as Washington’s sister province in China and Fuzhou as the sister city. I joined the Sister City Committee in 2008 as part of connecting that committee to the PLU project and to the Tacoma Public Schools, with whom we were working

Currents” premiere is free and open to the public, though reservations are encouraged to secure seats. Visit www.changingcurrentsdoc.com/rsvp for more information about the film and to RSVP for the event. Michelle McGrath ’17 is a senior PLU communication major and a member of MediaLab. About MediaLab at PLU: MediaLab is an award–winning, applied research and media production organization housed within the Center for Media Studies at Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Arts and Communication

degrees in education from PLU before teaching in Tacoma Public Schools. Throughout her life, she was an advocate for her Nisqually people and other Salish tribes, focusing on Indigenous education, preserving Indigenous history, and revitalizing Nisqually culture, spirituality, and arts. Svinth Carpenter’s work was deeply rooted in this region, located in the watershed of Mount Tacobet/Tahoma/Rainier — the Mother of All Mountains — which also served as the inspiration for one of her books, Where the

Holocaust education, ensuring the stories and lessons of the Holocaust continue to be shared and remembered. By focusing on the experiences of Sephardic Jews — a group often overlooked in mainstream Holocaust education — the conference broadens the conversation through scholarship, personal testimony, and historical research, deepening our understanding of this complex and devastating period in history. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. For more information about

2024 OHSU Summer Equity Internship Program: Applications Open Posted by: nicolacs / November 7, 2023 November 7, 2023 The OHSU Equity Research Program offers an exciting opportunity for diverse undergraduate college students to spend eight weeks working on research projects alongside faculty, scientists and graduate students.  Examples of internship tracks include: Biomedical Studies Dental Health Systems & Policy – Center for Health Systems Effectiveness Medicine Nursing Public Health PA

Chávez APSA Member of the Month Read Next Legislative Days LATEST POSTS PLU Professor announced as Keynote speaker for the 2024 Latinx Youth Summit November 20, 2024 Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford July 8, 2024 Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate February 28, 2023 Professor Maria Chavez selected for 2021-23 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau July 2, 2021

in how the athletic teams—and your team—engage with the community at large? Bridget: I have always enjoyed when the swim team joins with Metro Parks Special Olympics and provides swim lessons and the opportunity to compete with them at their meets. I have also really enjoyed when we provided swim lessons during the spring semester to kids at Trinity Lutheran. Both events allowed us to engage with a wide variety of ages while sharing the common interest of swimming with these community

this club because she wanted to learn more and create a space for those of us who are neurodivergent. The [OAA] recommended that I be the president for the club and it kinda went from there. What makes this club different from other clubs on campus?  It’s not just centered around an interest, it’s also centered around an identity and a thing that we all have in common, which is our disabilities. So it’s something we can all relate to each other with and understand. It becomes a space where we can