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. Can you explain how your work at The Mast and elsewhere at PLU, along with your coursework, prepared you for your career? The Mast helped me learn how to jump into stories head first, as well as showed me how to learn from my mistakes. I believe that you learn more from your mistakes than your successes, and it is important to be gracious in your quest for accuracy. I also think that the well-connected bunch of professors and advisers at PLU helped me network in this area. MediaLab, meanwhile

). In addition to the Veterans Day Celebration, the annual PLU Military Appreciation Football Game is this Saturday, Nov. 5. Why are events like this important to service members? In the military we work hard and we train hard. It’s a very serious job and often times lives are at stake. You build a bond that’s as close as family. Some of the best times are when you get to play hard with that family. The PLU Military Appreciation Football Game is a perfect opportunity for that. × × Read Previous

lifelong learner, something highly valued by the staff and faculty at PLU, and he’s committed to always bettering himself and the program — and we could see that in his work at his previous institution.” “I have been fortunate to learn, grow, and lead across multiple NCAA Division III institutions in my career,” said Snyder. “My stops at Oberlin College and Illinois College have been incredibly valuable, as they have molded my education and understanding of Division III athletics and have prepared me

utilizing her PLUS year to graduate in 2024, she has every intention of staying here to continue to work and to support the local community.  Read Previous Newberry Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly to speak at Jolita Hylland Benson Education Lecture Read Next PLU announces new mathematics major, engineering minor COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug

choirs have high motivation to be part of something excellent and are driven to learn and behave like professionals in the choral field.What are a couple of highlights from your time at PLU thus far? The PLU Christmas concert is a highlight of my time here. Last year, I was so impressed with the overall production of the event–the joint forces of the choirs and orchestra, the lights, the sound, and the hall decor. I have been in big musical productions before, and I know a lot of work goes into the

understanding of international affairs and of the world to his classes.” Bolton also appreciates what he learned from several classes with Professor Maria Chavez and from his research project supervisor, Professor Michael Artime. “The world has a lot of problems,” Bolton says. “I want to be part of the solution. I’m interested in a future working in foreign diplomacy.” He cares a lot about the Pacific Northwest, and wants to work, for a time, locally and regionally. Bolton grew up in Enumclaw, and currently

have stories of these kinds of family service connections through the years.  And Veterans Day is a great occasion to remember all those who have served our country.For our part, we shall continue to deepen students’ understanding of the central issues and theories regarding peace building and conflict.  We will endeavor to instill in students the patience and understanding necessary to work with allies of diverse interests to find common goals, and the resolve to courageously defend the right of

average family,” it does not always work across all income levels (Baumol points out that in our current system, the bottom fifth of incomes is doing much less well now than in earlier decades). So, institutions like PLU also spend considerable sums to help students with demonstrated financial need afford to come here. In fact, 97 percent of PLU students receive some form of financial aid. PLU also “backfills” that part of the Washington State Need Grant that the Legislature fails to fund. Another

our ultimate goal.  And, in this season of gratitude, we appreciate and celebrate such student activists as The Collective, whose goal is to be advocates for the importance of all voices, all identities, and all people who exist together in this collective space; and Angie Tinker ’16, whose work in challenging gender labels reminds us of what is lost when we neglect members of our community. If all oppression is connected, then so too is our responsibility to end it.  I invite you to join me this