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staff, current students and alumni even write birthday cards, holiday cards and emails when a student shows success in activities. Admission staff make it their business to get to know each student. Marilyn Knutson Professors know their students, too. PLU has a smaller average class size than most area high schools — a student-faculty ratio of about 12 to 1. Coria-Islas, a double major in Hispanic studies and elementary school education who is also minoring in French, said his instructors can sense

waters with her older brother, who went to the University of Washington Tacoma for business — a field Oshiro tried to embrace, but knew right away wasn’t a good fit. “It just didn’t feel right,” she said. “I wasn’t engaged in the content at all.” Navigating the financial responsibility of college overwhelmed Oshiro, too. Although her mom — at one time a bookkeeper — helped shoulder some of the stress, Oshiro says the jargon and many moving parts prompted a lot of tears. “I know I’m smart, why am I

, and ethnocentric, and easily threatened. And the world is a beautiful place.” Steves talks about current politics and the fear of refugees. “There is so much anxiety in our country and people are more afraid than ever,” he said. “I feel like somebody’s got to stand up and say, ’America, get a grip.’” Steves believes travel today is safer than ever. “What’s dangerous is watching too much fear-mongering commercial TV news,” he added. Steves was 14 when his father, who was in the piano business, came

just aren’t used to it,” Ferguson said. Admission staff, current students and alumni even write birthday cards, holiday cards and emails when a student shows success in activities. Admission staff make it their business to get to know each student. Marilyn Knutson Professors know their students, too. PLU has a smaller average class size than most area high schools — a student-faculty ratio of about 12 to 1. Coria-Islas, a double major in Hispanic studies and elementary school education who is also

was in the piano business, came home and told his family they were going to Germany to look at pianos, and then off to Norway to visit relatives. At first, teenage Steves was less than thrilled. But upon arrival, his attitude changed. “It was my first trip and there was different candy, and pop, and statuesque German women with hairy armpits and I thought, ’This world is a wonderland,’” he remembered. “Then I got to watch the Apollo moon landing in Norway. To me that was really fascinating. I

than 300 custom single family homes, over a span of twenty-seven years. Sam and his family relocated to Pennsylvania in 2010 to assist his father in managing the remaining business entities, while at the same time branching out into commercial and industrial property ventures. Community Service: As the son of holocaust survivors, Sam has spent much of his time and energy speaking about his parents’ experience and supporting Jewish organizations around the world such as: AJWS, United States

than 300 custom single family homes, over a span of twenty-seven years. Sam and his family relocated to Pennsylvania in 2010 to assist his father in managing the remaining business entities, while at the same time branching out into commercial and industrial property ventures. Community Service: As the son of holocaust survivors, Sam has spent much of his time and energy speaking about his parents’ experience and supporting Jewish organizations around the world such as: AJWS, United States

Temple University, Philadelphia and is a specialist in military ethics, just war theory, philosophy of law and applied ethics. She is Associate Professor and Chair of Philosophy at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA and teaches courses in military ethics, warfare, business ethics, social and political philosophy and history of philosophy. Recent publications include: When Less is not More: Expanding the Combatant/Non-Combatant Distinction; With Fear and Trembling: A Qualified Defense of Non

Ethics in Nazi Germany: Origins, Practices, Legacies, Business and Industry in Nazi Germany, and The Arts in Nazi Germany: Continuity, Conformity, Change. He is currently completing a book on Polish Catholicism and the Polish Roman Catholic Church under German occupation, to be published by Indiana University Press. Conference ScheduleBrenda GaydoshPresentation Title: “Bernhard Lichtenberg: Priest, Critic and Martyr of the Nazi Regime” Who: Brenda Gaydosh, associate professor of history, West Chester

you, but the results can help you generate ideas about majors and occupations that are worth further exploration. Researching Majors Does PLU offer the major(s) that you are considering, or would you have to transfer to another school? Do your interests, abilities, values, and motivations conflict with each other, or are they in agreement? Will you be able to meet entrance requirements and prerequisites on time, particularly in majors which require separate applications (nursing, business