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recently served as the president of Scales of Justitia. Whalen and club members hosted a couple of events, including a virtual law school panel with representatives from the University of Oregon, University of Washington, Lewis & Clark College, Willamette University, Gonzaga University and Seattle University. “That event was so cool, and it went quite smoothly,” Whalen said. “A lot of the representatives were like, ‘yeah, we’ll definitely do this in the future,’ and one of the law schools even offered

aligned to pursue the chemistry degree. What did you learn as a biology TA and chemistry stockroom worker? As a TA, I found myself learning new ideas from students that I might not have thought of, on the same question I had a couple of years ago. I love working with Marlys [Nesset], she puts me on dish duty, but that is what I choose to do. It humbles you. If I did not do this, people would not be able to do their lab experiments.Tell me about your interest in medical school. When I was a kid, I

Kong, Excel Technology International Holdings Limited, where she is chairman and CEO. It was after the two left PLU to go to Washington, D.C. (Peggy to attend George Washington University while Zee studied at Georgetown), they decided to marry. The couple traveled back to Tacoma in 1982 to tie the knot. “Getting married at the University Chapel seemed perfect for us,” Zee said. “It felt right.” David Zee, the couple’s son, is attending graduate school at the University of California at Berkeley

dive in, head first. So she and Lois joined the 10,000- member-strong Romance Writers of America and began attending monthly meetings in Seattle and annual nationwide conventions, where, as you might expect from a group almost exclusively comprised of women, they were warmly welcomed into the fold. And, naturally, they started writing their own romance novels. It’s been a couple of years now, and Gregson is still about 40 pages into her novel. (Don’t expect anything, she warns.) But from the

joined the 10,000-member strong Romance Writers of America and began attending monthly meetings in Seattle and annual nationwide conventions, where, as you might expect from a group comprised almost exclusively of women, they were warmly welcomed into the fold. And, naturally, they started writing their own romance novels. It’s been a couple of years now, and Gregson is still about 40 pages into her novel. (Don’t expect anything, she warns.) But from the standpoint of getting the dish on the people

. Jan,” as her patients call her, has established several adapted sports programs and founded the Pediatric Neurology Cerebral Palsy Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and 1 CP Place in Plano, Texas, where she currently practices. What are a couple of aspects of sports rehabilitation that you especially enjoy? Adapted sports programs allow people with disabilities to experience athletics, competition and teamwork. Sports motivate patients to work harder to get stronger and learn new skills. But

wanted a career that would allow her to advocate for the animals.  Whalen has been very active at PLU, finding opportunities to learn more about the justice system. She recently served as the president of Scales of Justitia. Whalen and club members hosted a couple of events, including a virtual law school panel with representatives from the University of Oregon, University of Washington, Lewis & Clark College, Willamette University, Gonzaga University and Seattle University. Department of Political

six LGBTQ students on campus, as well as several coming out scenes in popular TV series from the last couple years (for example “Heartstopper,” “Queer as Folk” and “Sex Education”). In the wake of groundbreaking queer representation on TV, I’m investigating the questions: What’s still missing from the mainstream coming out narrative? And how could these stories be better told to more accurately depict people’s real life experiences? My goal in creating this documentary is to prompt a conversation

classes aligned to pursue the chemistry degree. What did you learn as a biology TA and chemistry stockroom worker? As a TA, I found myself learning new ideas from students that I might not have thought of, on the same question I had a couple of years ago. I love working with Marlys [Nesset], she puts me on dish duty, but that is what I choose to do. It humbles you. If I did not do this, people would not be able to do their lab experiments. Tell me about your interest in medical school. When I was a

place and feeling uncertain and at times uncomfortable about being the minority, to instead change focus on being in relationships with their learners, the teachers and staff, local families, our native drivers, the domestic help and others they meet during the two months in a country,” she said. When Weiss returns next January , she will be helping teachers in a country that highly values education, learn to teach in a style that would be familiar to the students at PLU. “Their students (in Namibia