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Elizabeth Larios ’21 decided she was going to be a neurosurgeon in the fourth grade. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about the human brain. Returning home that day, she told her mom: “I’m…
success in her life to mentors like Palerm. A Latina woman born to an immigrant father, Larios has been fighting against stereotypes her whole life. Neither of her parents finished high school and she didn’t learn to speak English until kindergarten when, after becoming lost during a spelling lesson, she started taking English language acquisition (ELA) classes. “Our school nurse was actually the teacher and she would sit the three of us down — me, my cousin, and my uncle, who was in the fifth grade
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FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (Aug. 6, 2015)—Ann Kullberg ’79 has never taken a formal art course, but her work is internationally known—and her story is as colorful as her art. Though the lines were not always straight, and there were rough patches along the way, Kullberg…
her love for the people, language and culture of Japan. But because the professor who taught Japanese at PLU had retired, she pursued an Education degree. Now a resident of Federal Way, Wash., Kullberg lived in Stuen Residence Hall all four years at PLU. The art building was visible from her window, so she watched art students go to class, never considering herself “good enough” to take an art class herself. Her own artistic epiphany came later, after graduating, marrying, moving back to Oregon
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Elizabeth Larios ’21 decided she was going to be a neurosurgeon in the fourth grade. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about the human brain. Returning home that day, she told her mom: “I’m…
her life to mentors like Palerm. A Latina woman born to an immigrant father, Larios has been fighting against stereotypes her whole life. Neither of her parents finished high school and she didn’t learn to speak English until kindergarten when, after becoming lost during a spelling lesson, she started taking English language acquisition (ELA) classes. “Our school nurse was actually the teacher and she would sit the three of us down — me, my cousin, and my uncle, who was in the fifth grade — two to
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Student Success Advisor | Academic Advising | sbostwick@plu.edu | Sebastian Bostwick is nonbinary trans poet, cat person, and plant parent.
Sebastian Bostwick Student Success Advisor They/Them Email: sbostwick@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Master of Fine Arts, Poetry, Notre Dame, 2020 Bachelor of Arts, English, Western Washington University, 2016 Biography Sebastian Bostwick is nonbinary trans poet, cat person, and plant parent. They’ve been with PLU since August 2022, but working in higher education has been a life-long dream of theirs. They hold a Bachelor of Arts in English, with an emphasis in Creative Writing, from
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Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Financial Services | Enrollment Management | frechemt@plu.edu | 253-535-7161 | Originally from Southeastern Massachusetts, Mike is now completely at home in the Pacific Northwest.
Mike Frechette Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Financial Services Phone: 253-535-7161 Email: frechemt@plu.edu Professional Biography Education M.A., English/Humanities, University of Chicago B.S, English Education, Boston University Biography Originally from Southeastern Massachusetts, Mike is now completely at home in the Pacific Northwest. He lives in University Place with his spouse and two young children. He has spent the vast majority of his career working in student financial
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Student Success Advisor | Center for Student Success | sbostick@plu.edu | Sebastian Bostwick is a nonbinary trans poet, cat person, and plant parent.
Sebastian Bostwick Student Success Advisor They/Them Email: sbostick@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Master of Fine Arts, Poetry, Notre Dame, 2020 Bachelor of Arts, English, Western Washington University, 2016 Biography Sebastian Bostwick is a nonbinary trans poet, cat person, and plant parent. They’ve been with PLU since August 2022, but working in higher education has been a life-long dream of theirs. They hold a Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis in Creative Writing from
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Associate Vice President for Hospitality and Retail Services Dining and Culinary Services | Campus Restaurants - Dining at PLU | mcginnem@plu.edu | 253-535-7472 | Erin is Associate Vice President for Hospitality and Retail Services Dining and Culinary Services for Pacific Lutheran University.
Erin McGinnis ’90 Associate Vice President for Hospitality and Retail Services Dining and Culinary Services Phone: 253-535-7472 Email: mcginnem@plu.edu Office Location:Anderson University Center - Room 271 Professional Biography Education M.B.A., University of Guelph, 2007 A.O.S., Culinary Institute of America, 1992 B.A., English/Economics, Pacific Lutheran University, 1990 Biography Erin is Associate Vice President for Hospitality and Retail Services Dining and Culinary Services for Pacific
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Holocaust and Genocide Studies Programs faculty and staff.
Rona Kaufman Professor of English Full Profile 253-535-7295 kaufman@plu.edu * On Sabbatical
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When Kaila Harris ’24 received her PLU acceptance letter, it was a special moment for her and her family. Upon its arrival, Harris read the letter, which included the contents of her financial aid package, aloud to her parents. “When I finished, my dad stood…
-12 students in the Bethel and Franklin Pierce school districts. Tutoring is led by PLU student volunteers, and an average of 15 students each semester regularly donate their time. With goals to provide support to adult English language learners in the near future, the Parkland Literacy Center is fast becoming an educational cornerstone in the local South Sound community. “My goal is not only to do what I can to provide access to education for everyone, but to make sure that the community knows
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Grad lands dream job By Emilie Thoreson ’15 After travelling to Macedonia on a Fulbright Student Fellowship and working for the National Albanian American Council, Kelly Ryan ’10 has landed his dream job — working for the State Department. Ryan made the trip to Skopje,…
now the school system in Macedonia is segregated linguistically, which also means that it’s segregated ethnically… so [my project] was an analysis of how this organization is trying to promote integration within the school system.” Always wanting to do more, Ryan also made time to volunteer at the American Corner Library in Skopje, helping with English language classes and Model UN competitions. Kelly Ryan ’10 landed his dream job working for the State Department. Although he was nearly 6,000
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