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the state. PLU track and field, and cross country head coach Heather Kreier saw him while he was an athlete at tiny Ocosta High School. “When I saw him as a recruit, he was this highly positive and talented kid – and he could back it up.” It was a quality that Kreier valued. When he got to PLU, Bollen’s athletic career was ready to take off. And that’s when the military called. Bollen had enlisted in the Marine Corps in July 2005 when he was 17-years-old. A year later – one month after his high

be asking these questions, and pushing everyone to do his or her part – and, she stresses, you do have a part – in helping preserve and restore Washington’s natural resources, particularly Puget Sound. Serving as the state’s 22nd governor between 2005 and 2013, Gregoire led the state in the cleanup of Puget Sound, primarily through the creation of the Puget Sound Partnership. During her career of public service, she also led the state Department of Ecology as its director and was state Attorney

political science major, so learning about the political process was helpful. Another thing that helped me a lot was doing the legislative internship for my capstone project during the spring semester of my junior year. Why was that such a big help? It’s just a really awesome program and definitely something that lent itself to my career. I learned about the legislative process. I learned how to read and interpret statutes — something I now do every day as a part of my job. I mean, seriously, you can

, but at the same time I want to be a mentor, an advisor to my students on the right career path for them,” she says. “I had several mentors myself, both in South Korea and in the United States, and I want to be that kind of person for my students: someone who can provide both knowledge and meaningful recommendations.” As for her own early change of path, Dr. Ha still plays the piano—and has no regrets. “I’m lucky, because in many ways I’ve found it to be the right decision,” she says. “If I had

life and turned the page to new chapters to be written, including one filled with dreams of a professional baseball career. It was a year ago in December, during the winter break between fall semester and J-Term, that Beatty’s life took a dramatic turn. A visit to the doctor revealed that Beatty had testicular cancer. Within a week’s time and unaware of Beatty’s diagnosis, Baseball America magazine, one of the nation’s top publications dealing with amateur baseball, named the PLU right-hander as

Association.  PLU provided a lot of performing opportunities with piano and ensemble concerts every semester. I also performed for the PLU Board of Regents and gave a senior recital. What made you decide to major in both Music and Chinese Studies? When I first came to PLU, I thought I should already be much better at piano than I was if it was going to be my career, so I decided it was more practical for me to major in different things. I absolutely loved my Chinese class freshman year, and translation

the career she has today as director of Community Health and Analysis at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center’s Institute for Population Health in Wyoming. In her role, she helps build partnerships between the hospital and the community to address all kinds of health needs – from substance abuse to suicide and more. Spieker’s presentation, “From PLU to Public Health,” is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 at PLU’s Xavier Hall, 101. We caught up with Spieker to talk about her career, her campus visit and