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yourself up,’ ” says Stacia Vierra ’12, a social worker for MultiCare Tacoma Family Medicine who previously served as the director of a shelter for survivors of domestic violence. Vierra first experienced a calling for social work and advocacy while working at PLU’s Center for Gender Equity. Psychology classes taught her to stand up against injustice and oppression, center inclusivity, and amplify the voices of historically marginalized community members. Since earning a master of social work degree in

resilient plants,” he said. “As the population grows, there will be a greater need for food, and as weather patterns change, being able to breed more resilient plants will be really important.”Oni A.L. MayerMajor: Kinesiology (concentration in Exercise Science), with minors in Chinese Studies, and Sport and Exercise Psychology and a Peace Corp Prep certificate Hometown: Olympia, WA Selected accomplishments: ASPLU Vice President; co-founder, Interfaith Games at PLU; Certified Yoga instructor at PLU

/picnic manager for Remlinger Farms in Duvall, Wash. while I search for an internship in Seattle radio. In October, I will be moving to Little Rock, Ark. to be a residential volunteer with Heifer International. Kelsey Yonce – Bachelor of Arts in psychology, minor in sociology Kelsy Yonce ’12 is from Kent, Wash. Why PLU? To be completely honest, I chose PLU because of its proximity to my high school boyfriend who was attending UPS. Like most high school relationships, that one didn’t last past

first rank among these institutions? We also belong to the Northwest Conference of NCAA Division III, and that group includes several of our ICW colleagues as well as Pacific University, Lewis & Clark College, and Linfield College. And speaking of athletics, it’s worth remembering that PLU is a proud member of Division III of the NCAA—which means we do not grant athletic scholarships and are committed to a developmental model of college sports that places athletics squarely within the academic

works have not. Thrones is more interested in how society affects a broad range of people, and the consequences that result from this exploration, rather than just the psychology of a few characters over time. This set the stage for the contest of the Iron Throne by creating a story that could progress even as its main characters died, often in brutal and disheartening ways. In order to create a compelling story, the show relies on iteration, or refining the process of innovation over time. In other

Studies, and Sport and Exercise Psychology and a Peace Corp Prep certificate Hometown: Olympia, WA Selected accomplishments: ASPLU Vice President; co-founder, Interfaith Games at PLU; Certified Yoga instructor at PLU; student representative on numerous committees, including Academic Affairs (Board of Regents), Campus Life, Counseling Center Director Search, Parking Appeals, Parking, Sustainability, Student Sustainability; three-year student-athlete Post-graduation plans: Teaching English to 3-6 year

classmates who expected to land the leading roles. “They were looking at a couple students who were older than us,” deLohr says. “And then we came in and just kind of stole those roles.”I Dreamed A DreamKiki deLohr sings “Terrible Ride” from Lizard Boy. Though both had starred in high school musicals, neither Huertas nor deLohr enrolled at PLU intending to major in theater. DeLohr planned to study psychology and Huertas was a music performance major specializing in the cello. After meeting in Acting 101

one day I might become a nurse educator. However, prior to further exploring the option of graduate studies I would like to gain experience working in the field. Kelsey Yonce – Bachelor of Arts in psychology, minor in sociology Why PLU? To be completely honest, I chose PLU because of its proximity to my high school boyfriend who was attending UPS. Like most high school relationships, that one didn’t last past graduation, so it’s definitely not a method I recommend for choosing a university! Kelsy

stressed evolutionary continuity in the emergence of human intelligence. Increasingly, researchers are focusing on understanding animal minds and thought as distinct from human thought. As Marc D. Hauser, professor of psychology and neuroscience at Harvard, writes in Wild Minds: What Animals Really Think (Henry Holt 2000), “We share the planet with thinking animals . . . . Although the human mind leaves a characteristically different imprint on the planet, we are certainly not alone in this process

of self, rather than a dreamed-of salary. In short, discovery of the authentic I inspires professional creativity, and compassionate, reflective citizenship.Creating an environment that promotes lifelong honing of the I is what liberal education is all about. As such, the undergraduate “liberal arts” skills that students learn, be they history, biology, a foreign language, or psychology, should in praxis be a mere framework through which an attentive teacher lays a path for students to discover