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  • international tours to China (by the Choir of the West and University Orchestra) and to Norway (by the Wind Ensemble and University Chorale), thereby affirming both our place on the Pacific Rim and our Scandinavian history. The times of change returned in the early 1990s as enrollment downturns of the previous decade finally hit PLU and the university entered uncertain economic times. PLU’s current president, Loren J. Anderson arrived and led the university through those turbulent times. The university

  • , to walking across the stage in Olson Auditorium at her Spanaway Lake High School graduation. Kreis has thrived in the community for years, and now she serves as the business outreach director in PLU’s School of Business. “Working at PLU feels so natural and fitting, a sort of coming home feeling,” says Kreis. “There’s definitely a strong pull to serve the community that gave me so much support at an early formative age.” In January of 2022, Dr. Mark Mulder, dean of the PLU School of Business

  • international tours to China (by the Choir of the West and University Orchestra) and to Norway (by the Wind Ensemble and University Chorale), thereby affirming both our place on the Pacific Rim and our Scandinavian history. The times of change returned in the early 1990s as enrollment downturns of the previous decade finally hit PLU and the university entered uncertain economic times. PLU’s current president, Loren J. Anderson arrived and led the university through those turbulent times. The university

  • and to achieving ambitious and measurable results with students,” Buley said. Nicolette Paso – Research in Germany Paso will be moving to Leipzig, Germany, to complete her Fulbright Research Grant. Her hope is to apply her research toward a master’s degree, and eventually doctorate, in religion. Her research project is centered on the early Reformation church ordinances that created the first state-sponsored systems of social welfare. “I am primarily interested in how theological context of each

  • that aimed to serve Jewish residents of the Puget Sound region. “I was tasked with writing a first-hand experience of an outsider’s view of a service at Temple Beth El, in Tacoma,” said Melissa McGuire ’06, an early member of MediaLab. “This project forced me out of my comfort zone and took my writing to a new level. It was one of the hardest, yet most rewarding, assignments I ever worked on.”  Also during that inaugural year, MediaLab students filmed and edited MediaLab’s first documentary, titled

  • professional growth know the duration of the clinical experience length, onboarding procedures, location, expected start and stop times, and who the point of contact is at the SoN clear explanations of what to expect at the clinical site, as well as expected course outcomes related to the clinical experience be notified as early as possible of their clinical site location and beginning and end dates of the clinical experience be informed of the policy and procedure for reporting safety concerns, challenges

  • ; they wanted to dedicate the time that such an important program deserves. “It was a long process,” he said. Since he was a child, Storfjell has maintained a steady connection to his heritage. “I’ve been back and forth, in and out, of my indigenous community,” he said. Troy Storfjell, associate professor of Norwegian and Nordic Studies, wears his traditional Sámi garb. (Photo by John Froschauer, PLU) He bounced between the U.S. and Norway throughout most of his early childhood, and spent most of his

  • ?  Swim team (2011-2013) Designer at IMPACT and the Career Connections office (2012-2015) Tingelstad Hall Resident Hall Council (2012-2013) ASPLU Senator (2012-2013 ) What are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced since graduation? Early in your career you have to make so many big decisions. Should I do x or should I do y? Each decision you make can impact your life in so many ways. You are influenced by your friends, family, and other people in the industry you’re in. One of the biggest

  • are not always comfortable conversations, but I’ve found great joy and a sort of liberation in the opportunities for honesty, resolve and direction they can provide.” The first People’s Gathering in February 2017 was attended by roughly 200 people. By the third installment in April 2019, attendance had increased to more than four hundred. Plans for a fourth on-campus event were set aside when COVID-19 hit in early 2020. However, as the pandemic accentuated health discrepancies within marginalized

  • :  Alliance. In addition to writing books, he serves on the Board of We Need Diverse Books and is on the faculty of the Hamline MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults. During the day, he is a federal early childhood policy expert who has worked in education at the national, state, and local level — both in and out of the classroom. He got his bachelor’s in Psychology from Dartmouth College and received a master’s in Ed Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Outside of spending time