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, more intimate tables and booths. Having grown up in a family where food was not very plentiful, he was considerably more impressed by the food than his peers. “I can remember getting excited about the beef stroganoff and lasagna,” Swenson recalled. “I still have fond memories of grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.” Outside the dining hall though, Swenson, like other college students, ate on a budget. “From what I remember [of] being a student living off campus, you’re living an awful lot off

effects of technological advancements, natural disasters and international crises on UN Sustainability Development Goals and to illustrate how progress on one goal might influence the others. Their innovative solution—explained in a 23-page pulled together on the last day of the competition and summarized, “Network of goals; a forest of numbers; an ONION.; and in the end, poverty was the root of the problem”—earned them a top award from the Mathematical Association of America. Beyond being

STEM education using integrated curricula that teaches computer science and robotics alongside gender and racial equality. As a GOKiC educator, curriculum developer, and career development expert, Ambachew helped prep students for internships, including organizing career panels. Her PLU journey took a detour when she visited village-based women’s co-ops during a sophomore J-term trip to Mexico. “It was a really interesting experience to see first-hand how women are solving issues in the community

applied to real-world policy and business problems? The PLU economics department equips students with expertise in economics and its applications in microeconomics, macroeconomics, development, trade, international, and environmental economics.Looking back, what does the trip mean to you now? All the knowledge I learned and reapplied makes me feel like a more global citizen. I went in not knowing anyone on the trip. The friends I left with, I still talk with and hang out with on a regular basis.Tell

,” Yakelis said. “But the development of scientific ideas really happens in and out of the lab. You have to be able to communicate well to explain the significance of your work to colleagues and to the public.” Students spend anywhere from a few months to a year or more working on projects with faculty. Many travel beyond the boundaries of campus to conduct research or share their work at professional conferences. For example, Chris Hamre ’07 and chemistry professor Dean Waldow spent nearly two-and-a

brothers, the grandparents, who had strong connections to PLU and Lutheran universities. They were Dave Olson, former director of athletics (’68-’96) and his brother Luther Olson, whose son, Steve Olson is now vice president of Development and University Relations at PLU, and father of Aaron and Kari. Steve Olson is also the uncle of Linnea. The Monson-Gedde side of the clan can be traced from Dave Olson’s daughters, Julie ’85 and Jana Olson ’82. Julie is the mother of Michael Monson, and an aunt to