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important that we participate in the process and know what’s going on,” he said. Commitments have been made, but the follow through has to happen, Smock added. “You hope that what they’ve done to this point will get them to follow through,” Eastman said. “My hope is that we see a campus that on the day of the election has a lot of energy.” Where to vote Polling Stations Students, faculty and staff who vote within PLU’s voting precinct (558) can caste their ballot from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4 at

love the institution so deeply that he came to represent a deep and abiding connection between PLU and the community.” Retirement meant Dick could strengthen his passion for community and volunteer work. He was elected to a six-year term as Metro Parks district commissioner in ’91, was an active member of Rotary Club of Tacoma #8, the American Leadership Forum and Tacoma’s City Club, and was on the Washington State Advisory Board for Arts Education and the State Arts Alliance. Dick’s dedication to

out, Mt Rainier loomed in the distance, the water sparkled.  I was hooked from that moment on!  (And yes, being from the Northwest, I understood that the weather would change at some point!)Talk about your work composing for movies and video games - what was your favorite project, and how has this work shaped who you are as a composer and teacher?I took a job composing music for video games right after graduate school.  I wanted to try my hand earning a living as a composer before beginning my

, Herbert Blomstedt, Charles Rosen, Barry Tuckwell and John Williams. Dr. Gillie studied horn performance with Douglas Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she received her master’s degree in 2006 and her Doctorate of Musical Arts in 2009. She completed her Bachelor’s degree at Pacific Lutheran University in 2004 as a horn player in Kathleen Vaught Farner’s studio. A lover of early music, she lectures and performs on natural horn as well as baroque horn. During her time in Madison she

student who took advantage of getting a variety of experiences, many of them not associated with formal courses—what I call a student who went the ‘extra mile’ to get the most out of her education.” Hunt didn’t just get an education at PLU; she also got a lot of support. “PLU has been so phenomenal through so much—beginnings, endings and hardships in between,” Hunt said. Health, Hardships and Healing Hardships don’t come much harder: In the summer of 2009, Hunt was diagnosed with cancer. “It was a

schoolwork, marriage, sports and anything in between. It is a part of a special bond that began four years ago when Thomas first set foot on campus. “It’s therapeutic for me,” Thomas said. “I’ve been honest with him since Day 1 and he knows everything about me. I’ve had relationships like this in the past, but never to this extent. “I consider him family.” With the last game of the regular season at 8 p.m. tonight against Linfield University in Olson Gymnasium, the pair once again will meet to chat

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my daughter’s tiny hand. “I have so many family members to meet for the first time; babies and children and teenagers. So no matter what happens, I will return with a better life, just from having seen and hugged them.”UPDATE (2.10.17): David has returned safely to Washington. He described his time in the South Sudan as “incredibly wonderful, and incredibly difficult.” He is pictured below with his mother. × Read Previous PLU alumna earns Montana teacher of the year recognition, receives