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students all semester long. VOCES8 celebrates diverse musical expression and has premiered commissions internationally with their classical recordings reaching the top of the charts. They are very involved in music education through their charity, the VOCES8 Foundation. www.voces8.com Lawrence BrownleeMr. Brownlee is an American opera singer, known for bel canto techniques. An award-wining tenor, Mr. Brownlee has performed in operas, recitals, and concerts globally in the world’s finest venues

growing effort across higher education to better prepare students for a global economy and an interconnected world. With nearly 10,000 members, NAFSA is the world’s largest nonprofit association dedicated to international education. The four other winners in 2009 are Boston University, Connecticut College, Portland State University and University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Past winners in other years include Purdue University, Michigan State University, Concordia College and Arcadia University. Read

Gates Foundation, and serves as the advocate for the foundation’s key issues, which includes education and world health, with a particular focus on HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention. Tuesday night, Gates spoke on campus about his new book, “Showing up for Life, Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime.” In small vignettes, Gates discusses lessons learned growing up in Bremerton, Wash., serving in WWII, getting his law degree, marrying, raising a family, and now of course, being father to one of the most

adoptive home, where he lives in the  Gramercy Park neighborhood with his partner of two decades. He grew up in a Lutheran family, and was based in Seattle. He came to PLU because many of his friends were here, and he loved the warm, inviting nature of the campus. And he loved the breadth and range of a liberal arts education. “I think when you’re an undergrad it’s a time to expand your horizons, and a liberal arts education teaches you to think in every sense of the word.” Campbell relished his

multicultural setting for young adults experiencing homelessness. “I was shaped by the values of a liberal arts education at an ELCA-affiliated university,” Rude said. “I benefited from learning to ask questions, living into my values, engaging difference, serving others and living in community. It was hard, and at times, I desperately needed a place of grace. I feel called to help create that space – physically and spiritually – with the PLU community,” she said. Rude earned a B.A. in Religion, with minors

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