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Economics Mentoring Program, McDaneld spent his summer interning with Russell Investments as a data analyst with the global data operations team. Russell Investments is a global investment manager operating in 31 countries. McDaneld shares with us his experience interning with the company. The internship was so successful, McDaneld was invited to continue the partnership through the end of the year.How did you come across this internship? I wanted to get into finance to get that financial industry

going into college, it was a no-brainer for me because I just had such a strong interest in it,” Noreen said. “The theater industry is so vast that I was like, ‘Well, I don’t know what type of role I want to do, but it has got to be theater.’ ” We recently met with Noreen at the end of a long day teaching for the company’s summer camp program to discuss their internship experience. Why did you want to study theater at PLU? I was thinking about going to a conservatory or another college, but when I

manager at PLU. “It’s really crucial to have the perspective of the second-generation who experienced the aftermath of genocide, including migration and trauma,” Marcus says. For Marcus, a key to teaching about genocide lies in language, specifically propaganda. She studies how, in genocides and wartime, propaganda and hate speech contribute to dehumanization and violence and asks students to extrapolate how harmful, racist, and “othering” language used today could lead to the same dangerous end. “How

plan that works best for your budget. Often, you can appeal to have some of your loans forgiven. Teacher Loan Forgiveness: to qualify for this loan forgiveness program, you need to have taught for five consecutive and complete academic years in low-income schools and have made your loan before the end of those five years of teaching. If you find yourself eligible, this option could forgive up to $17,500 of your student loans! Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program: after you’ve made 120 qualifying

Portland for two sold-out Portland Piano International recitals, listened to Burton play Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in E-flat Major, BWV876. We caught up with Burton, recipient of the PLU Music and Bertha Gilbertson Endowed Piano Scholarships, during gap year in her hometown of Camas, Wash. What did you do right after graduation? I spent most of my summer doing Chinese translation work and researching graduate piano programs in China online. In the end, I had tennis elbow from all the computer time and an

new ensemble program and plans to perform with it for the next few years. And—coming back to the income part of vocation—she works as the manager of another local chamber ensemble. “It’s like connecting dots; one incident leads to another,” Rottle said. That also means you can’t always see the end of the dotted line—and that’s absolutely OK, too. Rottle never saw her successful, busy, musical life coming. She advises undergraduates in similar circumstances to pause for a second, make slow progress

them poke around. “We were pretty much given free reign,” Wells said. “There was no problem with access. It was, ‘Here are the white gloves, take good care.’” To find the men who worked on the highway, Wells and Schrecengost contacted World War II veterans and African-American soldiers organizations. This is where the investigative journalism kicked in. There were the blind phone calls, asking if so-and-so lived here or if the person on the other end of the phone was “the family of” so-and-so. “We

infection might also affect, for example, the size of the plant. “Could we end up with a tomato plant, for example, that is resistant to a particular infection (but) with the same size fruit?” Laurie-Berry asked. They studied the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, which is ideal for research because it grows and self-produces seeds at a rapid rate. Laurie-Berry thought Dahms’ interest in molecular biology – specifically how sequencing genetics works – would be a perfect fit for their research. Assistant

contemporary music ensemble. She’s also involved in a new ensemble program and plans to perform with it for the next few years. And—coming back to the income part of vocation—she works as the manager of another local chamber ensemble. “It’s like connecting dots; one incident leads to another,” Rottle said. That also means you can’t always see the end of the dotted line—and that’s absolutely OK, too. Rottle never saw her successful, busy, musical life coming. She advises undergraduates in similar

and growth of participants, as well as to add their talent to the performance. PLU’s Dr. Gina Gillie will lead a master class which will be followed by a rehearsal with all of the participants. The event will end with a concert that is open to the public. More information about the organization and event can be found at www.hornsaplentychristmas.com Read Previous Lute catches ‘activism bug,’ gains confidence in political arena Read Next DCHAT Podcast: PLU Dean of Humanities Kevin O’Brien answers