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took an interest in these neglected diseases. In the mid-to-late 1990s, Bill Gates, at the time the richest man in the world, his wife Melinda and his father Bill Gates Sr. were looking for something to do with all that extra money. The Gates family had looked into supporting various philanthropic efforts in education, libraries and, on the global scale, population issues. But ultimately it was the simple vaccine – or more accurately, the lack of childhood immunizations across much of the world

education and minimum wage. “We hope to provide a voice for the PLU student body to our legislators so they are informed of the passions of the people they are representing,” Stell said. About 20 students attended and actively participated by posing questions about and discussing the bills. Another online survey will be sent to the PLU student body in February to ask students to vote on which bills should be advocated on their behalf. In early March,  results of the survey will be made public through

Lutheran University already exhibits academic excellence in a variety of ways: rich global education, robust student-faculty research, world-class faculty members and, of course, eager students who are ready to change the world.But Brown has big plans to boost PLU’s excellence to new levels in her role as provost and senior vice president of academic affairs, which she started in August. And that starts with mirroring the changing face of the student body. “A diverse campus community is inextricably

care of the Earth.” A native of the Netherlands, Tegels hails from a small town in the southeastern part of the region, called Ottersum. He developed an affinity for music early in life, learning the keyboard at the age of 13. Soon he started filling in for the organist at the local church, and from there his music career grew into a life-long vocation. Tegels earned degrees from the University of Iowa, the New England Conservatory in Boston and the Stedelijk Conservatorium in Arnhem, located in

related how, upon visiting the office of Pendapala Naanda ’92, his employees gushed to her about how special he was. The nine recognized this, too. Eva-Liisa Shilamba Kafidi’92 mentioned the power of education in the film. “I know that, with an education, no one would oppress me,” she said. Following the screening, the six Namibian graduates who attended the premiere came onstage to answer audience questions. One of the most well-received answers was from Tjiramba, in response to how he explained his

frameworks that lend to the understanding of race, including and especially whiteness. 2. Place and belonging: the transformative power of learning particularly in a place of deep connection and community. 3. Narratives: the power of story to serve as a form of both enlightenment and non-violent resistance for social change. 4. Development: familial relationships and their influence on the arc of development from childhood to adulthood. If you have any questions about the book or if your department or

October 13, 2008 A PLU education made a difference Three journalism graduates, from three decades, representing three Seattle media outlets shared insights on sports reporting during a Homecoming panel discussion Friday. Art Thiel ’75, Tom Glasgow ’81 and Chris Eagan ’95 spoke on how their PLU education helped them in their careers and on the nature of sports reporting and how it has changed. A sports columnist for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer who is also heard on KPLU, Thiel reflected on how

October 27, 2008 Donors share value of Holocaust Education Last week, stories of survival and the lessons of history were on the forefront of many people’s minds. On Oct. 21, more than 150 people gathered for the Second Annual Powell and Heller Family Conference in support of Holocaust Education at Pacific Lutheran University.“It is always difficult to know where to begin,” Kurt Mayer told the assembled crowd in the Scandinavian Center. He was talking about the story of his life as a survivor

to more than 175 auditions each year. “Dave is the conductor as well as the composer,” Youtz explains. “He sees what’s coming down the road, he can see from a long ways away what’s going to have to happen, so he’s able to help us adjust and shift and move so that we’re ready to meet it when it hits. It’s that sort of global vision from everything from state education policies to stuff on campus. He’s got the whole picture in his head.”   THE 90s - THE HOUSE THAT DAVE BUILT In 1990 Mary Baker

Christmas Concert history in celebration of its 125th Anniversary.As in previous years, the concerts will be performed in Portland, Seattle and at PLU. But this year, the series will culminate with a special one-night-only 125th Anniversary Gala Concert on Dec. 11. The gala concert will be headlined by New York-based Metropolitan Opera soprano and PLU alumna Angela Meade ‘01, winner of the 2012 Beverly Sills Artist Award from the Metropolitan Opera and the 2011 Richard Tucker Award. “Those who haven’t