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play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007.  And our soccer programs will travel to England this summer, the first international experience for an athletic program since the early 1990s. And finally, several graduates of 2015 have taken bold action to address issues of lasting national importance including Black Lives Matter, the It’s on Us Campaign to end sexual assault, and immigration reform. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels

can’t travel outside of the United States would have an opportunity to travel and experience a different culture. Dr. Bridget Yaden, Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies Dr. Yaden’s platform for her presidency was “celebrating our assets through our diversity.” She focuses on seeing diversity as an asset rather than a deficit. One of her main goals was to advocate for more states to implement the Seal of Biliteracy, a state-level program that offers a standard for language proficiency for high

“Spectrums of Color,” a series of three vignettes focused on people of color with neurological disorders. With this production, Watts places both herself and other people of color like her in the faces of those willing — and not so willing — to learn about the autistic experience. Watts always had a hunch that something was different about her, and so did her family. “My mom knew something about me was different,” Watts recalled, “Around the time children develop language and such, I was quiet.” Growing

stay in the Midwest, at Concordia College. But when the thermometer hit 67 below one winter, he decided to transfer west to warmer climes. Kari said she had always wanted to come to PLU, and is glad she made that choice. “Some people think it’s weird,” she laughed. “But I love the shared experience. Read Previous Recognized for top study away programs Read Next Polar adventure COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

feet above is call type 3, a crossbill which feeds on Western Hemlock cones. The next step in Smith’s research requires bringing female crossbills into captivity to see how they respond to songs of different call types. “I like giving students an opportunity to have an experience they may not have in a lab,” Smith said, as she and Grossberg picked their way down the muddy trail to the beach. Once the songs are collected, Smith and her students,Grossberg and Kirsten Paasche ’13, will take the sounds

become one of the best in the world.” To do so, Horn explains, “The bagpipes have to be your entire life.” For him, this is a commitment he is not willing to make. Hoping to pursue a future somewhere where sports and writing converge, he feels he is being drawn elsewhere. But he remembers his past with the instrument fondly. “When I first got to join a bagpipe band the feeling of all playing together felt awesome,” he says, of the experience playing in unison with the other bagpipers in his band

variables in the equations Fortuner has been exploring. His findings show the amount of expansion and energy in the universe over time, and give insight into what parameters affect the physics of the very early universe. Entering numerical codes into a computer program and running simulations for hours day after day wasn’t glamorous, but it’s been an invaluable experience for Fortuner – a physics major who almost failed his first physics class. “When I took Intro to Physics class, the first college

. 14. Olson is a Business major/Music minor from Olympia, and while he’s “leaning more toward the music right now,” he’s finding the business end really helpful. “We don’t have a manager for our band,” Olson said. “We have to handle all the money. There’s a lot of business, so we have to do all that.” As for the music, Olson takes keyboarding at PLU and private songwriting/recording  lessons with PLU’s Jeff Leisawitz. “He has a lot of experience in the music industry and has been a big help,” Olson

Pacific Lutheran University on April 21.Finney’s lecture, “This Patch of Soil: Race, Nature and Stories of Future Belonging,” is about how the discussion of environmental and racial issues is grounded in the experience of a particular place. Dr. Kevin O’Brien, chair of the Environmental Studies program, says he expects Finney to also talk about how the relationship between race and nature has been defined in the past, and the possibility of “future belonging,” creating communities of a genuine

the thought of future Lutes never having the opportunity for Foss Hall to be a part of their PLU experience,” Painter continued. Naturally, I would have much preferred that Foss’s friendly rival, Pflueger, meet the wrecking ball instead, but a judicious review of circumstance and logistics yields an indisputable conclusion: saving Foss is just financially impractical. Any lifelong relationship is sure to include occasional disappointments and frustrations. I understand and accept why my beloved