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roasts them with his own roaster at home. Krise’s connection to the Caribbean began early. Born Thomas Warren Krise in San Antonio, Texas, the son and grandson of U.S. Army medical service officers, Krise spent his childhood on bases across the United States and in Germany. When his father, Edward Krise, retired from the army and academia, the family began sailing, racing and running a charter service based in the U.S. Virgin Islands. His mother, Elizabeth Bradt Krise, is an expert navigator and

Administration (MBA) program, a highlight is the required (and included) 10-day International Experience. Mulder describes it as “an opportunity to use the world as a classroom and meet with industry executives to learn about business best practices all over the world.” In the past decade alone, business students have traveled to places like Chile, South Korea, Singapore and China. In the years ahead, faculty members are planning learning programs in Peru and Germany. As this tradition of global learning

while on campus and while abroad in Germany. I am incredibly nostalgic about leaving, but ready for my next adventure. What’s next? For the next year, I plan to work a lot and save up for graduate school. I will then pursue a master’s degree in development economics, and work towards a career in the foreign service with USAID. Anna Pfohl, Bachelor of Science in geosciences and Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies Anna Pfohl ’13 is from Little Falls, Minn. Why PLU? I visited PLU during the

office, the physics department, choir, and my classes. I also am incredibly blessed and grateful for my four years in PLU choirs, which have taken me on a journey I could never have dreamed of, including a tour to Germany and France last summer with the Choir of the West. And, of course, no engineering education is complete without the construction of a trebuchet. All of these experiences are integral to who I am today and I would not trade them for the world. What’s next? I will be attending Oregon

went to Mycal Ford, who will be going to Taiwan; Carolyn Hylander, who is going to Colombia; Gretchen Nagel, who is going to Germany; and Caitlin Walton, who is going to Malaysia. The more we know about PLU and our Lutes, the more we know that the world needs more PLU. The world needs more of the kind of people we attract to PLU—people who feel called to serve other people, to meet and overcome the world’s challenges—people who “care.” You’ve come to a serious university that is serious about your

enjoyed my time here, I trust that I am prepared to take my next steps; steps that will reflect PLU and the life experience and knowledge that I have collected here. What’s next? After graduation I will be flying to Baden-Württemberg, Germany to assistant-teach English through the Fulbright program for a year. I am unbelievably excited to begin this adventure and I look forward to seeing where it leads. It may lead to graduate school at the University of Oregon to pursue a degree in either Linguistics

communities. It really is all about community.” JESSICA SADLER Hometown: Mesa, Ariz. Major: Philosophy and Environmental Studies. Graduation date: May 2014 Peace-building experience: Sadler studied away in England, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Northern Ireland, where she built relationships with her fellow travelers—and cohort members. “To see common experiences and how beautiful people are—all these girls on the trip—we learned so much about the human condition and how we work with the world

experience. Although the majority of my classes here at PLU have been nursing-related, the interdisciplinary, global and service-related foci of the university have enriched my world view and presented me with many opportunities for service, leadership, involvement and academic exploration. I had the opportunity to study away during two of my J-terms at PLU. I spent J-Term 2009 studying philosophy in England, Germany and Greece, and J-Term 2011 in the People’s Republic of China studying Traditional

news! Fulbright Fellowships have become a PLU hallmark as between 1975 and 2009, 80 students had been named U.S. Student Fulbright Fellows. Three more students were added to that prestigious company last year. Eric Buley will be an English teaching assistant in Venezuela, Nicole Paso will continue her study of the early Reformation church and state-sponsored social welfare in Germany, and Kelly Ryan will be working with the Nansen Dialogue Network researching grassroots reconciliation in Macedonia

as “innocent” and “pure” icons in art but the impressionistic nature of children shows that they have been used in history as pawns and even catalyst themselves of conflicts. I have extended my research to include and compare historical altercations outside of the United States that have heavily involved civilian children such as the Holocaust in Germany and the conflict in Derry, Ireland. To be able to process and get perspective when studying such dark history, I try to never forget to escape