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Documentary Screening and Filmmaker Discussion to Explore Honduran Coup Aftermath https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/11/04/resistencia/

University.The free, public showing will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in Xavier 201. Director Jesse Freeston, a video-journalist based in Montréal, Québec, will lead a post-film discussion. Resistencia explores the resistance to the 2009 Honduran coup d’état. The first in a generation in Central America, the overthrowing of the country’s president led to a nationwide resistance movement. The film focuses on a key element of the movement: the daring act of the farmers from the Aguan Valley to seize over

Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree William Foege ‘57 returns to PLU for annual Rachel Carson lect https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2020/02/04/foege/

1970s — eradicating the deadly disease that up until that point claimed millions of lives per year. “PLU is honored to welcome home Dr. William Foege, a public health champion whose groundbreaking work has done incalculable good around the globe,” PLU president Allan Belton said. “He embodies this university’s call for its students to live lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” Foege’s presentation, entitled “Why to

Global health leader and human rights advocate to visit PLU and discuss the impact of COVID-19 on LG https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2021/02/04/ambassador-chris-stevens-lecture-2021/

Center, the Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service uplifts the life of the extraordinary public servant killed on September 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. The event also uplifts PLU’s Peace Corps Prep Certificate Program, which is currently ranked 4th in the nation for the number of enrolled undergraduate participants. The event will also include a Lute Peace Corps alumni panel. The discussion will be facilitated by PLU professor Rose McKenney and feature Margaret Chell ‘18 who served as a

A Blue Zones Boosts https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2024/09/10/a-blue-zones-boosts/

A Blue Zones Boosts Posted by: Chris Albert / September 10, 2024 Image: From left to right, leaders of the Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway are, Queena Tupou, Joseph Gomez, Tono Sablan, Taryn West, and Tammy Jones. September 10, 2024 Sponsored by MultiCare Health System, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, and Pierce County, the Blue Zones Project Parkland-Spanaway is an initiative working to address local healthcare costs, improve economic and social vitality, and increase public awareness

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From PLU to Politics Nellie Moran Deputy Chief of Staff for the CO Senate Democratic Caucus PLU Alumna – Economics/French Grad’15 Oct. 22, 6:30 p.m. | AUC 133 This event is free and open to the public. Since graduating from PLU in 2015, Nellie has built a career at… October 2, 2019

General Campus Use and Trespass List https://www.plu.edu/campus-safety/crime-prevention-information/general-campus-use-and-trespass-list/

PLU is a private institution, and as such reserves the right to limit the use of its grounds and facilities, as it deems appropriate. PLU in its entirety is restricted for use by PLU students, faculty, staff, authorized visitors, and guests. The general public may be granted a limited invitation to campus facilities for specific purposes such as athletic events, forums, concerts, conferences, etc. However, access to any university facility by any person or persons is strictly limited to those

2024 OHSU Summer Equity Internship Program https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2023/12/07/2024-ohsu-summer-equity-internship-program/

2024 OHSU Summer Equity Internship Program Applications Open! Posted by: alemanem / December 7, 2023 December 7, 2023 The 2024 OHSU Summer Equity Internship Program, which is now open for applications! There are six tracks that span Nat Sci type biomedical research, and more clinical research in dentistry, physician assistant, public health, nursing, and medicine. The application deadline is January 22 at 5 PM Pacific Time. Apply at: https://ohsu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cC4cMsfshpjfEsm

Preaching Workshop https://www.plu.edu/congregations/preaching-workshop/

!) as we prepare to preach, teach, and lead public worship. Please register by Wednesday, October 27, at 12 Noon Pacific. You will receive the Zoom link and workshop handout prior to the event. This free event is sponsored by Congregational Engagement and the Wild Hope Center for Vocation. Please contact Kendall Jeske, Director of Congregational Engagement, for more information. Preaching, Praying, and Teaching the Gospel of Luke - Handout

A view-at-the-table with the Federal Reserve https://www.plu.edu/economics/news/a-view-at-the-table-with-the-federal-reserve/

A view-at-the-table with the Federal Reserve Posted by: tpotts / July 13, 2021 July 13, 2021 The Department of Economics was honored to host First Vice President and COO, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, Mark Gould, PLU Regent and Economics alumnus, to campus on April 8th, 2021. Mr. Gould shared his experiences in Federal Open Market Committee meetings where the monetary policy for The Federal Reserve Bank was set. The event, which was hosted over Zoom and open to the public, was well

2016-2017 Harstad Memorial Lecture https://www.plu.edu/global-cultural-studies/harstad-memorial-lecture/2016-2017-harstad-memorial-lecture/

relationships to the landscape and autobiographical fiction.He will also be reading from the forthcoming English translation of his latest novel, Våke over dem som sover (Watch Over Those Who Sleep, 2014). The Bjug Harstad Memorial Lecture honor’s PLU’s first president, and is made possible through generous donations by the Harstad family. The lecture is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.