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.” What is a skill that you learned at PLU that has transferred to your “real world” work? “Though I’m certainly still in the academic world, the education I received at PLU has certainly given me a strong base for adjusting to such a diverse city and an intensive program. PLU’s emphasis on vocation allowed me to find my passion (theatre) and therefore gave me the drive to seek out a way to continue learning, while not being afraid to really strive to fulfill my vocation. As for the adjustment to the

January 1, 2010 Heroes by permanent marker In December 2009, PLU students, and co-founders of the Progress Club, Harold Leraas and Andrew McGuiness on behalf of the club accepted the 2009 Hero Award from the Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, Wash. The co-founders of the PLU club said the efforts by the members of Progress have raised more than $13,000 for the children’s hospital’s Free Care Fund, which helps pay for care for uninsured children. Leraas and McGuinness took some time to

. INTRODUCTION It is my honor and privilege this morning is to report to you for the 19th time on the “State of the University.” I have titled this report “A Year of Achievement — A Decade of Change” and my central thesis is that the university is strong and stable.  We continue to perform with excellence and distinction in a time of real challenge and, I believe, we have the resolve and the resources to engage this new year, and the decade before us, with well-founded assurance and confidence. My exposition

his PLU classroom experiences have helped him in his internship, too. “Many of the basic concepts that we learn in our undergraduate economics classes are used in the work that we do at Analysis Group. In many ways, my experience at AG has bridged the gap between theory and practice; we consistently apply economic concepts to real-world problems,” Dolan said. He encourages his fellow PLU students to seek out mentors of their own. “It may seem slightly intimidating at first, but it’s well worth it

I’ve ever met,” says Clark. “In everything from pathways I wanted to explore, to planning out what I want to do, she’s always been there to help me, and she and Dr. Edgar have been real role models.” Clark says part the value of the CS-STEM program is meeting with PLU grad students in the Masters of Arts in Education Program. “I get to hear their experiences—the good, the bad, and the horrendous. It’s nice to share a space with other people who are also passionate about changing how we teach STEM

.” Professor Tom Edgar of the mathematics department is Clark’s mentor for CS-STEM scholars program. “He’s super understanding and helpful, and I’ve learned so much from him.” Clark was also strongly influenced by Professor Ksenija Simić-Muller. “She’s one of the most amazing individuals I’ve ever met,” says Clark. “In everything from pathways I wanted to explore, to planning out what I want to do, she’s always been there to help me, and she and Dr. Edgar have been real role models.”Study mathematics at

and pick up an athletics T-shirt. Another strategy is the creation of an ASPLU Senate seat for student-athletes. The senator will be a strong advocate for athletics within student government while also building stronger connections between athletics and the general student population. The athletics department regularly sends representatives to NCAA-sponsored leadership conferences. There, student-athletes from around the country gather for several days to learn leadership styles and deal with real

situations. The trio brings the total number of PLU students to ever receive the prestigious award to 79. “I have a real passion, first and foremost, for teaching,” Hummel said. “I also have a passion for other cultures.” The Fulbright scholarship fits well with her goal to eventually teach high school German, she said. She’ll be immersed in the German culture, working in a 400-year-old school assisting native teachers in teaching English. She’ll also have the opportunity to share her culture. “It’s what

able to see how drugs and violence affect people,” said Campbell. “And it isn’t all one-sided – there’s a real conflict here. We [the U.S.] have a problem too, and it is affecting our neighbors. We have to account for that.” Even with the premiere a few weeks away, the student journalists are putting the finishing touches on the project. Assistant videographer and editor Emilie Firn ’09 is working away in the editing bay, and Krista Gunstone ’09, MediaLab general manager, along with senior designer

consumption by 5 percent. Pflueger reduced its per-resident consumption by 17.3 percent. This means Tingelstad will go head-to-head with Pflueger in April. Even with the loss, Sipe said the real goal is building on this tournament’s momentum for the coming years. “We are working to focus on building good habits for living in a dorm and living sustainably,” Sipe said. That’s really what this whole thing is about, Rodrigues added. The two have already seen some students change their practices by making sure