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Professor Maria Chavez selected for 2021-23 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau Posted by: tpotts / July 2, 2021 July 2, 2021 The Department of Political Science is pleased to announce that Professor Maria Chavez has been selected as a Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau Presenter for the 2021-23 season. https://www.humanities.org/program/speakers-bureau/ In communities throughout Washington State, Speakers Bureau presenters give free public presentations on a wide variety of specialized
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Q & A with ASPLU Environmental Justice Director Posted by: vcraker / September 2, 2021 Image: Kenzie Knapp ’23, incoming ASPLU Environmental Justice Director at the Pierce Co Transit center near campus, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, at PLU. One of her goals is encouraging public transit use. (Photo/John Froschauer) September 2, 2021 By Veronica CrakerMarketing & CommunicationsIn the spring of 2021, Kenzie Knapp ’23 was awarded a Udall Foundation scholarship. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships
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,” Yakelis said. “But the development of scientific ideas really happens in and out of the lab. You have to be able to communicate well to explain the significance of your work to colleagues and to the public.” Students spend anywhere from a few months to a year or more working on projects with faculty. Many travel beyond the boundaries of campus to conduct research or share their work at professional conferences. For example, Chris Hamre ’07 and chemistry professor Dean Waldow spent nearly two-and-a
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authentic Swedish julbord with herring ham and sausages, Swedish glogg and a selection of beer and wine. $35 Admission | Tickets available at the PLU Concierge (253-535-7411) HERmonic/PLUtonic Christmas Concert Sunday Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. The Cave (Basement of the Anderson University Center) Join HERmonic and PLUtonic, PLU’s women’s and men’s a cappella groups, for an evening of Christmas carols. Hot cocoa, cookies and other refreshments will be available for purchase. Free to the public. Events
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PLU Senior T.R. Sullivan on his Internship at the Washington State Legislature Posted by: Zach Powers / March 4, 2015 March 4, 2015 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsOLYMPIA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)— The first round of policy and fiscal committee cut-off dates has come and gone. This week, members of the Senate and House will spend much of their days alternating between passionate, public floor debates and quiet, closed-door caucus meetings.The weather outside may be gray and dreary
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confirmed “… and justice for all?” events. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public and take place on the PLU campus. FEBRUARY Feb. 4: The South Puget Sound Diversity Partnership invites you to an all-day conference with Dr. Caprice D. Hollins on understanding racial stereotypes and strategies for mitigating stereotype threat. 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Chris Knutson Hall in the Anderson University Center; $50 registration required. Feb. 12-14: The Vagina Monologues. PLU’s Women’s
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health in the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He is a senior advisor to the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York and co-director of AIDS-Free World, a new international AIDS advocacy organization based in the United States. His work with the United Nations spanned more than two decades. He was the U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from June 2001 until the end of 2006. From 1995 to 1999, Lewis was deputy
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China. The funding will also support scholarships for PLU students who study in China and for public programming on China in the South Sound. “We hope to increase the number of PLU faculty and local area teachers who have expertise on China and who develop research and curricula on China,” Youtz said. “We will also develop new school exchanges between high schools in the area and Chinese high schools and strengthen the understanding of Chinese language, culture and strategic importance in the modern
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meeting with Joey Cohn, the assistant general manager of the National Public Radio affiliate 88.5 KPLU-FM. Soon thereafter, he was interning at the studio. Hushagen started producing the on-air “comedy drops” – the little breaks between songs – and helping with the in-studio sessions when jazz performers would come to the studio. Aaron Hushagen ’11 says his internship at 88.5 KPLU was an experience he didn’t expect to have. But when he started doing it, he thought, “this is exactly what I want to do
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connect to places, and how intimately knowing a local place helps us to understand and connect with the world as a whole. The lecture will be followed by a question-and-answer period and is free and open to the public. The Earth Day lecture is sponsored by the Office of the Provost and by the Environmental Studies Program, which educates students to engage actively and critically the complex relationships between people and the environment, drawing upon integrated and interdisciplinary perspectives
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