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and Fulbright application. I also loved the music classes he taught. These two professors made my senior year so wonderful to study music and helped me realize that I wanted to keep studying piano intensively after my time at PLU. I would have loved to learn from them much longer! Other professors that stand out to me are Professor David Robbins, Timothy Strong and Paul Manfredi—they each contributed so much to making my music and Chinese education at PLU so rewarding. Sandy Deneau Dunham Sandy

“extraordinary ordination” was held in 2007, two years before a policy change that allowed non-celibate LGBTQ pastors such as Rude — who has been with her spouse, Deb, for nearly a decade — to become official ELCA clergy. Now, nine years after her historic ordination, Rude is making her rousing debut at Pacific Lutheran University as the first openly gay university pastor at a Lutheran college. She says her sexual orientation as a queer woman is an important part of her public identity. “I hope more and more

Welcome Note Setting The Course On Campus Discovery Research Grants Accolades Lute Library Blogs Alumni News Homecoming 2016 Connection Events Lute Recruit Alumni Profiles Class Notes Family and Friends Mike Benson Submit a Class Note Calendar Highlights Cover Story What was/is it like to be hidden on campus? By Lace Smith On June 26, 2015, PLU posted a rainbow Rose Window on social media to show solidarity and support for the Supreme Court decision affirming that same-sex couples have a fundamental

competitive event, my favorite part about joining a team is forming new friendships and making memories with teammates. I expected that to be difficult this year as there were few returning to the team. With a new coach, I anticipated that recruiting people to join would be a struggle since a lot of work would have to be put into other things. As you might expect with PLU forensics, I was pleasantly surprised.A few short weeks into the first semester when the squad room was so full we only had standing

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a program similar to It’s On Us called SHARP (Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Prevention), located in the resource area of the Memorial Gym. “We are all part of the human race,” said Keller. “We have to take care of each other. We have to stem this ugly tide. This is something that affects so many—it has personally affected my own family.” Keller, who has been on the PLU faculty since 2013, said he is making sexual-assault prevention a top priority. “I really want to see change in our

passed legislation to make the bar exam open to all, including undocumented students, and he has set up a scholarship fund at his old high school that offers aid regardless of immigration status. And he intends to continue helping immigrant families, pro bono. Kim’s DACA is set to expire next fall, though he has recently married an American and will be making a status shift soon. But many current PLU students are feeling the stress of uncertainty over their status — and the task force is also at an

, social justice, and leadership. My experience at Pacific Lutheran University was shaped by excellent professors, faculty, staff, and all the people who work every day towards making PLU a safe and caring community. Cross-cultural influences, global events, and guest-lectures have broadened my horizon and provided different perspectives and understandings of the world that I will carry with me towards new goals. If not for the opportunities that I have been presented with, I know that I would not be

Auman, who attended Penn State University for her two undergraduate degrees and the University of Washington for her Ph.D. in microbiology. “I could have slipped through the cracks really easily and nobody would have noticed.” First comes with fortitude Growing up in rural Wisconsin, Amy Siegesmund didn’t hear many of her peers making college plans. As the oldest of three children, she doesn’t remember her parents being against her going to college. But Siegesmund, now an associate professor of

really big school,” said Auman, who attended Penn State University for her two undergraduate degrees and the University of Washington for her Ph.D. in microbiology. “I could have slipped through the cracks really easily and nobody would have noticed.” First comes with fortitude Growing up in rural Wisconsin, Amy Siegesmund didn’t hear many of her peers making college plans. As the oldest of three children, she doesn’t remember her parents being against her going to college. But Siegesmund, now an