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small class sizes where professors knew my name and offered office hours to chat about academics, career options and life in general. How did your experience and background prepare and inspire you for your new role as Director of Career, Learning & Engagement?  Working with teenagers (as a high school English teacher) taught me that one of my biggest passions is helping students find their vocational calling, and then helping them turn their dreams into reality. Are you working on any projects that

Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation. His book, “The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee,” was a 2019 finalist for both the National Book Award and Carnegie Medal.  He currently divides his time between his home on the Leech Lake Reservation and Los Angeles, where he is a Professor of English at USC. The Natalie Mayer and Raphael Lemkin Lecture will take place on April 13 at 7 p.m. in the Regency Room (Anderson University Center). The event is open to the public and admission is free. Visit the event website

tutoring, mentoring, spiritual development and leadership development for under-resourced youth. President and Mrs. Krise established the highly competitive internship in 2014. One student applicant per summer will be awarded $2,000 in financial support, opening up unpaid internship opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach. Ames, from Sacramento, is an English Literature major with a minor in Non-Profit Leadership; she also will receive academic credit for her internship. At The GreenHouse

& Sociology), Jordan Levy (Anthropology), Adela Ramos (English), and Jen Smith (Dean of Inclusive Excellence & WMGS). As described on CIC’s website: “Participants will come together with peers from other colleges and universities and a group of highly distinguished scholars to explore significant trends that are reshaping the 21st-century campus; engage both classic and cutting-edge scholarship that can help frame discussions of controversial topics; [. . .] learn what leading scholars consider to be

“Gateway” semester abroad programs that include study in Sichuan University in China, an advanced-level Spanish language program in Oaxaca, Mexico as well as programs in Norway, Namibia and Trinidad-Tobago. The gate swings both ways, he noted. About 235 students representing 24 countries study on campus and international scholars are always present. Campus groups focus on international issues, such as the Invisible Children Club, which looks at issues facing children in Uganda. And The Mast, the

specialized middle school for music.” But at the time, Ha’s teachers in South Korea didn’t value music as highly as other disciplines. “There seemed to be a prejudice, at least among some, that art and music were for kids who weren’t as good at academics,” she says. “It’s since changed, but back then a lot of my teachers thought that math and science were the most important skills to have, then language, then the arts. I showed talent in math as a young kid, and a lot of talent in language; but because

May 7, 2013 PLU President Tom Krise teaches a course on Caribbean literature during the spring semester. (Photos by John Froschauer) President Krise goes to the front of the class…to teach By Katie Scaff ’13 When students walked into Admin 214 at the beginning of spring semester for English 216: African and Caribbean short stories, some were a little surprised to find the university president, Tom Krise, standing in the front of the room with Professor Barbara Temple-Thurston. “There were some

New Critical Conscience.” The conference challenges participants to align concepts of education and justice in ways that call for conscience, critique and change—all concepts, in turn, that align precisely with PLU’s mission. PLU participants include: •    Ruth Bernstein, Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Management and Nonprofit Studies •    Callista Brown, Associate Professor of English •    Melannie Denise Cunningham, Director of Multicultural Recruitment •    Emily Davidson, Assistant

enough, I ended up in the exact same situation. I pursued History, English, and Secondary Education majors before finally landing on the major I received, a sociology major! As a liberal arts school, we at PLU want you to have the time and space to explore. As part of the general education requirements, students will get to take classes in multiple different departments. As an undecided student, this is an incredible opportunity to investigate your passions, question your previous ways of knowing

arts community in Tacoma. The AMOCAT art award categories include art patron; community outreach by an organization; and community outreach by an individual, which Spring received. “It’s a surprise and an honor to receive the AMOCAT award,” Spring said. “Tacoma is such a strong, supportive place to be an artist and a teacher, and I’m constantly energized by the opportunities here.” Spring has brought the art of letterpress to Tacoma. As an undergraduate English major, she began setting cold type on