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has administered the survey eight times since 1996.The most recent results were gathered in October 2010 from 1,045 PLU students in 55 undergraduate courses. Laura Majovski, vice president for student life attributes the high ratings to, “very dedicated, deliberate work and a significant investment of resources by a broad group of people on campus.” In previous years, surveys helped the university identify areas in need of improvement. Then time, energy and funding was dedicated to enhance the

and tone of the 90-minute play, Desmond said. This adaptation combines elements of Japanese Noh (pronounced “no”) theater and Bunraku puppetry, where actors work the puppets while dressed in black body stockings. Kate Howland, ’12, noted it was hard to express emotion through the puppets. Howland will play 12-year-old Rebecca and then her 30-something adult self in the play. “I really didn’t expect the puppets to be this big,” she said, as she carefully folded the three-foot long puppet on her lap

, announcement. A decade’s worth of work and a last-minute push for funding paid off, as Anderson announced the creation of the Svare-Toven Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies Professorship. The $1 million to establish the professorship reached the needed milestone just days before the May 17 announcement. This is the second professorship at the university; the first being a Lutheran Studies Professorship that was announced in January. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XhDp8TSEAU During the announcement

prize either. Since the announcement, Hammerstrom has received interest from publishers and had inquiries about him contributing more work. “It kind of opens those doors,” he said. His dissertation examines late 19th and early 20th century China, and how Buddhist traditions and the exploration of science fit together to answer questions about “What should a modern society look like?” “Which is a really interesting period,” Hammerstrom said. “Science was happening, so it was important for the

and Innovation for Finitsis and Butler. The two have worked to foster a project that involves students more every year – even the highly evolving finale where one of the videos is crowned the Hebrew Idol. “My goal is to put it more into the hands of the students,” Butler said. In past seasons, Finitsis has at least co-hosted the show, but this year he is handing over the duty and will work more in the background, with Sean Andrascik ’12 and Christney Kpodo ’13 MCing for the finale. Butler has

left free for campus events and activities. “My main job here is to support Tom in his role, to help in any way possible. And to reach out to students,” Krise said. She is currently working as a project manager for Ford Motor Credit. Her team looks for process improvements in Ford properties in the U.S., Canada and India. She is the early-bird of the team, often rising in the early morning to send work emails across the globe. Patricia Krise was immediately impressed by the warmth and dedication to

by Mary Oliver brings to life this journey of vocation – “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” “Colleges need to remain places where you can ask troubling questions, push the boundaries and seek knowledge wherever that might be,” Krise said. He expressed how PLU is a place where care for the mind, spirit, body, community and the earth are pillars to stand on. He reminded students that the faculty and staff who work here are following their vocation. “PLU is full of people where

immediately after graduation. His first credits included roles in the Seattle Repertory Theatre’s Speech and Debate and the Seattle premiere production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, but when work started to become scarce, he decided to take a break from acting at least, he said, “until I was financially secure enough to be a starving artist again.” Thankfully, that was not to be. “I got a text from a friend saying the second national tour of the Broadway musical Spring Awakening was

. Rowland has received various acknowledgments for his work, including making the San Francisco Chronicle bestseller list for his first novel. As a member of Choir of the West at PLU, Rowland was given the opportunity to travel and see new areas of the United States that he was never able to experience before. “I got to see a lot of America that I hadn’t seen before,” Rowland said. “It was nice to get introduced to the fact that there is a lot to offer in the United States.” Since graduating from PLU

major, decided that he was done with playing it safe. His real passion was the theater. So he switched and hasn’t looked back since. “Life is too short to do something you don’t love,” he said. On taking risks, Hobson stressed that is was better to fail spectacularly, rather than simply turn in mediocre work. “It’s better to attempt to be brilliant and fail, than just accept being mediocre,” he said. Read Previous Share your Zipcar experience for a chance to win! Read Next Learning about the next