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Connections Opportunity Board will be the central location for all job search and internship opportunities across campus. “Opportunity” is the operative word, because Hughes says the site will eventually include volunteer opportunities as well. Executive Director of Career Connections Bobbi Hughes “We really see it as a centralized resource to develop professional skills and experience,” she said. The online resource will be the main location for all on-campus jobs, state work-study jobs, internships and

until years later — after becoming the first in his family to go to college and losing his father — that Urrea was inspired to return to his old neighborhood to do mission work. “Sometimes you forgot who you are or what you are. That’s what happened to me,” Urrea explained. Working with a man by the name of Pastor Von and connecting with people from his old neighborhood gave him a new perspective on humanity, which is a common theme in many of his books. “Into the Beautiful North” tackles some of

the Institute of Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Oslo with focus on the ultraviolet (UV) emissions from the Sun observed with instruments on sounding rockets and the space shuttle Challenger. His work focused on dynamical aspects of the Sun and measuring variations in solar UV radiation. Since 1993 he participated in the Norwegian involvement’s in preparing the EUV spectrometers CDS and SUMER on Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) and was in charge of developing analysis software for

explores the impacts immigration has on the people who stay behind. “Families are divided when they work in the U.S. – divided out of necessity,” said a person interviewed in the film. There are communities in Mexico that cannot survive without migration to the U.S. Family members will walk days across the desert to enter their neighboring country. They will pursue employment, live minimally and send as much money back to their homes in Mexico as possible. This separation of loved ones takes a toll on

led to Bull applying, interviewing, and competing in a very rigorous process that led to his being hired for a summer internship during his sophomore year at the DuPont, Wash., firm. He was offered a job in the claims department upon his graduation with a business degree. “He did the work,” Cunningham cut in, unwilling to have Bull hand her all the credit. “He was prepared. He showed up ready for the interview and ready for the challenge.” —Barbara Clements To read about Maura Gannon ’10 and her

, helping to strengthen international ties and increase our country’s global competitiveness. In 2013, Pacific Lutheran University ranked No.18 on the Peace Corps’ list for small schools, with 15 undergraduate alumni from PLU serving overseas. The year before, PLU produced nine volunteers. As the preeminent international service organization of the United States, the Peace Corps sends Americans abroad to tackle pressing needs of people around the world. Peace Corps volunteers work at the grassroots

place and Envious Girls in third. Samuel Collier, Rise to Power creator and actor, said he enjoyed his violent role because it allowed him “to be outside of myself.” Flanagan said, “I think it’s impressive that students can pull this project off on top of all the other classes they do. I think celebrating Hebrew Idol honors the work the students do.” This story contains information from Shunying Wang ’15. Read Previous Best-selling Author, and Alum, Comes to PLU Read Next Gregoire: We have met the

May 13, 2014 Students work to wrestle a mattress into a Goodwill donation van during last year’s Moveout. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Moveout 2014 provides an opportunity to transform unwanted room items into support, jobs through new partnership with Goodwill By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director PLU Marketing and Communications It’s that time of year again: What do you do with that couch, or mattress or lamp you no longer want? And what about that unopened box of gluten-free

Enhancement Specialist for five Olympic Games, including for the silver-medal-winning U.S. Women’s hockey team at the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. In addition to her work with national teams, Hacker serves as the mental-skills coach to professional, international and Olympic athletes in a variety of sports, including Major League Baseball, the NFL, MLS, NWPS (professional soccer), USA swimming, crew, speed skating, track and field, and tennis. She also has served as the Sport Psychology Consultant

Colleges.“PLU has long been recognized as a leader in defining the work of sustainability in higher education,” said PLU Sustainability Lead Nick Lorax. “It is our privilege and our challenge to discern how we translate our leadership into action on campus and beyond.” Tree Campus USA is a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. PLU achieved this