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graduate, discovered her passion for archaeology early. “Ever since I can remember—ever since my family can remember—I’ve been obsessed with it,” Hunt said from her hometown of Anchorage. “I would watch National Geographic constantly and tear apart the magazines and put them in a special binder.” She pursued her passion through two years at another (ahem) western Washington university but briefly changed course when she was told her dreams were silly. As a result, she dipped into the Classics sphere

submit HPRB proposals. Overview of HPRB process and resources including online submission of research through Axiom Mentor system.  This workshop is open to all faculty. Registration is required. University Conference University Conference Wednesday, August 30, 2023 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. | Chapel – Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts – Ness Family Chapel All are welcome for the first chapel of the new Academic Year 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. | Morning Refreshments – Karen Hille Phillips Center

credit hours). (4) RELI 342 : City of Gods: Ordinary Life and Religion in Late Antiquity - RL, VW This course investigates the nature of religion in the late Roman Empire in regional, indigenous, mono-, di-, and poly-theistic systems, focusing on layers of life infused with distinctly religious significance: (1) family, (2) city, and (3) empire. Course content includes origin stories; operations of nature; locale and legitimacy of authority; ritual; forms and places of worship; definition and basis

the illumination “Genealogy of Jesus,” Moore said it was an “extraordinary stroke of genius” to depict a menorah as Jesus’ family tree. “Those spiritual traditions often have more in common than things that divide us,” she said. I always come back to the first illumination in The Saint John’s Bible when people ask why I was in Collegeville learning about a Bible; it summarizes the book’s narrative in a neat little package. The story: Creation. The task: creating an image of the story without

. We miss our families.” “I can show sympathy to those that lost a loved one, but I am not crying alongside them. The person that just died is not my friend or family member. It is harsh to say that, but that is what you have to do to make sure that you do your job the right way.” “I have been on a call where a 16-year-old boy was killed in a car by a drunk driver. The victim was sitting in the back seat of the car and they were waiting at a red light. A drunk driver rear ended their vehicle at a

development, education, and well-being. Currently, Tono serves as the executive director for the LeMay Family Foundation in Parkland, as well as the executive director for Blue Zones Project, a health and well-being initiative serving the residents of Parkland and Spanaway. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from The Evergreen State College and a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Pacific Lutheran University. He currently serves as an elected School Board Director for the Franklin Pierce

. Foss regularly fields inquiries from unlikely sources, as well. “I get a ton of calls from producers in Hollywood,” he said. “They’ll call me up and say (for example) ‘I need to know all about tyrannosaurus rex.’ I’ll ask them if they need to know North American or Asian T-Rex, and from there we’ll narrow it down and figure out who in the field they should talk to.” Foss is passionate about his work in D.C. and enjoys living with his family in nearby Virginia. Yet, as it did throughout his PLU

block was supposed to be a temporary camp for refugees fleeing from Hurricane Mitch in 1998. But now, nearly 17 years later, the camp is still here. More than 70 percent of this village works at the smoldering dump, eking out about $1 a day by finding old bottles, clothes and bike parts that can be resold. This same dump—where children as young as 5 collect garbage to help with the family finances—also contributed to the poisoning of the village’s previous well and regularly causes respiratory

Educational LoansA loan is a form of financial aid that must be repaid, with interest. Few students can afford to pay for college without some form of education financing. Many students find that they must supplement their savings, earnings, or family resources with educational loans which usually do not require repayment until after completing school or dropping below half time enrollment. Before  borrowing, the lender will be present you with a sample repayment schedule and terms of your loan

March 12-14 This year’s Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education will emphasize stories of survivors and the role of rescuers during WWII. Pierre Sauvage, a child survivor and child of survivors, will present works based on his feature documentary, Weapons of the Spirit, which begins the program on March 12. Members of the Brill family, survivors of Exodus 1947 will discuss the ship that almost never landed. Scholars, including Dr. Susannah Heschel, Dr. Christopher Browning and Dr. Hartmut