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been academically challenged and enriched in subjects from gender studies, environmental justice and jazz. I’ve learned to take risks and always found a community to fall back on. Because so much time is devoted to looking at issues and topics from a perspective other than my own, I have been challenged to discover my own capacity for compassion. What’s next? I’m hoping to get hired to teach music somewhere in the Northwest. Elementary, secondary, band, orchestra, choir – I just want to teach music

liked the music, and I’m especially into Jazz, so it was great fun.” Michael: “Great—I’ve seen that film, too. This is the film that begins on a crowded L.A. freeway, and suddenly—POW!—the people are all singing and dancing on the overpass in the bright Southern California sun.” Marc: “Apparently, filming that took about three days and the freeway was closed most of the time. They really shut down L.A. for it!” Matt: “Strangely, I haven’t seen La La Land yet. But we did have a fun student film night

helped Thames mitigate her propensity to overextend and succumb to stress. “Community and friendships — mostly through The Mast — allowed me to be fully present at PLU, and find a foothold in the college experience, which was vital for me,” Thames said. “I found a sense of belonging here.” With the future in mind, Thames plans to utilize her narrative voice as a proxy for diverse populations. She hopes her writing will highlight the humanity of underrepresented communities and bridge a connection

school,” she said. “She’s always been there for me.” A favorite PLU memory: Like her professors, Nuunyango is determined to use her own opportunity to open doors for others. Going to the state legislature for Student Engagement Day was especially empowering. “I was able to use my voice,” she said, “and advocate for the State Need Grant”—a program that supported her, and that she considers particularly important for mothers returning to school while raising children. “I was proud to go to Olympia and

defined as a community of believers. While faith communities usually share religious or spiritual traditions and beliefs, these common ties do not necessarily have to be religious in nature. Rather what binds faith communities are common attitudes, traditions, rituals, histories and understandings of the world. Here I want to avoid legitimate concerns that faith communities necessarily require all members to share the same perspective on all issues, to act/speak with one voice or act in the same way

happened, our students responded in the best ways open to them, not as objective and neutral witnesses to history, but as sensitive and conscientious participants in it.” Sill agreed, noting that the day, in many ways, was even more educational than she expected. “Our students wound up learning an even more important lesson about citizenship in a democracy,” she said. “Knowing the value of being the voice of opposition when it is uncomfortable and how to do so safely and respectfully.” Meanwhile, the

campus so beautiful and all the staff and faculty were welcoming and excited for my future! My PLU experience: At PLU I have been academically challenged and enriched in subjects from gender studies, environmental justice and jazz. I’ve learned to take risks and always found a community to fall back on. Because so much time is devoted to looking at issues and topics from a perspective other than my own, I have been challenged to discover my own capacity for compassion. What’s next? I’m hoping to get

in writing. I worked in the Office of Admission throughout my time at PLU as a Voice of PLU caller and program coordinator, volunteered at the Women’s Center, joined the Sexual Assault Peer Education Team (SAPET), and have been an active member of Delta Iota Chi (nursing service club). My incredibly positive experience at PLU has been a result of my interactions with the diverse students and faculty members, the opportunities and support the university has given me and my enthusiasm for nursing

bachelor’s graduates and 100 percent of master’s degree graduates passed their state boards at first sitting. One more PLU graduate received a Fulbright Fellowship, bringing our 34 year total to 80. Our student Mathematics Modeling team won a meritorious award, the second-highest award possible, and the student MediaLab received a college division Emmy Award for their film “Illicit Exchanges: Canada, the US, and Crime.” At the end of the academic year,  the University Wind Ensemble and Jazz Band

, will pay, and who will be able to pay, the growing bill for higher education? Obviously, this is not just PLU’s issue, it is a crucial issue for every college and university, as it is, I believe, for our state and nation. But it does impact us in a very significant way, and in the course of our PLU 2020 long-range planning discussion we must address our own economics, even as we add our voice to the larger public debate. Proposition 3 – CHARTING OUR COURSE: The great task facing us at Pacific