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of dedication and commitment to supporting the students of PLU. Kelly Ryan ’10 Hometown: Missoula, Mont. Giving history: Student Q Club member since the 2007-2008 academic year PLU Affiliation: Recent graduate Student activities: TelALutes, Debate/Forensics, Student Alumni Association, University Congregation, Resident Assistant Why I give to Q Club: “It’s important for students to get used to giving back, regardless of what organization they give to. As a student, PLU has given me so much, and I

have been equally successful in their careers, from forensics and foreign relations to education and environmental policy-making. The PLU filmmakers are talking to them all, exploring the deep relationship these Namibians have with each other and with the university they call their “home away from home”— all the while gleaning insights into themselves as well as the graduates. “In the film, each of the Namibia Nine describes how what they lived and learned at PLU is engrained in every aspect of

distracted by all the other things that you can do as an undergrad. Make sure that you’re always focusing on academics.PLU DebateFounded in 1947, PLU’s debate team is one of the oldest and most decorated forensics programs in the country. Read Previous PLU professor Dean Waldow charges up his students while building a better battery Read Next It’s Mylie Miller’s job to market Wild Waves. And yes, she has a lot of fun at work COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you

forensics pedagogy. It also offers a perspective to take on a famous encounter: the 1858 debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. One of the foremost scholars on Lincoln, Professor Emeritus at Northwestern Dr. David Zarefskey, shares his expertise as part of the 2015 SOAC Focus Series: Perspective. He will discuss Lincoln’s argumentative strategies to convert public sentiment on the complicated issue of slavery. 6 p.m. Studio Theater, Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Free