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world and returned with a mission: to raise money to open an expanded training center for students in Shillong, Meghalaya, in northeast India. In November 2010, Bryant spent two weeks teaching students at a village training center called Bellefonte Community College (BCC) in Shillong. There, her eyes were opened to pressing and extraordinary educational needs. “High school drop out rates are at 70 percent,” according to Bryant. “There’s no accountability system there.” Of the students who stayed and

exclusively on students from his residence hall, Stuen. They’ll sign-up for any sport they can, and will accept any student with any skill-level. Everyone is welcome. Sometimes they win championships, and sometimes they don’t win any games at all. But that’s not the point. For Chris, the idea is to have fun and build camaraderie, like college kids should. They call themselves the “Stuen Accommodators” – a name he and his team found funny, in a random way. Even funnier to them, was yelling at eardrum

pursue a business degree in college? What if you graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science, English, communications or even biology? Can you still enroll in an MBA and succeed in your chosen career path? Believe it or not, you can absolutely obtain an MBA even if you don’t have a bachelor’s degree in business. Let’s explore your options for obtaining an MBA — no matter your academic background.Tip: Interested in filling a significant talent gap? Download PLU’s MBA Guide!Download a Guide

business education in a student-centered learning environment grounded in the liberal arts that inspires students to: LEARN for Life, LIVE Purposefully, LEAD Responsibly, and CARE for Others.Becoming a Lute Donwen transferred from Bellevue College to PLU for the opportunity to play volleyball and earn her business degree. She says she always knew she would return to Whidbey Island and work for the family business in some capacity. She just wasn’t certain what that would entail.   “My first degree is in

discuss his experience taking classes in the Rieke Science Center, which is currently undergoing improvements to ensure students like Simpson get the best educational experience possible.Why did you want to study nursing? I chose to study nursing because caring for others is extremely important to me, and I am also extremely interested in biology. So, combining those two aspects in a major like nursing seemed like a great idea. Also, my grandma is a nurse, my brother’s a nurse and my sister’s a nurse

in Africa. Although we were good friends, I always hesitated to ask David questions about his childhood. I worried that, if I knew details about what I suspected was a horrific past, I might somehow treat him differently. I didn’t think either of us wanted sympathy to unnecessarily alter our friendship, or the jocular culture of our college house.PLU School of Business Raises Money for David’s tripStudents, staff and faculty members from the PLU School of Business are leading an independent

school—and also study Japanese—really appealed to me.” Carrato began PLU with plans to follow in his father’s professional footsteps, but his post-college travels cemented his passion for service over law or business. He became interested in human rights and NGOs and earned a master’s degree in International Studies from the University of Oregon.  “I love service,” he says. “I thought for sure I’d be working for an NGO. I was going to be out there living in a village—which I now realize was a bit of

. “Dad responded, ’We don’t know what a Jew is. We only know human beings.’” After the war, Hewett came to the United States as an au pair and then graduated from Earlham College in Richmond, IN. She married an American, raised three children in Minneapolis, MN, and taught and tutored French for nearly 40 years. She currently is retired in St. Paul and is deeply involved in ensuring the integrity of the history of the Plateau Vivarais-Lignon during WWII. Read Previous Musical Memories Read Next

The Importance of Dead Languages Posted by: hoskinsk / May 6, 2020 Image: Beowulf manuscript May 6, 2020 By Reece Schatz '22English MajorAs a professor in the Department of Languages and Literature, Dr. Collin Brown teaches Norwegian language and Nordic studies at Pacific Lutheran University. However, his love for his work runs so deep, he also started and manages a club called “The Dead Languages Society.”As a member of this club myself, allow me to explain what we do. The Dead Languages

like ‘if you’re not born into privilege, you have to work twice as hard,’” Huertas said. “Putting us in those roles creates a whole new, deeper spin on this. What a way for the story to be seen. It’s beautiful.” Huertas has been entrenched in the Seattle theater scene since graduating from PLU. His first show out of college was a production called “Speech and Debate” at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. Justin Huertas '09 (left) and Alexandria Henderson, who play lead roles in "Legally Blonde