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her junior and senior years after serving as Resident Assistant (RA) in the Spanish Wing in Kreidler. Part of the draw to becoming an RA was that Ash knew she could connect with the Hispanic community in new ways. This wasn’t just about service; it was also about exploring her own identity as a Mexican American and understanding more fully the issues impacting minority students. This experience launched her into becoming student body president, where she was a champion for change on campus

– faculty and staff included – has a common starting point where they can begin to talk about their lives, their own identity, and the many different lenses through which we perceive life. That was Dufault’s experience. “Everyone had a different take on the book, so it was very interesting to see how other people think and how they see the same thing differently,” he said. — To read about Luis Alberto Urrea’s visit to campus last year, click here. To read a profile of Assistant Professor of English

community. We also think she will be an effective partner with faculty and staff to provide learning opportunities around questions of identity, vocation, faith formation, justice and other topics relevant to PLU’s mission of educating students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care,” he said. “We look forward to welcoming Jen to PLU and supporting her and her staff as she builds a campus ministry that is diverse, engaging, nourishing, at times challenging, and worthy of the

her junior and senior years after serving as Resident Assistant (RA) in the Spanish Wing in Kreidler. Part of the draw to becoming an RA was that Ash knew she could connect with the Hispanic community in new ways. This wasn’t just about service; it was also about exploring her own identity as a Mexican American and understanding more fully the issues impacting minority students. This experience launched her into becoming student body president, where she was a champion for change on campus

anymore, but still preserve and maintain as important parts of our identity and background. Or in other words, our current ways of thinking are influenced by and continually manifest older modes of thought in ways we aren’t typically aware of.” Dr. Arnold looks forward to the opportunity to teach and explore many other philosophy classes at PLU. “As my philosophical interests are quite wide, any new courses that I have the opportunity to teach are also opportunities to further explore and deepen my

life. “It’s really powerful,” she said. Hall grew up on traditional Samish lands, ancestral areas around Anacortes, Washington, and the San Juan Islands. She first connected with her tribe in 2003, but for a long time didn’t embrace all that came with her Native American identity. It wasn’t until a decade later, through her studies at Pacific Lutheran University, that Hall reconnected with the Samish on a deeper level. A class on myths, rituals and symbols with her mentor — Suzanne Crawford O’Brien