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Kara BarkmanWhat first really drew me to PLU as a high-schooler was its focus on vocation and global education. I knew I wanted to study away, and discern where I fit in the greater context of the world. YAGM was an incredible opportunity post-PLU to continue the important work of engaging with a global community to combat prejudice, misinformation, and ignorance.At PLU, I was lucky enough to participate on a J-Term program in Tobago, and a semester in Oslo, Norway. These experiences were very

Sonja RuudGraduation year: 2012 Majors: Global Studies and French Studied away in Fort-de-France, Martinque (PLU J-Term), Yaoundé, Cameroon (SIT semester) and Elverum, Norway (PLU Gateway semester at the time) Throughout the course of my studies at PLU, I had the opportunity to study away three times: first for a J-Term in Martinique, then a semester in Cameroon and finally a semester in Norway. As you can imagine, these experiences were all very different from one another – the locations

Sonja SchaeferGraduation Year: 2016 Majors: Economics, Chinese Studies Study Away: Antarctica and Argentina, J-Term 2014; IES Beijing, China Fall, 2014 My study away experiences informed me that the beginning transition of getting to know your new location in the world, the new role you play, the new task at hand, and the new people that surround you is exhausting, but so rewarding in the unexpected knowledge that you gain. I now work in Washington, DC in a congressional office. I keep the

Seanna HewittI graduated from PLU in the spring of 2014 with majors in Biology and Hispanic Studies. A semester away in Oaxaca, Mexico led me to recognize my interest in promoting food security, and greatly influenced the avenue I took for my graduate career. I am now beginning my fourth year in the Molecular Plant Sciences PhD program at Washington State University, where I am studying the genetics and physiology of fruit ripening. As part of my thesis project, I am developing a set of

The Art of the BookThe Art of the Book I is a studio art course in the historical, aesthetic, and creative dimensions of book design and typography. The class is conducted in PLU’s own Elliott Press. Students gain hands-on experience in the enduring handcrafts of typesetting, letterpress printing, and bookbinding. Advanced students may go on to write or edit, design, illustrate, print, and bind their own limited edition books in an independent study course, Art of the Book II. Advanced students

, we welcome new students to our campus. The Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations extends a special welcome to our Legacy Lutes – those students whose parent(s) attended PLU. We recognize this extra commitment to their alma mater and are thrilled to have their children carry on their legacy. Please note that only the parents who attended PLU are listed below. Winter 2017 Kenneth Ake Cari (Dennery) Ake ’99 Logan Albert Courtney Albert ’01 Aaron Bailey Stacie VanDePutte ’90, ‘93 Michael Berge

2017 Alumni Awards PLU Celebrates 500 Years of Re•forming Class Notes Class Notes Family and Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Calendar Calendar Highlights Featured Stories Welcome Acting Provost Joanna Gregson discusses how PLU faculty members embrace their identity as teacher-scholars, and the value of “learning by doing” for students who engage in collaborative research opportunities. Read More Shaping Health Care PLU’s first doctoral program trains nurse practitioners for lives of leadership

closely with Mahr on her research of unethical medical studies. “Beth is one of the most accessible professors I’ve ever had.” Sophia Mahr '18 knew the devastating numbers. She knew stories of survival and stories of deep suffering. But seeing the concentration camps, and the faces who carry on a survivor’s story, offered Mahr new eyes through which to examine the tragedy experienced during the Holocaust. “Being with the Mayer family gave me the personal connection,” she recalled of her January 2015