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in that—as if I could find a straightforward, few-word answer to all the problems of the world. The IHON professors, as well as those of the English and German department, did a wonderful job of humbling me. Perhaps my favorite aspect of PLU was that although professors challenged me to look at issues from a fresh perspective on a daily basis, they did so in a way that encouraged my individual pursuit – and passionate engagement of – the issues at hand. The courses I took emphasized the process

research and professional engagements of faculty members across our professional schools, and so the list goes on. I thank and congratulate each of you because the scholarly life of PLU faculty is a great point of pride for all of us, it is the well spring of great teaching, and so it is magnified in and through the academic achievement of our students. It is my observation that student faculty research and creative projects, along with our capstone courses, are pushing the academic performance level

well-established and successful. Lastly, but most importantly, I knew that PLU had an extremely strong biology program backed by a wonderful group of dedicated professors who really do care about their students success in courses. To sum this up, by attending PLU I avoided becoming just a student ID number in the computer, but rather I a known recognizable face on my daily visits to Rieke Science Center. Riley Hoyer ’12 is from Libby, Mont. My PLU experience: My experience at PLU has been an