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evening’s PLU presence was not limited to the three presenting professors, as alumna Hannah Williams ’04 gave a talk about motivating K-12 students; the program was hosted and organized by alumnus Adam Utley ’04; and two current students, Derrik Ellis and Anne-Marie Falloria, volunteered at the event. Watch the Talks Zach Powers '10 Zach Powers '10 worked as PLU's media and content manager until April 2017. He holds a Master of Public Administration from The Evergreen State College and previously served

attainment by supporting historically marginalized, underrepresented and underserved students across the lifespan of learning. The theme for the fall event, which took place Oct. 19 at Central Washington University, was “Advancing Equity, Expanding Opportunity, Increasing Attainment.” Participants shared effective strategies for educational success among underserved populations of students, engaged lifelong learning partners through meaningful professional development, and fostered cross-sector

Meeting Times & Places (Subject to Change): When: Every other Wednesday from 6pm-7pm Where: DJS Lounge Club Email: bsu@plu.eduChemistry ClubDescription: PLU Chem Club (ACS Student Affiliate) is a student organization committed to providing fun and informative experiences that highlight the role chemistry plays in our everyday lives. Our club holds events encompassing career planning, volunteering, and social events. All PLU students are invited to join. Type of Club or Organization: Academic Clubs

freelance design work for businesses in the area. What are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced since graduation? The biggest challenge for me has been finding ways to stay connected to the art community through organizations, committees and activities- it was quite easy while I was at PLU, there was always an event, club or activity I could join during my free-time. How did PLU contribute to your success? At PLU I got the opportunity to build my resume and experience through my internships and

this work.” Additionally, they are sure to bring writers who they also consider good teachers, who can teach PLU students through their writing and also through conversation during The Writer’s Story event. Once they arrive at a list of candidates, they issue invitations, confirm dates, and get excited for the next year’s guests. With the first decade under their belt, Barot and Skipper now look forward to another successful ten years of the Visiting Writer Series. “I don’t really know what it will

for a busy year,” Potter said, perhaps understatedly. It’s also been an especially successful year. On May 24, Potter missed Commencement to wrap up her PLU career by competing in the NCAA Division III Track & Field National Championship at Ohio Wesleyan. Heading into the competition, Potter ranked ninth in the nation in the discus (she also ranked 21st in the shotput but did not qualify in that event). At Nationals, Potter moved up one spot from her 2013 15th-place finish in the discus to take

front of a crowd at the Wang Center Symposium last month and recalled his childhood in which nobody asked him about his future. The Tacoma native was the product of a broken home, plagued by poverty, violence and abuse. Cushman was one of several speakers who discussed resilience, in the seventh biennial event at Pacific Lutheran University that aimed to stimulate serious thinking on the global challenge. Cushman told attendees that his negative experiences as a child prevented him from envisioning

. While discussing an incident with one student, the Review Officer(s) may receive information that may affect another student. In this event, the Review Officer shall inform the other student and provide the other student with the opportunity to respond before the Review Officer(s) make a decision. If the information received could result in sanctions under the Student Rights and Responsibilities procedures, the Student Rights and Responsibilities Office, in their discretion, may complete an Incident

planning, designing, developing and implementing the PLU website. He started at PLU in 2008 as a content development specialist creating different ways to tell the PLU story. Before that he spent more than two years as a reporter at the Pierce County Herald, covering Bonney Lake and Puyallup. John Froschauer, photographer Prior to his time at the university, John spent 15 years working for himself with a main client, Associated Press and APImages, but also worked with regional and international news

everything from economic trade policy and commercial advocacy, to human rights and elections. Scott Foss '91 Senior paleontologist at Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management I spend a lot of time helping develop policy, as well as reviewing other proposed policy, thinking about how it could affect paleontological resources. We’re also really big in the planning and management process of public lands. If there will be a pipeline, right-of-way or an energy corridor that may affect a lot of