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affected by this,” said Stephens. Aaron Steelquist, Programs Coordinator, Student Involvement and Leadership Steelquist, with the help of Hai Doan, Assistant Director of Social Media and Technology in Student Involvement & Leadership, created the PLU posters for the It’s On Us campaign. The posters, which can be seen throughout campus, feature students and staff—everyone from athletes, professors, student leaders and faculty has been invited to participate. “Everyone seemed into the idea and wanted to

with WRIT 101-23: Our Place, Our Vision, Our Lens: Indigenous Film, but the series is open to the public. Table Talk: ‘What is the World’s Greatest Need?’ Monday, Nov. 16 | 6 p.m. | Scandinavian Cultural Center Panel discussion featuring Assistant Professor of Philosophy Mike Schleeter, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Galen Ciscell and School of Education & Kinesiology Director of Information Management and Technology Mary Jo Larsen. Title IX: More Than Just Sports Tuesday, Nov. 17 | 8

in July 2000. Within two years, he was elevated from overseeing the delivery of technology instruction to managing the design and launch of three new branches. Bannon still remembers how then-CEO Deborah Jacobs made a point to mentor him. Jacobs, a legendary figure in Seattle civics and the national library community, is known for leading the passage of a historic Seattle library bond and raising an additional $300 million privately to rebuild or renovate every library in the city. “I was a very

formed Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation focused initially on trying to attack poverty by first solving a deceptively simple-sounding problem: How to get basic vaccines to the world’s poorest children. Bill Gates Sr., as the point man for his son and daughter-in-law’s new philanthropy, had by then also learned of a small, Seattle-based organization called PATH, or the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health. PATH, like most other such international public health organizations, had been working

communities or takes a life. It does not accept the idea that we as humans want water to stay within what we deem to be its safe boundaries. There is no obedience class for a river and no way to persuade water to stay at a certain level or fall from the sky Throughout history, humans had to adjust around where water was, or face extinction. However, as technology has evolved, the line between what humans can and cannot control is becoming increasingly muddled. Rivers are controlled with dams, levees and

actual painting. I drew on the plastic, and if the figure didn’t work at one place, I erased it out and rearrange and such. When it was finally ready, I would then transfer it onto the actual painting (see image at left). At the very last stage, I used Photoshop for minor retouches. In early time, for instance, if the sky on the painting was not bright enough, the painter would have to go back and physically paint the sky brighter. So now with the help of modern technology, I could use Photoshop for

Taylor will share their lived experiences reaching the highest leadership levels in college athletics. Sponsored by the PLU Department of Kinesiology. Sanctuary Panel Conversation Feb. 27 | 5:30 p.m. | Anderson University Center (Chris Knutzen Hall) A panel of experts will discuss the current state of American immigration policy, options for undocumented residents and what it means to be a “sanctuary” campus or city. MORE INFORMATION The Rachel Carson Science, Technology and Society Annual Lecture

challenging thing hasn’t come yet."- Thomas Horn Horn also traveled to Holden Village in central Washington for a J-Term philosophy course. “There was no technology and 300 inches of snow on the ground,” he said. “Taking a class in that environment was pretty phenomenal.” Horn recently interviewed with AmeriCorps, a nonprofit organization focused on engaging adults in acts of public service. If accepted, he will be working in Seattle with the program College Access Now, helping to coach, mentor and

wider worlds of business, economics, and technology. For your program, Marc, there were faculty from History, Sociology, Economics, and Anthropology involved!” Michael: “Matt, can you tell readers how you got started with your business history project?” Matt: “Sure—It began with my shared interests in History and Economics. In this case, you were my faculty adviser, Dr. Halvorson, so when you described your current research on the early history of personal computing, I was intrigued. The topic that

with us into exploring opportunities,” Belton says. The board is comprised of up to 37 members of the PLU alumni and Lutheran communities who are leaders in fields like technology, financial services, law, manufacturing and medicine. Frechette describes the board as a group wide open to new ideas and that asks smart, tough questions. “When I talk to enrollment managers at other schools I get the feeling that their boards are more hesitant about questioning traditional financial models and thinking