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‘Representation matters’: Lute actor earns lead role in Seattle production of ‘Legally Blonde’ Posted by: Kari Plog / September 24, 2018 Image: Justin Huertas ’09 (center) performs in “Lizard Boy” at the Diversionary Theatre in San Diego. He wrote the musical for Seattle Repertory Theatre in 2015. Huertas is flanked by Kirsten deLohr Helland ’10 (right) and William A. Williams. The cast performed as a three-person folk rock band. (Photo by Simpatika, courtesy of Diversionary Theatre) September

Lucas Kulhanek-Arenas ‘14 Posted by: juliannh / February 22, 2022 February 22, 2022 By NolanFuneral homes and PLU’s Diversity Center may seem like contrasting environments, but not for Lucas Kulhanek-Arenas, ‘14.His experience with a positive environment like the Diversity Center helped him succeed at his current job as a funeral director, where he works closely with grieving families. Though the job can be heavy, he says that his time with the Diversity Center shaped how he understands and

could learn from their perspective.”  Upon her return, Beeson’s decided to apply to the Human Development Conference. She also plans to apply for and present at undergraduate research showcases at PLU and in Tacoma. Cora Beeson wore a handmade traditional Javanese dress and a headpiece made by her dance teacher to perform a Javanese dance for her homestay family while she was living in the city of Yogyakarta, Java.× Finding Support at PLUBeeson chose PLU after visiting for the Presidential

passive facilitation guide to inform community members of the struggles young homeless people face and how they can be supported to overcome these struggles. How did you get involved with True Grit?  I got involved with True Grit through an outreach email in the Diversity Center looking for a student with videography and editing capabilities to help capture the stories of homeless youth. Hearing about this, I was very excited, as a career goal I have is to do advocacy work, and this seemed like a

of a blow up mattress on a friend’s living room in Queens, Hobson left his wife behind and took the risk. And that made all the difference for the Puyallup native. Within a few weeks, he’d landed a role in Next to Normal, a Broadway play that later won the Pulitzer Prize that year for theater. Hobson has been working steadily since, with parts in musicals such as “Leap of Faith,” “Bonnie and Clyde” and he co-starred in “Sweeney Todd,” at Oregon’s Portland Center Stage. Aside from working in the

Director for the University of Namibia. The PLU campus visit for the Namibian delegation was arranged by the Wang Center for Global Education at PLU. The dignitaries joining Tjiramba included the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Namibia, Dr. Lazarus Hangula; Dr. Kenneth Mantengu, Director of External Relations for the University of Namibia; and Dr. Alfons Wabahe Mosimane, Head of the Life Sciences Division at the University of Namibia. The Namibian delegation met with several PLU representatives