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wheat farm in Ritzville, Wash., but later in life helped J.W. manage – and after his death managed on her own – extensive holdings in agribusiness, commercial real estate, fine art and collectibles. As a girl she was simply dedicated to her home life, parents and school work, but later in life blossomed to become a sophisticated global traveler. She was always eager to share those experiences with students and others. She always lived modestly, but during her lifetime gave more than $10 million to

500-foot Chihuly Glass Bridge links the Museum of Glass with the Washington State History Museum and the nearby Tacoma Art Museum. Frank and Jill enjoy visiting the museum’s “Hot Shop,” where they can see glass artists at work. The Museum of Glass offers a unique look into glass-blowing with its “Hot Shop.” They also enjoy walking along the bridge, which was conceived by artist and Tacoma native Dale Chihuly. Jill and Frank love getting a bit too eat at Masa on 6th Ave. Masa (10.8 miles from

countries have for it really make it powerful, a way for people to communicate and work together: If you can’t speak the same language, you still understand the game. That’s really what drew me: the philosophical approach instead of the technical.” It’s worked for Croft, despite—or maybe because of—that one youthful speed bump. “I’m real proud of him,” PLU coach Yorke said. “Quitting helped him get his life in perspective, and he’s doing great things in the game.” Read Previous Pierce County’s Youngest

learned the wonders of what a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar can do in a steaming 8 oz. cup of Throat Coat. Choir of the West at one of their exchanges during the Southwest tour in January. (Photo courtesy of Kiana Norman-Slack '17) The tour wasn’t all work and no play. We had a few free afternoons and evenings, and with some pretty fun stuff planned. When we stopped in Vegas, we went to Treasure Island and caught the Cirque du Soleil show, “Mystère.” It was definitely a show to remember — vibrant

Student Life representatives: Nicole Juliano, Assistant Director of the Diversity Center, juliannh@plu.edu Jen Rude, University Pastor, rudejl@plu.edu Angie Hambrick, Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability, hambriaz@plu.edu The Counseling Center, counseling@plu.edu or (253) 535-7206 The Undocumented Student Taskforce will have a schedule of educational opportunities for staff, faculty, and students available later in September. We are proud to work with and for

, submitted on behalf of students, to help staff work with those students and better meet their needs. It aims to flag students who may be vulnerable to common pitfalls that jeopardize success throughout the college experience. For example, the SCN is designed to connect a student with a tutor after the student fails a test, instead of waiting until the same student fails a class. The focus is proactive rather than reactive.Student Care NetworkLearn more about the SCN mission or submit a report“Oftentimes

Teach 253: PLU partnership with Tacoma Public Schools supports aspiring teachers Posted by: Kari Plog / June 7, 2018 Image: Brittany Bowen ’18 enrolled in Teach 253 during her junior year at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, hoping to gain more exposure to her chosen career. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) June 7, 2018 By Debbie CafazzoContributing writerTACOMA, WASH. (June 7, 2018) — Brittany Bowen ’18 had barely started school when she chose her life’s work. By the age of 8, she’d decided to

leave for Namibia, where she will spend nine months studying infection rates in the neonatal intensive care unit of the country’s largest hospital, Windhoek Central Hospital. And while the research isn’t directly tied to neurosurgery, her work in this area has the potential to affect multiple aspects of the medical field. “I’ve narrowed my research down to whether hand hygiene and infection control interventions reduce hospital-associated central line infections,” Larios says. “There’s only been

insightful answers,” Heath writes in the class syllabus. “Although we will be using some scientific methods of inquiry and exploring scientific ideas, this is not a science course. As we work to design our starship, we will find that many of the lessons we learn can be directly applied on Earth.” "(The goal is) to get students to really see some of the harm that our society is doing so that they can’t really ignore it and live the same way they have been."- Professor Daniel Heath In the first few weeks

videographer to collaborate with. No, I did not! I reached out to MediaLab (a student-run media organization at PLU) and was able to enlist the help of Zixuan Guo. After I storyboarded the idea, we both found a lot of images, and then he put them all together. He did the 3D realization of the planets and the transitions between images. It was nice to have somebody doing the logistical video work, so I could just think about the creativity of the project. What came first, this visual and thematic story you