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spaces. By high school, he had learned enough from his dad to become a skilled forager, someone who knew his capstones from his shaggy ink caps. (Those are mushrooms, for the uninitiated.)“I think a big thing for me was when my mom brought home this baby ‘possum whose mother and siblings had been killed by a car,” he said, recalling a third-grade memory. “She was this one possum that was left. So we raised her before sending her off to a wildlife refuge.” It’s little wonder that Evanishyn chose to

senior year at Pacific Lutheran University, and majoring in social work. She's preparing to do great things—after already accomplishing significant wins—and wrapping up a fascinating capstone.“As a single parent, first-generation college student, I’m out here defying the odds,” she says.  Lucas lives in Tacoma with her 6-year-old daughter and is preparing to attend graduate school this fall for social work, with the University of Washington and Seattle University already extending offers.  Lucas

in her senior year and majoring in social work. She’s preparing to do great things—after already accomplishing significant wins—and wrapping up a fascinating capstone. “As a single parent, first-generation college student, I’m out here defying the odds,” she says. Lucas lives in Tacoma with her 6-year-old daughter and is preparing to attend graduate school this fall for social work, with the University of Washington and Seattle University already extending offers. Lucas hopes to found and lead a

Readings by its Esteemed Faculty]   Rick Barot, who serves as Director of the RWW and is an Associate Professor in PLU’s English Department, is a poet and essayist. He has published three books of poetry with Sarabande Books: The Darker Fall (2002), which received the Kathryn A. Morton Prize; and Want (2008), which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award and won the 2009 Grub Street Book Prize; and the just-published Chord (2015). He has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the

graduation of ten more Innovation Studies minors. On May 27, 2023, our students joined the Class of 2023 at the Tacoma Dome for the University’s annual commencement activities. This year, many INOV minors wore brightly colored “Innovate” buttons on their graduation gowns. Please join the Innovation Studies faculty and steering committee in celebrating the graduation of another talented cohort of minors, including: Christian Cambridge Charlie Cutter Nick Etzell Sean Kauffman Ava Nelson Drake Nguyen