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Education and Journalism: Hard work and worth the effort Posted by: Todd / November 19, 2012 November 19, 2012 Robert Marshall Wells was looking out the window of his corner office at AT&T, where he was working as a public relations specialist, looking beyond the rolling hills and D.C.-area cityscape, not really seeing anything. Wells was pondering his future. He had already racked up an impressive set of credentials, with a bachelor’s of general studies from American University in Washington

fact, as an athlete on the women’s soccer team, she never thought she’d be able to study away, let alone work internationally. But working with PLU’s Wang Center for Global Education, it was suggested she apply for a semester-long internship at Abstract Associates in London. Before she knew it, she was on her way. She was the first American intern for the company, she said. Being an American designer in London gave her a unique perspective on the trade, For instance, she says the intuitiveness of

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crew team or joggers, there’s a place to eat for you, as well as a place to nosh if you want a late snack. Here’s a quick rundown- The Commons in The University Center is the main dining hall on campus. This is where you’ll come for your unlimited, all-you-care-to-eat meals, Sunday brunch and Sunday-Friday dinner. You will also find lots of great á la carte choices for lunch and this is the source for a hot, home-cooked breakfast. Garfield 208  is not all about coffee. There’s a full menu from

or PhD to pursue youth advocacy and justice work in education Born in Nairobi, Kenya to a family of asylum-seekers from Mogadishu, Somalia, Aziza Ahmed moved to the US at five, and came to PLU from Auburn’s Mountainview High, with an associate’s degree in gender studies from Green River College already under her belt. A committed activist, Ahmed served as the founding Interfaith Coordinator at Campus Ministry, worked at the Center for Student Success, and was part of “the collective,” an

surprised me,” she said. “I’d be in a grocery line and someone in traditional dress would be buying something like an iPad.” Aside from the fact there are no trees within eyeshot, or mountains – “I miss Mount Rainier!” – Nelson has had to get used to the cold. She has a nice apartment at Mongolian University of Science & Technology, sometimes the heater doesn’t work. And when it’s 20 degrees below out, that can be a problem. “I wrap up in all the blankets I have and get near a space heater,” she laughed

health in the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. He is a senior advisor to the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York and co-director of AIDS-Free World, a new international AIDS advocacy organization based in the United States. His work with the United Nations spanned more than two decades. He was the U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from June 2001 until the end of 2006. From 1995 to 1999, Lewis was deputy

ended with Ada’s gut-wrenching free-form. The coffee shop, a short walk from campus, was filled with a standing-room-only crowd of about 45 people — an eclectic mix of PLU students and alumni, as well as members of the greater Parkland community. Wong said she was excited that her students had a diverse, supportive audience. She said she wanted to create a more authentic poet’s experience as opposed to performing readings in a classroom.   “I really wanted to celebrate their work. It’s just very

moved from Hawaii, where he was stationed for active duty, to the Army Reserves in Tacoma—and to Pacific Lutheran University. “Transition-wise, it is a huge change,” Dornbusch said. “Eight years of being told what to do and how to do it and always having a plan, and now I can do what I want, when I want, and that’s been a huge adjustment for me.” Dornbusch, originally from Florida, served as an E5 sergeant squad leader and worked in infantry on the front lines—the first ones into the fight. That

Mount Rainier National Park archaeologist Greg Burtchard to offer students out-of-class research and internship opportunities to enrich their academic experience. Andrews approached Burtchard in 2008 with the idea and the two have worked together since. “This has been a great opportunity for students and we’re lucky to get to work with these artifacts,” Andrews said. “None of it would be possible without help from Greg Burtchard.” One or two students who show interest each year work with Andrews on