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  • Passion for solving unanswered questions drives PLU alum’s research career TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 24, 2019) — Research has become Pacific Lutheran University grad SarahAnn McFadden’s life. This year, McFadden ‘11 landed a position as a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Institute of Global Health in New Haven, Connecticut, where she spends her time analyzing factors… December 24, 2019 Alumni, Internships, Career

  • The People’s Librarian: Brian Bannon’s passion for democratizing information led him to the New York Public Library In 1997, Brian Bannon was a PLU senior. An exemplary student, he wrote for The Mast, and was a double major researching social justice through the lens of queer rights movements. One afternoon, Bannon found himself in the office of history professor Beth Kraig, discussing… September 12, 2023 Alumni, Internships, CareerResoLute

  • student unveiling for new signs. Monday, April 18 Starting at 10:30 a.m., Chapel will be a sustainability themed service with Professor Kevin O’Brien speaking. Starting at 3:45 p.m. there will be a Grand Sign unveiling and dedication of the Habitat Restoration site, followed by a meat free Monday tabling in the UC. Tuesday, April 19 From 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Earth Week speaker Greg Nickels will present “All Politics is Local: Even Global Warming,” in the Scandinavian Cultural Center of the UC. Wednesday

  • the new learning center. The site has seen frequent work parties by PLU students, community members and local high school students to improve PLU’s local habitat. Ojala-Barbour started the Urban Habitat Restoration project in 2009. Prior to the project, the site was inaccessible due to dense thickets of Himalayan blackberries. This invasive species has affected a critically threatened a species of oak tree that is native to the area and grows on the PLU grounds. After more than a year of

  • headed off to see their favorite animals, the elusive wolf and cougar. “I saw a lot of stuff I’ve never seen before,” Roper said of the trip. Northwest Trek was one of 25 “On the Road” trips to get first-years off-campus and acquainted with other new students, faculty, staff, and student leaders. Other activities included volunteering with Northwest Harvest, salsa dancing, spelunking at the Ape Caves, lava tubes near Mt. Saint Helens, and hiking at Mt. Rainier. Each was led by a different group of

  • November 1, 2012 Sean Howell and his partner transformed a historic building into a space for the arts and concerts. (Photo provided by Sean Howell) PLU grad seeks to engage community in Northwest music scene By Hailey Rile ’12 Creating a new meeting place for people who wouldn’t traditionally meet and being exposed to the Northwest music scene in ways that he never was before;these are two of Sean Howell’s ’02 favorite parts about his entrepreneurial work. Howell, along with his business

  • summer’s research inflicted upon me. A truer, deeper answer to that question is that I love it even though and perhaps because it hurts me. This research has helped to show me what it means to be alive.  I will never forget what it has taught me. Never. Read Previous KPLU names new general manager Read Next Neurosurgeon focuses on the heart COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window

  • , adolescent, and sexual maturity, and bring them a new visceral incandescence–through the symbol of a car, and the context of abuse. In response to a precise question about “playing the pedophile,” Sorenson replied saying, “If I had to describe Uncle Peck, my description of his character would not be pedophile. “Yes there was at times a lot of apprehension. But I would remember and think to myself he is a scared man who has a twisted definition of what a loving relationship is. He thrives on feeling

  • Chinese Studies. It was her first time overseas, and she felt the whole journey was well-worth the scramble to make sure she was covered for classes in Taiwan because they started while she was in America. “I was busy emailing the professors to thank them for letting me go,” she said. During a two-week visit, the delegation visited Stanford University, the University of California-Berkeley, the University of Washington and Pacific Lutheran University. “We want our new generation to understand what

  • ,” Franklin said. “It’s more of a family and you know each other.” Her formal education began as a nurse in her home state of South Carolina. She then moved to a military base in Germany with her husband and started a family. Eventually, her husband’s military career relocated the family to Tacoma where Franklin has remained ever since. Rosa Franklin '74An undated photo during her time with the Washington state Legislature. (Photo courtesy of Franklin) “My first job was in New Jersey, and then New York