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  • Sophia Barro ’22 is following her passion for faith, literacy and diversity into elementary education Posted by: Zach Powers / May 19, 2022 Image: Education major Sophia Barro ’22 will soon begin teaching third grade at Saint Patrick Catholic School in Tacoma. Here, she holds one of her favorite children’s books, “Dreamers.” May 19, 2022 By By Isabella DaltosoPLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterSophia Barro ’22 is a senior education major and religion minor at PLU. She recently

  • close. He double majored in global studies and Hispanic studies and minored in Holocaust and genocide studies. We recently met with the PLU senior to discuss his plans for improving health for all.What did you enjoy or learn from your Global Studies major? I enjoyed learning about the strengths and challenges experienced by countries worldwide. In my classes, we studied countries through the use of case studies. It’s important to me to learn what’s happening beyond the United States and how events

  • setting! Colorado Ecosystem Field Studies   * Study, camp, & hike in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado * July 22- August 11, 2021 Gain valuable career skills in hands-on scientific field research Earn 3 undergraduate academic transfer credits over summer-break Join a diverse & exciting group of college students for an experiential learning experience of a lifetime! For all course information visit the website: EcoFS.org Open to students from all universities & majors | Accredited by the University of

  • Education Advisory BoardThe Education Advisory Board of the Confucius Institute of the State of Washington meets quarterly or more often, as needed, to plan the educational programs for the Confucius Institute for teachers and students. Michele Anciaux Aoki, Director of the CIWA Education Center, chairs the CIWA Education Advisory Board. Contact her at maaoki@seattleschools.org. Many thanks to our founding Director, Karen Kodama, who has now retired from Seattle Public Schools. Education

  • Help Is Available On CampusBias Incident Response Team www.plu.edu/birt Students who experience or are a bystander to bias at PLU are encouraged to utilize the Bias Incident Response Team. The Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Phone: 253-535-8750 Email: dcenter@plu.edu The Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability is a community that explores and celebrates issues of intersectional identity and social justice. Our programs and resources center the voices, leadership, and

  • A PLU Christmas, Winter Rose Posted by: Kate Williams / November 12, 2018 November 12, 2018 By Kate Williams '16Outreach ManagerDon’t miss one of the most beloved holiday traditions in the Pacific Northwest, as the Choir of the West, University Chorale and University Symphony Orchestra present our annual Christmas concerts. This year’s theme, Winter Rose, features performances of works by Gerald Finzi, Herbert Howells, Michael Praetorius and others, mixed with traditional carols and seasonal

  • Dr. Bryn NelsonBryn Nelson, PhD, is an award-winning science and medical writer, the author of Flush: The Remarkable Science of an Unlikely Treasure (Grand Central Publishing), and a former microbiologist trained in bacterial biochemistry at the University of Washington. As a science writer at Newsday from 2000 to 2007, Nelson wrote frequently about the Human Genome Project, gene therapy, stem cell research, conservation, global warming, ecology, and the West Nile virus. Among his awards, he

  • April 3, 2012 PLU prof’s book wins ChLA Book Award Suspended Animation: Children’s Picture Books and the Fairy Tales of Modernity, has received the Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) Book Award for books published in 2010. The book was written by Nathalie op de Beeck, PLU associate professor of English. It was published by the University of Minnesota Press. Suspended Animation analyzes the phenomenon of American picture books and what their imaginative form and content reveal about the

  • PLU faculty members Katrina Hay, Ami Shah and Amy Young discuss the word ‘stress’ (podcast) Posted by: Zach Powers / April 21, 2017 April 21, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (April. 21, 2017)-The tenth episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “stress” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Associate Professor of Physics Katrina Hay, and Assistant Professor of Global Studies and Anthropology Ami Shah. “Open to Interpretation” is a podcast devoted to

  • Every community needs an organization that works hard for the people. Parkland Light and Water (PL&WCo) , founded in 1917, is one of these institutions. After more than one hundred years of hard work in the community, PL&WCo has won unanimous praise from the locals. One of only a handful of co-operating utilities in the United States, PL&WCo is not a for-profit organization, meaning they only take what they need for operation. The rest they give back to members or use to upgrade services. PL