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situations. The trio brings the total number of PLU students to ever receive the prestigious award to 79. “I have a real passion, first and foremost, for teaching,” Hummel said. “I also have a passion for other cultures.” The Fulbright scholarship fits well with her goal to eventually teach high school German, she said. She’ll be immersed in the German culture, working in a 400-year-old school assisting native teachers in teaching English. She’ll also have the opportunity to share her culture. “It’s what

are the greatest culture and greatest civilization that mankind has ever known — and that we have a responsibility to (spread) our faith, values, beliefs on the rest of the world,” Gould said. “And there is a lot of good that Americans do and that American culture practices. “But there are also things that we have to learn from other cultures, and I think the biggest blunder that we make is going abroad and thinking that we’re there as teachers or as saviors or as helpers rather than as members of

Karen Marquez ‘22 aspires to help her community through her studies Posted by: Silong Chhun / May 20, 2022 Image: Karen Marquez ’22, a social work major who will graduate soon sits by the library ( PLU Photo/John Froschauer) May 20, 2022 By Isabella DaltosoPLU Marketing & Communications Student WriterKaren Marquez ‘22 is a senior social work major with minors in Hispanic studies and criminal justice. Marquez is a heritage speaker of Spanish, and has a deep love for languages, culture, and

Reflective Viewing: Finding the Divine Within You Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 10, 2017 February 10, 2017  February 23 at 6pm Mare Blocker, Lecturer | Ingram 100 • FreeSelected pages from the St. John’s Bible will be used to practice Visio Divina, a contemplative, repetitive, prayerful viewing of the illuminations on the page. In an increasingly visual culture, where the images we view are fast paced, this technique invites the viewer to slow down and see the image. Workshop

date back more than 100 years, some carved from wood, the rest made of metal. Some of the more notable type includes Union Pearl, which is the oldest, and several fonts of chromatic wood type, intended to print in two and three colors. Much of the type dates to an era referred to as “artistic printing,” which is defined by curves, flourishes, borders and end pieces that were popular in advertising. Many of the rare typefaces also are available in full runs (10-, 12-, 14-, 18-, 24-, 36-point fonts

,” he said. “PLU students are readers and writers and they are genuinely interested.” One of the recent speakers, Skipper said, blogged about how engaged PLU students are, and that is what keeps writers coming back. “It’s a really popular event,” Skipper said. “They’re writers and they want to connect.” Barot said he hopes PLU students realize the benefits, and hopes students see the series as one way to really get what they pay for with their tuition dollars. “It’s important that students go to

. The route ends in downtown Tacoma and the adjacent Theater District, putting you right in the middle of restaurants, shops, historical theaters like The Rialto and Pantages Theater, Tacoma’s popular Thursday Farmers Market, and Thea’s Park. Tacoma’s independent movie theatre, the Grand Cinema, is just a short walk away, and offers student discounted tickets for first-run movies. Route 55’s main draw is the Tacoma Mall. In a short distance, you’ll be at the closest mall to PLU, which offers over

Robert Wells, director of the Center for Media Studies, another organization recognized for documentary filmmaking. Two former students within the center — Cara Gillespie ’17 and Elise Anderson ’17 — were nominated in the long-form, non-fiction category for their production titled “More Than a Mission: Stemming the Sex Trade in Angeles City,” which investigates the plight of young women trapped in the world of human trafficking in the Philippines. PLU’s popular late-night entertainment show, “Late

“a perfect situation for me.” Morrison didn’t just broadcast music; he also created it. Alongside his college roommate Mark Reiman ’79, who later became an economics professor at the university, Morrison developed a song called “Lucky Me,” which was placed in the Oscar-nominated movie, “The Single Man,” starring Colin Firth and directed by Tom Ford. Throughout his career, Morrison wrote and developed songs featured in some of the most popular television shows and films of our time: “Parenthood

PLU alumnus Kell Duncan creates space for socially conscious Phoenix businesses Posted by: Thomas Kyle-Milward / January 6, 2020 Image: Kell Duncan ‘11 is the co-owner of the Churchill, an Arizona-based collective of small businesses that has become a popular destination since it opened in September 2018. (Photos by Danny Upshaw) January 6, 2020 By Ernest JasmineGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 6, 2020) — Basketball drew Kell Duncan ‘11 from Arizona to Pacific