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the technology work. At the same time, I’m always working with our business leaders to identify opportunities to accomplish more with technology. I think both sides of that equation are tremendously rewarding for me. I like getting into the weeds of something like network security and thinking about how we are securing the network using the tools we have, and also thinking about what new pieces of technology could help us be more efficient in that work. When you were a PLU student, what drew you

where you live or what your government is or what your religious beliefs are or that you’re 1,000 kilometers from the closest road,” she said, her piercing blue eyes flashing. “You’re a human being, and that means, at the minimum, we need food, water, shelter, health care, freedom.” As a child, the Anacortes, Wash., native knew she wanted to work overseas. She never imagined how that one thought would shape the trajectory of her life, taking her from Kenya and Ivory Coast, Africa, to New York and

implications that one road really can have,” Schrecengost explained. “I experienced the growth of one idea into a whole other thing.” Schrencengost added the experience gave her a new passion for research. It is another example of PLU’s continuing commitment to the creation of opportunities in which students and faculty can work closely together on research and creative projects. While at the National Archives in Washington, D.C., she was in awe of the huge building and the documents she was able to access

unemployment and half the population gets by on less than one dollar a day. Barber had a hand, with other staff at the college, teaching a new generation of nurses. Most of her students had only reached the equivalent of 6th grade. But the desire to turn this country around was intense in her students, she said. Most of the time, the nurses would be the main caregivers at the country’s hospitals, she said. “The role of the physician often falls to the nurse,” she said. “Many of the hospitals have no

paperwork associated with their newly registered classes. They also left with the novel “Into the Beautiful North,” by Luis Alberto Urrea, and a series of study questions associated with the book. Homework already?!! Not really. But every incoming student is being asked to read the novel as part of an innovative new program at PLU. In the eyes of Starre Helm ’12, an English major who helped select the book, the arrival of this novel is an easy, and interesting, way for students to become acclimated to

and honor its victims. After months of research, I was traveling to D.C. and New York City as part of a team of three exploring anti-Muslim sentiment in America. More specifically, how mainstream media has influenced its spread, the social implications for American Muslims and the greater American public today, and how to mitigate its harmful effects.“Beyond Burkas and Bomber: Anti-Muslim Sentiment in America” is the upcoming documentary produced by PLU’s MediaLab, premiering on April 11 at 7 p.m

, the Cluster Munitions Treaty and the Mine Ban Treaty. In his current job, he is responsible for the Burma and Libya portfolios, as well as three new offices: policy, partnerships and training. He co-chairs the State Department’s sub-working group on religion and conflict mitigation. For White, the choice was to not lament or slip into depression, but eventually set his life on a course that would reach out to others who experienced similar disasters. His passion for eradicating landmines

 Dec. 4 | 8 p.m. | Lagerquist | Tickets The University Singers and Men’s Chorus present an intimate musical journey through the season, framed in the format of the traditional Lessons and Carols. Come hear biblical readings, songs both familiar and new, and even participate in singing a few of the carols with the choirs! Richard Nance conducts the Men’s Chorus; Brian Galante conducts the University Singers. The performance also features Paul Tegels, organist. A Christmas Invitation  Dec. 5, 6, 11

the connections he’s made and the leadership experiences he’s had at PLU. The university has been an excellent place to grow his stewardship capacity, he says. “Care for the earth is in our mission statement,” Hachet points out, and PLU has provided many opportunities to develop new green initiatives.  “Daniel embodies PLU’s mission of care because his passion for sustainability is contagious, but not judgmental,” Justice says. “With everyone he meets, he is an evangelist for sustainability,” she

skills and makes an impact as a Tacoma Housing Authority intern Read Next Peninsula school district selects PLU alumna Krestin Bahr as new superintendent COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024 Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than