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and Aretha Franklin. Stockinger has been performing Jazz since the age of 17, and began regularly gigging at local venues throughout Western Washington, particularly in Tacoma and Seattle. Stockinger regularly sits in at Kelley’s in downtown Tacoma. She was mentored by big-band legend and bassist Red Kelley, who was best known for playing with Buddy Rich and Stan Kenton during the reign of the big band. July 19 – Tracy Knoop Tracy Knoop received his musical training at Berklee School of Music in

that thirst for knowledge.” Dahms is a perfect example of that. He never thought plant research would open his mind to what he wants to ultimately do, which is to be a medical doctor. But he’s seen how plant research binds to medical practice. “The beauty of science is that it all relates and is interconnected,” he said. “Science is really about a collaboration of people.” Read Previous Composing for the cannery: of boxcars, rhinos, and grapes Read Next First Aid/CPR/AED/BBP training COMMENTS*Note

about the academic side of it; it is more about the training.” So after PLU, Rottle entered a one-year program at Purchase College, State University of New York, to work toward a Performer’s Certificate with a teacher she had met at a music festival in Canada. From there, Rottle was admitted to the prestigious Manhattan School of Music to complete her master’s degree in Contemporary Performance. “Studying for that year between PLU and doing the master’s was really eye-opening,” Rottle said. “It was

Center; helped plan Elect Her–Campus Women Win, which encouraged women to run for public office or be involved in leadership; and served in ASPLU’s senate. “I’m now working in the Diversity Center as a Rieke Leadership Fellow, and my project this year is to create a Queer Ally network, a training program that will be able to foster more supportive allies on campus,” said Moran, an Economics and French double major. It was while working on the Elect Her campaign that Moran first was introduced to AAUW

Washington in 2017, organizing 20 site visits in 10 days, and then journeyed back over to Israel for more consulting. Training materials she’d authored were translated into Hebrew and being used throughout the country. Delayed by 16 years, her program was finally being adopted. “It was my greatest high and my greatest low, because I failed but I didn’t fail,” Moller said. “That’s a pretty big deal for a Nebraska farmer’s daughter.” Read Previous Lute paddles with fellow Samish tribal members for first

political science classes: “Latino Experience in America” and “Local State and Government.” Future Plans What’s next? For an upcoming film, Chan wants to investigate the training educators receive before going into the workforce. “Are they even having the conversations about race and equity to support ethnic studies?” she asks. While making changes at the classroom or district level is commendable, she hopes to work on a larger scale, changing policies and systems to incorporate more voices. After

year has been rich in personal and professional development. As the PR director, Hernández worked on improving ASPLU’s media presence—relying on their training in communications. They worked hard to create engaging posts on Twitter and Instagram, developing an ASPLU brand identity, and improving graphics and marketing. “I’m proud of how our PR has gone in a good direction, and I think the new PR director will continue that direction,” Hernandez says.    As the masculinity intern at the Center for

seemed like they produced really cool stuff there. I was delighted to find that their internship program is really robust and very supportive of interns, and it’s really rooted in the idea of introducing newer theater artists in training to theater practitioners who are already in the industry and have experience. There were two internships that I was looking at … the directing one and the teaching intern one, which is the one that I got. Both of them were really exciting to me, and they were also

(center, black tank top), with her fellow 2010-11 Rieke Scholars.Northwest Education Access works with the youth to determine the best next steps in career exploration — whether that is further traditional higher education, a training program, a short-term professional technical program, or an apprenticeship. After all, the traditional college classroom isn’t for everyone. While some students love writing essays, others work best with their hands and thrive in technical programs. “We have students