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when something isn’t right. “One day I was feeling upset and my French professor noticed how I was not participating the same way I always did,” he said. “My professor made me feel I was not only receiving a well- rounded education, but that my professor cared about my well-being, as well.” When Knutson was a student at PLU, it wasn’t unusual for professors to invite students into their homes for meals, celebrations and even group study sessions. She recalls a time when she and the other

colored-pencil books out there at the time.” (Her Colored Pencil Portraits Step by Step is still one of the top books in the art market for painting portraits.) Kullberg said she believes hand-drawn art is critical in this age of technology. “The moving of the hand goes through the prism of the soul,” she said. “It puts one’s mark, heart and life to it. Something happens between the eye and hand as it goes through the artist.” Kullberg believes anyone can learn to draw with the right training. In 1999

going. “I said, ‘Guys. What you’re pulling now is about what we do when we’re resting,’ ” Foltz said. The women train about 19 weeks during the academic year. The rest of the time they work out on their own – the rowing machines are where they push their bodies. They showed the men how to row with a purpose, incorporating their legs, backs and cores into every move along with their arms. “Every time you put that blade into the water you have to make the decision that you are going to push yourself

Convention Center — to help capture and share compelling stories with broad audiences. Joshua formerly served as the lead videographer for the prestigious student-media organization MediaLab, for which he helped produce film and edit long-form documentary projects. He is aiming to move into the video production industry post graduation. John Froschauer, photographer John will soon hit his sixth year at PLU. Prior to his time at the university, he spent 15 years working for himself with a main client

recalls a time when she and the other cheerleaders and the basketball team were invited to a home on Wheeler Street after a big on-court victory. The school’s attorney and his wife had built the home. Knutson and her late husband, David ’58, who was a PLU religion professor, bought that same home in 1985. It was convenient for the family to live next to campus where they were raising two kids, Kari and Kris. David, a diabetic, was blind and eventually lost both his legs. There were times students came

possible, says Suzanne Moore, a Vashon Island-based book artist who served as one of just two American illuminators for The Saint John’s Bible. “It’s the only way it could get done,” she said in a sunlit art studio, reminiscing about her contribution to the most ambitious book-arts project of our time. Coming to terms with the 'L' in PLUSenior Editor Kari Plog describes how she was drawn to PLU and The Saint John's Bible for the same reasons. Moore was one of 23 artists who worked on 160 illuminations

part of their family. I went to regular dinners at their house, accompanied them to local festivals and learned from them how to cook and bake many delicious Norwegian recipes. They, along with the other family members who graciously hosted me in their homes, demonstrated a warmth and hospitality that I found in all of the Norwegians whom I got to know; our professors and program coordinators also invited us into their homes, cooked for us and took very good care of us throughout our time in Norway

all-gold interior of the new synagogue is “very edgy and contemporary,” with acoustics so perfect, attendees were enveloped in sound the moment the rabbi began chanting. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) The gold interior of the synagogue with prayer verses inscribed on the wall. +Enlarge Photo Natalie Mayer Story and Video The group’s time in Mainz was especially emotional for Kurt Mayer’s daughter, also a PLU student. Read Story At the synagogue’s Shabbat social hour, the group met with the head of

all-gold interior of the new synagogue is “very edgy and contemporary,” with acoustics so perfect, attendees were enveloped in sound the moment the rabbi began chanting. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) The gold interior of the synagogue with prayer verses inscribed on the wall. +Enlarge Photo Natalie Mayer Story and Video The group’s time in Mainz was especially emotional for Kurt Mayer’s daughter, also a PLU student. Read Story At the synagogue’s Shabbat social hour, the group met with the head of

History and Women’s and Gender Studies and a minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. She received the Kurt Mayer Summer Research Fellowship in 2015 and 2016. Last semester, she studied abroad in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Carli is the PLU history tutor, a global ambassador at the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, and a tour guide. She also swims on the three-time conference winning team at PLU. Kate WileyTitle: Mayer Summer Research Fellow presentation Who: Kate Wiley, Junior