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building connections with peers and professors. She chose PLU for the opportunity to build relationships with professors and fellow students. “Smaller class sizes and cohorts help build a community you can turn to, even after you leave PLU,” she says. She also joined the rowing team for two years. “When you struggle together at 5 a.m. in the water, a community is built.” Sandhu will attend law school this fall with the goal of supporting and advocating for marginalized communities, including

some ideas, but he’s not ready to share them yet. Yet he encouraged the audience to find something they are passionate about and make a “ripple in the pond.” “You might not have an Olympic medal,” he said. “But there’s not reason you can’t take your issue to an Olympic level of problem solving, and make a difference. “You just have to decide to take the trouble to do something about it.” Read Previous Understanding the World Through Sports and Recreation Read Next Building peace COMMENTS*Note: All

, including plans for a new, much-needed music/fine arts facility. At the time I didn’t believe those who told me that academic buildings take between 15-20 years from conception to completion. The envisioned building was approved in concept in 1978 and the Mary Baker Russell Music Center was completed in 1998 – exactly 20 years! I’m grateful to have been in on the project from the very beginning and to have witnessed the enthusiasm and support of two presidents toward realizing that dream over two

planned for Saturday, March 31, at Richmond Beach Yoga in Shoreline, Wash. The event runs from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and is open to the public. Six instructors will each lead half-hour sessions, and after three hours, the group will have completed 108 sun salutations. There is a $25 suggested donation and all proceeds will go toward building the expanded training center. Bryant, through various fundraisers, hopes to raise $30,000 to begin the project of opening the new, expanded training center. The goal

about building relationships – living in residence halls, having dinner with your friends, playing sports in the gymnasium in the wee hours of the night. More than 400 students play intramural sports, ranging from traditional sports like basketball, flag football and soccer, to more playful ones like 3-on-3 basketball and dodgeball. In all, there are more than 30 sports opportunities a year. Altogether, it is good for the body, and it is good for the mind. That’s why everyone is here, right? “I’ll

PLU alumnus Scott Foss ’91 serves as a top paleontologist for the Department of the Interior Posted by: Zach Powers / March 20, 2017 Image: Scott Foss ’91 on the rooftop of the Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) March 20, 2017 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsWashington, D.C. (March 20, 2017)- When Scott Foss ’91 enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University, he dreamed of becoming a paleontologist and pursuing a career outdoors

a person who’s working on graphic design,” Halvorson said. “But maybe you don’t regularly meet with business or computer science students, and you want to develop a broader range of entrepreneurial skills. The Innovation Studies program is meant to help you achieve the career and leadership goals that you want out of your art program.” The minor embraces creativity and big ideas while leaning into skill-building, providing a toolbox for students to delve into once they’ve completed their

understand that residential life has a major role in the ecology of care that we provide to our students, and we are great partners in helping students connect to the right resources on campus. Read Previous Building Community: A PLU Special Education Major Discovers the Beauty of Returning to His Childhood School District Read Next PLU alumna Jenifer Leavens ’18 leads elementary education at Chief Leschi Schools COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might

California State University, Chico, and eventually earned her master’s degree there. She made the dean’s list each semester and was encouraged to apply to graduate school, landing her at Washington State University where she earned her Ph.D. She’s been teaching classes at PLU since 2006. The key to persistence for marginalized students, and subsequently their success, is building support systems similar to the ones she had, Chavez said. To get there, she says leaders should avoid polarizing, zero-sum

said. As she progressed through the nursing program, Mitsui found the relationships with her classmates to be extremely helpful. One of Mitsui’s favorite aspects of the nursing program is the tight-knit community of her cohort, the 40 students with whom she takes a majority of her courses. "It’s almost like I had two families while I was here. Just building those relationships with my teammates and my classmates has been the most memorable."- Takara Mitsui “The teamwork, helping each other out and