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provided a strong foundation for further learning in medical school. Upper-level courses in Biology at PLU were taught at a level of difficulty equivalent to many first-year medical school classes. My histology course at PLU put me at a distinct advantage because I had already learned most of the material covered in my medical school histology class. In hindsight, I should have taken biochemistry at PLU as well, since this is another core curriculum course in medical school. As a student at PLU did you

with special needs,” Davidson stressed. “It’s seeing them as a population with special skills.” Francisco Aragón ’19 — a Mexican-American who took Davidson’s heritage speakers class his first year at PLU — appreciated that intentional approach. “She doesn’t use Spanish to correct how you talk, but rather explains why you talk the way you do,” Aragón said, noting that it was counter to his experience taking some Spanish classes in high school. “The goal is to empower students by establishing a

maintaining these relationships, Waite’s subjects told her. A wide-ranging conversation during a professor’s office hours beats email, precisely because of the opportunity to go off-topic. Classes, of course, played a crucial role in making these connections. Waite’s own experience followed a similar pattern. “I never set out to look for a mentor,” she said, but her professors “simply took an interest in my academic success, and I took an interest in them.” She took three classes with Heidi McLaughlin

of all academic and administrative units of the university in global education. To make a written report to the faculty at least once a year.  The chair of the committee shall file a record of the committee’s activities in duplicate reports–one with the faculty secretary and one with the president of the university at the close of the school year. Membership for 2024-25: Name:  Jennifer Rhyne (rhynejl@plu.edu) – Chair Department: Music, Theatre & Dance Committee Seat: Expires 2025 Contact: 253

transformative power of education as part of the human experience. Many of our students, especially those taking philosophy as a part of their General Education program, remark that they would not have taken philosophy of their own choice, but found the material, process and communal experience to be valuable and transformative, regardless of their major or professional track.  In a recent article in the Mast Magazine, music student Mollie Parce noted of her January term Ethics and the Good Life course, “I

in communications and minored in music, playing flute in the University Symphony Orchestra. Her first job after graduation was with Symphony Tacoma, where she worked on everything from ticketing to marketing. She and her husband decided they wanted to live abroad, so they earned certificates in teaching English as a foreign language and moved to Prague, in the Czech Republic, where they taught. The Czech capital is also renowned for its transit system. Neither Walker’s experience as a student in

also help students. At PLU, Walker majored in communications and minored in music, playing flute in the University Symphony Orchestra. Her first job after graduation was with Symphony Tacoma, where she worked on everything from ticketing to marketing. She and her husband decided they wanted to live abroad, so they earned certificates in teaching English as a foreign language and moved to Prague, in the Czech Republic, where they taught. The Czech capital is also renowned for its transit system

. You can find her work around campus, through PLU’s Division of Marketing and Communications as well as Mast Media, and in The News Tribune of Tacoma. She’s embraced the Pacific Northwest lifestyle, driving around in her Subaru, hiking mountains and drinking craft beer. Brooke Thames ’18 Brooke Thames is a California native currently studying journalism at Pacific Lutheran University. She harbors a particular affinity for music journalism and loves covering music news and writing reviews whenever

garden maintenance. Volunteers are encouraged to wear closed toe shoes and bring a water bottle.12:00PM-01:30PMPLU Community Garden (811 121st St, across the street from Ingram Hall on 121st St.) Campus Tour Join Lute Guides for a guided campus tour; bring your class schedule to scope out where your classes are, ask questions about the best ways to get around campus, and learn about PLU!2:00PM-3:30PMMeet at the AUC Clocktower LUTE Welcome (LW) Headquarters & Recharge Room Optional: Your one-stop-shop

time. Then one day I was hanging out with my best friend Amelie and we thought we would make a music video. Again, I would like to state that I have no cinematography skills. So we did it, instead of trying to edit it, I filmed the whole music video in one swoop. We asked the girl next door to join us, not Laura but her little sister. So now, somewhere on youtube, there is a video of my best friend and the girl next door, dancing through the entirety of Party in the USA. By Duffy Anderson Let it be