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vast majority clad in Trump’s signature, bright red “Make America Great Again” baseball caps. The group slowly maneuvered through the dense crowd into a central area with a clear view of the stage. It soon became clear, however, that a move was needed to keep the students safe. “There was a man standing next to Dr. Schleeter who saw my shirt and said to another guy he was with: ‘that girl is here to protest and she’d better get out of here before she gets hurt,’” said Tori Sullivan ’18, who was

scholarship not only for its own sake (and we do that too) but also for the value we gain from having people hear about the work that our faculty and staff do so well here. We need to energize our natural constituencies such as our alumni, our retired faculty and staff, our supporting congregations and synods of our Region One of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, our partners in the community, in various groups and associations—and we need to give them narratives to tell.  For those of us who

by Ivan Illich in his popular book Tools for Conviviality (1973), a convivial tool is a tool that is accessible, reliable, does not require the use of other technology to operate, is easy to use, is affordable, and allows for unlimited creativity while connecting users to one another. The idea was that the creation of these tools would ultimately better the world. Convivial tools offer a contrast to the industrial, military tools which dominated life in America during and after the Cold War. At

. You don’t get that at a big university and especially not in NYC,” Chrissy says. The couple’s message? “We want to tell our Lutes to stay home, stay hopeful and stay healthy. We got this!” Read Previous Renzhi Cao innovates in the classroom Read Next PLU’s Lathiena Nervo discusses her work and being named one of the “1,000 inspiring Black scientists in America” LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24

Team to help the families get settled and adjust to life in America, said John Summerour ’87, a member of the team. “It was not long after their arrival that we recognized the families had special challenges in the areas of education,” Summerour said. “They had no access to formal education in Somalia, and when they arrived, they were illiterate in their own language. “We realized the kids were going to have special needs, and it became obvious they needed additional tutoring.” The church applied

the city, a nearby slum called Namuwongo, and teach life and leadership skills in the process? The director of the Global Youth Partnership stateside, Jeremy Goldberg was interested in the idea. So working with a local contact, Ocitti Joseph, Kennedy set up a tournament involving 15 teams, interspersed with leadership meetings two times a week. Kennedy knew that there was no way that he, a white man from America, could sell the idea of a tournament and leadership classes to a group of 54,000

more global, teach more graduate students and seek new efficiencies in all that we do. FAITH AND HOPE As I begin my 19th year here, I honestly believe that no college or university in America is any better positioned than Pacific Lutheran University to affirm and consolidate our strengths, to address the challenges of this second decade of the third millennium, and to emerge in 2020 as a stronger and even more excellent university. I believe this is the case because we stand on and within the great

years. The village, largely comprised of French Huguenots, banded together to feed, hide and shelter the Jews that came singly and by groups into the village. On Friday, Wilkens shared his experience during the Rwandan genocide. Even though scholars study the Holocaust and unbelievable numbers surround the murdered, it is the stories of the people that make it real. “I promised them when I came back to America I would share their story,” Wilkens told the crowd. “Nothing compares to stories.” During

attack the dangerous cancer. He says similar trials have been used for patients with leukemia and lymphoma. “We are really lucky here in North America,” Drews said. “We can access these treatments.” Drews’ GoFundMe page has raised more than $30,000 and he is headed to Seattle in the next few weeks for a pre-trial consultation. In the meantime, he’s appreciating each day and encourages others to do the same. “Enjoy life,” he said. “Don’t waste time. Don’t waste seconds.” Keven Drews '16 and his wife

be used for volunteer programs like Teach for America and Americorps.”A passion that started at PLU This wasn’t the first time Chell found herself supporting a health network. She got an early taste of this work while at PLU when she volunteered for the Neighborhood Clinic, a clinic in Tacoma that provides healthcare and wellness services to those who cannot afford them. She became aware of the clinic from Benita Ki, the clinic’s executive director who was also Chell’s ultimate frisbee coach at