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, vocational reflection, and potential career opportunities.“I got resume tips, cover letter tips … all this great advice. [My mentor] helped me do a mock interview before I did my phone interview with the New York Times, and I felt way more prepared — and I got the job, so I think it worked out well!” Chloe Wilhelm ‘20, a double major in economics and political science, has been working with mentor Tim Graciano ‘09, a Senior Manager at Amazon up in Seattle, for the past year. “Some of the things I

A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service Posted by: mhines / September 27, 2024 Image: Eric and Carolanne Watness celebrating Bjug Day in Red Square. (Photo by PLU / Sy Bean) September 27, 2024 By Britt BoardConstituent Engagement“Our place in this world is to be of service to other people,” notes Eric Watness, a descendant of PLU’s founder and first President, Rev. Bjug Harstad. Bjug is also the namesake of Bjug Day, PLU’s day of giving, which started in 2013 and happens every year

life more meaningful, and I think that is an important message to pass on to children.” Helton says his Children’s Literature minor has encouraged him to look deeper into the meaning of stories and that he was struck by the thematic depth of Charlotte’s Web. “Most children’s books do not deal with death, and Charlotte’s Web handles it so delicately,” Helton says. “During my studies, I came to the realization that children need an outlet to deal with loss and this story can help with that.” Helton

life more meaningful, and I think that is an important message to pass on to children.” Helton says his Children’s Literature minor has encouraged him to look deeper into the meaning of stories and that he was struck by the thematic depth of Charlotte’s Web. “Most children’s books do not deal with death, and Charlotte’s Web handles it so delicately,” Helton says. “During my studies, I came to the realization that children need an outlet to deal with loss and this story can help with that.” Helton

professor of theater Brian Desmond, who watched last month as the cast did a run-through of Vogel’s play, using Bunraku puppets to portray the young children in the back seat of the car, while the adults in the front seat were played by the actors themselves. As the play progresses, the actors playing the children take over their roles from the puppets. Then as adults, and a ghost,  they consider the implications of that long holiday car ride. “You’ll see the dramatic and traumatic effects of this car

during the Holocaust. No more than 11 percent of children sent to concentration camps survived, while as many as one in three adults survived to liberation. It’s because children had no value to the Nazis, Herschkowitz said. He was one of the lucky ones who survived. As a young child he escaped Belgium with both his parents to France. Once in unoccupied France, his family hid their identity as Jews by buying fake documents and sending Herschkowitz to a Catholic school. The time was confusing for him