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graduate and prep cook who’s going along as his assistant. “I think she is tremendously talented and has shown a lot of drive,” Sipe said. “She is a great benefit to bring to the competition.” Ment’or is a nonprofit organization that aims to inspire excellence in young culinary professionals and preserve the traditions and quality of cuisine in America. Its inaugural Young Chef Competition is described as “rigorous,” and you could describe its judges as “inspirational,” “intimidating” or both: chefs

every part of the world,” she said. “I knew that I wanted to be a part of global (and local) efforts to build peace.” After graduation, Lapp plans to join the Peace Corps and pursue a career with an international nonprofit organization, as well as potentially attend graduate school. As Peace Scholars, Lapp and Bozich will study on a seven-week peace seminar in Norway and join 10 others from participating universities at the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize forum, a three-day peacemaking event held by the

Program. “When I finished my thesis, Joanne said, ‘Hey, I think we have enough to write a book,’ and I said, ‘Oh, OK. Why not?’” Henrichsen laughed. From there, they began working on a proposal that was picked up by the second publisher they pitched; the book, War on Words: Who Should Protect Journalists?, was published in 2011. Now Henrichsen is a technology fellow at a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., that provides support for journalists. She focuses on how technology affects communication and

graduated during the pandemic unsure of when he would be able to put his degree to work. Eventually, venues began to open back up, including Real Art Tacoma which needed help with managing shows at the venus. The nonprofit reached out to Lindhartsen and offered him a job. In addition to that work, he is currently advising the current LASR group.  “It was kind of serendipitous that after not being able to really do anything vocationally, I was essentially pulled back into Tacoma to do what I was doing

after their PLU MBA in business, nonprofit and governmental leadership.” PLU’s AACSB-accredited MBA program is founded on the cornerstones of leadership, creative innovation, global awareness and ethical responsibility. It is led by a dynamic team of faculty members who combine industry experience and educational expertise in the classroom and incorporate real-world examples and service learning experiences.The program offers optional emphasis areas in healthcare management, technology and

has an internship working with middle school students in Federal Way. Her placement is with a nonprofit organization that helps students connect with their community and get extra support. Marquez enjoys working with youth, so this position was an excellent fit for her. Marquez’s internship also connects to her capstone project, which is about finding resources for refugee families.  “We have a caseload, and we work with a couple of students who come from refugee families. It has been so great to

called Real Art Tacoma helping to book and promote shows. The internship was put on hold when the pandemic hit. Lindhartsen graduated during the pandemic unsure of when he would be able to put his degree to work. Eventually, venues began to open back up, including Real Art Tacoma which needed help with managing shows at the venus. The nonprofit reached out to Lindhartsen and offered him a job. In addition to that work, he is currently advising the current LASR group.What the Individualized Major

. I’ve had the privilege of working with many different teams, and even leading a few. I’ve really enjoyed helping run MediaLab’s social media accounts, as well as working with the Grand Cinema in Tacoma to create promotional videos for them (Tacoma students can see movies there for free so I definitely recommend going!). Spring of ’22 I had the opportunity to lead a team working with the Tacoma Area Literacy Council, a local nonprofit that helps adults learn English. My team was able to shoot and

. “The fun thing about fair trade is the showing and telling, getting to share about the person or group who made the items,” said Karen Giguere, the bookstore’s merchandise manager and buyer. Giguere will happily disclose these stories, and if she’s not available, printed cards near the products inform shoppers of the history. Items are made in Africa, Asia South America and even the United States, and are purchased through nonprofit organizations such as Ten Thousand Villages, A Greater Gift and A