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NGO founded in 2012: iDebate Rwanda. Their victory enabled them to travel to colleges and universities across the United States showcasing their debate skills and sharing the history of their country. Through debate, the students foster the confidence needed to give them a voice as well as encourage others to use open dialogue as a problem-solving method. It should come as no surprise that I believe I was far more nervous meeting the visitors than they were meeting me. Hoping to make a positive

that finish line was certainly one of the most satisfying events I could ever imagine, but the real gift wasn’t to celebrate the glory of getting here,” Moderow said. “It was to be able to look back over the struggles along the way and realize that, in the messy side of success, that’s what really matters.” Moderow jumped into writing her memoir shortly after running the Iditarod races. But five years in, she realized that she needed to refine her writing skills and go back to school. She studied

prepare first-year students to successfully navigate their transition from high school to college. The program provides incoming first-year students the opportunity to earn six credits at no cost while focusing on skills paramount to thriving in college: reading, writing, critical thinking, dialogue and discussion.Thanks to Summer Academy, Reinmuth – a music education major from Vancouver, Washington – said that he felt calm and comfortable by the time he returned to campus more than a month later for

Franco’s visit, but says what he did know was enough. “I knew that the nursing program was very prestigious and I knew I wanted to go there,” he says. A section leader in Decatur’s concert band and a lead tenor saxophonist in jazz band, Gutierrez plans to audition for multiple ensembles at PLU, and is especially hopeful he’ll be selected for the university’s jazz ensemble. “My whole high school career has been centered around band,” Gutierrez says. “It’s taught me leadership (skills), punctuality and

is a hallmark that two Lutes have been chosen to represent a student voice at such a convention. Smith and Henderson will use their skills as scientists and communicators to engage young people on what’s happening in Morocco. “It just seems like a quintessential way for them to connect with the mission of PLU when we think about how we connect our thoughtful inquiry and what we do in the classroom to being able to engage the world and really bring and connect what we learn to the global community

community service might be more transformative for PLU students than it is for the community they serve. “It’s one thing to be able to identify your skills, values and perspectives in a traditional college setting. It’s a different thing to see what those look like in the community,” Zylstra said. “We encourage students to be engaged in the community to learn about themselves and the world that they’re apart of.” Read Previous PLU professor launches new class that immerses students in the local Buddhist