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Sustainability Development Goals and to illustrate how progress on one goal might influence the others. Their innovative solution—explained in a 23-page pulled together on the last day of the competition and summarized, “Network of goals; a forest of numbers; an ONION.; and in the end, poverty was the root of the problem”—earned them a top award from the Mathematical Association of America. Beyond being intellectually intense, the competition is also physically grueling; students usually sleep no more than

his family reconnect with their Norwegian heritage, which they inherited from Bjug Harstad. His daughters, Kjirsten and Ann, have built close connections with relatives in Norway and volunteer their time to help preserve their cultural heritage. It’s another way that the family gives back.  The tradition of philanthropy is a thread that has endured through generations of Bjug Harstad’s lineage. Through Bjug Day and with the participation of the broader Lute community, this spirit of giving

understand what’s going on and adjust my life accordingly.” However, Hofrenning’s post-graduate plans span further than mere governance. Hofrenning aims to combine his degree with his religion and Hispanic studies minors to contribute to progressive peacebuilding in Colombia. “(I want to look) at what opportunities come out of the political landscape down there right now,” Hofrenning said, “and to use what I learned from Hispanic studies to insert myself and start working in Hispanic politics

legs” and have been successfully upgraded: the Regency room (UCTR 203) and the Scandinavian Cultural Center (UCTR 100). These two venues are heavily used year-round by various PLU and external groups. This makes it very important for these spaces to have bullet-proof media systems that will get the job done day in and day out. For users, the only difference that will be apparent is the addition of an HDMI input for laptops and other media input devices. On the inside of the podiums and audio

students to learn the public perception of archeology while explaining about archaeology. “We are encouraging people to bring their artifacts to the university so we can give them information about their artifacts and to give us more information about archeology in Pierce County, “ Professor Amanda Taylor said. The archeology class is preparing for the event by learning more about local archeology and learning the laws and rules about cultural resources in Washington. The class sent flyers to libraries

honorary degree, starting at 2:30 p.m. The King’s visit to PLU is part of his official visit to Washington and Alaska in May. His activities at PLU and at Commencement represent his only public appearances in the South Sound. Community members are invited to help welcome the King to PLU as he tours campus. Spectators may line the path leading to and around Centennial Plaza (“Red Square”). Music and entertainment arranged by PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center will begin at 10:30 a.m., and the crowd will

publications, and records from Scandinavian cultural organizations. Users can limit their search to a particular collection area or search across all holdings and can also browse by subject, place, or digital objects. The system is a work in progress and archivists Anna Trammell and Josh Smith are continuously adding new content. For questions or additional information, contact archives@plu.edu. Read Previous On Exhibit (Virtually): Wang Center Contest Winners Read Next Improvement Updates to Online

23; and May 26-May 31. RSVP here to help paint. Recognizing that Parkland has its own unique history and cultural identity, Pacific Lutheran University students have created the collaborative Parkland Community Mural Project in hopes of archiving those stories on a prominent neighborhood wall. This project is designed to be community-based; according to organizers, its purpose is to unite local artists, students, community organizations, businesses and community members to creatively and

years continue to produce moments of amazement, wonder, care and empowerment for generations to come!” Nova Schauss ’04 “I was never able to take an official Women’s Studies class because of my class schedules. Through the Women’s Center, I connected with other students and staff who were interested in making life better for women and men. I always think of my time at the Women’s Center as the place where I earned my extracurricular minor in Women’s Studies by osmosis. I met so many great people

had some way of connecting it to something else that was a strange tangent idea that didn’t make it connection right away, but reading into what he said, always made more sense. So finding a way to connect this disparate ideas together was something that I still try. So I try to read more than just design stuff and watch more than just documentaries and look at more than just design work. I am trying to be influenced and influence students in other ways so their creative is more than just what