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couple, have similar programs). But the focus is to give his players a glimpse into the lives of professionals who practice what PLU preaches. “The key is to bring in successful people and reinforce what we do,” Dickerson said. And it works. He said the players learn valuable skills and build meaningful relationships through those networking opportunities. Dickerson proudly touts the near-perfect graduation rate and post-graduate success of all his former players. Despite their success after moving

relocate the family to his native Australia to hopefully make his recuperation process a bit easier. Now, Nicole, Paul, and their two young daughters live in Ocean Grove on the Southeast coast of Australia near Melbourne. Their moving process was documented on a recent episode of HGTV’s House Hunters International, but the process of moving and filming a TV show, while fun, wasn’t always easy.How did you get involved with HGTV, and what was the pre-filming process like?  We spent our last three weeks

advocate by a student’s side. For example, many schools in 2014 didn’t have up-to-date information when undocumented students began qualifying for state financial aid. “We’re walking along with students on their journey, in a near-peer relationship,” she explains. “It’s like supporting a cousin or sibling, so there isn’t a power dynamic.” Although no longer in an education advocate role, Pierce-Ngo still acts as an advocate to students she’s worked with in the past. Two students are even in graduate

longer abduction but starvation due to a decline in Chinook salmon, their primary food source. Urgent action is needed, she says. Southern Resident orcas photographed near Vaughn bay by Emma Stafki ’24.  A Family AffairSince age 12, Stafki has been making films with her sister Annie, 5 years her junior. The duo entered many of these into the Gig Harbor Film Festival, which they won three times. Her sister—now a high school freshman—acted as co-producer and creator of “Echos of the Sound.” Getting a

Theatre professor finds her wild hope at PLU Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 15, 2014 January 15, 2014 Change was in the air when Assistant Professor of Theatre, Dr. Lori Lee Wallace, came to PLU in fall 2012. This was the same year President Krise arrived as the 13th president of PLU, the Theatre program was taking on two new tenure-line positions, and the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts was near completion. During her first year, students took to Wallace quickly. After

children in poor countries had fallen, he said, and new vaccines that protected against diseases like hepatitis B, pneumonia or rotavirus (which causes deadly diarrhea) were nowhere near getting distributed in the developing world. Based on this, the Gates Foundation gave PATH $100 million to launch the Children’s Vaccine Program. In 1999, this led to an even more unprecedented Gates grant of $750 million to launch an even bigger initiative called the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI

for a graduate degree? Connect with PLU today!If you’re considering choosing graduate school in the near future, you should know that there really is no better time to obtain an advanced degree. The cost of higher education only continues to increase, which means it will never be as affordable to go to grad school than it is right now. If you have questions about achieving a graduate degree at Pacific Lutheran University, we encourage you to get in touch with us. Schedule AppointmentMake a phone

Institute, The National Museum of Women in the Arts and the PLU University Special Collections. The Seattle Art Museum Gallery shows my work locally. Why did you want to teach at PLU? I love teaching in small liberal arts schools, it was near my family, and it felt like a circle that needed to be completed. What is your favorite class to teach and why? Picking a favorite class is like picking your favorite child isn’t it? No one wants to admit they do that… My favorite is probably the Capstone series

Isaiah Banken ’21 earns Torrison Scholarship because of his dedication to medicine and faith Posted by: nicolacs / January 3, 2024 Image: Banken posing in front of the UW School of Medicine Sign. All photos in this article are provided by Banken. January 3, 2024 Isaiah Banken ’21 knew he wanted to pursue a career in medicine. Banken, with a B.S. in biology and a minor in mathematics from PLU, explored various medical opportunities near his hometown of Wenatchee, WA, including working at a ski

other. “I think they were saying, ‘We know you are still there,”’ Bergman says. Finally, nine hours later, the first parrot cautiously emerged. More carefully followed—and flew. “I don’t think they realized how free they really were,” Bergman says. Granum agrees. “These parrots had been in dismal captivity for the past three years. This parrot on the branch,” says Granum, pointing to a photo of a parrot near the enclosure, “flew out as the sun was just beginning to set. Imagine what it is seeing