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constant for me. I have had many extra circular opportunities in music, playing at events like PLU Idol, PLU’s Got Talent, and LollaPLUza. I have built many of my strongest friendships here with math and music as foundations. What’s next? Immediately after graduation I am going to begin taking classes back here at PLU for my Master’s in Education. After that I will hopefully start teaching math at the secondary level, and see where that path leads me. Chelsea Paulsen, Bachelor of Arts in communication

Lutheran University. This May, Akuien (pronounced “A – Q – En”) will graduate with a double major in communication and political science with minors in conflict resolution and religion. The first years of his life were spent traveling, or rather escaping from the horrors of a civil war in Sudan. “I was born into this chaos right away,” Akuien said. He is one of almost 4,000 “Lost Boys,” who escaped a life of war and faced the fear of the unknown for a chance at a better life in America. “Luckily, I was

: Visibility and Empathy. Part of the 2015 SOAC Focus Series: Perspective, this panel explores the nature of conflict, communication and the arts. When individuals, groups and communities clash, there is a sense that one’s perspective is not being heard and seen. The work of conflict practitioners is to create and facilitate processes that allow each group to see the other. The process of making others visible and of helping participants take perspective can involve an array of expression – storytelling

Intern for a year at Sojourners, a national Christian organization committed to faith in action for social justice.”Amy WootenMajor: Communication, concentration in Public Relations/Advertising, minor in Business Marketing. Hometown: Gresham, Oregon. Accomplishments at PLU: 2015 Career Lute Achievement Award winner; president of PLU’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for two years; received national recognition for SAAC’s inclusion initiative in 2013-14; SAAC organization of the year award

— since earning a bachelor’s in communication at PLU. He’s now a recruiting coordinator at Equity Residential, a publicly traded real estate investment trust with properties and offices nationwide. David told me he “can’t even imagine” what his 10-year-old self, living in a Kenyan refugee camp, would have thought if he could have known the accomplishments he would achieve in the two decades to come. That is what I try to think about. I literally came to the U.S. without shoes on my feet. We walked

support to these able and dedicated leaders. PLU is blessed in a special way each year by the work of our remarkable cadre of academic program leaders and deans. This year we will be searching for new deans for the School of Arts and Communication and the School of Education and Movement Studies. During these important transitions, Professor John Hallam from art, along with associate professors Mike Hillis from education and Karen McConnell from movement studies will be serving as acting deans. We

and I knew that the program was well-established and successful. Lastly, but most importantly, I knew that PLU had an extremely strong biology program backed by a wonderful group of dedicated professors who really do care about their students success in courses. To sum this up, by attending PLU I avoided becoming just a student ID number in the computer, but rather I a known recognizable face on my daily visits to Rieke Science Center. My PLU experience: My experience at PLU has been an absolute

I took up for the fellowship was about the early personal computer software community, and especially the business software that PC programmers produced in the 1970s and 1980s.” Michael: “What interested you about this, Matt?” Matt: “We don’t think too much about those early days now, but with the first Apple II computers coming out in the late 1970s, followed by the IBM PCs and clones in the early 1980s, there was an entirely new industry emerging that really produced a lot of interesting

stand and accept our welcome. Finally, a special word of welcome is due a remarkable leader who is joining our team, dean of the School of Arts and Communication, Cameron Bennett. A chamber musician and soloist, Cameron has had an active and varied career as an administrator, accomplished pianist and educator. He comes to us from Ohio Wesleyan University where he was professor of music and chair of one of the most respected liberal arts music programs in the country. Cameron would you please stand

the secondary level, and see where that path leads me. Chelsea Paulsen, Bachelor of Arts in communication with a concentration in conflict and global peace building Chelsea Paulsen ’13 is from Tumwater, Wash. Why PLU? I chose PLU because of all the possibilities it gave me. I wanted to see the world, get to know my professors, explore my spirituality, and be a part of something much larger than myself. I knew I wanted to attend a university that cared about me as an individual and I knew PLU was