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find Washington state and Tacoma. The children have all been in the United States for various stretches of time, from less than a year to more than three years. Some were originally resettled in Tacoma, while others were invited to move by Bantu families already in Tacoma. Those families came from Texas, Utah and even New York as part of a “second migration,” Fisher said. Despite the tutoring obstacles, the experience has been extremely rewarding, Baumer said. The younger children are adorable and
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Entebbe. After about a week in the country, Kennedy quickly realized that the bike idea was a bust.. “I’d never seen anything like it,” he said, recalling his first visit to the bicycle repair shop. “They were using technology that was generations before my time, using means I’d never used before.” So with two months left on his visa, what was he going to do? A random conversation with an Australian in a youth hostel gave him an idea. What about setting up a soccer tournament in the poorest areas of
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-on experience (literally) with some of the native-winged creatures during her time at the Alliance. Read about her once-in-a-lifetime experience below! How did your internship experience come to be at Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance? BD: The founder of Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance posted an ad for the internship on ornithologyexcgange.com. This link was then sent to me by my PLU mentor Ben Sonnenberg ‘14, a former PLU research assistant. (PLU mentors are PLU alumni who have already made
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Muslims, who are also apprehensive about potentially harsh restrictions. In a Gallup survey this month, 41% of Americans were satisfied with the current level of immigration, a higher percentage than at any time since Gallup began tracking the issue in 2001. Amid the contentious debate over the issue in the last year, the percentage of people wanting less immigration fell to just 36%. I want to assure you that PLU remains firmly committed to the well being of ALL of our students regardless of their
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for his class that has grown throughout time to include members of other classes. Through the Listserv he communicates about things happening at PLU, the fate of classmates, fun stuff and opportunities to donate. He also currently serves as a Lute Link career advisor and corporate representative. Johnson previously served as president of the Alumni Board, a member of the Board of Regents and on the most recent Presidential Search Committee. Special Recognition Award Alvin ``Al`` Broeckel ’60 ’70
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when something isn’t right. “One day I was feeling upset and my French professor noticed how I was not participating the same way I always did,” he said. “My professor made me feel I was not only receiving a well- rounded education, but that my professor cared about my well-being, as well.” When Knutson was a student at PLU, it wasn’t unusual for professors to invite students into their homes for meals, celebrations and even group study sessions. She recalls a time when she and the other
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colored-pencil books out there at the time.” (Her Colored Pencil Portraits Step by Step is still one of the top books in the art market for painting portraits.) Kullberg said she believes hand-drawn art is critical in this age of technology. “The moving of the hand goes through the prism of the soul,” she said. “It puts one’s mark, heart and life to it. Something happens between the eye and hand as it goes through the artist.” Kullberg believes anyone can learn to draw with the right training. In 1999
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going. “I said, ‘Guys. What you’re pulling now is about what we do when we’re resting,’ ” Foltz said. The women train about 19 weeks during the academic year. The rest of the time they work out on their own – the rowing machines are where they push their bodies. They showed the men how to row with a purpose, incorporating their legs, backs and cores into every move along with their arms. “Every time you put that blade into the water you have to make the decision that you are going to push yourself
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Convention Center — to help capture and share compelling stories with broad audiences. Joshua formerly served as the lead videographer for the prestigious student-media organization MediaLab, for which he helped produce film and edit long-form documentary projects. He is aiming to move into the video production industry post graduation. John Froschauer, photographer John will soon hit his sixth year at PLU. Prior to his time at the university, he spent 15 years working for himself with a main client
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recalls a time when she and the other cheerleaders and the basketball team were invited to a home on Wheeler Street after a big on-court victory. The school’s attorney and his wife had built the home. Knutson and her late husband, David ’58, who was a PLU religion professor, bought that same home in 1985. It was convenient for the family to live next to campus where they were raising two kids, Kari and Kris. David, a diabetic, was blind and eventually lost both his legs. There were times students came
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