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, though she admits she wasn’t the best coach or the best athlete. She talks fondly of those years when she was doing it all, as she puts it, including making popcorn during basketball games. “I was gettin’ after it,” she said with a wide grin. Cohen said it’s clear what makes PLU stand out: “Hands down, number one — grit,” she said. “People work their tails off at PLU.” During her time as a graduate student, Cohen worked in an athletic department that was home to the late Frosty Westering, a football

and achieve in life,” says Speer. CIS of Key Peninsula manages a team of staff, educators and 140 volunteers delivering a variety of programs and services in 10 out of the Peninsula School District’s 15 schools. Both Speer and Shultz are motivated by their organization’s unique opportunity to make a positive and profound difference in the trajectory of Peninsula-area students. “The most gratifying part of our work is knowing that what I do ‘behind the scenes’ is making a difference in children’s

building support systems similar to the ones she had, Chávez said. To get there, she says leaders should avoid polarizing, zero-sum approaches to solutions and exhibit compassion for all sides. “It’s really about getting us together and making this society better,” she said. “These conversations have to happen. But they have to happen better, more thoughtfully.”

and Stanton were reunited as partners to take the fourth top seed of 48 total teams after six preliminary rounds. The pair won their quarterfinal round and advanced to the semi-finals where they received a split decision ultimately preventing them from debating in the final round. Ballard and Gerlach made it to the quarterfinals. Tinker and Stanton represented PLU at the Western Regional Championship in San Luis Obispo, Calif. where they competed against some of the best teams in the nation

provide more “real world” work opportunities that test academic learning and help confirm future career interest. Offer the potential for making a bigger impact in terms of post-graduation resume’ and reference strength/competitiveness. Offer a wider variety of employers, industries, and job duties within the local communities. Offer greater potential for post-graduation employment with the same employer.

communities while also developing friendships across the island and practicing English,” Larsen said. “I also organized an island-wide English competition, introduced a digital solar-powered library system, and worked in rural areas to increase adult literacy.” He also realized, firsthand, that he agreed with those peace workers — and he was hooked — on making the world a better place, one journey at a time. Peace Corps PrepPeace Corps Prep (PC Prep) is an undergraduate certificate program that helps

appreciation and excitement for their communities while also developing friendships across the island and practicing English,” Larsen said. “I also organized an island-wide English competition, introduced a digital solar-powered library system, and worked in rural areas to increase adult literacy.” He also realized, firsthand, that he agreed with those peace workers — and he was hooked — on making the world a better place, one journey at a time. Peace Corps PrepPeace Corps Prep (PC Prep) is an

provider shortages in Pierce County and beyond. To take a deeper look at the current and future plans for the partnership, click here . Why Parkland-Spanaway? Over the last fifty years, the Parkland community has experienced substantial expansion, and is now  the most rapidly growing Census Designated Place (CDP) in Pierce County.  Despite Parkland’s ongoing population surge, the advancement of the essential infrastructure to sustain the community has been notably delayed, making it one of the most

making music is an experience everyone deserves.  My experience at PLU taught me to care.  It taught me to care for the successes of everyone around me.  It taught me care for places in the world I may never see. I t taught me to look outward in a society that is so profoundly inward facing.  More than the technical skills and content knowledge I teach my students, I teach them what being a musician truly means.  On any given day, 235 young minds walk through my door and my hope is they learn from

College, worked as a biologist for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. As he rose through the ranks, his tasks became more and more sequestered. “The idea of working for the sake of working has never been appealing to me,” Larsen said. “I came to a realization that there wasn’t a whole lot of making a difference, it was a whole lot of trying.” While he hesitates to say he hit the cliché midlife crisis, “I was at midlife and it was a crisis,” he said, chuckling. After a lot of research and