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facilities and its emphasis on social justice with helping achieve her academic and personal goals. When she first arrived at PLU from her hometown of Modesto, Calif., Paso started as a business major, then switched to science and finally, to religion. “PLU gave me a chance to see what I was interested in,” she said. “I definitely think that PLU was the foundation that encouraged me to continue my studies and the classes and profs helped me encounter ideas and things that inspired me. ” Eventually, Paso

school instrumental music teacher. Donations to the Gilbertson Endowment, from Gordon’s former students, colleagues and friends, are welcome so that his legacy can increasingly touch and support music education students at PLU.Donate here Read Previous Marathon runner and musician- an interview with new music faculty member Lark Powers Read Next University Choral Union presents Gioachino Rossini’s “Petite Messe Solennelle” LATEST POSTS PLU’s Director of Jazz Studies, Cassio Vianna, receives grant

. Aidan Donnelly ’25 | Chemistry major with minors in biology and Hispanic studies The importance of collaboration “A memorable task that stood out during summer research was working with our collaborators. It was an incredible experience to meet and work with other professors and students in different fields of study and connect their research to ours as well as the overarching project.” Read Previous Margaret Murdoch ’24: Contributing to a cure at Fred Hutch Cancer Center Read Next PLU alumna Shelby

communities, state institutions, and international groups, she investigates why individuals chose to leave the Protectorate; how they implemented emigration strategies; and how they experienced the process of emigration. Brade was awarded both a Claims Conference Kagan Fellowship in Advanced Holocaust Studies and a Fulbright U.S. Student Fellowship to support her dissertation research at a number of archives in the Czech Republic, including the National Archive and the Archive of the Jewish Museum in

, Davis, will deliver a keynote titled “Humanizing Deportation: Research and Care in the Hérida Abierta,” that features the role of storytelling in healing. Elena Calderón, University of Arizona doctoral student and formerly undocumented person, presents “UndocuJoy in Practice: Healing through Joy, Storytelling and Therapy.” Sharon Suh, professor of theology and religious studies at Seattle University, explores trauma and healing from the perspectives of Buddhism and neuroscience, with attention to

mean that students will deny their heritage. Instead, it is only after rational examination and upon awareness of viable alternatives that they can in fact call a tradition their own. She assures us that through such a critical approach, students are not lost in a morass of postmodernist cultural relativism, nor are they circumscribed by doctrinal belief. Instead they have the intellectual foundation and sense of self that is a first step to becoming citizens of an increasingly complex, post

say ‘yes’ to different possibilities,” she says. “I like trying new things.” That kind of thinking helped her segue from jobs in art education and publishing to public education communications. As senior director for communications, government relations and public engagement for Educational Service District 113, her team provides services such as writing, video production and graphic design for local school districts. They also foster initiatives developed by state education officials and help

-cultural understanding and equality both in her own community and throughout the country. “Social justice realized is when a compassionate community like ours comes together and proves that we truly are about the values and virtues we profess,” Cunningham said. “The 1000 Man Family March & Festival is one of my absolute favorite events of the year, and I hope to be joined by many members of my PLU family.” Read Previous Good News for Lutes: Washington Legislature Elects to Maintain Funding for the

May 18, 2009 The finish line The call came from Japan as Masahide Nishimura was finishing up his degree in Chinese Studies at Pacific Lutheran University a decade ago. His grandfather, Jisaburo Nishimura, 92, had had a stroke. Masahide felt he needed to come home and support his grandfather, who had raised him, and help with the family business – Kobe Toyopet Corp. – which distributes Lexus, Toyota and Volkswagen cars. This was a company started by his grandfather some 50 years earlier. “I

integral part of African American history and culture,” ASPLU president Haedon Brunelle said. “And that it’s a powerful experience for people of Christian and non-Christian faiths to engage in spiritual wellness and cultural awareness. ASPLU seeks to provide such opportunities.” Other events occurring at PLU this month include a guest-speaker appearance from Ijeoma Oluo (author of “So You Want to Talk About Race”), a Tournées Film Festival screening of the film “I am Not Your Negro” and more. “Black