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understanding of how important it is to us to preserve our culture and we do that in many ways,” she said. Although the PLU program is helpful for outsiders, many of the Makah’s programs are geared toward teaching their own community. From the tangible, like basket weaving, to in-depth storytelling that teaches a lesson, is a lesson unto itself and expresses the rich heritage of the Makah people. That hope is what Huelsbeck tries to teach in the way of voice and authority. Every individual has a voice or an

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with a “fine arts” sort of an agenda. I originally arrived at PLU as an adjunct faculty covering for the professor who was teaching here. Then eventually I became a visiting professor, and I was lucky enough that the department liked what I was doing. What I brought to the table was the traditional training. One of the classes I teach here at PLU is Figure Drawing. So this is kind of where the connection with Professor Andrews came in, because he wanted someone that would bring the scientific

raised in the Inland Northwest of Washington State. After crossing the Cascades, she began working toward a double major in studio art and English literature at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA, with the intent of becoming a secondary educator in the field of art or English. While not attending to her own education, she spent her summers away from college teaching preschool and elementary school aged children ne arts at the Corbin Art Center in Spokane, WA. Like the children she taught, art

have been able to explore countless opportunities and unveil who I am and what my role is in the world. What my vocation is and what it means to me. What’s next? I will be teaching fifth grade at the International School of Myanmar in Yangon, Myanmar, for the next two years, starting August 1. Mary Wuest – Bachelor of Science in nursing Mary Wuest ’11 – Bachelor of Science in nursing Why PLU? Both my parents are alumni. So I really didn’t want to be cliché, and I really tried to avoid coming to PLU