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AlumniPLU graduates who studied away through the Wang Center are doing amazing work all over the world, from Washington State to Antarctica. Find out what they’re doing and how you can take advantage of global opportunities after PLU, too!‘Welcome to Panama Kaylee’ Kaylee Bauer, ’18, is taking on a new challenge as her two year commitment to serving the Peace Corps in Panama begins. Her service officially started in February and she was sworn in at the end of April.  Since then, she has been

Robert (’46) and Patricia Nieman established the Mr. and Mrs. Gus H. Nieman Memorial Scholarship in 1992. This endowment is incredibly special, in that it supports students who chose PLU in preparation for one day attending seminary. When asked about their PLU story and why they established this endowment, Robert says, “Both my older sister Dorothy and my younger brother Richard attended PLU as well as myself. My father was active in the college during the rebuilding of the facility and

in becoming a sustainable campus community. Here in Hospitality Services & Campus Restaurants, we are doing our part as PLU moves towards the goal of becoming a carbon neutral university by 2020. We are focusing resources towards cutting down to zero-waste through the Green Tray Program, helping students organize their waste as trash, compost or recycling. The program is helping the University Center and all of the PLU campus become a home for green dining. In addition to the Green Tray Program

Dr. Jon R. Kershner, a Washington native, earned a B.A. in Christian Ministries from George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon, in 2001. After working in a Quaker church for a year, he and his wife packed their few belongings into a U-Haul and drove cross-country to New Jersey, where he began a Master’s in Divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary. Upon graduation in 2005, he returned to the beautiful northwest where he took a position as a Pastor in a Quaker Church in Northeast Tacoma. In 2008

Travel the World, Share Your GiftsConnecting With HistoryAs a member of the PLU Orchestras, you will have the opportunity to travel both in the United States and around the world. While these trips are opportunities to see other places and learn about other cultures, they also give you the chance to share your gifts with other people. In recent years orchestras have traveled to: Ireland Spain Portugal Germany France Hungary Romania Bulgaria Alaska Montana Idaho Oregon California …and of course

Tim Hoyt ’15 shares the benefits and impact of his international experience My international experience in Taiwan and China significantly enhanced my PLU MBA program experience, by showing me an applied context for business concepts. Although I had completed a group project on the automotive industry’s entry into the Chinese economy, I did not fully appreciate transportation issues in China until sitting in a traffic jam in Shanghai. Discussing innovation with BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and

Keynote Speakers“The Olympic Games, Social Activism and Responsibility: How Sport Can Affect Change in the World” Keynote Speaker: Joey Cheek Olympic Champion, Darfur Activist and Humanitarian Gold medal-winning Olympic speed skater, Joey Cheek, co-founder of an international coalition of athletes committed to raising awareness about the crisis in Darfur, Sudan, will be the keynote speaker in the March 4 sessions in Tacoma. After winning gold in the 500 meter race and silver in the 1000 meter