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, including the “horrific” nature of the fighting in Mogadishu, but has found joy in the ways of yoga – and with Fontana as leader. “She lights up all the students,” he says. “She radiates the room.” Fontana speaks with authenticity and thoughtfulness and searches for deeper meaning in her answers. She credits PLU with giving her the tools to ask and explore all questions. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Kate Fontana '08 +Enlarge Photo And she is back on campus teaching a one-credit physical education class

. Debbie Cafazzo, Constituent Communications Manager Debbie Cafazzo, a communications manager in PLU’s University Relations Division, was a longtime education reporter at The News Tribune in Tacoma before moving to the public information office at Tacoma Public Schools. She joined PLU in 2019. Reach her at dcafazzo@plu.edu. Chris Albert, director of web development Chris currently leads our web team in planning, designing, developing and implementing the PLU website. He started at PLU in 2008 as a

. “I’m more passionate about how we can bring our differences to the table to build and transform community.” During a recent conversation at Northern Pacific Coffee Co., a coffee shop near PLU’s campus, Rude said she’s eager to lend that passion to PLU. “I was shaped by the values of a liberal arts education at an ELCA-affiliated university,” she said. “I benefited from learning to ask questions, living into my values, engaging difference, serving others and living in community. It was hard, and at

survived the Holocaust to become a fierce advocate for Holocaust education, and for the memory of those who did not survive. Even after his death in 2012, the man whose name informs one of PLU’s most distinguished programs remains an inspiration: for scholars, for students—and, perhaps most recently (and most poignantly), for a J-Term Study Away experience organized by Kirsten Christensen, Associate Professor of German and affiliated faculty in PLU’s new program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at PLU

survived the Holocaust to become a fierce advocate for Holocaust education, and for the memory of those who did not survive. Even after his death in 2012, the man whose name informs one of PLU’s most distinguished programs remains an inspiration: for scholars, for students—and, perhaps most recently (and most poignantly), for a J-Term Study Away experience organized by Kirsten Christensen, Associate Professor of German and affiliated faculty in PLU’s new program in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at PLU

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other time in our lives are we saturated with so many diverse ideas, perspectives, lifestyles and goals. Learn More Universities are complex microcosms of a complex society. From the very beginnings of university life in the 11th Century, campuses have been places of change, diversity and disagreement. Indeed this tension has often been a driving force of the changes in higher education. In this article, 18 great student leaders and alumni share how identity and activism has changed throughout the

, education, etc.)? If you completed the majority of requirements for a major, would it make more sense to finish the major you have already started and pick up courses or a minor in an area you are more interested in exploring? Interview a Faculty Member Make an appointment to talk with a faculty member about the skills and areas of expertise you will develop in studying the disciplines they teach. Ask about employment of recent graduates in this area and internships that majors have completed or are

support. We were also able to do more field trips, which would be harder with a larger department. What’s one book-related topic you get fired up about (book bans, early reading education, diversity in publishing, etc.)? The first thing that came to my mind is classics, especially Shakespeare, being inaccessible. We’ve seen time and time again that it’s not about the books themselves, it’s how they’re taught and presented. If we keep presenting classics like Shakespeare as above everyone’s reading

Tacoma. She’s embraced the Pacific Northwest lifestyle, driving around in her Subaru, hiking mountains and drinking craft beer. Debbie Cafazzo Ohio native Debbie Cafazzo — the first member of her immediate family to graduate from college — attended Northern Kentucky University on an academic scholarship. She’s been writing about kids and education for most of her career. Following nearly 25 years as a reporter for The News Tribune in Tacoma, she moved to Tacoma Public Schools, where she currently