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January 11, 2010 Uganda Blog: first entry By Theodore Charles ’12 My first travel update comes not from Uganda, but from PLU. I arrived on campus yesterday, Monday January 3, with all of my gear packed, ready for takeoff. I will be shooting still photographs in Uganda, therefore I have 30 pounds of camera gear stuffed into a carry on. Professor Joanne Lisosky gives last minute instructions to students before they prepare to embark on a journey to Uganda. (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) It is a
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smoked mackerel. While smoked fish isn’t that unusual, serving the entire body of the fish – head and all – is enough to prevent some people from trying it. Culinary Services tries to present dishes that people wouldn’t normally try on their own, but would try again. Many people found it difficult to take the first bite of their Chinese tea eggs, which were a brownish color with cracks resembling spider webs. After the first bite though, many found it enjoyable. These dishes aren’t easy to try on
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competitive and fun athletics but with a focus on enjoying your college life outside of your sport as well,” she says. “I have become a better teammate and leader and my athletic experience at PLU has also given me the best second family I could have asked for.” NCAA Division III checks all the boxes… Academics first High-level athletics Balanced student-athlete experience So actually, the real question is why not D3? GO LUTES! Guest blogger: Mike Snyder, Director of Athletics & RecreationGo LutesWant to
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served in Alaska’s House of Representatives in 1992 at the age of 29. He was re-elected in 1994 and served one term in the Alaska State Senate form 1996 to 2000.During his tenure in the governor’s office, he has worked on Alaska’s economy, schools and championed domestic violence legislation. Parnell graduated from PLU with a Bachelor of Arts in business administration. Married to his wife, Sandy (Scebold ’84) Parnell, since 1987, they have two daughters. Student commencement speaker Andrew Reyna
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the election the first day. “My co-worker looked for me,” she says with a laugh. “When he told me, I didn’t believe him. I thought he was playing a joke on me.” As a councilmember, Reynolds spends time researching city issues and attends public City Council meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, and a study session the third Monday of each month. People at PLU “definitely encouraged” her to run, said Reynolds, who will graduate in May. Reynolds said she hopes to get her MBA after
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said ‘numbers like that you just don’t get anywhere else.’” His prof, Assistant Professor of Business Kevin Boeh, would know. Boeh is a former Wall Street investment banker whose accounts totaled in the billions of dollars. Like he does for all of his students, Boeh helped Whitney identify a good match for his skills, and helped him prepare for the interview. The result? Whitney took a summer internship with Bank of New York Mellon, working 40 hours a week. After the summer, Whitney was given the
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for the hunger and to bring a broader awareness to the ceramics program at PLU. Along with these student bowls there will be an additional three larger artist pieces available throughout the night. “I am a firm believer that ceramics can be catalyst for social change,” Delaney Hills ‘18, a ceramics student at PLU, said. “I’m doing what I love. Having the opportunity to give back to our community is a wonderful byproduct of ceramics.” The students can take pride in the fact that their work is going
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year and last year. “I try to make sure that all my employees have these traits,” said Bowman, who served in the Coast Guard for four years as an aircraft structural mechanic and C-130 Loadmaster after graduating Washington High School in 1977. “That’s tenacity, perseverance and passion.” And every vet, he adds, “has a degree in getting stuff done. “I’ve never had a problem with any vet I’ve hired,” said Bowman, who received a business undergraduate degree from PLU. Bowman credits his PLU training
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critical life skills: time management, risk taking and, most of all, patience.”Spring also works at Springtide Press, runs the Elliott Press at PLU and is part of the creative duo the Dead Feminists broadsides, a series of letterpress prints highlighting historical feminists. Her work is included in collections around the globe. Spring is currently taking a year of absence from PLU and plans to return in Fall 2015. Along with her fellow award recipients, Spring will be honored at the annual Tacoma Arts
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Aerobics, Pickleball, Skiing, Mountaineering and Bowling. The variety of classes allows students at all fitness levels to find their own niches. “You could have an Olympian working out with someone who’s never worked out before,” said Health and Wellness Coordinator Susan Westering, PLU’s buoyant and energetic Aerobics professor. Westering graduated from PLU in 1980 and returned to teach in 1986; she now teaches four Aerobics classes: Low Impact Aerobics, Power Aerobics, Step Aerobics and Boot Camp
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