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Club president. In an effort to streamline this messaging and provide clarity to the student body, a group of PLU students — representing the Phi Alpha Honor Society in Social Work, Psi Chi Honor Society in Psychology, and the Psychology Club — put their heads together to come up with a way to get these resources into the hands of those who need it. “The majority of my college experience has been online,” said Beck. “We looked at the outcomes of (the pandemic) and the effects it has had on our

often overbooked, with patients waiting for care. They plan to expand, but may need a few million if a grant doesn’t pan out. They look expectantly at Parnell, who remains pleasant, but noncommittal. “Budget time,” he smiles as he climbs back in the SUV that seems to be the favored mode of transportation in this state. Then it’s off to the airport and a flight to Juneau to meet with lawmakers later that night. It’s going to be another long day. Read Previous A ‘Twilight’ experience Read Next LEED

for his Uganda experience. But again, he was wrong. The idea of capitalizing on another tournament just wouldn’t stop tapping at his mind. But he was home now, in Puyallup in 2009 and unemployed, living off food stamps. The idea of returning to Uganda seemed an unattainable dream. Then, he scored a landscaping job. He moved in with Mom and decided to try and save 90 percent of his earnings. His grandmother sold her house and gave him $2000 of the proceeds. After months of work in 2009, he was

. “What the most powerful for me was seeing all the different cultures within our own country,” Rodriguez said. “Seeing where people are from and how that shapes their views on the issues was very powerful to me.” Through this experience, the students’ own views begun to take shape. For example, they don’t buy and use plastic water bottles now. “It’s amazing how much oil is used in the production of plastic water bottles,” Plog said. “It just takes something small to make a big difference.” According

traditional age students will not change dramatically, but their composition will, as the new cohort becomes more diverse in learning experience and style, in their economic situation, in their ethnic heritage and in their educational expectations. I believe that both more non-traditional age students and more first generation students are headed our way. The implications for the schedule and the calendar, as well as the campus and the classroom, are many fold. Second, the wise and effective use of

years. The village, largely comprised of French Huguenots, banded together to feed, hide and shelter the Jews that came singly and by groups into the village. On Friday, Wilkens shared his experience during the Rwandan genocide. Even though scholars study the Holocaust and unbelievable numbers surround the murdered, it is the stories of the people that make it real. “I promised them when I came back to America I would share their story,” Wilkens told the crowd. “Nothing compares to stories.” During

had a very blunt teaching style. People warned me that he could be hard on students. Were you nervous to play for him? I wasn’t nervous during the class, but I was nervous in the weeks leading up to it while preparing, mostly because I knew people would be there who hadn’t heard me play since high school. I was also bracing myself for a “painful” learning experience since I knew Mr. Feltsman could be brutal at times. Just before playing, they let me warm up on a fantastic Fazioli piano in a

was like to run for public office and how PLU prepared her for this journey:What was the experience like running for public office? It was filled with every challenge, every emotion, and so many interesting stories — I could write a book! But overall, it was an incredible way to get to know my city and my community. Walking every inch of this city certainly made me very aware of the inequitable way that investments have been made in Tacoma and makes me want to fight for change even more

, work and play.  I see it as my charge to point out where those disparities are in our community and pull the right people together to help address them. Read Previous National recording artist Crystal Aiken ’97 returns to PLU for a Gospel Experience Concert encore Read Next Disarming Polarization: PLU symposium to address national, global divisiveness COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a

PLU. “That was a very meaningful experience because my perception of health disparities was mostly framed by rural health disparities, like folks who live in the middle of nowhere and their closest doctor is an hour away and the closest specialist is eight hours away,” Chell said. “So, to see this free clinic situated across the street from a phenomenal hospital and people need to access it, was fairly eye-opening to urban health disparities.” Her passion to understand and help create health