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Democracy, and the University.” Carmiña Palerm & Riley Dolan, “Memory Sites: Mapping the Remembrance of the Indigenous Genocide in Guatemala.”  PLU Prism article: The Importance of Global Research Bridgette O’Brien & Collin Ray, “Gender, Dark Green Religion, and Civic Activism: Exploring Ultra-Endurance Runners’ Role in the Development of a Planetary Citizenry.”  PLU Prism article: The Trail to Social Justice 2018-19: Rona Kaufman & Kiyomi Kishaba, “Homeland in the Jungle?  Jewish Refugees in Uruguay in

Methods, Sustainable Development, Natural Resources Management, Ethnobiology, among many others. Marycarmen Olivares López | holds a B.A. in Communication form the Universidad Mesoamericana and has been teaching Spanish as a Second Language at ICO since 2013. Her students hail from Pacific Lutheran University, Stevens Point, Montanna, Virginia, Kenesaew, Dallas, and more. Francisco Ruiz Cervantes | is a Professor of History in the School of Humanities of the Universidad Autónoma de Oaxaca. He is a

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Conference Scheduled Speakers PLU senior students Andrew Allen, Hannah Anderson, Andrew Larsen and Christian Wold will lead a panel on the vocation of promoting justice. Antonios Finitsis, chair of PLU’s Religion Department and an expert in the Hebrew Scriptures, will discuss the origins and development of Jewish and Christian commitments to social justice and their continuing power today. A workshop by PLU Sakai manager Sean Horner will focus on the groundswell of support in universities and churches

for Global Education back in Washington. And as the on-site program coordinator, PLU grad and a native Trini, Candice Hughes ’08 acts as a vital bridge between Gateway students, their class experiences at the University of the West Indies and the communities they are placed into — an essential role that makes the entire operation run smoothly. The cultural exchange from PLU’s Gateway program has flowed both ways. A partnership with the islands’ then-Ministry of Community Development, Culture and

. Laurence Huestis, Ph.D. It is with great sadness that PLU announces the death of Laurence Huestis, Ph.D. , a retired chemistry professor who had a significant impact on students and campus programs throughout the 38 years he served the Lute community (1961-99). Perhaps the most notable mark he left at PLU — even after his retirement — was his commitment to students’ professional and academic development. He mentored many students in undergraduate research, training them for entry to graduate school and

of Community Development, Culture and Gender Affairs saw a stream of Trinidad and Tobago students come to Washington state for four years of study at the university. There, they formed relationships with their American counterparts that remain strong today — several traveled to reconnect with the visiting alumni group during their stay on the islands. “The joy of my life,” Kareen ’09 Ottley said of her studies in the States. “We made many memories throughout my period there with PLU.” (Photo by

I definitely had a shower caddy. As for Frey, her dad bought an elaborate “shower caboodle” that stood tall and doubled as a seat with storage. “My dad had a very literal interpretation of what was needed to come to college,” she said, adding that her parents were “all in.” Frey says these experiences inform how she approaches student development in her role at PLU, especially when dealing with first-generation students. The representation she and other administrators across campus offer helps

professional, with a successful track record in major gifts investment, strategic planning, executive coaching and non-profit management. Sher earned a Master of Social Work degree from USC, a Master of Arts in Jewish Communal Service from Hebrew Union College- Jewish Institute of Religion and an Honorary Doctorate in Jewish Communal Service form HUC. Conference ScheduleMost recently, Marla served for the past five years as the Director of Development for the American Jewish Committee, leading AJC’s