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volunteer mentor because he knows that high school “is a critical time in a person’s life, when you have got to make a lot of big decisions.” “When I struggled in high school, he helped me,” Nagi-Mosa said of his mentor. “When I was about to stop thinking about college, he pushed me.” Jackson said Palmer Scholars wants mentors who want to make an impact on the life of a young person by building a culture of trust, one-on-one, that will support a scholar throughout their college career. “One of the

of the well. Collaboration is central and intentional in this project, and critical to its success. The collaborative narrative spanned across borders between the communities of El Limonal and Parkland. Students at nearby Brookdale Elementary learned from PLU students about El Limonal. Prior to departure, the PLU student team visited all classrooms in the school, training Brookdale students about hygiene and water, and in many cases using the same curriculum shared in Nicaragua. Other

. “During my junior year, I witnessed people in Tacoma relying on buses to get to work, school, the doctor or just visit their families,” says Austin. “It really hit home that public transit access touches and impacts so many other critical issues.” Transit in Tacoma Andrew Austin discusses why public transportation is so important, not only now, but for our future. “Even now, nearly 10 years later and equipped with a few more tools, I feel like I’m the same young guy, figuring out how I can be an

Wang Symposium Panel Shane Lopez Psychologist and Researcher Steinar Bryn, Ph.D. Noble Peace Prize Nominee Robin DiAngelo Critical Race and Social Justice Educator Jesse Freeston Video Journalist Shyan Selah and Paula Boggs Seattle Music Stars Simon Carrington Choral Conductor Dr. Darren Dochuk University of Notre Dame Angela Meade ’01 and J.A.C. Redford Metropolitan Opera iDebate Rwanda Rwanda’s Top Young Debaters Peter Serko Writer-Performer Dr. Janice E. Brunstrom-Hernandez ’82 St. Louis

Services and Chief Operating Officer, Shalita Myrick leads the Division of Administrative Services, including the business office, human resources, risk management, and facilities. She also plays a critical role in the continued development of the Partnership for Health Innovation and many other strategic initiatives.  Myrick previously served as the principal project manager at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. She’s also held leadership roles at Texas Children’s Hospital, the

Studies Native American & Indigenous Studies Peace Corps Prep Religion Sociology Studying Hispanic Studies means improving your language skills within a kind and supportive community where it's okay to make mistakes because everyone is learning together. It means challenging yourself with difficult texts and topics that you may not even have thought about in an English-language class. Critical thinking is a crucial part of classes and analyzing the potential impacts of phrasing, or inclusion or

that PLU plants with the hopes of growing students, staff and a community of people who will extend love, graciousness and leadership beyond university walls. There are many traditions that go into the foundation of Lutheran higher education, and PLU lists seven elements that are fundamental in its teachings. Those include: helping students develop critical-thinking skills; freedom for expression and protection of learning; learning the value of the whole creation; a liberating foundation in the

colored-pencil books out there at the time.” (Her Colored Pencil Portraits Step by Step is still one of the top books in the art market for painting portraits.) Kullberg said she believes hand-drawn art is critical in this age of technology. “The moving of the hand goes through the prism of the soul,” she said. “It puts one’s mark, heart and life to it. Something happens between the eye and hand as it goes through the artist.” Kullberg believes anyone can learn to draw with the right training. In 1999

higher education. That’s why Pacific Lutheran University offers study away programs to students through its Wang Center for Global Education. The center’s mission: “educating to achieve a just, healthy, sustainable and peaceful world, both locally and globally.” Global education dovetails with PLU’s mission — nurturing academic freedom, inspiring critical thinking, and encouraging students to help others and the world. Travel is eye-opening, Steves said. It makes the world smaller, and helps students

a common theme: hospitality. It’s the seed that PLU plants with the hopes of growing students, staff and a community of people who will extend love, graciousness and leadership beyond university walls. There are many traditions that go into the foundation of Lutheran higher education, and PLU lists seven elements that are fundamental in its teachings. Those include: helping students develop critical-thinking skills; freedom for expression and protection of learning; learning the value of the