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Diversity Center Programs

Come check out these events sponsered by the D Center throughout the year.


Appetizers with Engaging Talk » 

Food for thought-literally.  Twice a month, the DCenter brings you Appetizers with Engaging Talk.  This hour long, informal talk centers on topics such as homosexuality, women, and religion; gender roles in relationships; and the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.  Come and take part in meaningful conversations, hear other’s perspectives and worldviews, and have a little bite to eat in the process.


Taste of Tacoma » 

Join the DCenter as we travel to various places in the Tacoma area to sample food from different cultures.  Come and nourish your soul and learn about an important feature of all our cultures-FOOD!



Diversity Center eNews» 

Keep informed about activities sponsored by the DCenter, PLU, and the community with weekly email updates.  Make sure you sign-up for our mailing list at dcenter@plu.edu



Students of Color Retreat » 

The Students of Color Retreat, offered during the Fall semester, is a time for students, faculty, administrators, and staff to connect and discuss issues of diversity, culture, race, and racism, and how these subjects affect their every day lives here at PLU.  The Retreat is focused on creating a safe space for people of color at PLU, and developing strategies for change.
 



Students of Color Family Reception » 

Every year the Diversity Center wants to ensure that our students of color, their families, and friends, are welcomed to the PLU community.  The Students of  Color Family Reception introduces families’ of student to color to their new “families’” here at PLU.