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in July 2000. Within two years, he was elevated from overseeing the delivery of technology instruction to managing the design and launch of three new branches. Bannon still remembers how then-CEO Deborah Jacobs made a point to mentor him. Jacobs, a legendary figure in Seattle civics and the national library community, is known for leading the passage of a historic Seattle library bond and raising an additional $300 million privately to rebuild or renovate every library in the city. “I was a very

extraction and oppression.” “I think we’re all excited to see where and how Andrew’s contributions to these conversations will have a long-standing impact,” she says. “Whether that’s in a local community framework or a global dialogue, all our voices can make a difference.” Mount Tabor Park in Portland Oregon (stock image) Faith as Sustenance Schwartz is still a nominal member of the Lutheran church and feels culturally Christian due to his Lutheran upbringing and Christ-informed values. But his work is

Years 2018 – First woman to lead the New York Stock Exchange Stacey Cunningham First female president in the New York Stock Exchange’s 226-year history. The NYSE is the world’s largest stock exchange by market capitalization. Cunningham’s career inspiration was informed by Muriel Siebert, the first woman to own a seat on the NYSE in 1967, 175 years after the NYSE’s inception. Source: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/meet-woman-lead-nyse-226-years/story?id=55351824   First in 43 Seasons 2017 – First

who has green lizard skin — and that skin is the source of trauma and internal angst. Initially, Huertas didn’t know if this quirky story was worth telling, but Manning — who kept his collection of 1960s Fantastic Four comics in his Seattle Rep office — loved it. When Huertas returned home from tour, he began expanding the story and writing the score and songs. He gave his protagonist a name, Trevor. He refined his story — an action-packed, all-in-one-night tale about Trevor falling in love and

the Franklin Pierce School District, determine Washington’s next State Superintendent of Public Instruction and have major ramifications on the future of the Department of Education. A panel of experts will discuss what is at stake for America’s education system. Confirmed panelists include Interim Dean of the School of Education and Kinesiology Terry Bergeson, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Ksenija Simic-Muller, and Franklin Pierce School District Superintendent Dr. Frank Hewins.  Sponsored

eased in Gettysburg, the War Department transferred thirty doctors from Camp Colt to provide instruction on exactly how Eisenhower’s command had coped with the epidemic. Although he was noticeably successful in fighting the flu, never again would Eisenhower lose as many men under his direct command as he did that ghastly fall in Gettysburg.   Thereafter, after he had been reduced to his permanent rank as major, Eisenhower was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for meritorious service at Camp

future informed by the school’s ideals of “competence, leadership and service”.  During the 11 years I was there, we were able to increase our standards and enrollment, adding faculty positions in music theory, choir and music therapy. About the time the job opening at PLU was published, we hosted noted composer Morten Lauridsen in a sell-out concert at Trinity Cathedral (Portland). I realized the department had accomplished most of the what we had attempted to do, and decided it was a good time to

language. Douglas Oakman, Professor of Religion, served as Dean from 2004-2010. Photo from Prism 2006. Keith Cooper shows that contemporary questions about faith and reason have precedent in a long tradition of philosophical and theological discourse, using that tradition to defend religious belief that is not just compatible with but informed by science. Mark Jensen uses philosophical and literary traditions to reflect on the very project of history, commenting on contemporary debates about art while

, and highly beneficial. In addition to receiving an exceptional education, I have also been able to enjoy the beautiful campus and the diverse student population that exists at PLU. What’s next? After graduation I will begin my search for a registered nurse resident position in emergency nursing. After gaining several years of experience, I hope to be able to delve into the specialty of trauma nursing. I have also not entirely eliminated the option of obtaining a master’s degree in nursing so that

religious faith, shaped by our Lutheran heritage and tradition, informed by enduring educational values, dedicated to good and humane purpose. Yes, we are called to the task of building a new generation of those who would, serve even as they will lead this global orb. May God bless all that we do in this new academic year for the calling we hold is both a remarkable gift and a sacred trust. I am so honored to walk this journey with you. Please accept my very best wishes for the year ahead! Read Previous