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recognizing that this will be an important time to be organized in conversation as a community. Regardless of the election outcome, this is a supportive space to talk, listen, and heal” says Melannie Denise Cunningham, PLU director of multicultural outreach and engagement, and producer for the event.This edition of the People’s Gathering will welcome a keynote speech from Rep. Pramila Jayapal. Elected in 2016, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is now serving her second term in Congress, representing

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Lutheran University. From serving as ASPLU president her junior year, to spending a semester in Trinidad and Tobago, to using film as a catalyst for change, Chan has spent her time at PLU highlighting the experiences of her community members—especially those who haven’t traditionally held a seat at the table. Chan has spent several seasons working with Hmong flower farmers in Seattle as part of her PLU journey, complementing her double major in communication and gender, sexuality, and race studies

everything from stormwater to soil samples to industrial waste.The outdoorsy trail from National Geographic to analyzing waste makes surprising sense. As Chontofalsky grew older, he thought he’d go into state wildlife biology after graduating from PLU with a biology degree in 2003. But, two days after finishing up his senior project, Chontofalsky wound up interviewing with a private environmental science lab. He took the job and found that he loved his new field. “I spend a lot of time running or hiking

national recognition for pursing to very diverse goals. One group chased Frisbees; the other sang on key before millions. To wit, Anderson took time to honor PLU’s Ultimate Frisbee team, who won the national championship for ultimate Frisbee. Then Anderson moved on to honor a group of self-proclaimed geeks, the a cappella group PLUtonic, who through the YouTube voting won a slot on America’s Got Talent. The group sang before a viewing audience of 12 million in mid-August. “I wanted you to meet these

Raechelle Baghirov ’05, shared their experiences in a panel discussion on paid service opportunities on Thursday, March 22. “The phrase ‘a life of service’ was thrown around a lot,” Baghirov said of her time at PLU. “It made you look at what you were learning and how it could be taken to a higher level. I may not have thought of it as ‘this is my wild hope component’ but it was.” Baghirov studied abroad in London during J-term her last year at PLU and knew she wanted to spend more time abroad. She

hopes you’ll learn and heed: That voice will come through PLU’s new outdoor speaker system, part of a larger, and also new, Emergency Notification System.On Tuesday, it’ll be tested for the first time on the Pacific Lutheran University campus to sound the all-clear for a scheduled fire drill. More broadly, the system—which includes eight directional outdoor stadium speakers tied to Metis Help Station interior devices, all on Upper Campus—will increase PLU’s capacity to respond to the campus

with a private environmental science lab. He took the job and found that he loved his new field. “I spend a lot of time running or hiking and fishing outdoors, and it’s cool to be out there,” he says. Environmental science tied Chontofalsky’s passion for science and nature in a new way. “People look at Wapato Lake and wonder, ‘Why is this water so clear?'” he says, and now Chontofalsky can explain the chemistry of water treatment and the lake clean-up process. “It’s just been a cool experience,” he