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miss our graduates, with whom we develop close relationships over four intense years, but not as much as we admire the diverse paths they forge for themselves after leaving us. Allez les Lutes! If you are a French major or minor alumnus reading this, please drop us a line (wilkinrm@plu.edu) and tell us the story of your post-PLU path!What are some Hispanic Studies alumni doing post-graduation? From Jenae Poe: PLU’s emphasis on social justice, global perspectives and sustainability greatly impacted
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could relate to her student in that moment, harkening back to her own brush with failure in college. She underperformed in a couple classes, as a result of her personal anxieties, and risked not graduating. “I struggled hard with being disciplined and being interested in the work,” she said of the courses, “I failed two exams and ended up having to schedule blocks of time in a study room in the library for hours at a time to force myself to do the work.” “It was almost a shame thing. I didn’t want
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, eager to foster intercultural relationships, committed to service and leadership, and want to use their college education to make a difference on campus and in their communities at home. Amount: Full tuition. Scholars with need beyond tuition will receive additional grant and work study to fully meet that need. Number: PLU selects a cadre of seven Act Six Scholars from Tacoma-Seattle and five Act Six Scholars from Yakima Valley each year. Awarding: Students who have been selected by Act Six to be
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credits Loren Anderson, former university president, for his role in setting campaign priorities and meeting campaign goals. “President Anderson’s vision and leadership quite literally transformed the university,” Tilden said. “The relationships he built with alumni, regents and friends of the university, time after time, resulted in generous support both for the mission of the university and for the campaign. “From major bequests such as the one from Karen Phillips to a new graduate’s first gift to
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stories about her expeditions into the landscapes and history of this complex and influential artist. A leading artist of the expressionist and symbolist movements, Munch often used the sea to convey emotions and moods. His depictions of women are complex as well, revealing his experiences with relationships, loss and grief in scenes played out on rocky shores and sinuous coastlines. “Munch was a person who experienced life intensely, who felt deeply, and his images reflect that. These are very strong
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stressed, experience anxiety or depression, struggle with relationships, or just need help navigating challenges in their life. If you’re facing such challenges, you don’t need to handle them on your own–there’s help and support on campus. As your instructor, if I believe you may need additional support, I will express my concerns, and the reasons for them, and refer you to resources that might be helpful. It is not my intention to know the details of what might be bothering you, but simply to let
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this mean for the future of business, relationships, communication, sports, and learning? Are games just an excuse to be social? With 16 years in the industry including years at Microsoft and running a development company in China, Jason will provide a background on understanding where the industry has come from and where it might be going. Jason Robar, General Manager, The Amazing Society Location: University Center, Room 133 A-2) “HgH & Anabolic Steroids Bigger, Faster Stronger: Glamorized
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in collaborating in on-going or continual engagement? PLU Center for Community Engagement and Service Primary Partners (community organizations that we have intentionally developed strong partnerships with because of proximity, alignment of values, and history of working with PLU faculty and students) PLU Center for Community Engagement and Service County-wide partners (community organizations that we have some form of relationships with-this list covers a broader array of geographical and
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and to know that one’s question is good is at once exhilarating and terrifying. To be able to articulate why one’s question is good is to have passed a point of no return. In all of these acts a new and more complex consciousness emerges in a person, a consciousness that offers both promise and peril.The promise includes richer, more nuanced relationships to whomever and whatever is, including oneself; the freedom to choose commitments out of inner integrity instead of imposed obligation; the
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, adolescence, family relationships, illness, death, and much more in a way informed by an understanding of a wide range of human stories. Not just by aggregate data.” (Nussbaum, 26) Studying in the Humanities, then, means seeing the world authentically. It means trying to understand the richness of human experience, to trace its history, to value its variability. The humanities prompt us to ask who we are and how we came to be this way. They ask us to reflect, to understand, to see knowledge as a process
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