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most positive examples of “building a diverse community has taken place on college campuses.” The PLU community should be a beacon of light to the world and see uniqueness as a gift, he said. In a largely student-led service, that message was echoed again and again. Bashair Alazadi, who helped form the Muslim Association and Allies this year, pointed out the similarities between Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Alazadi ’13, a business major, noted that nowhere does the Koran condone killing

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December 8, 2008 Corbitt wishes to leave audiences ‘inspired and hopeful’ As director Kristina Corbitt walked into the room where she was supposed to be meeting her cast and crew for a rehearsal, she was shocked to find the room dark.“There was only one other person, sitting on a chair in the middle of the room,” Corbitt said. “When I went to ask where everyone was, they all came out of their hiding spots and scared me! I am easily startled, so that was a fun prank for them.” For the past four

Baltimore thanks to Lutheran Volunteer Corps, a national volunteer service program that someone recommended to Markuson as a way to help him understand service and figure out the next step of his life. (PLU has seven alumni serving in this year’s Lutheran Volunteer Corps class—the third-largest group from any college or university.) In Baltimore, Markuson was connected to AIRS, a nonprofit organization that provides housing for low-income and homeless people and families living with or at risk of HIV

Library. While in London, he was able to attend a conference hosted by the Institute for Jewish Studies, University College London, on the great scholar of Jewish mysticism, Gershom Scholem. As a side benefit, he also attended a reception at the House of Lords for his graduating class at the London School of Economics. Read Previous Relay for Life Read Next International ‘Speed-Dating’ COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or

see all their favorite mediums: ceramics, sculpture and painting, to photography and graphic design. “One of the great things about the work students have done is they’re really trying to push their mediums, think outside the box, and convey their artistic vision in really beautiful and unique ways,” Kate Miller ’12, BA student says. The entire process for this University Gallery show is like no other show this season. The exhibition is student driven from the advertising and catering to

conference of the Fund for Theological Education, an organization dedicated to support young people as they explore and respond to God’s calling in their lives. Siburg graduated in May with a double major in religion and economics. He plans to attend graduate school and continue his research on the effectiveness of the service that religious, nongovernmental organizations provide in less-developed regions of the world. “The overall spirituality of the PLU campus comes out of our focus on vocation

when they selected PLU as a recipient of the 2009 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. Earlier during convocation, Brian Whalen, chairman of the selection committee, presented PLU faculty and staff with the award. Whalen said, a committee member said it best when they summed up this university – “PLU is one of the best internationalized institutions I have ever seen…PLU should serve as an inspiring model for achieving internationalization.” PLU is the first and only private

through PLU’s School of Business. It was those experiences, he says, that helped him get to where he is today. Q: What motivated you to attend PLU, and how did it prepare you for your career? Did you ever imagine being a bank president? Steve Maxwell: I wanted to find a school that was fairly close to my home in Portland and offered a first-rate education. And I wanted to play college basketball! PLU had been recruiting me to play for them and after meeting the coach and visiting the campus, I was

September 1, 2008 PLU grad receives national journalism award The Society of Professional Journalists honored PLU graduate Breanne Coats ’08 with the 2008 Julie Galvan Outstanding Graduate in Journalism Award. The national award recognizes one graduate who is considered the most outstanding on the basis of character, community service, scholarship, proficiency in practical journalism and significant contributions to their SPJ chapter. Coats was nominated for the award by PLU’s SPJ campus