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ravaged by tornados and oil spills, gone up the Alaskan Highway in search of unsung war heroes, and looked into weighty topics such as immigration, the changing American family and attitudes towards Islam in the United States. “I view teaching much like I view journalism,” Wells said. “It’s still an education process. And here, you give students a good start, and help them find their way. I think of the professors who encouraged me, and gave me a kick in the butt when I needed it.” Wells would like to

January 28, 2013 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, Macedonia shortly after graduation to carry out his Fulbright. There, he analyzed the dialogue process of the Nansen Dialogue Center and its efforts to promote linguistic and ethnic integration in schools. “Right

didn’t expect was just how fast both events would occur. It took her two months to sign an agent, and they polished the manuscript for weeks. Her agent then took the book to a publishing house on a Friday. Within 72 hours, she had a contract. “I was prepared for rejection and a slow process,” she remembered. “So mentally I was prepared for it to take forever.” So now Meyer is working on book four. All four have been optioned for movies, though she can’t say which studio has taken notice, yet. As for

the group a bit about field craft, such as map reading and rope work. Swanson said that this year’s summer research really gave him a look into the scientific process and at “least a brief look at what scientists do in the field.” Todd said this is key, since each student on her team developed their own research study on the Rainier Mount Rainier and had to deal with some data that was expected, as well as some result that were unexpected. “It will help them deal with complexity and unknowns, and

happy to be back once again in 2015.” Ryan is now in the process of preparing results of his excavations for publication, and he hopes to return to Egypt soon to continue working on more tombs in the ancient royal cemetery. PLU remains his stateside base-camp and he occasionally teaches Egyptology courses and involves his students in his research.Dr. Donald Ryan's Faculty HomepageInformation about his research, books and more. Read Previous Public Opportunities to See the King During His Visit to

members of a consortium of other equally impressive schools. “We focus on colleges that are deeply dedicated to students’ learning,” said Tyson Schritter, executive editor of Colleges of Distinction. “Schools designated as ‘Colleges of Distinction’ offer innovative learning experiences that educate, nurture and transform students.” Colleges of Distinction says it looks beyond rankings and test scores to find colleges that are the ideal places to learn, grow and succeed. The selection process reviews

the structure, but young people bring the hope and the change.” Beiermann found his role as a young person in the election process in March, when he attended the PCD caucus where 30 local election districts caucused together in the same room. He attended as a newcomer, but left an elected delegate for precinct 655, where PLU resides. “It was the first day I had high political efficacy,” he said, “feeling like I could be engaged in politics and have a place.” Soon after, Beiermann started helping

running a nonprofit,” he said. “But I was never very interested in that model because I’ve watched people become exhausted by that process.” Kell Duncan ‘11 designed the Churchill's restaurants, bars and retail shops to be housed in repurposed shipping containers that share a 9,000-square-foot courtyard — recycled structures that proved much more affordable for first-time business owners than traditional brick-and-mortar structures. Instead, the Churchill’s owners came up with another way to give back

, Bliss focused less on increasing sales and more on increasing profitability. As a seasonal business, he must estimate sales far in advance of the holidays, placing his factory orders in June. It was an especially daunting process this year with all the uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus. The pandemic also affected his production chain. Working with overseas manufacturers previously, Bliss found business partners to produce and assemble every part of the tree and prepare orders for shipment. In

.  1. Why did you pursue the Udall Scholarship? The Udall Scholarship was very intersectional in the way that I like because there were three categories you could apply for which are Indigenous policy, Indigenous public health and the environment, so I hoped to expand my knowledge on and share how these intersect. I was really excited to apply for the environment category. Dr. Nancy Simpson-Younger was an exceptional part of the process and one of the best mentors I could ask for. She was very