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joy telling my friends and family that I was going to be a Lute!  One thing that stood out to me the most while I was contemplating my college decision was how at some other schools when I mentioned I wanted to pursue studying medicine and science and still be involved in music, I was met with some averted glances or some passive “that’s great, good luck!” But at PLU, people who heard this were enthusiastic and shared contacts of students following similar paths. I felt supported in my passions

experiences could be like ours with PLU Conference Services. Brad Dawson Minister to Youth First Baptist Church of Lake Jackson Lake Jackson, TexasHarmony ExplosionHarmony ExplosionIt’s hard to believe that next summer’s Harmony Explosion (HX) will be the 5th camp we have held at PLU. HX is a vocal music camp for students age 12 – 21. We are not large (usually 150 – 200 students and staff) but we have special needs surrounding our big Saturday music performance. We require housing, catering, ticket sales

the work force and the removal of coverture. My pursuit of the topic really arose from my internal dissonance I had regarding the passing of Same-Sex Marriage in the state. I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. While I was elated by the fact that a new option would be available to legitimize the relationships of gays and lesbians, I wanted to take stock and understand the history behind the movement as it has come thus far. I wanted to know why marriage was the goal; this opened up my understanding

yourself and ask what classes you should take and what time the orientation is for your graduate program. 5. Plan to attend the New International Student Orientation. Review the New Student Orientation Schedule for International Students for details. 6.  Get the required TWO MMR vaccinations (or proof you have already received them), and TB test and have your health care provider sign form below. These should be sent before you arrive. We can accept scanned documents. Download the Medical History

, she had to branch out to surrounding Tacoma, Parkland and Spanaway schools to meet other people of color. After joining the heritage speakers cohort, Pinedo Chipana gained so much more, particularly a heightened ability to communicate with her relatives from Peru, where she was born. “My parents know all the history,” she said. “I was able to relate more to what they were talking about. When I learned about the history, I could finally understand what they were talking about.” Rojas Apodaca, a

,” outside a classroom lab setting. “We don’t know the answers in advance,” she said. “Our job is to figure out how to ask the questions.” For Hoang, doing science can mean embracing failure, because it’s part of the process. “Conducting research allowed me to appreciate failed experiments,” she said. “This actually helps me become more problem-solving savvy.” For Kiyomi Kishaba ’21, studying Jewish immigrants in South America resonates with her own family history. Her father’s side is ethnically

-13 to work with several students on a documentary about Islamophobia. “These students grapple with professional production standards, as well as human interactions with people who live their vocations every minute.” During the 2016-17 academic year, grant recipients are conducting research in Canada, Mexico, Belgium, France, England, Ireland, Italy, Japan and Rwanda, representing research in the disciplines of education, communication, religion, history, biology, economics, music, global studies

escaped to the United States during the Holocaust and settled in San Francisco. “I thought, ‘I need to do a Kurt Mayer segment,’” Christensen said. “And I thought, ‘Why hadn’t I thought of that before, and why hadn’t I done that while he was alive?’” Christensen had known Mayer personally—not well, she said, but very meaningfully, through her opportunity to work with him on the German translation of his memoir, My Personal Brush with History . Christensen ran into Mayer’s son, Joe, at a Powell-Heller