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has held a special place in Sara’s life since a young age. At five years old, her favorite book was Cristina Bjork’s Linnea in Monet’s Garden, and it was apparent to her family that art was no passing interest as she pursued working in a variety of mediums. Whether she is working in photography, mixed media, acrylic, or oil, her work is typically figurative in nature and often consists of unconventional portraits. Sara’s work has been shown in multiple juried exhibitions through PLU’s University

. Kitchen, who passed away in 2014, was the co-founder of the Rainier Writing Workshop at PLU. She authored four essay collections: The Circus Train; Half in Shade: Family, Photography, Fate; Distance and Direction; and Only the Dance. She also wrote a novel, The House on Eccles Road, winner of the S. Mariella Gable Prize from Graywolf Press, as well as a critical study of William Stafford, Writing the World. She also edited (with Ted Kooser, former U. S. Poet Laureate) an anthology of bird poems: The

department heads that the library could be an important vehicle for serving the city.” Bannon infused design-thinking methodology into all levels of library operations and launched an ambitious and comprehensive five-year strategic plan aligned with Mayor Emanuel’s education and economic priorities. Library programs across the city were reimagined and redesigned. For example, under Bannon’s direction, family summer program attendance at Chicago Public Library grew by 80 percent, and that attendance was

everything. At first they are innocuous enough, but as tensions from the 2016 election spread from the media into his own family, they become much, much more complicated. Trying to answer him honestly, Mira has to think back to where she’s gotten her own answers: her most formative conversations about race, color, sexuality, and, of course, love.” — provided by the publisher Native country of the heart : a memoir (PS3563.O753Z46 2019) “Writer and activist Cherríe Moraga’s love letter to her ‘unlettered

International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’ Posted by: vcraker / December 20, 2022 December 20, 2022 On day one of PLU Professor of Mathematics Daniel Heath’s Designing a Starship class, students have no idea what they have signed up for — and that’s exactly how Heath wants it. The course is part of PLU’s International Honors Program (IHON), which means it is specifically designed to explore a topic through multiple academic departments and subjects. PLU’s IHON web page explains that the

why she was selected. Passion Leads to PLU Hunt, a 2011 PLU graduate, discovered her passion for archaeology early. “Ever since I can remember—ever since my family can remember—I’ve been obsessed with it,” Hunt said from her hometown of Anchorage. “I would watch National Geographic constantly and tear apart the magazines and put them in a special binder.” Hunt’s TED Experience Watch Katie Hunt’s TED talk: www.ted.com She pursued her passion through two years at another (ahem) western Washington

different myths about Sounio and why it’s so important and why people chose to build Poseidon’s temple there thousands of years ago. It was amazing to be standing there, where people believe that the god of the sea’s spirit would live. If you’re unsure about studying away: I’ve never heard of anyone who’s regretted their study away. As challenging as it was to live in the Caribbean, and as difficult as it was to be away from my family for so long, or to miss out on things on campus, I don’t regret any

discipline of business and more about providing a ‘PLU life coach,’ ” explains Mulder. “Our alumni and students are really excited about connecting via this program, and we see it as especially beneficial for first-in-their-family (to attend college) students who can use a bit of extra support around the transition to university courses, exploratory conversations about areas of study, and becoming acclimated to learning and life in the School of Business at PLU.” Mulder, who majored in business at PLU in

Amazon drivers, grocery-store workers and nurses. One student was one of 10 children in the family, with a truck-driving father stranded on the road. Another, the child of a nurse, had to live with grandparents for a while. If a child watched the day’s posted video, Zwang counted that as attendance—as did completing homework over the weekend with an essential-worker mom. Zwang addressed social-emotional needs, too, talking with kids about what the virus meant and that it was OK to be scared.In

show. Chan works as a printmaker and mixed-media artist; her portfolio includes works on paper, artist books and kiln-formed glass. She received her BFA from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, and has been featured in exhibitions at the Tacoma Art Museum, Wing Luke Asian Museum, Bullseye Glass Gallery, Seattle City Hall, Patricia Cameron Gallery, along with many more. “There were many pieces that demonstrate artistic merit and skill,” Chan said. “The overall strength and quality of the artwork