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March 20, 2013 Raechelle Baghirov ’05 teaching in Azerbaijan with the Peace Corps. (Photo provided by Raechelle Baghirov) In pursuit of wild hope in Azerbaijan By Katie Scaff ‘13 Discovering your wild hope doesn’t end when you leave PLU,  just ask Raechelle Baghirov ’05. After graduating, Baghirov spent three years volunteering with the Peace Corps in Azerbaijan, where she learned much more than a foreign language. “The phrase ‘a life of service’ was thrown around a lot. Professors would talk

polity. We would want our government to fix this situation. In short, we would want a responsive, just and humane immigration policy. We would want to be treated fairly. As a professor, I am fortunate to be able to devote my life to teaching students about the experiences of those who are excluded. I am able to help students understand that the privilege of their education includes a responsibility to act in a way that makes America live up to her ideals. Based on my research, I believe that if we

registered sales assistant of Commonwealth Financial Network® and has FINRA Series 6 and 63 securities registrations. In 2009, she received Commonwealth Financial Network’s national Staff Person of the Year award. Mary Holste ’00; Co-Owner and Creative Director, Side x Side Creative. Holste first came to the South Sound as a PLU student, where she worked for Impact and studied away in Scotland, Paris and London. She earned her degree in Fine Arts-Graphic Design before working (and teaching) for the

, who first met Dr. Wiegman as a first-year PLU graduate student and would go on to become Tacoma Public Schools’ first black principal and a school board member.“Gene was instrumental in bringing the teacher core program to PLU,” remembers Stewart. “It was a program for folks with a bachelor’s degree who wanted to switch careers and earn a master’s in teaching. In particular, it was designed to prepare people of color and others to be outstanding teachers in the inner city and urban communities

, who inspired Vianna to become a composer. He then recorded and performed throughout the Brazilian jazz scene and taught at music academies before continuing his education in the United States. He came to PLU in 2018 and has since been recognized for his ability to compose and arrange music for both collegiate and professional bands. Brian Galante, chair of PLU’s music department, says Vianna is a “model example” of how to bring creativity and innovation to both teaching and musical programming

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