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happened, our students responded in the best ways open to them, not as objective and neutral witnesses to history, but as sensitive and conscientious participants in it.” Sill agreed, noting that the day, in many ways, was even more educational than she expected. “Our students wound up learning an even more important lesson about citizenship in a democracy,” she said. “Knowing the value of being the voice of opposition when it is uncomfortable and how to do so safely and respectfully.” Meanwhile, the

and Life After PLU Michael: “Did this lead to a job or other learning experiences for you?” Matt: “During my senior year, I took an internship at a software company in Bellevue doing sales support—basically helping them with their research and presentations. Then I began interviewing with other software companies for an actual job after graduation. After a series of interviews, I have been hired at a software company in Boulder, Colorado called VictorOPS. This group provides incident management

likely they tend to be open to learning about the university. These new opportunities have allowed her team to start new conversations across the state, especially in places like Yakima or Wenatchee where there are limited or no four-year college options.”  “It’s allowed us to cast that PLU net a little bit wider,” Ferguson says. “I think we’ve had to prove ourselves, we’ve had to build trust, but I think we’ve built a lot of goodwill over the last five or six years.”MAY 2021: PLU becomes the first

relationships after conflict,” she said. “It’s not the absence of conflict but the mitigating of it through relationships.” “I truly believe you have to have peace within yourself to spread peace,” she said. “Not perfection or everything worked out, but I try to practice peace in my own life, keeping a daily routine, working out, alone time, learning to actively listen and keep control.” Post-PLU plans: Espasandin will continue her studies in International Peace and Conflict Analysis and has been accepted

opportunities that come her way, and hopes to work within the sports industry. ARTIST STATEMENT Choosing to take a journey into art, is following a never ending path of curiosity and learning. Each day I find myself more interested about design. From what I observe around me; to thinking about what I can offer the world. What I’m ultimately striving for, is to make the simple things more appealing to the eye. When looking at logo designs, advertisements, and posters, my curiosity takes over and begins to