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neighborhoods and business districts. PLU alumni Tom Chontofalsky ’03, Clarissa Gines ’12 and Lisa Woods ’92 are three of the many Lutes who serve the public good at the City of Destiny. The Environmental ScientistFrom an early age, Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 always thought he’d be a wildlife biologist. He’d pore over issues of National Geographic and One World magazines his dad purchased, studying photos and text of exotic animals. Chontofalsky is now an environmental scientist with the City of Tacoma, analyzing

same, but they all need the same amount of encouragement and support,” she says. “They all need to be valued and understood. Children know if you don’t love them.” As assistant superintendent for early learning at ESD 113, she puts her principles to work helping kids from economically disadvantaged families get off to a good start in more than a dozen state- and federally-funded preschool programs that the ESD supports. In addition to providing professional learning for preschool staff, the ESD

Washington State Department of Natural Resources permit issued in the early 1990s. PLU students and faculty explored multiple Woodard Bay sites, completing their work on the materials in the mid-1990s.Defining RepatriationRepatriation means the return of cultural items or individuals that were removed from their homeland. In the United States, repatriation almost exclusively refers to American Indian, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Native archaeological artifacts and human remains being returned to their

with economic hardship, and still dealing with anxieties about what might come next.PLU’s curricular disruption became official on March 7, with the announcement that all classes would move to remote learning. Over the following weeks, faculty and students adjusted, those studying away returned home early, and we all learned more than we had planned about videoconferencing. This has been a season of disruption. However, PLU’s Division of Humanities worked hard in this time to continue the most

travelled to Lhasa, Tibet, where he watched devout Buddhists make a pilgrimage to a city and prostrate themselves in a circuit around the temples with prayer wheels, especially at the Jokhang Temple, one of the holiest sites in Tibet to Buddhists. Prayer flags would snap against the wind, along with the Chinese national flag. Centuries old streets, would intersect with more modern boulevards.  Smells of spices, dust and exhaust fumes would compete for dominance. “I was just transfixed by the place,” he

work of repertoire in North America. They get to work with one of the world’s best-known conductors and one of the best-known composers of modern repertoire. There is great value in learning to collaborate on such a large scale and in such a visible setting. And I believe ultimately all the performers will be moved by the music and its connection to the story. The SOAC focus this year is on storytelling. What do you think this concert has to say about the art of communicating? We’re telling the

play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2007.  And our soccer programs will travel to England this summer, the first international experience for an athletic program since the early 1990s. And finally, several graduates of 2015 have taken bold action to address issues of lasting national importance including Black Lives Matter, the It’s on Us Campaign to end sexual assault, and immigration reform. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Blog Post: Caps and gowns and tassels

didn’t expect would present themselves until much later. I grew up reading The News Tribune and worked really hard to eventually land a beat covering the area I grew up in. I was humbled and honored to get recognition so early in my career, and it makes me even more excited for the future. What do you cover for The News Tribune and what opportunities and challenges accompany that particular beat? I am the East Pierce County reporter for The News Tribune, covering communities and city governments. It

at many of these foundries that were merged into ATF. Mark Barbour, International Printing Museum director and curator, conducted an appraisal before PLU acquired the collection. He described it as “one of the better 19th and early 20th century collections in the country, showcasing the graphic heritage of the Pacific Northwest to create commercial printing products.” Another notable item in the collection is the iron Washington Hand Press, produced by Samuel Rust in 1821. It was restored by

instances of funds of knowledge, particularly as they relate to early childhood education in the Muslim community. When she took a group of PLU education students to India last J-Term to visit schools, she realized she knew very little about the cultural practices in Muslim community schools. It made her wonder – what are the learning practices that south Indian Muslim children bring from home that might facilitate learning later in the classroom? And how could those cultural practices inform what is