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patient’s mother put her on her current path. The woman had been reading about vaccines on the Internet, and she was worried that they might be harmful to her child. McFadden’s need to convince her otherwise went beyond her professional obligation; her aunt and uncle wore leg braces and needed crutches thanks to polio, a disease they had contracted in the early 1950s before the introduction of Jonas Salk’s vaccine. “It was a really challenging conversation,” McFadden recalled. “I firmly believe that

exactly excite him. Kraig, an American history scholar, explained how libraries have been on the forefront of social justice and play a key role in providing access to knowledge that belongs to everyone. Kraig shared how, especially early in U.S. history, private libraries represented wealth and power and exclusion, preventing most Americans from accessing valuable sources of knowledge and information. The innovation of public libraries, she said, was foundational to the democratization of education

in lively, passionate, yet respectful conversation on the pressing issues of the day. “Clearly he was a major influence in shaping what I am presenting in the lecture.” Brocker is the lead pastor at St. Andrews Lutheran Church in Beaverton, Ore. and a lecturer in theology and ethics at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary. He has served as volume editor for Conspiracy and Imprisonment 1940-1945, volume 16 of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works (DBWE), and as co-editor for Ecumenical, Academic and Pastoral

Technology, where, this year Duffy, Madeline and Matthew listened to the Vines for six hours straight and danced through the halls into the wee hours of the morning. A pivotal moment came early on the third day. After drawing up blueprints for an algorithm—which Matthew said they “lovingly” called the Optimal Node Interconnected Objectives Network, or ONION for short—they waited and watched as the code they had staked their entire paper on refused to run. They put sad music on and took a nap. When they

program has given me the confidence to clearly craft recommendations that are used to develop the organization’s future. While there is a lot of pressure, the rewards are limitless. What advice do you have for current MSMR Candidates? In hindsight, my advice would be to start looking for employment early, utilize the University and School of Business as they are a great resource, and choose your path wisely. The School of Business is made up of amazing people who all want you to succeed after

great teaching experience – he’s teaching some of his fellow players Spanish, and he’s learning some Norwegian. Taylor plans to major in global studies and journalism and take those skills back to Tumaco, Colombia, where he plans to do volunteer work in literacy camps. The region is very important to him – he was adopted at an early age and lived in Gig Harbor, Wash., but Tumaco is where his birth parents are from. He relishes the opportunity to return to the area and give back to those who have not

early voting are any indication, those students may stay motivated through Election Day on Tuesday and make their voices heard. “I’ve had students come up to me and changed their ‘I Will Vote’ pledge to ‘I Have Voted,’” Smith said. “Which is kind of fun.” There has been a shift in how young voters are engaging the issues and the candidates this time around, said Rick Eastman ’72, associate director of Student Involvement and Leadership. Eastman has spent a lot of time watching presidential elections

: “We began to give money to Lute Club after graduation and were contacted by Jim Kittilsby in the early ’80s about Q Club. Our four years at PLU were very meaningful in both education and spiritual growth. You just can’t out-give God and we feel blessed to be a blessing to the university. A college education is important, but very expensive. The future leaders of tomorrow need our financial help today to cope with rising costs. My company matches a large part of our annual giving to PLU, which

schools and Seabury School via Skype. The pair will also be writing a blog about their research during their trip. After more than a month on the ice, the team will head back to McMurdo in mid-January, and finally return to PLU in early February. Next year at this time, Todd plans to head out on another expedition to Antarctica with another lucky student. And for Todd, yet another Christmas, in a tent, out on the ice. But she wouldn’t have it any other way. University Communications Intern and

Seven Early Songs. In May Meade was also honored with the 2011 Richard Tucker Award, conferred annually on a single artist who has reached a high level of artistic accomplishment and who, in the opinion of the panel, is on a the threshold of a major international career. Then a second prestigious award followed this year. She performed last June at Benaroya Hall in Seattle to Schubert’s Overture to Rosamunde, D. 644. T Meade said she had never been exposed to opera before she came to PLU. But once