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, Design-thinking case studies, Climate and Environment, Health and Human Rights, Globalism, and Media and Security. The UW/T is very impressed with our Innovation Studies program, and hopes that some student work from this minor will be presented at their conference. Conference submissions may take the form of academic papers, posters, design projects, and/or performance/spoken-word art. Presentation Proposals The proposal takes the form of an abstract, which includes a project title and a 400-word

make the piece challenging. Clapp and Stage Designer Amanda Sweger have to portray many places on a budget and remain true to the production. “This play is for everyone, young and old alike. If you like a good love story where you know what is going on before the young lovers do… this is for you,” Clapp says. Performances are May 13, 14, 20, and 21, at 7:30pm and May 22, at 2pm. Join us Thursday, May 12 for a student preview, where any student ID will grant free admission. For tickets, visit the

make the piece challenging. Clapp and Stage Designer Amanda Sweger have to portray many places on a budget and remain true to the production. “This play is for everyone, young and old alike. If you like a good love story where you know what is going on before the young lovers do… this is for you,” Clapp says. Performances are May 13, 14, 20, and 21, at 7:30pm and May 22, at 2pm. Join us Thursday, May 12 for a student preview, where any student ID will grant free admission. For tickets, visit the

development. Scientists will need to work in increasingly complex, interdisciplinary teams that address not only the technical challenges but also the environmental and global impacts of their research. The REU site at USM will develop sustainable approaches to polymer materials development to meet critical societal needs. Participants will be engaged in fundamental research projects that span the complex, interdisciplinary facets of materials sustainability, including polymer synthesis from renewable

they have learned in the classroom, gain real-world work experience, create connections with professionals and assist in career decisions. The Krises are literally changing students’ lives, and that is truly a gift.” More Information Each application must include a completed online application form, a 500- to 600-word internship proposal, a resume and a list of two or three references (one of whom must be a faculty member at PLU). Applications (including all required documents) must be submitted by

,” Foster said. “My professors really cared about my success, and I really felt a huge impact on my life.” To this day, Lee proudly recalls Foster’s role in creating PLU’s Electronic Commerce and Technology Management Center (ePLU), including co-authoring a major grant proposal. Co-founding the center, Foster reflected, “really cemented and solidified my relationship with Dr. Lee. He’s been hugely helpful in my career.” As a student, Foster also helped his friend Karl Philip Lund MBA ’00 start the PLU

provost, the department chairs and deans selected Kaufman to represent PLU. Kaufman said she was happy to be picked, especially since PLU has many talented faculty members. It’s also a prestigious award and tied to teaching, which she cares passionately about. “Rona is an extremely innovative teacher,” said Jim Albrecht, English department chair. “We nominated her both on her outstanding record as a teacher at PLU and the strength of her research proposal for the award.” Her $8,000 award will support

Urdangarain worked together to write a grant proposal to PLU’s Wang Center with the goal of studying the role museums play in shaping the international understanding of a nation, especially in light of traumatic histories. The funding was approved, and in early 2023, four years after her first visit, Dieringer returned to Uruguay. “Coming back from that trip, I was super inspired,” she says. “The biggest thing I learned is that scholarship from the global South is underrepresented and makes our

,’ and ‘Queer’ opposition to Initiative 13, a 1978 proposal that sought to overturn recently won legal protections for Queer people in housing and employment in the City of Seattle. By studying the political factions that united at this time, Gracie hopes to understand more deeply the importance of coalition-building, in which disparate groups align based on a shared priority, such as labor rights or economic necessity. The faculty mentor for this project is Peter Grosvenor (Global Studies, Sociology

, valuable resources that we could see a purpose to as students ourselves. Everything we selected to place in our care packages was intentional and resourceful.” To obtain funding for the care packages the students applied for a grant through the Student Activities and Resource Fee (SARF) committee.“Essentially how the SARF funding worked was for us to come up with a very concrete proposal for helping students,” said Haneda. “We brainstormed a bunch of ideas on what to put in the package. I think the