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you can’t necessarily teach someone to do, to feel, to want. To teach someone to care — to want diverse perspectives and then not just include but value them — don’t feel like things you can force. Which just speaks to the corporatization and co-opted nature of D&I as it stands right now. Jen: Yes, because this is just basic work to make a place where all of our students are valued for who they are so they can succeed. So why does it have to be new or super sexy or flashy in order to be valuable
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Century European history, he is again writing books about things nobody cares about. Hardly. He’s currently working on a book that addresses this “why should I care?” question he sometimes confronts. Tentatively titled “Golden Age: Ten Brilliant Leaps of Imagination,” the book considers some of the ideas that came out of Europe between 1400-1700 that still hold sway today. Inventions like the printing press, discoveries in anatomy and astronomy, and the creation of ideas like humanism and
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Lutheran University. From serving as ASPLU president her junior year, to spending a semester in Trinidad and Tobago, to using film as a catalyst for change, Chan has spent her time at PLU highlighting the experiences of her community members—especially those who haven’t traditionally held a seat at the table. Chan has spent several seasons working with Hmong flower farmers in Seattle as part of her PLU journey, complementing her double major in communication and gender, sexuality, and race studies
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the Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. Culinary artist, photographer and former PLU student Erwin Arceo, is pairing up with Geller to host this night of festivities. The exhibit represents 25 years of talents from PLU’s photography program. Featured artists include current and former PLU students, including Alum Architect Jacob Himmelman ’03; Seattle’s Special Effects Wizard Todd Sheridan Perry ’92; Montana PBS Documentary Filmmaker Stephanie Alton ’88; California Artist Photographer Scott
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significant role in changing the teams’ nickname from Knights to Lutes and his popular “Old Time Prices Night” promotion at basketball games. Kittilsby also returned PLU football and men’s basketball to the radio and handled play-by-play duties for Lute baseball from 1983-85. He was named PLU Distinguished Alumnus in Sports in 1980 and The News Tribune’s Puget Sound Athletic Administrator of the Year in 1978. As Sports Information Director, he won three “best in nation” awards for his recruiting books and
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-Bertoni is a visiting assistant professor here at PLU in the departments of Religion and Environmental Studies. She is originally from Oakland, California, and has had a passion for helping the environment from a young age. During her Senior year of high school, Robinson-Bertoni had the opportunity to take courses at the University of California, Berkeley, and she chose to first take an environmental studies class. From there, she went on to get her Bachelor of Arts degree at Berkeley in American
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spoken out about the racism she experienced as a Black bobsledding athlete and advocated for institutional change in her sport. In 2018, she announced she would donate her brain to concussion research as a way to help and empower future female athletes. Meyers Taylor is a graduate of George Washington University, where she was a decorated softball athlete and earned a bachelor’s in exercise science and a master’s in sports management. Commencement will be held at the Tacoma Dome on Saturday, May 27
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kid, I thought my pediatrician was the nicest person in the world and cared so much about me and my health. That is something I want to do, help out and do whatever I can to make sure that people are healthy. Did anyone in your family influence this? My grandpa is a dentist and my mom is a dental hygienist. They work together. They showed me how to be professional and be someone who can take care of patients. Is there a story that stands out? It happens every six months. My little sister and I
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. citizens who plan full-time, uninterrupted study toward a doctoral degree at an accredited U.S. university; second-year (or later) graduate students may apply. Benefits include a $36,000 yearly stipend, payment of full tuition and required fees, yearly program review participation and an annual professional development allowance. You’ll find application details here (https://www.krellinst.org/lrgf/how-apply), and we encourage you to read more about the pursuits of fellows via our annual Stewardship
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