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tribes in the area, we hope to build a cooperative program that meets local needs and provides a space for Indigenous ways of knowing at PLU. This won’t be about framing Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples as the object of study. Instead, it will be about empowerment and about building an education based on an Indigenous paradigm. A member of the Puyallup Tribe harvesting camas on PLU’s campus during an event co-organized by the Native and Indigenous Studies program in 2021 Ebenezer Scrooge

writing content for the nonprofit’s website. Her beat was technological solutions and global education. She wrote pieces about artificial intelligence as a solution to poverty, and the education of refugees to name a few. This sort of research-based, nonfiction writing is Hurtt’s comfort zone. In her junior year she switched majors from biology to English literature, making one of the biggest jumps between academic disciplines. But her experience in analytical writing was one of the reasons she

the canoe journey camp at Chief Leschi School in Puyallup. This year’s host for the journey, which allows participating tribes to share and revitalize their native cultures, was the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. It’s the first time in 20 years the Puyallups have hosted the event, one that’s grown from few canoes to more than 100 this year, Hall said. “It’s medicine for people. Our tribal communities have experienced lots of trauma,” she said. “This event brings a lot of healing.” In potlatch

schools and Seabury School via Skype. The pair will also be writing a blog about their research during their trip. After more than a month on the ice, the team will head back to McMurdo in mid-January, and finally return to PLU in early February. Next year at this time, Todd plans to head out on another expedition to Antarctica with another lucky student. And for Todd, yet another Christmas, in a tent, out on the ice. But she wouldn’t have it any other way. University Communications Intern and

remainder of the program takes place at the University of Oslo’s International Summer School. Read Previous We’re like the Borg – We Swallow up Everybody Read Next Peace Forum livestreamed at PLU 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 "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden

opportunity to work at the Pentagon, but chose to serve as an Army Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., and as an Army Senior College Fellow with the National Security Program in the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. It was a risk, he said, but worth it. “I mention that because each of you are going to be faced with those opportunities,” Dahl told the students. The world needs those who take risks, he said. And knowing what risks are worth taking is

go back and study more to be able to work with those equations,” Fortuner said. “The idea of having another challenging problem is exciting.” Read Previous ‘Making Seafood Sustainable’ Read Next PLU’s School of Business ranked as one of the best 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 "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition

stay in Olympia and go back and forth, driving to school a lot in the mornings, and I saw some really awesome sunrises. That gave me a beginning, and I showed it to my brother and he thought it was awesome, and we wrote the rest of it all together.” The music video of Sunrise stars a special fan (Olson’s girlfriend, Baylee), and the settings hit close to home, too. “We filmed most of it at Mud Bay Road in Olympia,” Olson said. “It’s a big field with cow statues, and we thought those were awesome

Program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and was appointed director of the CDC in 1977. He graduated from PLU in 1957 and later received his medical degree from the University of Washington and his master’s degree in public health from Harvard University. He also holds honorary degrees from numerous institutions and was named a fellow of the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 1997. He has written more than 125 professional publications. Of all the universities he

use her experience this summer as a launch toward graduate school next year. “You need to make full use of the opportunities you have here at PLU,” she said. “You will make connections and have great opportunities that you will not be aware of otherwise.” Read Previous Summer Research Program Read Next The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing