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composed by Music major Melody Coleman, ’17 and was narrated by Communication major Terran Warden ’18. Changing Currents explores the many challenges facing waterways across North America, more than half of which are contaminated and unfit for drinking, fishing or swimming. During production of the film, the researchers conducted dozens of interviews, meeting with average citizens, officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water utility experts, members of Native American and Canadian

Lovrovich ’18. The film contained an original soundtrack composed by music major Melody Coleman, ’17, and narration by communication major Terran Warden ’17. MediaLabLearn more about the applied research and multimedia programChanging Currents explores the many challenges facing waterways across North America, roughly half of which are contaminated and unfit for drinking, fishing or swimming. During production of the film, the researchers conducted dozens of interviews, meeting with average citizens

strangerhood” or the feeling of being from a place, but not necessarily of that place. She shares how her experiences interacted with her navigation of her own identity both personally and globally.    Giovanna Urdangarain’s research looks at the ways in which countries in the Southern Cone of Latin America experience dictatorships, and the narratives of women that arise out of those circumstances. She speaks to her experience of returning to her home country of Uruguay first to teach through the Peace

loved ones.As a university of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), we are called upon to live our commitment to combating racism and white supremacy. We commend our students, alumni, faculty, and staff who already are contributing their professional expertise and volunteering their time, energy, and financial resources to antiracism causes. At PLU, we strive to equip our students — and ourselves — with the critical thinking, compassion, and courage to contribute to the dismantling of

outreach and engagement, and producer for the event. “That is something that you cannot unsee.” “As a result, millions of folks are waking up to what Black people in America have known for centuries—racism is real.  Yet, many of these same folks are without the tools, skills, or cultural literacy to work through these difficult conversations towards solution finding efforts.”  Cunningham believes going virtual is very fitting for this event and events like it. “The biggest opportunity for going viral

Public Ports Association, most recently as the executive director. Johnson now combines his interest in public policy, the environment and economics as the executive director of the Port of Tacoma – the fourth largest trade gateway in North America. Read our Q&A with Eric Johnson ’83. John Wolfe ’87: Northwest Seaport Alliance CEO Shortly after John Wolfe ’87 graduated from PLU he went to work for a Seattle-based company called SeaLand Shipping Line. In the years that followed he worked in sales

continents.  Kilimanjaro in Africa, Aconcagua in South America, Denali in North America, Elbrus in Europe and now Everest in Asia. Reaching the highest peaks in the world has cultivated an attitude that anything is possible. “People often ask me ‘Why do you climb?,’” he said, “the answer, I think, is actually simple. I climb these mountains because it reminds me I can do things I think I may not be able to do.” Gary Nelson stands in front of a prayer flag monument on Mt. Everest. “When I first started

life and turned the page to new chapters to be written, including one filled with dreams of a professional baseball career. It was a year ago in December, during the winter break between fall semester and J-Term, that Beatty’s life took a dramatic turn. A visit to the doctor revealed that Beatty had testicular cancer. Within a week’s time and unaware of Beatty’s diagnosis, Baseball America magazine, one of the nation’s top publications dealing with amateur baseball, named the PLU right-hander as

of initiatives is your team currently working on? Our team is working on some exciting initiatives and opportunities to expand our gateway. We are one of the largest gateways for trade in North America. That is profound because our population is so much smaller than that of other large gateways like California, New York, or New Jersey. We are in the major leagues as a port gateway, and it is an extremely competitive environment. That is why we are working on some critical initiatives to expand

together of the community, for you to be formally inducted into our academic community. This ceremony, with its ritual elements recalling the medieval ceremonies of the first European universities, welcomes you as worthy colleagues.  In addition to your fellow students, seated around you are the faculty, staff, administrators, and regents of PLU, together with elected representatives of the 581 congregations of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in the Pacific Northwest who serve in a body