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regarding financial freedom in smaller villages,” Ambachew says.“Traditionally, men bring the income, and women do chores,” she says of the villages. “But I saw women in cooperatives doing craft work and all kinds of creative things to bring in family income without relying on men. It was empowering and cool to see women doing great work.” Ambachew decided to switch her major to innovation studies and apply earlier credits earned to a business and computer science minor. “Even though I did have a little

holistic view of what service might mean. We teach them to think about the students they tutor as students, not kids. these are students with big ideas, great vision and a desire to succeed. We’re just helping them along the way.” The center is open four days a week, and usually three PLU students can be found working there. There are the four paid student assistant directors and several student volunteers. Co-Director, Dr. Scott Rogers, Assistant Professor of English.× Co-Director, Dr. Bridget Yaden

., learning how to operate the equipment, including the 16-inch telescope, and talking about space. It was a culmination of a childhood passion for astronomy and astrophysics. “My first class at PLU was a physics course with Dr. Bret Underwood,” said Kop. “I knew it was going to be difficult, and it was. But the new experience of a small class with a professor who is very good at one-on-one talks and working with individual students, was just great,” he said. Kop’s interest for science grew when he took

: I have two majors, in environmental studies and theatre, and a minor in Hispanic studies. I’m also taking a PLUS Year. How do your majors interact with each other? Ruggeri: PLU’s liberal arts program really encourages us to connect our studies. You see great examples of political theater with “Hamilton,” for example. My political science and environmental studies inform how I create active political and social change with theatre. The storytelling lessons learned from theater help me share why

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Global health leader and human rights advocate to visit PLU and discuss the impact of COVID-19 on LGBTIQ+ communities globally Posted by: bennetrr / February 4, 2021 February 4, 2021 By Rosemary Bennett '21PLU Marketing and CommunicationsPacific Lutheran University’s biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Celebration of Service will be held virtually at 7 p.m. on March 9. Amie Bishop, a global health leader and human rights advocate will deliver the keynote lecture titled “Vulnerabilities Amplified

the role, my greatest joy is to watch them become more bold with choices and discovering nuances, motivations and emotional through-lines to their characters,” Clapp says. “There have been some great breakthroughs and ‘ah ha’ moments. As always, I’m looking forward to opening night.” Tickets for Into the Woods are $8 general admission, $5 senior citizens and alumni, $3 PLU community, students and 18 and under. Students can get in free for a student preview May 7. The performance on May 8 is part

is very good at one-on-one talks and working with individual students, was just great,” he said.  Kop’s interest for science grew when he took science courses through the Running Start program while he was a student at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma. As part of Running Start, Kop attended Tacoma Community College, where he majored in astronomy and took courses that interested him. But by the time he got to PLU, as a transfer junior, Kop was ready to take on a challenging schedule as an upper

the role, my greatest joy is to watch them become more bold with choices and discovering nuances, motivations and emotional through-lines to their characters,” Clapp says. “There have been some great breakthroughs and ‘ah ha’ moments. As always, I’m looking forward to opening night.” Tickets for Into the Woods are $8 general admission, $5 senior citizens and alumni, $3 PLU community, students and 18 and under. Students can get in free for a student preview May 7. The performance on May 8 is part

Village in 2023. The course is going to be about leading lives that matter. Holden Village is a great place for students to experience a different way of life. Rude: Holden Village is a retreat center in the North Cascades. It has Lutheran roots, and is open to people of all faith traditions. It is really remote. You can’t drive there, you have to take a boat and are then picked up by a school bus. There is no cellphone reception, and students do not have access to wifi. In this remote setting, people