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organization called PATH, or the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health. PATH, like most other such international public health organizations, had been working away since the 1970s trying to make a small dent in the massive health problems of the developing world. Dr. Gordon Perkin, then president of PATH, agreed with Foege that one place the Gateses could have a big impact was in children’s vaccines. “Basically, we had gone backward since the early 1990s,” Perkin said. Basic immunization rates for

. Shumaker said he came to PLU because of its Pre-Law Advising program. Shumaker hopes to become a civil-rights lawyer. In the meantime, he carries at least one copy of the Constitution with him wherever he goes. “I am a Political Science major, and I just have really learned to love that document,” he said. “Because it protects us from government, from tyranny and from each other. “Five years from now I should be finishing law school,” he laughed. “I hope to get a job where I can continue defending the

reminisced about the party we hosted at The Embassy the night President Barack Obama was elected, as well as the many nights we spent playing basketball together in Names Fitness Center. But soon after, we talked of his life in the present. It quickly became clear that the weight David has shouldered throughout his life was becoming increasingly difficult to bear. Living here I am relatively safe. I’ve gone to PLU and to graduate schools, I have clothes on my back and never go hungry anymore. Those

Admission counselor earns Rising Star Award Posted by: Kari Plog / July 10, 2017 Image: Julian Franco (left) presents information about Pacific Lutheran University’s 253 PLU Bound scholarship program at Todd Beamer High School in December 2015. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) July 10, 2017 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (July 10, 2017)- Pacific Lutheran University's Office of Admission is home to a rising star. Julian Franco was recently honored at the Pacific

fellow students. “I’m in a class where we’re making a podcast for our project,” Shomler said. “I’ve literally been the library like five times in the last week, helping other groups record their podcast. I’m older and I’m the oldest guy in all my classes — but it’s fun to get to be like a young kid again.” Read Previous PLU’s new economic mentorship program matches students with working professionals Read Next Refracting Spectrums of Color LATEST POSTS YouTube Short: PLU Parkland Night Market & Taste