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services in 10 out of the Peninsula School District’s 15 schools. Both Speer and Shultz are motivated by their organization’s unique opportunity to make a positive and profound difference in the trajectory of Peninsula-area students. “The most gratifying part of our work is knowing that what I do ‘behind the scenes’ is making a difference in children’s lives,” says Speer, who has spent her entire career working for nonprofits, previously serving at the American Lung Association of Washington, United

accessed online or through an app. “My hope is to create a small bridge of resources so everyone can know what’s out there,” Scott said. This year’s other Sustainability Fellow, Bailey Smith ’16, is examining the spectrum of food from production to compost. She’s now compiling research, which she will present this May. “My goal is to examine which areas of the food spectrum contribute the most waste, particularly on a PLU scale,” Smith said. “We may not be making a change now, but we have the

Certified Teachers, making PLU ninth in the nation for graduates who choose to become NBCTs.“This is an affirmation of our program,” said Frank Kline, Dean of PLU’s Department of Education. “It’s something that I feel proud about.” Dannielle Hanson, who graduated from PLU with a bachelor’s degree in 2008 and a master’s in Teaching in 2010, is a member of the acknowledged NBCT class. She’s now a sixth-grade teacher at Cougar Mountain Middle School in Graham. She’s been teaching there for three years, but

a tidal wave of new chapters, with most of them being international,” Grahe said. “I imagine a future where chapters from many countries collaborate on research and service opportunities, in addition to just making new friends. At the same time, Psi Chi has also increased its focus on diversity. We need better access for all qualified students.” Grahe has taught for 18 years and is the co-founder of the Collaborative Replications and Education Project (CREP), a major undertaking with

happened. “Drive to 125 has continued to be relevant for all of the teams throughout the year,” Thomas said. “Just as Spring sport teams were supporting and tracking the Fall teams’ wins during their season, Fall teams are now supporting the Spring teams and making note of where we are in the count. Every PLU student-athlete can take pride in being part of the success in the Drive to 125.” All team victories—for all of PLU’s 19 varsity athletic programs—counted toward the goal, and the whole campus

journalism sources. She is also the co-chair of the Washington, D.C., PLU Alumni Chapter and coordinates alumni events on the East Coast. Henrichsen’s UNESCO publication came out just a few weeks ago. Lisosky had informed Henrichsen about a call from UNESCO for a research project a few years ago, so they began working on a proposal. After getting second place, the team was going to put the proposal to rest until one phone call let them know that the first place team had been let go, making their proposal

feeling will be.” All PLU community members are welcome at the upcoming classes. For many, including Arden Phu ’18, this is the first experience with a self-defense course. “I think that they’re doing a really great job of making it easy to understand and going step by step and explaining,” Phu said. Cordice has taught several self-defense courses over the years. He is a Caribbean-born, Pacific Northwest transplant who has been in the area for almost 20 years; he’s led the PLU Karate Club for almost

. Cookies for  decorating and hot cocoa will be provided! Dec. 7: BSU Holiday Cookie Making An informal meet-up for decorating cookies to de-stress before finals week. The event will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location TBD. ********** Nov. 29: Celebration of Light Pacific Lutheran University’s annual Celebration of light, an exploration of religious and cultural aspects of the holiday followed by singing and lighting the trees around Red Square, will begin at the Phillips Center at 4 p.m. Come enjoy