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enhance and attract quality students to the school who would otherwise not come. PLU has unique facilities and generous access to those facilities to attract these prospective students. While there are currently pressing needs for the continuation of existing programs, an effective organ department can be a beacon for the whole PLU community.” Fritts has a deep connection with PLU. His father, Dr. Byard Fritts, was a member of the music faculty in the 1950s. Byard taught piano and organ performance

(OTR trips) get people into the community,” Deane said. “Students from out of state can come to PLU and see what’s available outside of campus.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cYYGSNttVc The goal of each OTR trip has always served to connect students with upperclassmen and other new students. This year, however, another additional goal is to connect students with faculty members from different departments. Deane said that each trip has at least one faculty member attending, which will intermingle

feels like the usual happenings outside the world of icebergs, towering mountain islands, and the floating home that is our ship don’t actually exist at all.” The routine each day is in danger of becoming just that – a routine. At 7:25 every morning, a crew member comes in the intercom. “Good morning, Antarcticans!” the voice pronounces before giving the weather report and a reminder that breakfast will be served in five minutes. We all (well, most of us), roll out of our bunk beds and sleepily head

hope is that I will help my generation understand and appreciate that style of music,” Leibold said. Turns out she and Abbott share a musical interest, too. Abbott is pursuing a Bachelor’s of Music with a concentration in Vocal Performance for Opera and hopes to sing with an opera upon graduation. In addition to working three jobs and competing in pageants, she’s also a member of PLU’s Choir of the West. The scholarship money from the pageants is definitely a plus, but Abbott also uses the pageants

the program and opened applications in February. “Our initial reservation was we don’t want to be exclusive to the Peace Corps. But there is something about the name and the brand of the Peace Corps that I think is appealing to students,” Zylstra said. “Then when we looked at the criteria, it just made sense. These are things we want from PLU students.” Wiley was an obvious choice to lead the program. Not only is she a faculty member who can work directly with the professors on campus, but she is

their own special and unique gifts. As for what it means to be a Lute. I believe it means to be engaged in the community and the classroom, to act in life in service, to thirst for knowledge and conduct thoughtful inquiry, and to take the lessons learned to provide service and positive change to that in the world which needs it. This I have done while being a 4-year Stuen Hall resident, hall council member, RHA Vice-President, Choir of the West member, and active participant in Chapel and Hall

returned the favor during the spring tennis season. “I think there’s been some success (with the program) that we can build upon,” Thomas said. SAAC president Missy Waldron, a member of the softball team, will be the Northwest Conference SAAC vice president during the 2008-09 school year. She and men’s tennis representative James Odan will attend the NCAA Student-Athlete Development Conference this summer. “The opportunities I’ve been given have helped me develop more as a leader,” Waldron said. Next

third-year law student with employment lined up after graduation, an activist philanthropist and an upstanding community member, Kim checks all the “American” boxes. Except for one: actually being a legal citizen. Kim is one of the approximately 800,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in the United States. DACA grants temporary visas to young people who arrived in the United States with their parents as undocumented immigrants. While Kim might not be an American legally, he is

vocation intern and Wild Hope Fellow. He has found ways to use his interest and expertise in vocation and philosophy to inspire his peers through his vocation drop-in hours, which he hosts every Monday from 5:30-7:30 pm. Etzell became involved in Wild Hope during his junior year after being recommended for the Wild Hope Fellows Program. He applied out of curiosity, and learned quickly that the Fellowship is for people who value reflection, curiosity, and wonder. “We work together to learn more about

their schools that promote the values of BAP. The theme this year is Leading at the Crossroads: Moving Your Chapter Forward in the Right Direction, which requires leadership, strategic planning and collaboration. Delta Rho competed in the strategic-planning category. “The team presented on the chapter’s vision to increase Finance chapter members in the next two years by having a scholarship and mentorship program that will benefit both Accounting and Finance students in the chapter,” team member