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something. She snapped a few pictures in the Mortvedt library — where she initially intended to study for class — and posted them to social media. Then, Anderson encouraged her friends to take pictures with paper signs, finishing the phrase “Will ____ Be Next?” And the campaign was born. “We just did it,” Anderson said. “We took a couple pictures and it was not very well planned, because we didn’t think it would go very big.” Anderson and others use social media and public rallies to spread the

only living through the crisis themselves, they are also engaged with it intellectually from the unique vantage point of their area of expertise and able to provide explanations for information we receive from the media. Can you share a couple of examples of how faculty members will be approaching the topic from different interdisciplinary perspectives? For one, we know from the daily news that the U.S., as a nation, has been challenged by an ongoing struggle with public compliance with mask

. What do you think helped prepare you to be able to do that effectively? When I was earning my MPA, I purposely took classes in as many different departments as I could. I took law classes, engineering classes and economics classes. I took a couple of environmental engineering courses. So I purposely did that because I wanted to see how other disciplines were trained and taught. And it served me very well over the years because I’ve been able to translate between attorneys, engineers, and

for psychology and advice-giving in a Q&A session.What made you decide to attend PLU? I thankfully had a really good GPA in high school, so I was able to do the Presidential Scholarship interview, and I got the Regent’s Scholarship — that’s a giant reason why I came here. I knew a couple of people from high school who told me PLU was a good school and environment, as well. PLU is close to home — I live in Federal Way, so 30 minutes from here. What motivated you to pursue a degree in psychology? I

) have check-in lunches with the department chair and another professor and we are all constantly sharing resources with each other.”Carli also continued to intern at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (MJH), listening to and annotating Holocaust testimonies and making shorter clips from them for the Museum’s future use. She took many interesting courses at the CUNY Graduate Center and one at Columbia University (through the interuniversity doctoral consortium program). She says, “a couple of my favorites

a couple months out of undergrad how much he enjoys reading and talking about books, especially in a university setting where his peers share his passion. And, in hindsight, his training as an EMT connected with the study of teaching; both professions are fundamentally about helping people.  “Once I got to graduate school, I discovered that I absolutely adored teaching,” Schaumberg said, “and that being in this collaborative discussion-based environment, thinking about important stuff, talking

internship, then that provides a great insight to what you don’t want to do. 5. Let’s go back in time a few years. How did you pick PLU? There were a couple of factors. I was looking at smaller universities where I could be on the golf team. Plus, my brother was going to PLU. I started out at PLU during COVID-19, so it was really nice that my brother was here. I also like being a little ways away from home, but close enough that I go back easily – that was a big draw as well. 6. Have you been able to

course, the best part is if you have a question you have that personal connection to professors and can ask away. Thanks to PLU I have a couple of topics on my resume like “blockchain” and “machine learning” which have absolutely helped me. My capstone project, a blockchain game engine, put me in a really good position when Wiser started on event sourcing since it meant I had the most experience in the concept. It was not why they hired me, but it came in very handy. I also benefited from the non

of five kids. My desire to teach my little cousins and siblings while growing up signaled to me that teaching might be a good path. Also, my dad passed away when I was in third grade, and my teachers really stepped up to support me. I remember that so fondly. Trauma can really affect students, and I want to be able to show the same care and concern to my students as my teachers showed for me.What led you to PLU? My oldest sister attended PLU for a couple of years, so I was familiar with PLU. I

career and take it to the next level.” While in Manhattan, Rottle and a couple of friends from the master’s program— Meaghan Burke (cello/voice) and Tristan McKay (piano/harpsichord/toy piano)—founded the new-music ensemble Dead Language, a trio that “seeks out music that has something to say, and says it.” And if that sounds a little wide-ranging, so is Dead Language: The ensemble improvises and performs interdisciplinary works that include everything from literature and white noise to toys and wolf