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vocation on campus. (Photo by John Froschauer) Prior to her current position, she was a member of the executive team that set up a 1,200-person call center in Colorado Springs. She met her future husband, however, when she was working as a sales representative for Ford in a territory that included Minot, N.D. She noticed Thomas Krise as they exited an aerobics class a the same time. “I’m sure it would be Pilates now, but there wasn’t much to do in Minot then,” she laughed. “I guess you could call us

newspaper – The Mast, a member of ski club and someone who was always there to pick those up who needed it. One year Brian led a group of cadets in the National Ranger Challenge competition and they won. “There were several parents who came up to us who said their kids could not have made it through ROTC without Brian,” Mary said. “He could get people to do things that they didn’t think they could possibly do.” Paul said, he thought some of what made Brian who he was, started as a young boy. He was

award statewide, and is an accomplishment in which the company takes great pride, said Korsmo. “John’s volunteerism transcends the company,” said Scott Ramsey, fellow PLU alum and director of sales and marketing at Korsmo Construction. “There are many of us here individually involved in other organizations, and a lot of that comes from John’s encouragement.” Korsmo attributes much of his activism toward community from his experiences at PLU. Korsmo said he has always felt connected to the university

head lamps and the boots of their fellow travelers ahead of them. “One step at a time,” Leu said. “There are a lot of things you can do. The guides always told us ‘Only think about today. Don’t worry about tomorrow.'” But the pace isn’t only necessary, Markuson said, it’s worth it. “It’s like walking on the moon,” said McCracken, a global studies and anthropology double major. Anthony Markuson ’13 Major: biology Hometown: Chester, Mont. Study away: Botswana – working on community health What’s next

learned in the education department really sets us apart from others,” Gannon said. “I’m practicing what I learned and I feel like I came into teaching with 20 more sets of skills than other new teachers.” —Chris Albert To read about Bryce Manso ’10 and his real-world mentors, click here. To return to the Real-World Mentors main page, click here. Read Previous Evacuation drill Read Next Artifacts Day COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad

on the topic of recommendations and “who you know.” But he’d like to make one clarification. “I don’t think really any of us ‘get these people jobs,’” he said. “We give them opportunities. It’s the remarkable talent and intellect of our graduates that get them jobs.” —Barbara Clements To return to the Real-World Mentors main page, click here. To return to the main page of PLU’s Office of Admission, click here. Read Previous Evacuation drill Read Next Artifacts Day COMMENTS*Note: All comments are

.” With wife, Julie Morris, the two began to discuss starting their own theater company, Babel, to showcase all the talented actors and performers they met during their time at the New School. “I’m hoping that instead of waiting tables,” said Tristan Morris. “We can sort of make something and get us moving towards the jobs we really want.” Still in the beginning stages, Babel got its roots from Vpstart Crow (pronounced Upstart Crow), a theater program Tristan and Julie Morris founded at PLU. Vpstart

paper. Edgar received the grant for the research and recruited Ball and Juda to assist. “He was really working with us,” Ball said. “It wasn’t like he knew all the answers, which I thought was really cool.” The three researched a more specific ordering of natural numbers. The journal abstract reads, in part: “This paper provides an overview of the b-dominance order over the natural numbers, ℵ, using the base b expansion of natural numbers. … Here we discuss many ideas in order theory, including the

April 6, 2014 Alumni Profile: Tom Paulson ’80 In 2001, Paulson traveled to Nigeria to report on the beginnings of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s work on global health. Paulson says the planking broke on this bridge outside Jos, Nigeria, and the driver inspected the tires because the truck wouldn’t move. “We eventually enlisted some locals to help us lift it up and get going again,” Paulson says. (Photo: Mike Urban) Spreading Curiosity, Caring and Compassion Through ‘Humanosphere’ By

for all members of the psychology community,” says PLU Psychology Professor Jon Grahe. “For students, it provides a new perspective to view research, and it gives faculty the exposure to distinct perspectives and allows us to relate recent material into our courses.” University of Washington Psychology Professor Anthony G. Greenwald will be the next speaker in the series. He will present from 2 p.m. to 2:50 p.m. Nov. 14 in Xavier Hall, room 201. Greenwald, a prominent scholar in the field of