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in 1989, Lander moved to Hong Kong with his future wife, whom he met in China—she was on a similar one-year study abroad program through her UK-based university. After a brief period at the US refugee resettlement program, Lander was hired by the UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Refugees) where he worked for 20 years, responding to refugee crises around the globe. Along the way, he earned two master’s degrees—one in development management, and another in international humanitarian law and human

hours, some of the girls never heard from their parents again. The sound of just over 200 girls, teachers, and nuns simultaneously screaming and crying still resonates in the back of my mind. The madness that ensued after 9/11 fueled my desire to serve and all of the people who gave their lives that day, they were the reason I volunteered. Ray Orr US Air Force, 2002 – Present, Civil Engineering Officer PLU Facilities Management, 2015 – Present Ray is on the left During military service there is an

inherit a team of community-orientated librarians that reflected the communities they served.“It was the first time I’d really been in a management job where my team really was of, and knew, the communities that we were a part of,” he remembers. “There were countless examples during that period of time where I had people who had a different lived experience and therefore a unique perspective, and they could help navigate the culture and the politics in a much more nuanced and impactful way than I

two statements stood out for me: “Destiny is just an excuse for bad management,” Foege said in deploring those who believe the world’s current state of affairs is simply the consequence of some natural order. And after celebrating those who share in the excitement and optimism reflected in the new push for global health and development progress, he added a precautionary: “We had better know where we are going.” Tom Paulson ’81 has been a science and medical reporter at the Seattle Post

Environmental Science, Policy & Management at UC-Berkeley returns to campus for a talk on environmentalism and sustainability. 7:30 p.m., Chris Knutzen Hall, Anderson University Center. Friday, April 24: DarkMatter workshop: The Revolution Will not Have a Bibliography: Student Activism in the Corporate University (3 p.m.) and #ItGetsBitter show (6 p.m.) Locations to be determined. Monday, April 27: Shared Hope: Eradicating Sex Trafficking. This dynamic program explores domestic sex trafficking and what you

focus on ethics in all of my classes and a lot of learning about management styles,” Brisbane says. “As a student with a career within a large company I felt like what I learned at PLU was very aligned with the way business is run where I work and also a good example of how things should be run.”Learning by Doing Collaborative projects and problem-solving are a hallmark of working in business, which is why they are also a hallmark of the PLU business curriculum.  “Very rarely do people work

schoolchildren’s expenses in her home village. A message to the PLU community: To current and future students, Nuunyango advised, “It’s all about time management.” Graduating magna cum laude while raising two kids suggests she knows what she’s talking about. “Make use of all the resources on campus,” she said. “I’m not ashamed to ask for help. Just reach out to your professors—that’s why we’re at PLU.” Peers are a resource, too. “I learned so much, not just in the classroom, but in places like the Writing

says he’s been able to develop marketing, time management, communication and delegation skills — and he doesn’t see that continued evolution changing as he pursues future business ventures. “My skills are always going to be changing depending on what I need to communicate,” he said. “It’s made me really appreciate not just having the ability to code, but also being able to talk with other people and understand how they’re doing something.” No hurdle too big to overcome Kait Dawson ‘19 just

communication studies (emphasis conflict management) with a minor in legal studies Why PLU? A wonderful initiative of cross-cultural exchange between PLU and the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, all spearheaded by the wonderful Professor Barbara Temple-Thurston, to whom I will be forever indebted. She has changed my world forever. My PLU experience: It has been a process of rediscovering myself by engaging “big enough questions” in and outside of the classroom. I have come closer to who I want me to be

Services that will help me gain knowledge in international development and management. Within the next few years I plan to continue education by attending graduate school aboard to study International Relations or Development Economics. I would ultimately like to have a career working on Africa’s economic development policies. Brian Higginbotham, Bachelor of Arts in history with a minor in political science Brain Higginbotham ’13 is from Woodinville, Wash. Why PLU? I chose to come to PLU because it