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“Kiki” Katest said, “People are not like roads and buildings. How do we rebuild a human being?” So in 2005, Katest founded Ingoma Nshya, the first and only female drum troupe in Rwanda—breaking the taboo against women drumming and bringing together women from both sides of the conflict. For Marta, a Hutu whose Tutsi husband was killed; Seraphine, who was 8 when she lost her whole family; Regine, whose parents were imprisoned as killers; and more than 50 other women aged 16-60, the troupe has been a

through dialogue facilitator and participant training, take courses on peace and conflict studies, and engage with a cohort of 11 scholars from other universities.” Tracy was recently accepted into masters programs at the University of Washington and Columbia University. She chose UW where she will pursue a Master of Public Administration degree with an emphasis on environmental policy. She also hopes to get involved in research conducted by the UW Climate Impacts Group. “I didn’t realize how much I

Lutheran University. This May, Akuien (pronounced “A – Q – En”) will graduate with a double major in communication and political science with minors in conflict resolution and religion. The first years of his life were spent traveling, or rather escaping from the horrors of a civil war in Sudan. “I was born into this chaos right away,” Akuien said. He is one of almost 4,000 “Lost Boys,” who escaped a life of war and faced the fear of the unknown for a chance at a better life in America. “Luckily, I was

carpenter of all things, and he didn’t preach, he said ‘this is what the Christian faith is.’” Blagg’s Christianity classes inspired her to take a fresh look at religion as a whole. She eventually returned to Catholicism years after her family stopped attending church. “Those two classes got me thinking more than anything else that I took,” Blagg said.   After she graduated with her bachelor’s degree, Blagg’s graduate studies at PLU focused on how companies approach conflict resolution with their

do as leaders in the university. Sometimes there’s complicated differences in opinion or even conflict, but how do we navigate these differences in a way that maintains people’s humanity? What are the advantages of uniting these four particular departments to create the College of Health Professions? It’s the opportunity to collaborate to address the whole person. These four units are all looking at different parts of health and wellness. By being together, we can hopefully do a better job of