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East, on the other hand, continues down its war-torn path. This time, however, the war from the Middle East knocks on Europe’s door. Daily, waves of refugees wash out in the shores of the Greek islands along the coast of Turkey. People of every age are trying to escape the violence of ISIS. Their numbers have already exceeded the number of refugees during the Second World War. Greece keeps sinking in the abyss of her widely publicized bankruptcy, and Greek citizens are doing their very best to help

Leadership residential learning communities, that also utilize linked courses to partner with students in their learning and success,” she said. “This engagement also is reflected in the presence of FYEP faculty across the first year, beginning with new student orientation and following through to other key points in the experience, including follow-up in the second semester and attention to student success as a whole.” Read Previous A Silent Story: PLU Faculty Member is a Witness to Refugee Crisis Read

consider working in Central and South American ecosystems.  After several scientific collecting trips, he became convinced that he would have to become proficient in Spanish if he were to have real impact in these regions.  He tested his fluency by spending an entire year immersed in the culture of Colombia as a Fulbright Fellow in 1991.  During that year, he taught a graduate level course entirely in Spanish.  His second Fulbright fellowship, in 1998-99, was dedicated to teaching sustainable

scholarship. “He had been impressed by and enamored with Native American culture,” Farnum said of Price. “And he wanted to try to help support a Native American student who might have had some funding gaps.” Katie Dean ’21 hopes to start an indigenous peoples club at PLU and is looking forward to a potential indigenous studies minor. And for Dean, this annual $1,500 award was the difference between coming back to PLU for her second year and leaving the university. “It’s amazing that I got this scholarship

, one of the safest cities in the country, which is kind of entirely contrary to what you would hear about it,” Wiersma said, adding that was “in contrast with Juarez, which is one of the most dangerous cities on the face of the planet. We really wanted to get to the bottom of it and be like ‘What’s it actually like living in a border community?’” The second episode to screening on Feb. 17 will focus on women who work in the construction trade. Construction is an industry typically dominated by

in this kind of way. I always tell people, “Once the worst thing happens to you in life, you don’t really have a lot of fear about what else is going to go wrong.” That gives you a lot to live for and it gives you a different perspective. That motivates me every day to wake up and say, “Okay, I have a second chance, how can I make this world better?” Within this advocacy and public speaking work that you’ve been doing, what are some of the things that you consider a success or mean the most to

that hung from the ceiling.He crafted the first model from cardboard in 1966 before experimenting with a second version made from Masonite and eventually settling on Plexiglas as the favored material. For five-year-old Bliss, his grandfather’s acrylic tree was a thing of wonder and a hallmark of the Mid-century Modern design aesthetic Bliss would grow to love. “That tree was special not only because my grandfather designed it,” Bliss said. “But also because it made the holidays memorable. It was

discuss their careers, their motivations, and why Amazon is a fit for them. The Curious StorytellerRegan Zeebuyth ’01 has always been curious. Curious about words, about ideas, and about systems. He’s always trusted that curiosity to guide him. Even when, as a second-year Lute, it led him to rethink plans to follow his parents into medicine and toward a major in communication. Even when it nudged him out of a burgeoning early career in public relations and into the world of corporate internal

project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget Sound region. Tracye Ferguson ’94 is the second of three Lutes being featured from the Capital Region Educational Service District 113. Previous Lute Powered series highlighted PLU alumni at Amazon,  MultiCare Health System, and the City of Tacoma. Read Previous Kristen Jaudon ’94: Picturing the possibilities Read Next Summer Internship: Economics major finds family environment with global company COMMENTS

teacher it was their second time in Namibia. Though not a requirement, all six teachers had participated in PLU semester or J-term programs.For Brianna Wells ’11, a third-grade teacher at Clover Creek Elementary in the Bethel School District, Namibia was where she first learned how to manage a classroom. Because many state schools struggle with access to adequate resources, class sizes are large and teachers must know how to keep forty to fifty small children engaged. But this summer, thanks to the