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PeproTech Diversity Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / December 16, 2020 December 16, 2020 The Pepro Tech Diversity Council’s seeks to foster a more equitable and inclusive future-within our own walls and in the greater scientific community. The scholarship awards up to $40,000 to one current or incoming college student who self-identifies as a minority. The recipient will demonstrate great passion and potential in the Sciences, with an interest in pursuing a career in the field. Application

PLU’s provost plans to improve faculty diversity, visibility and accessibility of campus research Posted by: Kari Plog / September 12, 2016 Image: Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., addresses first-year Lutes at the annual convocation ceremony a month after beginning her tenure as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) September 12, 2016 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 12, 2016)- Rae Linda Brown, Ph.D., says Pacific

Pepro Tech Diversity Scholarship Posted by: nicolacs / December 16, 2020 December 16, 2020 The Pepro Tech Diversity Council’s seeks to foster a more equitable and inclusive future-within our own walls and in the greater scientific community. The scholarship awards up to $40,000 to one current or incoming college student who self-identifies as a minority. The recipient will demonstrate great passion and potential in the Sciences, with an interest in pursuing a career in the field. Application

First-year student pulls from roots, helps introduce religious diversity to PLU through lecture series Posted by: Kari Plog / March 21, 2016 Image: PLU Students visit Gurudwara Singh Sabah (Sikh Temple) and school in Renton as part of a J-Term class on the religions of Southeast Asia on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. (Photo/John Froschauer) March 21, 2016 By Samantha Lund '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 21, 2016)- With a Catholic mother and Buddhist father, first-year April Nguyen

September 1, 2009 8:05 a.m. – Ms. Dozier’s eighth grade literature class Most of the 21 students in the class of Alethea Dozier ’02 are interested in today’s lesson on the Holocaust, as well as the Japanese internment camps during World War II. Others are asleep on their desks, heads on crossed arms. Others are eating breakfast, which Dozier allows. She knows many face an empty fridge at home. Dozier, 32, is responsible for more than 100 eighth graders each year. She’s also raising, as a single

Diversity Center Alumni: Performative Allyship Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / November 14, 2019 Image: From left: Associate Vice President of Marketing & Communications Lace Smith, Dean of Inclusive Excellence Jennifer Smith and Boo Dodson ’12 sit down with host Angie Hambrick, PLU’s Associate Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability, to discuss Performative Allyship — what it looks like, how it hurts minoritized communities and how to be better allies. November 14, 2019 By

Intersections: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Posted by: abryant / October 30, 2019 October 30, 2019 Cover art by Ta-coumba T. Aiken Intersections, Number 50, Fall 2019 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It is published by the NECU, and has its home

History and literature senior aspires to be a lifelong learner Posted by: vcraker / May 10, 2022 Image: Kathryn Einan ’22 (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) May 10, 2022 Kathryn Einan ’22 is a self-proclaimed “book nerd.” She is a triple major in Literature, History and Nordic Studies with a minor in Chinese. She has a deep love of learning and hopes to become a teacher one day. “There are so many interesting things to study!” says Einan about her impressive triple major. Einan came to PLU with the

NWAEP Diversity in Environmental Professions Scholarship Posted by: alemanem / December 19, 2023 December 19, 2023 Each year, NWAEP awards a scholarship that aims to support the professional development of students who are underrepresented in environmental careers (i.e., BIPOC, women, minorities). The DEI Scholarship is open to undergrad or graduate students of any environmental science/STEM field, and covers: one year of NWAEP membership fees, and participation expenses (up to $2,000 for

to each other and the Earth, we do to ourselves.  It was a powerful message for the PLU community as we seek to fully embody the inclusive community that we aspire to be.  Read on to learn more about Dr. Finney, her research, her ability to ask tough questions and her remarkable storytelling. The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Response to NYT article: ‘Is a Degree Still Worth It? Yes, Researchers Say, and the Payoff Is Getting