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personal connection with the audience as we explore their vastly different backgrounds and experience their journeys with Islamophobia. I could relate to their stories. We were all in elementary school when the tragic events of 9/11 happened, barely old enough to understand what had happened, and too young to fully comprehend the magnitude of the event. We have grown up since with the image of the ‘Muslim terrorist’ broadcast daily on local and national news. It’s hard to take that step back and ask

share their summer research from the W. M. Keck Observatory Julian Kop ’24 classifies variable star systems, data processing and modeling. “Astronomy and Astrophysics have been my childhood and career interest since I was an elementary student, and engaging in undergraduate astronomy research kept me motivated and inspired throughout this entire summer,” reflected senior physics major Julian Kop. Two star systems, RR Lyrae and 68 Herculis, exhibit remarkable fluctuations in brightness, rendering

all the way back to elementary school, I was fascinated by the human body. Then I loved all my science courses in middle school and high school. By the time I got to college, pursuing a pre-med pathway felt like the best reflection of my interests. Plus, I’ve always really enjoyed helping people, so it seemed like a natural fit for me. Like many medical students, you earned a Master of Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS) degree prior to enrolling in your doctoral program. What was that program like

Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) program, so PLU hopes to have elementary-, middle- and high-school students use the greenhouse in the future to learn about the importance of plants. The idea for building a new greenhouse began in the late 2000s, when the Department of Biology hired two new faculty members who were specifically interested in botany, and then-Biology Chair Smith realized they would not be properly equipped for their teaching and scholarship. Currently, PLU’s facilities include a 325

? Going all the way back to elementary school, I was fascinated by the human body. Then I loved all my science courses in middle school and high school. By the time I got to college, pursuing a pre-med pathway felt like the best reflection of my interests. Plus, I’ve always really enjoyed helping people, so it seemed like a natural fit for me.   Like many medical students, you earned a Master of Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS) degree prior to enrolling in your doctoral program. What was that program

isn’t enough—we need to improve life for everyone around us, too.”  While at PLU, Schwartz worked at the Boys and Girls Club, and was a big buddy at nearby James Sales Elementary school.   Schwartz majored in sociology at PLU, and in classes with professors like Dick Jobst and Anna Leon Guerrero, he was asked challenging questions, and examined systems of oppression, discrimination, and racism. Like nesting dolls in reverse, he saw how vast the world’s systems could be. “I didn’t have either

and staff, including Fitzwater Gonzales. “As I got to know April, I knew I wanted to do whatever I could to support her goals because she was going to achieve them,” Fitzwater Gonzales said. “When I first met her, along with school and work, she was involved in mentoring elementary students, creating a podcast, and getting involved in leadership. I was even more shocked to find that she was doing all this as a first-year student, within the first few weeks of school. I made a note to myself

experience in Taiwan, teaching English in two elementary schools, and to those who are interested, hip hop dancing after class. He will be wrapping up his Fulbright commitment in June, and then continuing on to graduate school, which will likely take him back in Chengdu. And he’s still trying to get a handle on the Chinese language. “I will spend hours and hours practicing, and the difficulty will bring me to tears,” Ford said. “But everyone once and awhile, I’ll have a conversation that flows. And that

mentoring elementary students, creating a podcast, and getting involved in leadership. I was even more shocked to find that she was doing all this as a first-year student, within the first few weeks of school. I made a note to myself: ‘April is amazing.’ ” “The classes April took at PLU allowed her to build on her interpersonal skills and leadership abilities,” Fitzwater Gonzales continued. “April often took on a leadership role during in-class group work. She is not afraid to share her opinion, yet she

$75 million mark in May, and on to just over $80 million today. Milestones last year included new endowed chairs in Holocaust studies and Elementary Education as well as an endowed professorship in Lutheran studies. Project Access, part of our commitment to enhanced student scholarship support, reached its $1 million goal. In summary, stable enrollment and fund-raising success, when combined with clear spending priorities and careful attention to fiscal matters, allowed us to balance our operating