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already has passed the state math assessment and excels in science, too. “He wants to go to high school and college and find a job to help his mom,” Constantine says. But for now, he just wants that stick bridge to hold up. In the packed gym, Denner meets up with Antonio behind dozens of students with dozens of bridges. At the front of the line, volunteers crank two hydraulic presses that bear down on each bridge and measure the weight at which each gives way. Denner and Antonio peek around taller
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August 14, 2012 Campaign ends, surpasses goal by $22 million A performance in the Studio Theater in Eastvold Hall, which was recently renamed the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. By Greg Brewis The university’s most recent fundraising campaign was launched amid buoyant economic times, in October 2007. By a year later, the bubble had burst, ushering in the Great Recession and years of financial turbulence. Still, the campaign concluded May 31, 2012, surpassing its $100
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East side where I graduated from Lincoln High School. My life was shaped by the love of my family, too little money and the social upheaval of the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. I went to work after high school but eventually decided that I wanted to go to college. However, I could not pay very much for tuition so I started taking classes at community colleges. PLU was the first university to offer me a loan, and that became one of the deciding factors in attending PLU. While our paths
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in the northwest United States, and the unique ways the sea has influenced their culture and identity. Reid prepared the following abstract for his lecture: “Twenty-five years ago, the Makah Nation successfully hunted a gray whale. This action drew the ire of animal rights activists who often rooted their criticism in racism and stereotypes of Indigenous authenticity. Drawing from the tribal nation’s historical and contemporary relationship with the sea, this talk will focus on Makah statements
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Kelmer Roe Research Fellowship in the humanities. Named for Naomi’s father, who taught Greek, religion and philosophy at PLU, the fellowship is one of only two in the region dedicated to the humanities. The other is at Reed College in Portland, Ore. The Nothsteins originally planned to fund a scholarship. Ultimately, they decided on the fellowship because of the collaborative nature of the research, and the benefits students reap from the scholarly work and the strong relationships they build with
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. Correa, from Uruguay, is also a global studies and anthropology major, he said he wants to work for an NGO or perhaps join the Peace Corps after graduation. Becoming one of the universities associated with the conference was one of President Thomas W. Krise’s priorities when he arrived at PLU last year. A five-college consortium – Augsburg, Augustana, Concordia (Moorehead), Luther and St. Olaf – established the conference in 1988. The forum is the only affiliation of the Nobel Institute in Oslo with
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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
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in the northwest United States, and the unique ways the sea has influenced their culture and identity. Reid prepared the following abstract for his lecture: “Twenty-five years ago, the Makah Nation successfully hunted a gray whale. This action drew the ire of animal rights activists who often rooted their criticism in racism and stereotypes of Indigenous authenticity. Drawing from the tribal nation’s historical and contemporary relationship with the sea, this talk will focus on Makah statements
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, she says, but she’s now focused more on the user and customer experience. And she will continue working on her “passion project” to assist local business owners. PLU provided Ambachew with opportunities and flexibility as she traveled her college path. “If you do things out of love instead of fear, you’ll see results and like what you’re doing,” she says.Study-Away at PLU!Study-away at PLU and immerse yourself in a country, culture or discipline that you never imagined – and get credit for it, too
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year in grad school. Carli completed two Kurt Mayer Holocaust Research Summer Fellowships at PLU and is continuing her research as she works toward her Ph.D. at the City University of New York Graduate Center [CUNY]. First, don’t forget that grad school can take you to exciting locations. Carli had never visited New York City before she started at CUNY, but when she has some spare time away from studies, she greatly enjoys checking out many opportunities for adventure (and relaxation) Her
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