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that Africa matters. “There are lots of opportunities for us to partner with the people of Africa, with businesses in Africa,” she said. She entered the MBA program purposefully, so she could learn the link between entrepreneurship and social responsibility. She’s interested in exploring business opportunities for trade and investment in Africa and finding actual projects to distribute in America. Cunningham’s personal mission statement, “to acquire massive financial wealth so I can spend the rest

said. Little teaches volunteers about organic gardening, producing food in a sustainable way and the social justice issues related to food. “It’s a place that changes people,” said Esbjornson, who is currently working as the farm assistant. Modeling the PLU garden after Mother Earth Farm seemed like a natural fit, Mares said. The PLU garden is also organic, which means that synthetic fertilizers and pesticides are not used, and all the food is donated to Trinity Lutheran Church to distribute to

Explore! because she felt that it could be an opportunity to help broaden her social skills, which she acknowledged would be an asset in her profession. Last-minute participant Amy Larson said that she was contemplating the most critical aspects of her future career and how to find a balance between the importance of a college education and real-world experiences like professional networking. Larson hopes to graduate with a degree in business and work with non-profit organizations. Explore! Student

October 7, 2011 dCenter ’emerged’ as a resource for students, fun place to hang out For many, like senior art major Chelsea Putnam, PLU’s Diversity Center is a place to foster one’s individuality.“I really wanted to learn and gain my own individuality with this place,” said Putnam. Initially though, Putnam didn’t really understand what social justice was.“It was a culture shock for me,” Putnam said. “I came from a community that was a very small town. I lived in a very white Hispanic culture

” or the “Euthanasia Project” to rid themselves of the unwanted people. “In high school, kids learn a lot about the large camps during WWII,” Griech-Polelle said. “But they never learn about these smaller programs and tests about perfecting mass killings.” For her lecture, Griech-Polelle will draw upon her own research and discuss Hitler’s “People’s Community,” a broad social movement that in part led to the unhealthy, hurt and disabled being classified as useless and their lives terminated. Both

examine one place in a vacuum, without context,” she said. The symposium will attempt to answer a wide range of questions about the qualities and constitution of resilience, including: What intrinsic and/or extrinsic factors contribute to resilience? Are there cultural, social, economic and environmental factors that can contribute to, or impede, the efforts of the most vulnerable to overcome adversity? Can resilience be “built” or “learned”? How helpful is it to develop resilience-based policies? The

memorable moment” in her 30-year tenure at the university. “Most didn’t even look at the music, they just stood and sang as if they had just left practice,” Seeley said. “Awe inspiring.” Senior Kiana Norman-Slack, an alto in Choir of the West this year, also gushed to her social media followers. Despite feeling exhausted, she said the weekend was unforgettable. “How amazing it was to meet so many generations of singers and get to hear their stories,” Norman-Slack said. “It’s such an honor to call myself

until the summer. Otey will be an English teaching assistant in Mexico, where she spent a semester abroad in Oaxaca through a PLU Gateway program. Otey’s time there sparked her interest in education and cultural exchange. Fulbright ProgramLearn more about the program and how to apply“I think I left Oaxaca with a lot more questions about social justice, diversity and culture that I thought would be cool to keep exploring,” Otey said. Otey — who also has rowed all four years at PLU, nabbing two