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English literature. Since that epiphany, Barlow has become a leading voice on water conservation and the view that it is a resource that should be conserved and administered as a public, not private resource. Maude Barlow She has authored 16 books, including “The Politics of Water”, “Blue Gold” and her most recent book “Blue Covenant” (2007, The New Press).  Barlow is the recipient of 11 honorary doctorates as well as many awards, including the 2005 Right Livelihood Award (known as the “Alternative

fresh eyes,” said Barlow, who has a degree in English literature.   Maude Barlow Since that epiphany, Barlow has become a leading voice on water conservation and the view that it is a resource that should be conserved and administered as a public, not private, resource. She has authored 16 books, including “The Politics of Water”, “Blue Gold” and her most recent book “Blue Covenant” (2007, The New Press).  Barlow is the recipient of 11 honorary doctorates as well as many awards, including the 2005

’04 used to be PLU study buddies with seventh-grade Social Studies teacher Brent Anderson ’97; •    Brooke Gustafson ’05 and Tawana Bens ’05 not only graduated from PLU the same year; they now teach together in a combined English/Special Education classroom; and •    one current Lute—who is a Ferrucci graduate!—to this day credits Leifsen and teacher Ron Baltazar ’00 with, basically, changing the course of her life. Ferrucci’s extraordinary concentration of Lutes could be coincidental (or

career—and take him further than ever.Holland planned to major in English but became fascinated by the varied projects offered by PLU’s computer science major. With family in the tech, interest in computer science runs in the family, he says. Through the PLU IHON-Oxford Program, he took a distributed systems course. “It had very interesting, hard problems that interested me.” Overall, this is what he enjoys most—finding efficient ways to solve problems. “Computers give you immediate feedback on

who come from marginalized populationsChavez, chair and associate professor of politics and government, identifies as Latina. She’s a native Spanish speaker who didn’t learn English before beginning school. She was raised in an immigrant household in the Southwest and experienced many of the obstacles fellow Latinos face every day in the U.S. Like many who come from a similar background, Chavez was the first in her family to graduate from college, despite the barriers she faced. She came from a

integrated supply chain, and the new Enable Talk smartphone app, which allows sign language to be translated into speech, giving people with hearing impairments the ability to communicate with hearing peers. Sarah Cornell-Maier ’19 Social innovation differs from other types of innovation in that it uniquely works to solve issues that communities face in the social realm. Social innovators are interested in ideas and solutions that create social value. These ideas may come from social entrepreneurs

, too!Ash recently completed medical interpretation training and plans to apply for medical school while working as a Spanish language medical interpreter over the summer. Ash sees this as the next step in achieving her goals. “One of my main driving factors in becoming a doctor is to help the Hispanic community and give back,” she says. Read Previous Stuart Gavidia ‘24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County Read Next Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24

is the place where students will be able to ask important questions of meaning and purpose in their lives,” Hunnicutt said. “And it is where they will be able to get more information and guidance in devising their own answers.” Or, to put it in the language of the Mary Oliver poem from which the Wild Hope Project gets its name, the Center for Vocation will be the place for students to consider “what they will do with their one wild and precious life.” Indeed, it is hard to find a student on

fight never ends,’” Riano said. Richardson says health insurance is a very complex language, and she urges her fellow PLU students to learn as much as they can about the topic. Being well versed in health care now ensures students will pick plans that are right for them and move through their lives as healthy as possible. The White House targeted young adults for the Healthy Campus Challenge in hopes of lighting a fire under them to seek information and get serious about their well-being. PLU’s

, quality preschool,” she says. “We provide services for the whole child.” That includes social, emotional, cognitive, physical and language learning, as well as physical activities and nutrition. During her PLU days, Ferguson didn’t know she would find her life’s work in education. She majored in sociology and psychology and, after graduation, went to work for Safe Streets in Tacoma, whose mission is building strong neighborhoods. “I was a community mobilizer for Safe Streets,” Ferguson recalls. She