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the signal processing challenge. Case agreed. This was the third year Case has taken a part in the competition. Each year, students are presented with a different problem that they don’t know until the start of the competition. “The process is pretty similar, obviously the problems are different,” he said. “What changes the most is the work dynamics. It’s just as much education as it is community building. It’s really fun.” “I think the experience in itself is helpful in a team setting,” Case said

Tacoma Public Schools,” said Zachary Lyman, PLU Associate Professor of Trumpet and Music Theory. “I saw him over the summer, and the care and passion that he brings to his students is unlike anything I have ever seen.  It is so inspiring, and this honor is richly deserved for him!” The next step in the Grammy Award process comes in December, when 10 finalists are announced. And then the winner—possibly a Lute with a PLU-infused passion for music and teaching—will be announced during Grammy week 2015

left, attended the Education Career Fair and then signed a letter of intent with her top choice, Tacoma Public Schools. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Undergraduate Elementary Education major Danay Jones ’15 recently signed a letter of intent with her top choice, Tacoma Public Schools. She is in the process of interviewing for a position as a kindergarten teacher. “It [the Education Career Fair] helps us narrow down what districts we want to apply for,” she said. “ I witnessed several of my

the chosen one. Lisosky said Henrichsen was in contact with UNESCO and made sure the process went smoothly. “[Jennifer] is tenacious,” said Lisosky. “She has a maturity way beyond her years.” In August, Henrichsen will begin her five-year doctorate program at the Annenberg School for Communication, where she received a full-ride scholarship. “These successes she is finding are icing on the cake,” Lisosky said. “She is a well-recognized scholar in her field. She has poise and the ability to do this

he had a really profound impact, not only across the Arab world but also in the U.S.” On March 1 at PLU, Idriss will encourage attendees to lean into the process of achieving peace and building communities defined by civil discourse and cooperation. “Peace is not just the absence of violence, but also the presence of something,” Idriss said. “Now in this country, as well as in a number of other countries across the world, that’s never been so much on people’s mind.” Admission to the third

us the opportunity to fail.”Learn more about undergraduate researchInterested in undergraduate research at PLU? Check out the Division of Natural Sciences’ Summer Undergraduate Research Program (NSSURP).“Here at PLU we believe that students can best learn about science by doing science,” said Ann Auman, the university’s Dean of Natural Sciences. “Undergraduate research … gives students the opportunity to ‘try on’ being a researcher and be part of the scientific process with their faculty mentor

their health centers and training staff to administer tests, PLU Athletics has taken it upon itself to manage the process.  “That is something that is unique,” Jen Thomas, interim athletic director, said. “Having our coaches do that … there’s a lot of positives in doing it that way and it should be celebrated.”  Teamwork is nothing new for Lutes, but now that attitude spreads across individual sports.  After seeing their spring season end abruptly, the athletics department chose to zero in on that

studying abroad or internships or even applied research,” Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, interim dean of interdisciplinary programs, said. “Some students opt for this because they have a dream job in mind — one that doesn’t fit in a more traditional major.” Every year, one to three PLU students graduate with an individualized major that they designed. Lindhartsen says he found the entire process fairly straightforward as his advisors were always on hand to support him.  “Without doing a degree that created

are interested in the program.  “I love that I get to see everybody through the application process,” she says. She takes pride in paying attention to the smallest details and her growing abilities as a project manager — abilities that have clearly not gone unnoticed by her supervisors, as she has been asked to work on a wide variety of additional projects. She’s become a key utility player for the academy, serving as the program’s point of contact with Salesforce, helping launch a new website

attorneys to put them into the proper legal clinic and get them the support they need. “It’s really cool learning to work with different kinds of people, see what they’re going through, and guide them through the process.” Crenshaw says that, time and time again, he’s seen clients walk through the organization’s front door “broken and defeated,” but by the time they leave, “they realize there is help for them, and that weight gets lifted off their shoulders.” Crenshaw hopes to attend law school at