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department and interacting with patients and physicians. I plan on studying for my MCAT over the winter and likely write it in April of next year. 5. Do you have any advice or insight for students aspiring to study biology? My advice is to build connections early and find a strong support group in college. Many of my close friends from PLU are STEM majors and have similar career aspirations. Friends with similar interests can refer relevant resources or opportunities or introduce you to people who can

both officers on the Business Network Alumni Association board, an eight-member group of business professionals that connects current students with PLU Business alumni through four annual core events. •    They’ve both held their office for two years. •    And then there’s their motivation to give back. “I just always liked being involved,” said board Vice President Rosales, who personalized his path by playing offensive lineman on the Lutes football team. “PLU gave a lot to me, and the board

preparing students for post-graduate service work, Wiley and the cohort see potential for growth. They hope to see a diverse applicant pool and establish an extensive support network and community for students on campus. “Our goal is to reach a broad swath of PLU’s population and build a more enriching and diverse experience for the group,” Wiley said. To attract more applicants, Wiley is committed to strengthening on-campus partnerships with faculty and student leadership. Through more exposure, Wiley

of students in our group feel a lot better. What are your plans for next year? I’m going to be taking a gap year and, after talking with some different physicians, I’ve narrowed my options down to a couple of different possible plans. I’ve been saving up money so that this summer I purely just focus on the MCAT because it’s such a long and rigorous exam that I want to approach studying for it like a job. Then once I take that exam, I hope to do a lot of clinical work with Puget Sound orthopedics

people who look like them,” Cunningham said of Mosa and the Act Six students she oversees. “I just try to keep them centered and remind them of their purpose.” Invest in Change-MakersThis spring, members of the community and PLU alumni, family and friends are invited to boldly invest in students like this through the expansion of the Act Six scholarship program. Learn more at www.plu.edu/change-makers.Mosa’s Act Six cadre, a group of PLU students who enter the program together in their first-years

formed their own women’s groups. The women’s oyster farming group is in affiliation with the island’s sustainable fishing organization founded by the island’s men with assistance from the women. Within this photo is a testament to women breaking gender roles for the sake of themselves and their families. And in recreating their roles in society, the island’s women have created new sectors to the island’s now sustainable economy. Each oyster they bag for sale is another step towards greater and

relationships within student organizations in order to strengthen teamwork and retain members.   “It’s a presentation on team building and leadership in different campus groups, but specifically in a student-media group,” Mooney said.  “So it’s different ways to build relationships in order to keep retention and different activities that build strong groups and teams.” Mooney says good teamwork is essential to producing quality content, and offers steps that groups can take to strengthen their organizations

October 5, 2014 Lots of Lutes at Ferrucci A quorum of the 15 Lutes on staff at Ferrucci Junior High pose for a group photo outside the Puyallup school. From left: Jeanine Wernofsky ’82, Ron Baltazar ’00, Joan Forseth ’91, Kim Lawson ’82, Brent Anderson ’97, Steve Leifsen ’96, Bob Rink ’92, Cindy VanHulle ’76, Baron Coleman ’02, Erica Lightbody ’95, Tawana Bens ’05, Krista McBride ’90 and Deirdre Davis ’05. Two more Lutes are not pictured: Dan Floyd ’92 and Brooke Gustafson ’05. (Photo courtesy

. “When you are in the military you have a ready made group of friends, so I think a lot of people struggle with being lonely when they are outside of that.” The hope for SaLUTE to offer a way for veterans to catch up with academics, but also continue their military service in a new way. “I think this program shows that they are not done giving back to their country,” Mason said. “It’s an outlet, I think, for the veterans to pass along what they have learned and to feel like they are the future of

find ways to improve organic transistors for possible use in biological and medical applications. He acknowledges that while his research may not lead to any “earth-shattering contributions” to the chemistry world, the field of science moves forward on the backs of many minor discoveries. “It’s hard for one research group to really make a major kind of contribution, but trying to help the field progress toward more effective batteries, which hopefully will help us move away from the effects of