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problems and breaking them down to understand them better and ultimately to help solve them,” he says. Economics Major Presents at National Conference Nellie Moran’s capstone research project examines how political candidates’ expenditures affect the outcome of their campaigns. Learn More “Students who are drawn to Economics ask questions for which the answers aren’t easy—poverty, health care, education, unemployment, development, environmental degradation, international relations—but for which they

writer and photographer witnessed some PLU graduates in action and documented a slice of their lives of leadership, care and inquiry. Thu Nguyen '05 Political officer at U.S. Department of State I serve as a foreign service officer, what you’d call a diplomat in the old days. I’ve served three overseas tours in Nigeria, Zimbabwe and Myanmar with tours in Washington, D.C., in between. I’m now working on the Vietnam desk, which means I cover U.S.-Vietnamese relations. In the past nine years, I’ve done

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EDITORIAL OFFICES Neeb Center 253-535-8410 marcom@plu.edu PLU OFFICERS Allan Belton President Joanna Gregson, Ph.D. Provost Daniel J. Lee Vice President for University Relations Joanna C. Royce-Davis, Ph.D. Vice President for Student Life Shalita Myrick Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Karen McConnell, Ph.D. Associate Vice President and Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer Melody Ferguson Associate Dean of Admissions OFFICE OF ALUMNI AND STUDENT CONNECTIONS Katie Hoover ’10 Associate Vice

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News Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Home Alumni News Alumni Awards & Recognition Lauren Peterson ’14 Brian C. Olson Student Leadership Award P eterson is a senior from Seattle majoring in Fine Arts. Her sister, Amanda (Peterson) Negi ’11, and her father, Michael Peterson ’80, attended PLU. Peterson has worked in the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations for three years, including two summers. As a student intern, she is an

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Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming 2015 Alumni Awards & Recognition dCenter Alumni Weekend Outcomes Campaign Alumni Profiles Class Notes Submit a Class Note Calendar Home Alumni News Alumni Awards & Recognition Lauren Peterson ’14 Brian C. Olson Student Leadership Award P eterson is a senior from Seattle majoring in Fine Arts. Her sister, Amanda (Peterson) Negi ’11, and her father, Michael Peterson ’80, attended PLU. Peterson has worked in the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations for three

News Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar Home Alumni News Alumni Awards & Recognition Lauren Peterson ’14 Brian C. Olson Student Leadership Award P eterson is a senior from Seattle majoring in Fine Arts. Her sister, Amanda (Peterson) Negi ’11, and her father, Michael Peterson ’80, attended PLU. Peterson has worked in the Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations for three years, including two summers. As a student intern, she is an