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have this looming in front of you: Finding that job,” he said. “I think this helps bring it down to the students’ level, and they can understand what they have to do.” Mary Kay Wilson ’81, said that Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup, is a regular participant in the fair, and will be again this year. “The energy of those students is contagious,” she said. “And we’re looking for enthusiastic and motivated nurses.” As for advice, Wilson said that the maxim of the early bird plays into the job search

transfer students includes checking out the transfer requirements carefully, and look at picking colleges early in the admittable process. He also stressed that “it’s never too late to go back to school.” Don’t let your age be a deterrent, he stressed. “I wondered if I’d fit in, and this place has been most welcoming,” he said, adding that he lives in Kriedler Hall, which is mostly filled with upper classmen and older students. The financial aid and counselors at PLU were terrific, he said. “The

February 24, 2012 Career Expo coming to campus By Katie Scaff ’13 Networking and making connections with employers early is key, according to senior business major Nikki Noble. Noble went to the Fall Internship and Job Fair in October with a few resumes in hand and came away with an offer to intern with Target this summer. PLU is hosting a Career Expo this spring from noon to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 7,  in the University Center’s Chris Knutzen Hall. (Photo by John Froschauer) “It was just

class,” Flenniken said. “I took it very seriously from the beginning.” In the early stages of her career in poetry, Flenniken wrote about the everyday, domestic life. But now, she is drawing on her roots as a Richland, Wash. native and taking on more serious social issues, including those surrounding the Hanford nuclear site. “Her poems go from the everyday experiences that we can all relate to, to the more serious topics that she handles so beautifully,” Zeigler said. Growing up in Richland

13th president since Krise visited in early February during the presidential search process. The search committee and regents chose Krise as PLU’s president on Feb. 28. His first official day on the job was Friday, June 1. Krise thanked the campus community for the turnout, and then turned to one of his favorite topics: The importance of a liberal arts education. “The liberal arts education and its value is something we all need to talk about,” Krise said. It was this enthusiasm and dedication to

. “The very first day we were climbing through a rain forest,” Leu said. “I’ve never hiked that slowly so it was kind of frustrating.” She learned the pace wasn’t slow to frustrate though, but rather to avoid altitude sickness. Markuson recalled how the final ascent was a slow climb into the dark. It starts early in the morning in hopes of reaching the top as the sun rises above the clouds and over the mountain. Each step was slow and for hours the climbers have nothing to see but the illumination of

success after another—and perhaps destined by one very early experience: The first article she wrote, on cafeteria lunches, ran in her elementary-school newspaper. “I thought it was so much fun seeing my name in the paper,” Patterson said She picked up reporting again in high school, working for her school’s paper and freelancing for The News Tribune’s Young Adult Pages. She also delivered newspapers. “There was a point in time when I was delivering the paper and had a byline,” Patterson said. Still

and early 1600s. “I love costumes,” she says. “I have to get inside the head of every single character in the play.” The hierarchy of costume design delegates most of the control and vision to Anderson, who then dispenses assignments to her student helpers. “She is the designer; we are her minions,” says Ali Schultz ’14. Costumes for ‘Macbeth’ hang ready for rehearsals … and then the real performances. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’15) There are times, however, when the students are granted creative

selection committee from a competitive list of candidates nominated by their peers. “The ASM Awards and Prize Program recognizes exceptional microbiologists who have made significant contributions to advance the field and the microbial sciences community,” said ASM CEO Stefano Bertuzzi. “There is no better way to show gratitude to a mentor, respect to a colleague, or support for an early career scientist than by nominating them and acknowledging their outstanding contributions.” A complete rundown of

accomplishments there, Krise was the founder and first director of the Air Force Humanities Institute at the academy. Thomas Krise enjoys some Caribbean steel drum music and ice cream and strawberries at PLU’s summer Strawberry Festival.  Coincidentally, Krise went to high school in the Caribbean and is an expert in early Caribbean and American, 17th century literature. Given this eclectic and wide-ranging background, it should not be surprising how vast, and expansive, his interests are. Both he and Patty