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range of psychology courses as well as seminars on the development of immigrant youth and families in the US. Her research examines (1) psychosocial wellbeing among transnational and mixed-status migrant families from the Global South, and (2) critical consciousness development in diverse groups of adolescents and young adults. She uses community-based and participatory research methods in her work with youth, families, and communities. Prior to joining the faculty at UWT, Rachel was a Research

fresh and innovative practice and philosophy to meet the world’s sustainability challenges. Bringing home the principles of life that she espouses in her work, Dayna finds physical and spiritual sustenance as a gardener, green remodeler, hunter-gatherer, Pilates addict, and naturalist. She is on the board of her local science museum, ExplorationWorks! and a staunch advocate for bringing systems thinking into local the school system. Dayna feels fortunate to live with her family in the rugged and

described her visit as “fantastic” and lauded the students she’d met throughout the day. “The students here at PLU were smart, engaged, thoughtful,” said Noujaim. “They asked really great questions, stumped me a few times, but really got me thinking.” The day of shared laughter, shared tears and shared perspectives ended with many PLU students dreaming of the stories they might someday share through their own lenses. Zach Powers '10 Zach Powers '10 worked as PLU's media and content manager until April

of retail jobs,” Siegesmund said of her college years. “I also had a job on campus. Part of my financial aid was a work-study job in the library. I loved that job. For the last couple years of school, I was working close to full time.” Siegesmund said leaving her small Wisconsin town for the big city, living on campus and being exposed to the life-changing power of education was worth the struggle. Kate Luther '02, Chair of Sociology “Discovering ideas about new ways of thinking and ways of

Five Guys, One Basketball and Fifty Years Five Guys, One Basketball and Fifty Years https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2019/wp-content/themes/blade/images/empty/thumbnail.jpg 150 150 Logan Logan https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/df88b9152697d03169d961f6b1582ddd?s=96&d=mm&r=g June 10, 2019 June 13, 2019 By Bob Ericksen, ’67 First, about those five guys and one basketball. I arrived at PLU in the fall of 1963, thinking I might play a little basketball. There I met five guys who were bigger

thinking and ways of exploring questions — it was transformative for me,” she said. Siegesmund says that when her PLU students spot her wearing her first-in-the- family button, it opens up all kinds of conversations. Some who live on campus, but have family close by, feel the pull from home — parents who expect them home on weekends, when students are trying to make connections on campus. “Their families don’t always understand how much time it takes to be a student,” Siegesmund said. Ellard-Ivey said