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-generation Latino student who spent most of his life in Lakewood and then Spanaway, about 10 minutes from PLU. He knew he wanted to come here for college so he could remain close to his family. He also knew from an early age that he wanted to be a doctor. “Before my freshman year, I did a MultiCare nursing camp, and I was already working in a pharmacy, about to receive training to be a pharmacy technician,” Gavidia says. Gavidia knew he wanted to take a non-traditional path to medical school. “I wanted

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

patient’s mother put her on her current path. The woman had been reading about vaccines on the Internet, and she was worried that they might be harmful to her child. McFadden’s need to convince her otherwise went beyond her professional obligation; her aunt and uncle wore leg braces and needed crutches thanks to polio, a disease they had contracted in the early 1950s before the introduction of Jonas Salk’s vaccine. “It was a really challenging conversation,” McFadden recalled. “I firmly believe that

exactly excite him. Kraig, an American history scholar, explained how libraries have been on the forefront of social justice and play a key role in providing access to knowledge that belongs to everyone. Kraig shared how, especially early in U.S. history, private libraries represented wealth and power and exclusion, preventing most Americans from accessing valuable sources of knowledge and information. The innovation of public libraries, she said, was foundational to the democratization of education

Indigenous Studies programs. The Sámi people are one of a handful of indigenous groups of Europe living in Sápmi — northern Scandinavia and Western Russia — and the Centre for Sámi Studies works specifically to promote the study and preservation of their language and culture. “There is not a more ideal location and university in which to familiarize myself with the discipline of Indigenous Studies and utilize my multidisciplinary undergraduate degree whilst having the singular opportunity to continue

for producing excellent nurses — resulting in 100 percent of nursing graduates gaining employment within six months of graduation.Funded by individual donors, foundations and community partners, the center doubles the space available to nursing students, preparing them for their careers in a wholly modern way. In addition to the suites, the bright, spacious facility contains a student lounge, a 96-seat classroom, and another 48-student room with four screens, a video conference camera, and a

up, Watts was bullied by people who labeled her an “outsider” from an early age. Where some might have been crushed or silenced by that designation, however, she’s grown from it and learned to become a self-advocate.“Sometimes I still feel like an outsider in my own community,” she said. “I was very aware that I was different — I see in an array of rainbows, and other people see black and white.” Watts said if it wasn’t for her aunt, who urged her mother to get Watts diagnosed, this might have

-half years examining polymer blends using dynamic light scattering and cloud point measurements. In that time, the two traveled to the University of Minnesota, where Hamre got hands-on experience using specialized equipment, and presented at a national conference in New Orleans. According to Killen, one of the early fields to develop undergraduate collaborative projects was chemistry. It provided a model for similar endeavors in other disciplines, such as the social sciences and humanities

early voting are any indication, those students may stay motivated through Election Day on Tuesday and make their voices heard. “I’ve had students come up to me and changed their ‘I Will Vote’ pledge to ‘I Have Voted,’” Smith said. “Which is kind of fun.” There has been a shift in how young voters are engaging the issues and the candidates this time around, said Rick Eastman ’72, associate director of Student Involvement and Leadership. Eastman has spent a lot of time watching presidential elections

: “We began to give money to Lute Club after graduation and were contacted by Jim Kittilsby in the early ’80s about Q Club. Our four years at PLU were very meaningful in both education and spiritual growth. You just can’t out-give God and we feel blessed to be a blessing to the university. A college education is important, but very expensive. The future leaders of tomorrow need our financial help today to cope with rising costs. My company matches a large part of our annual giving to PLU, which