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Genocide: Stories in the First PersonThis year’s Powell-Heller Holocaust Conference will focus on genocide, and personal stories of those who have register survived conflicts around the world, from Rwanda to the Congo. To start off the conference on Thursday, co-directors of The Last Survivor will talk about the making of the documentary. Discussion of the film will be led by directors Michael Pertnoy and Michael Kleiman and the young survivor from the Congo, Justin Semahoro Kimenyerwa.The Last

Genocide: Stories in the First PersonThis year’s Powell-Heller Holocaust Conference will focus on genocide, and personal stories of those who have register survived conflicts around the world, from Rwanda to the Congo. To start off the conference on Thursday, co-directors of The Last Survivor will talk about the making of the documentary. Discussion of the film will be led by directors Michael Pertnoy and Michael Kleiman and the young survivor from the Congo, Justin Semahoro Kimenyerwa.The Last

BackThe HPRB proposal form now begins with a diagnostic pre-survey (optional) that will help you and your students determine if their projects meet the federal definition of Human Subjects Research (HSR) and require HPRB approval. The pre-survey also helps students understand what kind of review is likely: exempt, expedited, or full board. The HPRB will make a final determination once the proposal has been submitted for review. If relevant, the pre-survey also helps students decide if their

Traveling in the Pacific NorthwestPLU is located in the greater Tacoma area, but the surrounding neighborhood is called Parkland. Parkland does not offer much in the way of shopping and attractions, but there are plentiful opportunities with only a short bus trip from campus. Here you can find more information about the most popular places to visit in the area. It is by no means a comprehensive list of possibilities, but rather a place from which to start if you are interested in learning more

A living representation of triumph over tragedy, BlueSteele Coffee Company embodies a community grateful for the bravery and sacrifice of first responders. On November 29, 2009, four Lakewood police officers were gunned down in this Parkland coffee shop. Three years later, owners, Courtney, Olly and Dylan Marshall, converted this place of sorrow into a memorial for fallen officers. Formerly a Forza Coffee Company location, the BlueSteele Coffee Company now stands privately owned, renamed for

INTRODUCTIONThe challenges faced by humanities programs in recent decades have been well documented. Due to declining budgets and a perception that humanities work is “unstrategic” (i.e., it is not typically training for specific career skills), humanities programming has been pronounced dead or on life support more times than we care to count. Legislators and administrators ask us: what is the value of the humanities? Students ask us: where will the humanities take me? We ask ourselves: how do