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transportation to Habitat builds, as well as Habitat T-shirts. Munson got involved with Habitat for Humanity as a high school student in her hometown of Portland. As a Lute, Munson strives to stay involved with Habitat by working with PLU’s campus chapter and building with Tacoma-Pierce County Habitat for Humanity. "I really enjoy being involved with Habitat through our campus chapter because I can be one of the people who connects students to their passions and different ways to get involved with the Tacoma

student aspect,” said Proctor, who will attend Oregon State in the fall. “In this class, I could see the teacher’s side of it and empathize more. I get it now. I understand.” As modeled by Proctor’s chosen path to higher education, Larsen said that recruiting students to attend PLU isn’t the only goal of Teach 253. “It’s about building relationships,” she said. Many students who graduate after taking a Teach 253 class in high school attend a community college. Larsen said improving links with local

dialogue and show them she too has a scarred past. “You know how a bird will ruffle its feathers a little bit to be a little intimidating? My tattoos are like that,” she said. “I don’t think I’m intimidating, but it shows I’m not some fragile little thing. All my tattoos pay tribute to my life journey and self-reflection.” Read Previous (Re)Building Community Read Next Simulating for Success COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker

community is an orientation to community. I also think about centering in the sense of belonging — like I am accountable, connected and care about you. I’m not just dipping in and out, I understand that your wellbeing is wrapped up with mine.That’s a really helpful way to think about it. Does that connect with interfaith or other community building work Campus Ministry is a part of? I’m sort of moving away from using the term “interfaith” and talking more about religious and spiritual diversity

of class, Heath’s goal is to convince students that they are actually building a starship. It’s the most important part of the course because the starship concept forces students to think beyond their assumptions. When Heath was designing the class back in 2016, he asked people what they thought were the most damaging things humans were doing and how they would redesign those systems. “I noticed people would get stuck on the fact that ‘This is just the way it is,’ ” Heath says. “The starship, and

needed, learned new skills and helped teammates find solutions to complex challenges. Keleigh is a natural collaborator and has created new systems for email building, fundraising reporting and constituent engagement. Keleigh’s work and spirit allow us to communicate effectively with tens of thousands of alumni, families, and friends of the university. One of Keleigh’s teammates told us that Keleigh is “an outstanding thought partner and talking through challenges with Keleigh makes our team feel

like for China to assume a responsible leadership role equal to its growing stature. One of our most important, and complex, the U.S. – China relationship is strong. Obviously I have enjoyed my profession. I urge you to consider a Foreign Affairs career. If you see yourself as a life-long learner, enjoy engaging with people and can cope effectively with rapid change, this is the job for you! Computers and cell phones have made the world much smaller making it impossible to ignore the plight of our

University of Colorado. She and Sean then both went on to Stony Brook University, where he matched into his Emergency Medicine residency and she was accepted into their Physician Assistant program. A common interest in disaster medicine and healthcare is powering them through the crisis. Chrissy learned about pandemics during her public health work, including taking a humanitarian relief class that had students running a theoretical earthquake triage with actors in a derelict building. Sean was certified

in the nature and pace of our campaign successes. But I have been listening to the campus community on the topic of long-range planning and I have been listening to donors on their vital interests in the university’s future. Here are some of the key perspectives that I have heard emerging from these conversations. BUILDING ON STRENGTH At PLU we like who we are and what we do. Said more formally, there is broad support both on and off campus, for our current mission and our academic program. You

green building and renovation practices, Ojala-Barbour knew there was always more to do. “I realized PLU wasn’t doing all it could for the native area, but there was a network of people who could,” he said. But he also learned about many people who have been active in preserving green spaces in the area. One of those people was Fred L. Tobiason, a former chemistry professor at PLU. “I’d be talking to other people and they’d say ‘have you talked to Fred Tobiason?’” Ojala-Barbour recalled. “He sort of