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. Read Previous Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community Read Next The Passing of Bryan Dorner LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024 Stuart Gavidia ‘24

of AIDS-Free World, a new international AIDS advocacy organization based in the United States. He is a professor of global health at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and chair of the board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation in Canada. The foundation helps ease the pain of HIV/AIDS in Africa by providing support at a grassroots level. But the self-effacing Lewis pushed aside all those titles last week. Noting the United Nations Millennium general assembly in 2000, Lewis said that many of the

the craft of (writing) and have the knowledgeable support of people who can point out deficiencies in my writing that I didn’t see before,” Dakan said. “I’ve definitely seen great improvement in the last three years.” Although many of the students in the MFA program are accomplished, published writers, Rubin said there is a very “noncompetitive atmosphere.” “You’re not on a ladder,” he said. Rubin said a lot about the PLU culture attracted this program to campus. The nationally renowned program

October 17, 2014 A Month of Veterans Day Events at PLU— Where Tuition is Always 'Free' for Qualified Veterans ROTC cadets attend the 2013 Veterans Day Celebration at Pacific Lutheran University. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Oct. 17, 2014)—Pacific Lutheran University shows its appreciation and support for our nation’s service members every day, since tuition is always “free” for eligible veterans, and through November PLU also will host several

desire to be more open and understanding of all people. If we finish the last note and everyone just turns, shakes a hand or hugs a person they don’t know, looks them in the eye as if to say I value you as a fellow brother or sister, then that would be perfect. Read Previous PLU creates space for listening, offers support for Lutes seeking meaning and healing amid 2016 election results Read Next PLU professor participates in Think & Drink event that engages community in tough dialogue about racial

conference titles during her time — is ready for the next step as her senior year draws to a close. “I’m just excited,” Otey said. “I had a lot of support from a lot of people throughout the process.” Dreher also will be spending her first year post graduation teaching English abroad, but her journey will bring her across the Atlantic. Dreher is a vocal performance and German double major who will teach in Germany starting this fall. Originally from Snohomish, Washington, Dreher has spent her time at PLU

full-time nursing student proved to be a substantial feat on its own. I was being pulled to mandatory duty (both in-state and out-of-state), and it conflicted at times. But it was a matter of time management … I was able to pull through with the mentorship and guidance of both my military superiors and civilian mentors. I wouldn’t have been able to push through without their support. What were some highlights of your PLU experience? The biggest highlights of my PLU experience were definitely

, and is aware of the rarefied air in which he is working.  “Latinos have been historically underrepresented in higher education for a lot of reasons,” Kop said. “They need a lot of support and mentors to get to higher levels of education and professional communities. In STEM fields, we are truly underrepresented.”  Kop was motivated by Professor Chavez, who told him that his example could inspire others. “I’ve seen that in my own family,” he said. “I’m doing things that my uncle, for example, has

Radio Sustainability Fundamental to KPLU Sale Read Next Why Having a “Philosophy of Enrollment” Matters LATEST POSTS President Krise’s open letter of support for Muslim community January 30, 2017 An Open Letter on Access for All Students January 20, 2017 LISTEN Forum December 6, 2016 What election season reminds us about higher education December 2, 2016

conversations regarding how non-Indigenous people can support Indigenous sovereignty and advocate for land repatriation. Yet the historical and anthropological facts demonstrate that many contemporary land acknowledgments unintentionally communicate false ideas about the history of dispossession and the current realities of American Indians and Alaska Natives. And those ideas can have detrimental consequences for Indigenous peoples and nations.” ———- Wilkes, R., Duong, A., Kesler, L., & Ramos, H. (2017