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to go to Oxford, and the Socratic seminar method and blended nature of the IHON classes made me interested. What’s your fondest memory as an IHON student? Dr. Wilkin taught a class on friendship that was super fun, even when I didn’t always agree with some of the course material. One of the final projects was completing an ethnography, which was super unfamiliar and new to me. I chose to explore how asexual and aromantic people experience friendships or romantic relationships, as people have this

leadership experience,” Mulder explains. Kreis and former PLU business student, Ava Edmonds '23, stroll down Garfield Street discussing relationships and experiences between local business owners and PLU business students in marketing courses. Kreis’ strong ties to Parkland have significantly influenced her journey to becoming the Business Outreach Director and entrepreneur she is today. Now, she is extending her support to other entrepreneurs looking to establish themselves in the South Sound region

with students. Say cheese! A selfie with Dr. Moneyang's FREN 101 class. AG: Both of you have been teaching at PLU for at least a year now. What are you most proud of so far?JRO: For me, it’s acclimating to a different culture. Going from a big research university with thousands of students, to a small liberal arts school. I’m proud of the relationships that I’ve been able to foster with students. For me, it’s sharing a classroom with students who are motivated and engaged with the material, and

visit and was received by the Men’s Swim Team. I hit it off with some of the guys and that was the last piece that made everything feel right to me. Also, PLU is close enough to home that I could go home when I wanted, but not so close that I would be supervised. My PLU experience: It has been great. I have had some solid athletic and academic successes and made some enduring relationships in the process. It’s been fun. I ended up in nursing because I wanted to do bedside care. It took a five year

Cancer Center, Washington State Legislature, Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance, Global Treks and Adventures, and many more! PLU even offers scholarships for internship-related expenses so you can get the internship experience without worrying about funding.“Internships like the one at Fred Hutch Cancer Center provide you not just an opportunity to pursue your interests and practice science but also to interact with amazing people, and you will network and build relationships that will continue beyond

schoolwork, marriage, sports and anything in between. It is a part of a special bond that began four years ago when Thomas first set foot on campus. “It’s therapeutic for me,” Thomas said. “I’ve been honest with him since Day 1 and he knows everything about me. I’ve had relationships like this in the past, but never to this extent. “I consider him family.” With the last game of the regular season at 8 p.m. tonight against Linfield University in Olson Gymnasium, the pair once again will meet to chat

from one of her research areas, Bernstein will address how U.S. universities striving for representational diversity often fail to create meaningful, pluralistic diversity. She’ll also explore the critical concept of behavioral comfort: the felt ease, safety and self-efficacy of interacting appropriately with diverse others. “Findings indicate that educational institutions should strive to create more settings in which positive intercultural relationships occur in order for students to establish

PLU for the opportunity to build relationships with professors and fellow students. “Smaller class sizes and cohorts help build a community you can turn to, even after you leave PLU,” she says. She also joined the rowing team for two years. “When you struggle together at 5 a.m. in the water, a community is built.” Sandhu will attend law school this fall with the goal of supporting and advocating for marginalized communities, including immigration law, domestic violence and other issues. The Sikh

focusing on poetry, fiction, or nonfiction, the mentorship is tailored to the student’s work, which ranges from fantasy novels to journalistic reportage. Despite the virtual and individual set-up, students still connect and support each other’s writing throughout the three-year program and after graduation. Professor Barot believes this sense of community and long mentorships, which allow time to develop significant relationships, makes the PLU MFA program stand out from others. When Professor Barot

and I wanted to do experimentation, but I also wanted to focus on mentorship. I wanted to be a mentor, I wanted to increase underrepresented minority participation in science, and get those students loving science. And that was the spark that started that. I then worked for a couple of years for a NASA-funded program, where that was actually their focus—to increase the underrepresented group’s participation in science. I realized that I wanted to teach and conduct research at a primarily