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conference receives $500 toward its next diversity initiative. In addition to the monetary award, NCAA Div. III posted a story about SAAC on its website on Sept. 2 and announced the award on social media. “Receiving this award means so much to SAAC and our athletic department,” SAAC President Amy Wooten said. “We strive to make our campus and community a safe and inclusive place, and receiving this award only solidifies that we are making strides in the right direction.” The group’s award-winning

in the Peace Corps alone, and even more have joined service programs such as AmeriCorps, Lutheran Volunteer Corps and Jesuit Volunteer Corps. PLU is one of three universities in Washington state to offer a Peace Corps Prep Certificate Program. “I think fits so well with the mission and PLU’s focus on care and creating a community of care for others,” said Katherine Wiley, assistant professor of anthropology and director of the new program. “But also I think social justice issues, diversity and

using a publication centered on identity. Morgan Stark ’17, then-editor of the student-run social justice magazine The Matrix, and a handful of fellow Lutes enrolled in Smith’s class joined eight WCCW inmates for several writing workshops. They collaborated to publish their work in the spring 2017 issue of The Matrix. For many, it was their first time being published. “Everyone’s material was very good,” Stark said. “You should be very proud.” Titles such as “The Mask You Never See” and “The Truth

science you might end up writing code for software simulations of proteins, creating the next big video game, or developing a social application that connects people in new ways. The possibilities are limitless. Read Previous PLU Wind Ensemble: Musica Ignota Read Next Hope, a Pacific Lutheran University Christmas Concert COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three

a professional theater company would be like and what sort of things people do in those companies. I feel so honored to be working with a well-established and well-known company in the Seattle theatre community. I enjoyed hearing all of these wonderful artists and professionals talk about the theater process and how it looks in the professional world. Read Previous Speedcubing builds problem-solving skills and social connections in schools Read Next PLU School of Nursing professor to be inducted

employ fewer people, but so that we can put those human hands on a more important task. Getting firsthand experience, seeing those manual processes get automated  – that’s really huge.  Why did you want to major in economics and minor in data science? I liked the major because it taught me about the world around me. I’ve taken classes like psychology and sociology, and those definitely teach you a lot, but I feel like economics as a social science is incredibly applicable to day-to-day interactions

Questioning Barriers: Angela Pierce-Ngo ’12 understands post-secondary success requires questions Posted by: Logan Seelye / November 3, 2022 November 3, 2022 By Lora ShinnResoLute Guest WriterWhile at PLU, Angela Pierce-Ngo ’12 was worried by a troubling pattern. After the first year of college, many peers and friends — especially classmates of color — left school or took an extremely long break.Even as she worked as a diversity advocate and progressed toward her degree in social work, she felt

translates to “the ongoing catastrophe,” in reference to the ethnic cleansing that occurred in 1948. I am going to argue that ethnic cleansing never stopped, it just changed form.  Are there other motivations for pursuing these research topics, outside of your interactions with Palestinians in the military? I can’t deny the human rights violations aspect of what is happening in Palestine, since I am able to follow Arabic speakers and Palestinian farmers on social media, who are just trying to live their

degree in nursing program. That was until a friend told her about PLU and the chance its nursing program provided her to earn a bachelor of science in nursing. “A bachelor’s degree had been something I regretted not finishing,” she recalls. Millett and Lopez began classes during the spring semester of 2020, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the first day of classes in early February, neither of the women knew what was coming in just one month — lockdowns, social distancing, the

from physiological to social issues relevant in psychology. It turns out understanding people (psychology) and asking questions (philosophy) are two attributes that make for a successful wealth advisor. In 2008, Bell went to work at Cannataro Family Capital Partners in Manhattan. Today he has a slew of professional licenses in everything from long-term care insurance to retirement income, and has taken courses at The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He’s one of four partners in his