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spent the past year in Serbia studying peace and conflict resolution, and would like to work with youth when he leaves PLU. Delo is a political science and global studies major and is considering going into the Peace Corps or furthering her education through graduate studies in international relations. They also will hear PLU alum Dr. William Foege ’57, who led the fight to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama. Anna McCracken ’14, a

April 6, 2014 Alumni Profile: Tom Paulson ’80 In 2001, Paulson traveled to Nigeria to report on the beginnings of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s work on global health. Paulson says the planking broke on this bridge outside Jos, Nigeria, and the driver inspected the tires because the truck wouldn’t move. “We eventually enlisted some locals to help us lift it up and get going again,” Paulson says. (Photo: Mike Urban) Spreading Curiosity, Caring and Compassion Through ‘Humanosphere’ By

of—and love for—nursing. And both women, juniors in PLU’s BSN program, say the trip changed their outlook on healthcare and education. Three years ago the students took a similar trip, which was similarly inspiring. “I didn’t realize it until much later, but my first trip to Haiti in 2011 really had a great influence on my decision to become a nurse,” Gatterman said. “I knew that I wanted to work somewhere in the medical field, but after reflecting on my experiences with the nurses I worked with

film Deception, based on the conflict between David and Absalom. “The movie was a lot of hard work, but we finished it, [and] it feels good to complete a big project, especially one that can be enjoyed again and again,” said Passantino. “Right now, I just need to make sure the PLU community votes for Deception.” This year marks the eighth consecutive PLU Hebrew Idol competition. “I happen to believe that PLU students are smart; I also happen to think that what our students make at PLU is not what

PLU’s mission is built to tackle challenging issues like those all people face moving past this divisive election cycle. “The word ‘care’ in our mission statement is especially important today: PLU is and will remain a place that honors, respects and protects people of all kinds: of all races and ethnicities, all religions, all classes, all sexual identities, all nationalities,” he said. “We Lutes will work together to do what we can, in our institution and in our communities, to build a model for

— 14 Lutes are currently working for Peace Corps in various different countries. Additionally, PLU has a proud tradition of producing Fulbright Scholars, with 104 recipients over the past 45 years. “Recognition by the Forum is an honor and distinction,” said Tamara R. Williams, PLU’s Executive Director of the Wang Center, “but more important is that it makes visible the culmination of decades of hard work by many members of the PLU community that persist in the belief that global education is

& Resources house, taking stock of PLU’s assets and community needs. Those conversations then led to what is now Community Meals, a monthly community dinner hosted at Trinity Lutheran Church. These dinners are a result of a recognition that people were already doing good work at PLU and in the neighborhood and that those efforts could be tied together in service of others.“Lots of different groups had dovetailing skills and strengths, and we just put two and two together,” says Eva Frey, Dean of Students

for each other, and somehow, along with their 20 majors, community work, and club attendance, each student manages to dedicate themselves fully to the creative process. It’s admirable to watch them succeed gracefully as dancers at the same time.” DeFilippis is the Dance Director at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, and has collaborated with Brown in the past. “When this opportunity arose, I immediately knew working with the PLU Dance Ensemble would be an exciting and worthwhile endeavor

all the talented students that we have,” Winchester said. “There is so much talent at this university.” Over the course of these celebrations, PLU will host various theatrical events, including Winchester’s very own choreography of “Girl Pool,” an adaptation of a chapter in Kurt Vonnegut’s work “While Mortals Sleep.” The performance will be featured in the Spring Dance Ensemble Concert hosted in the Eastvold Auditorium featuring her fourth cast of dancers. “Each of the six dancers represent

perspective is empowered and elevated to define all others. That inevitably leads to marginalization and oppression. Several years ago, I began collaborating with colleagues in Scandinavia on developing Sámi approaches to scholarship with the goal of creating a Sámi space within academia. After co-teaching a doctoral-level course in Indigenous methodologies at the University of Tromsø in January 2011, my sabbatical stay there during the 2011-2012 academic year allowed me to do more work on this with Sámi