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reasons. She had a healthy skepticism of theology, and responded to people as concrete bodies in need of care. The people who came to her door needed food, shelter, and care, and Magda provided it or saw that it was provided by others.4 Like Magda, the pastor’s cousin, Daniel, who came to run one of the many schools in Le Chambon, had a strong aversion to religious dogma and was deeply suspicious of all narrow religious belief. However, he saw in the work at Le Chambon a chance to contribute to the

others.” The Bensons each came to PLU from modest and devoted Lutheran families, intending to become teachers. They met on campus in a bowling class, Jolita said. Dale says it was in chorus singing under R. Byard Fritts. The couple has been together ever since. They graduated in 1963 – Dale to attend graduate school at the University of Maine and begin a career as a professor of history, Jolita to teach kindergarten and first grade. Before long, they decided that Jolita would step out of the

schools and Seabury School via Skype. The pair will also be writing a blog about their research during their trip. After more than a month on the ice, the team will head back to McMurdo in mid-January, and finally return to PLU in early February. Next year at this time, Todd plans to head out on another expedition to Antarctica with another lucky student. And for Todd, yet another Christmas, in a tent, out on the ice. But she wouldn’t have it any other way. University Communications Intern and

of communication for the School of Arts and Communication. Rowe recently returned from teaching Peace Journalism in Norway. World Conversations serves as student reflection on study away, research, internships and travel. Rowe teamed up with assistant professor of history Adam Cathcart for the opening conversation to discuss Gateway Programs in China and Norway. At the opening session, Rowe and Cathcart discussed the controversy surrounding the Chinese dissident being awarded the Nobel Peace

small town of Cordova, Alaska, just south of Anchorage, and said he picked up his first unicycle in fourth grade and has been riding ever since. “My dad taught kids at my school how to ride,” he said. “He joked around asking if any of us would ever bring our unicycles to college.” Bendzak did just that. He said he rode his unicycle to and from church when he first came to PLU, but never imagined his interest in riding would create something so popular. During his sophomore year, Bendzak approached

stay in Olympia and go back and forth, driving to school a lot in the mornings, and I saw some really awesome sunrises. That gave me a beginning, and I showed it to my brother and he thought it was awesome, and we wrote the rest of it all together.” The music video of Sunrise stars a special fan (Olson’s girlfriend, Baylee), and the settings hit close to home, too. “We filmed most of it at Mud Bay Road in Olympia,” Olson said. “It’s a big field with cow statues, and we thought those were awesome

PLU, and considered quitting. But neither his wife, nor his PLU advisors, would let him consider that option. So he started classes again, as a transfer student, and in May 2013, completed his bachelor’s degree in Math Education, with a minor in Theater. On May 24, 2014, he officially completed his master’s with certifications in math and science teaching. He already has a job offer from the Clover Park School District. “I didn’t want him to give up,” Jennifer Kinney said. “I got his homework to

at PLU.” Tjiramba began his journey at PLU in 1990. To get here, he competed with more than 800 of his fellow high-school graduates in a study-abroad program put together by Namibian Lutheran churches in collaboration with their American and German counterparts. Tjiramba majored in Communication at PLU, went on to earn a Master’s Degree from California State University-Fullerton and just this year graduated from the University of Namibia with a degree in law. Tjiramba’s Namibian PLU colleagues

Geometry,” which appeared in Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 87, No. 5, December 2014, pp. 321-409. “I often teach PLU’s Geometry course (Math 321), which usually has a majority of its students planning to be high-school math teachers,” Heath said. “Because of this, I am always looking for ways to package difficult geometric ideas so my students are motivated to dig into the ideas themselves: I hope they will use similar strategies when they eventually teach mathematics. “ During his last sabbatical, Heath

gained valuable experience that I will take with me to graduate school. The bio department also offered me a lot of learning opportunities, and the faculty were fundamental to my personal and academic growth.How does your interest in plant sciences intersect with your interest in food and the environment? Food is the most important resource on this planet, and without proper understanding of how extended periods of drought or flooding impact crop yield, we get into dangerous territory with our food