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perspective on cultural differences. “I thought I would be able to deal with this just fine,” Webb explained. “But being here has made me realize that I’m addicted to organization and efficiency, and I’m definitely not as patient a person as I thought I was.” The Tanzanian people have been extremely welcoming and she finds it easy to connect with the people as true friends. For example, her Tanzanian roommate offered to share her dinner with Webb on the first day they met. Her experience has made her more

yourself even farther.” Recently Francisco met her breaking point in a challenge that had contestants drinking a large quantity of milk – which if you’ve ever been part of a residence hall “galloon challenge” you know there’s only so much milk the body can absorb before it comes back up. Although she didn’t win, Francisco said, the experience was very positive. She was able to go beyond some of her personal thresholds. Her personal bar of emotional and physical strength has been set higher because of

’ experience last Saturday, versus a less wet and muddy choice, because he likes being outdoors and being from Alaska, feels an affinity with the salmon that once packed this creek. Now, ecologists like Hansen, who have been working the last decade to bring the creek back to life, count the number of salmon in single digits, maybe 10 or so. But it’s a start. One that Dahms said he’s happy to be part of. “This (trip) just rang the bell for me,” as he took a break from pulling a particularly stubborn piece

Assistant in Venezuela Buley will be placed in either one of Venezuela’s universities or at a Binational Center (learning centers affiliated with the U.S. Embassy) as an English teaching assistant. There he will lead language learning classes, facilitate conversation groups and present lectures and discussions on U.S. culture and society. “I decided to apply for an English teaching assistantship to learn more about teaching, to gain experience in the education field and to make a meaningful impact in

gifts are critical to advancing the quality and distinctiveness of the university’s academic program: Endowments with a particular global emphasis in faculty development, curriculum development and expanding study-abroad opportunities; Support for student-faculty research opportunities that will enhance the educational experience of students and faculty working together one-on- one and in small groups to delve deeply into critical issues across the curriculum; Institutionalizing The Wild Hope

visited PLU to share his insight into this long process to students and faculty. Vraalsen’s experience with Sudan makes him uniquely qualified to talk about a current world issue.  From 1998-2005 Vraalsen served as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Humanitarian Affairs for the Sudan and following the peace accord in 2005, served as the chair of the Evaluation and Monitoring Commission that held the north and south together in the lead up to the referendum this month. Having been involved

wife would respond that the friend was dead, missing or arrested. After Niemoeller was released, he’d realized what had happened, not only to his neighbors, but to the Jewish population of Germany and Europe “and it was his Damascus Road experience,” Locke said. Niemoelleröller was president of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau from 1947 to 1961. He was one of the initiators of the Stuttgart Declaration of Guilt, signed by leading figures in the German Protestant churches. The document

Writing program challenges its students to consider difficult questions relating to artistry, self-awareness and commission. “What are your goals as a student and maker of literature, as an artist contributing to the conversation about the urgent matters of our time? What is the work you want to do, the work that is specific to your experience, talent and imagination?” In the latest PLU podcast, we pose these questions and others to a pair of RWW faculty members and acclaimed creative writers, Rick

. Jan,” as her patients call her, has established several adapted sports programs and founded the Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and 1 CP Place in Plano, Texas, where she currently practices. What are a couple of aspects of sports rehabilitation that you especially enjoy? Adapted sports programs allow people with disabilities to experience athletics, competition and teamwork. Sports motivate patients to work harder to get stronger and learn new skills. But

vocation in public health.   “It’s easy to get lost in numbers and statistics,” she said. “Having had that encouragement at PLU to think about social justice and environmental concerns helps humanize the numbers.” Blakney long assumed she would go to medical school. But after a study abroad experience in Panama and Costa Rica, she realized she wanted to make a difference on a larger scale. “It made me realize I’m more interested in medicine on a population level,” said Blakney, a former cross-country