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arts community in Tacoma. The AMOCAT art award categories include art patron; community outreach by an organization; and community outreach by an individual, which Spring received. “It’s a surprise and an honor to receive the AMOCAT award,” Spring said. “Tacoma is such a strong, supportive place to be an artist and a teacher, and I’m constantly energized by the opportunities here.” Spring has brought the art of letterpress to Tacoma. As an undergraduate English major, she began setting cold type on

other path. “Emergency medicine is appealing to me because I treat patients of all ages with a broad spectrum of medical problems,” she said. “It is rewarding because it is an opportunity to provide compassionate care to patients in their time of crisis – whether they are having  heart attack or their 3-year-old jumped off the bed and cut their lip.” When asked for her advice to students considering a career in medicine, Aviles said, “Take advantage of opportunities to explore the field of medicine

December 1, 2009 Care “PLU grads are really needed in tough areas. People out here in the world need people who care.”Eric Pfaff ’09 opened PLU’s first bike co-op two years ago as a way for students to quickly and sustainably run errands around campus. Pfaff graduated from PLU, signed up for the intensive non-profit training provided by Teach for America and is now teaching fifth grade in a low-income school in Tulsa, Okla. No doubt he’s encouraging his students there to hop on a bike and ride

remains one of his mentors to this day. While a student at PLU, Scott met and fell in love with his future wife, Elizabeth (Morlan ’05) in Choir of the West. “I proposed to her on stage,” he said. That was in December 2004 and they were married the following summer. They have two beautiful girls, Madelyn (3) and Avery (six months) who can “sleep through any music we happen to be playing or singing at the time,” he said. He serves as the choir director at Trinity Lutheran Church in Enumclaw and his

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

NWAEP Diversity in Environmental Professions Scholarship Posted by: alemanem / December 19, 2023 December 19, 2023 Each year, NWAEP awards a scholarship that aims to support the professional development of students who are underrepresented in environmental careers (i.e., BIPOC, women, minorities). The DEI Scholarship is open to undergrad or graduate students of any environmental science/STEM field, and covers: one year of NWAEP membership fees, and participation expenses (up to $2,000 for

.   Removing ½” VCRs from Classroom Podiums To address this issue and conserve our remaining VHS player spares, Instructional Technologies plans to make the following changes in classroom technology this summer: Remove all remaining ½” VHS/DVD players in classrooms and make them available for faculty checkout as needed. Replace ½” VHS/DVD players with region free DVD players that play NTSC, PAL, and SECAM DVD formats. If you still use ½” VHS videos in your classes, you may check out a VHS player that can

frameworks that lend to the understanding of race, including and especially whiteness. 2. Place and belonging: the transformative power of learning particularly in a place of deep connection and community. 3. Narratives: the power of story to serve as a form of both enlightenment and non-violent resistance for social change. 4. Development: familial relationships and their influence on the arc of development from childhood to adulthood. If you have any questions about the book or if your department or

December 23, 2014 From Pacific Lutheran University to you and yours, have a warm and happy holiday season! Read Previous PLU Contingent Faculty Withdraw Election Petition Read Next Novelist Leslye Walton ’04 Nominated for Prestigious Morris Award COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition

professors and students make the one-of-a-kind bowls that are sold at the event. This year, PLU students, staff, faculty, and the public are invited to come to Empty Bowls in the grey area of the University Center on Wednesday, November 20 from 3-5 PM. About six weeks before Empty Bowls, art students and faculty begin work to make hundreds of soup bowls. Each bowl is formed by hand, prepared, glazed, and then fired. Colors and designs of bowls are chosen by the artist. Many are completely unique. One