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. “Having the responsibility of running that department definitely helps you prepare for moving into the professional world,” Thorpe said of his time at Impact. “you learn accountability, you learn a little bit of managing a budget, you learn a lot about managing people. I’m glad to hear it’s still around.” Thorpe plans on continuing to be involved with students seeking guidance, just like he plans on keeping SuperGraphics’ business relationship with PLU going strong. Because ultimately, the message

February 24, 2014 5 Lutes Play Major Roles at Tacoma’s Broadway Center Five PLU graduates work at Tacoma’s Broadway Center for the Performing Arts. Bottom row, from left: Leilani Balais ’99 and April Nyquist ’09. Top row, from left: Jared Wigert ’07, Adam Utley ’04 and Mariesa Bus ’06. Utley will perform Feb. 28 at TEDxTacoma. (Photo: John Froschauer / PLU) And One, Adam Utley ’04, Will Perform at TEDxTacoma Katie Baumann ’14 Drastic budget cuts have wreaked havoc on arts programs in schools

their writing as he continues to hone his own. Professor Barot began teaching in the English Department at PLU in 2005, and assumed the role of MFA Director in 2014. He described the role as complicated, requiring the execution of an assortment of administrative tasks including budget, admission, recruiting students and faculty, and organizing the ten-day summer residency. With around 40 students enrolled in the program, the residency involves both students and faculty staying on campus for a week

, representative from PROSA (Promotores de Salud en Defensa de la Vida del Pueblo), providing healthcare in remote areas of Oaxaca, Mexico Scott Jackson, vice president of the external relations team at the international nonprofit PATH Carol Koller, with 27 years of fund raising and development leadership experience, she is presently with Medical Teams International Lindsay Leeder, family nurse practitioner, Krista Colleague and former Jesuit Volunteer Corps member Connie McCloud, who has worked for the

, will support the development and implementation of the professional development workshops for teachers. Of the total, Whitman was awarded $127,006. Titled “Collaborative Research: Teachers on the Leading Edge: Linking K-12 Earth Science Teachers to EarthScope,” the project is a collaboration between PLU, the University of Portland, Central Washington University and Portland Community College. EarthScope is a 10-year program to explore the structure of the North American continent and advance

to an event that may yet be defined as the greatest crime in modern history,” Kurt Mayer wrote. “I am telling my story because we must continue to learn from the lessons of the past.” Mayer was the first person of the Jewish faith to serve on Pacific Lutheran University’s Board of Regents, serving from 1995 to 2005. He was instrumental in the development of the university’s Holocaust Studies Program. Mayer’s family was one of two prominent Tacoma area families who funded a $1 million endowed

country, including 121 in Washington state. The closest system installed through this program is a 24 kilowatt hour system at Tacoma Community College. The system would provide power for some electric vehicles on-campus and part of the facilities building. While designs for the solar panel system are underway, Cooley is working with Emily Dooley, Development Office program coordinator, as well as other individuals and groups across campus to raise $20,000 to match the $50,000 grant, a contingency upon

February 8, 2012 Sol y Luna is a center in Mexico that serves severely disabled children. (Photos by Greg Williams) Drawn to serve By Katie Scaff ’13 For PLU professor Greg Williams Mexico is more than a spot to vacation – it’s a place to continue his service to children with disabilities. Williams has made more than a dozen trips to Mexico over the last four years to volunteer at a local center for severely disabled children called Sol y Luna. Williams, a professor of Instructional Development

institutions also working to create environments that improve the experiences and success of first-generation students, and will participate in monthly calls, professional development, goal setting, blog development, annual reporting, and more. After successful completion of the Network Member phase, institutions progress to the second phase, First-gen Forward, after which it is eligible to become a First Scholars Institution. First Scholars is the third phase of the First Scholars Network and serves as

on to earn a Master of Education (also from PLU), principal certification, superintendent certification and a Doctorate of Education. Earlier this summer, the tireless principal was named a national “Emerging Leader” in education by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). The two-year Emerging Leaders program “prepares a young, diverse group of educators to help shape education policy and advocate for the whole child (the long-term development and success of children