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Q&A with pre-med student David Yun ’22 Posted by: vcraker / March 30, 2022 March 30, 2022 By Zach Powers '10Marketing and Communications David Yun ’22 has been busy throughout his four years at Pacific Lutheran University. The pre-med student and chemistry major has been an academic standout, serving as a chemistry teaching assistant presenting research at the Murdock Conference and the American Chemical Society convention. He’s held down a variety of jobs, including working as a medical scribe

” won four Gregory Awards (think regional Tony Awards): New Play, Leading Actor in a Musical, Supporting Actress in a Musical, and Supporting Actor in a Musical. In 2016, it played at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego, where it won a Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical. Huertas credits the musical’s success to the desire for embracing otherness — similar to the show he stars in now. The superhero origin story, about a man in lizard skin who grew up insecure but learns to

. “Dad responded, ’We don’t know what a Jew is. We only know human beings.’” After the war, Hewett came to the United States as an au pair and then graduated from Earlham College in Richmond, IN. She married an American, raised three children in Minneapolis, MN, and taught and tutored French for nearly 40 years. She currently is retired in St. Paul and is deeply involved in ensuring the integrity of the history of the Plateau Vivarais-Lignon during WWII. Read Previous Musical Memories Read Next

Martin J. Neeb Center home of KPLU. Korsmo Construction, well established locally with 65 years of experience behind the name, has been responsible for such projects as the Henry M. Jackson Visitor’s Center at Mt. Rainier National Park and the Martin J. Neeb Center and Studio Theater at PLU. “It was a real privilege building a building knowing it would be named for Martin, and to be able to build that building on campus,” Korsmo said. Korsmo and his company have received numerous awards, including

their attention on post-genocide memory studies and immersed themself in their work of questioning how histories of traumatic events affect populations today. “I am really interested in survivor testimony from different genocides, especially from folks who are not as widely represented such as the Roma and Sinti, and queer and trans victims of the Holocaust,” they said.  For their major, Query took courses from six disciplines, including Native American and Indigenous Studies. One of their favorite

of the body, whether theirs or someone else’s, in both good and bad ways,” she says. In recent years, religious beliefs have argued for or against COVID-19 vaccination or for or against end-of-life decisions.  PLU students planning on going into health often enroll in this class. “If you can understand how religious ideals shape decision making, it can help you be more sympathetic to patients in moments of crisis,” Llewellyn Ihssen says, and more empathetic versus simply dismissing decisions

. Current students and alumni discuss issues of vocation as part of Homecoming’s ‘Meant to Live.’ One person, for example, sought to build world peace and global understanding though a non-profit called “Companion Flag International.” Another chased tornados. Their stories were as diverse as they were compelling. But the theme was always the same: Live Your Passion. Or, to put it a different way: to get students to think about what they can do with their one wild a precious life. Now, six years later

enjoy her college experience at a reasonable pace.Which might seem contradictory at first. But Sandhu transferred to PLU with two years of Running Start credits as a 17-year-old, with plans to graduate in two years. The pandemic was in full force, and classes were online. When in-person classes started in Sandhu’s senior year, she felt a little behind and hesitant to ask for help. “I decided to add a year, slow down a bit and give myself space to grow,” she says. As a result, she pursued

humanistic engagement with literature, faith traditions, the history of ideas, and language are essential for the thriving of all human communities. Kevin O’Brien, Professor of Religion, served as Dean from 2016-2022. Photo, with Pancake, from Prism 2021 Prism 2022The Pragmatism of the Liberal Arts Read Previous The Pragmatism of the Liberal Arts Read Next Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman

her community through the PLU Diversity Center. “The dCenter is like a family, and all of the Rieke Scholars are very close,” she said. It is a great place for students of color and students who are the first in their families to attend college. It is good to feel seen.” She enjoys the rich discussions about diversity, justice and sustainability she is able to have with fellow Lutes. “I would like to think I am pretty educated, but I don’t know everything,” she said. “I have learned how to be a