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over to Washington, and we’ve been here ever since. I attended Lakes High School and swam varsity. Once I became a junior, I did Running Start, so that knocked off two years of college, and I was able to transfer all of my credits over to PLU. I chose to attend PLU because I heard it has an outstanding nursing school and just excellent faculty for teaching science classes. When I was applying to colleges, I knew I wanted to be a biology major, so I looked for local schools with strong STEM programs

professional and personal development learning experience that provides a supportive space where participants can engage in frank and open dialogue about race and racial disparities systemically present in work, school, and everyday life. A host of local and national social justice scholars and leaders from Indigenous, Asian, Black, Latino, Multiracial, Pacific Islander and, white communities will lead small group discussions. This installment of The People’s Gathering will investigate the intersections of

.”Lutes like Leach, Maqui, and Blair are shaping a better future right now. They serve and lead with care for others, their communities, and the earth.  If you’ve contributed to scholarships, thank you! Your generosity is part of a collective effort to make a difference. Read Previous Kaden Bolton ’24 explored civics and public policy on campus and studying away in Oxford COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently

December 1, 2009 Listen “I keep my mind open to a number of possibilities when solving problems, and look in all directions for new ideas and consider the wisdom of multiple disciplines.”When Joyce Barr ’76 selected PLU because it offered the best financial aid package, she probably never figured it would lead to a career as a foreign service officer in the U.S. Department of State, let alone a post as U.S. ambassador to Namibia. Currently, she is the executive director of East Asian and

language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 Read Next Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they

Family Therapy program in 2005 and continued in a tenured position after earning his Ph.D. at Texas Tech University in 2006, where he also began his career as a therapist. In 2009, he became the chair of the MFT program. He’s received many accolades for his teaching and counseling, including being named educator of the year by the Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy in 2009, and receiving a faculty excellence award for mentoring from PLU in 2012. In July 2022, Ward became the

a summer-school program west of Bethel, the nearest city. For both Nataly Meyer ’13 and McKenzie Allen ’13, a student teaching-capstone experience in Namibia has lead to their first jobs, days after graduating, when they flew up via bush plane to the remote Yupiit School District in southwestern Alaska. There they worked with six other Lutes in a summer-school program in three villages northeast of Bethel, the nearest city. The superintendent in the district specifically asked for Lutes as

teaching partner, Jamie Escobar ’19, also a biology major, lead the students at Four Heroes Elementary in Lakewood, WA through a science lab experiment. Grasping pipettes and syringes, students measure out precise amounts of water in proportions that represent Earth’s water resources. A small plastic bottle with 100 milliliters of water represents all the water on the planet, while increasingly smaller amounts measured into other bottles stand for salt water, fresh water and other categories. By the

On Exhibit: Library Resources about Homelessness Posted by: Holly Senn / October 13, 2021 October 13, 2021 On Exhibit: Library Resources about Homelessness “’Homelessness’ refers to much more than the situation of individuals who find themselves without an adequate place of residence. The standard legal definitions of homelessness . . . overlook the conditions of detachment or separation from mainstream society that characterize many homeless people around the world. Whether identified as

approach to reopening. A status dial is to ensure that our community members can quickly and easily see which stage we’re currently in, from fully remote learning and working to full capacity with in-person operations. As public-health conditions continue to evolve over the next several months, the PLU dial will be a regular part of our guidance for learning, living, and working on campus. Read Previous PLU President Allan Belton discusses the book “Caste” Read Next Gurjot Kang ‘21 grows her skills and