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PLU University Jazz Ensemble’s upcoming concert Posted by: Kate Williams / April 10, 2018 Image: Jazz Ensemble at PLU, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) April 10, 2018 By Kate WilliamsOutreach ManagerOn Friday, May 11th, the public is invited to a collaborative concert featuring the Stadium High School Jazz Band, the Pacific Lutheran University Jazz Ensemble and special guest and world renowned saxophonist, Vincent Herring. Thanks to a generous endowment established by PLU
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natural resources and edited scientific articles, but in her free time turned her government research into lyric prose, first as an article “Undersea” (1937, for the Atlantic Monthly), and then in a book, Under the Sea-Wind (1941). In 1952 she published her prize-winning study of the ocean, The Sea Around Us, which was followed by The Edge of the Sea in 1955. These books constituted a biography of the ocean and made Carson famous as a naturalist and science writer for the public. Carson resigned from
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program as an exceptional model of professional practice in sport psychology and 3) significant impact on the public and the enhancement of public interest in sport psychology services. Hacker’s award will be presented Oct. 16 at the AASP Conference in Las Vegas, where she also has been invited to lecture as one of AASP’s most senior and successful sport and performance psychology consultants. Hacker has served as a member of the United States coaching staff as a Mental Skill Coach and Performance
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in the public space. The conversation will examine what it means to double down on becoming an anti-racist leader.” Featured presenters for the morning session are PLU Professor of History Dr. Beth Kraig and Dr. Tessa Sutton, the assistant superintendent of equity, diversity, and inclusion at the South Bend School Corporation in Indiana.Kraig’s discussion, “Taking Stolen Goods Seriously,” will focus on how teaching history, in particular about racism in the United States, has become complicated
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didn’t know what it was, to be honest, when I was 18.” Today, Peterson is more than familiar with the United Nations. After earning a master’s in environment and sustainable development at University College London, Peterson moved to New York in February 2019. She took on a role at Landmark Public Affairs, a public affairs and strategic communications agency. Landmark aids clients such as international food and beverage associations to engage with organizations like the European Union, World Health
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“Indigenous Environmentalism as Spiritual Responsibility: Journeys of Activism and Healing with Saint Kateri Tekakwitha” Dr. Michelle M. Jacob, PhD, is a Professor of Indigenous Studies and Director of the Sapsik’ʷałá (Teacher) Education Program in the Department of Education Studies at University of Oregon. 7:00 pm | Tuesday, Feb 20 | Scandinavian Cultural Center Free and Open to the Public The PLU Religion Department welcomes you to the Paul O. Ingram lecture at 7p.m. Tuesday, February 20th
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The Value of the Peace Corps Experience: A Panel PresentationAbout the Panelists Photo of Shella Biallas Shella Biallas ‘04 graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with degrees in sociology and psychology and a minor in Norwegian language. After graduating, she served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer in St. Paul, MN working with immigrants and refugees at a non-profit law center. Shella attended the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle through the Peace
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prepares students for an advanced degree and career in influential public service roles. Open to rising senior students with appropriate quantitative, analytical, and communication skills. Find out more information here. Riley Dolan (back left) with his classmates after their graduation ceremony from PPIA. “The PPIA experience was really life changing for me and has already opened up a ton of doors. It prepares you for graduate school in public service fields, introduces you to a great cohort of
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values of kindness, respect, service, and commitment to one another. Everyone contributes to the collective culture of social connection by regularly practicing these values. (Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation, 2023)In his unprecedented public health advisory, United States Surgeon General, Vivek Hallegere Murthy, calls attention to how the decline of social connection threatens individual health and collective well-being. Lack of social connection, he argues, has been linked to a greater risk
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You Ask, We Answer: What is public transportation like around PLU? While PLU’s Campus is neither in an urban or rural area, our middle of the road residential location of Parkland has plenty of public transportation options through Pierce Transit. Just a block from campus sits the Parkland Transit Center. The two main bus options here… October 20, 2023 CommunityFAQ'sLife on CampusPacific NorthwestStudent Life
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