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profile of Terri Card. From the exam room to executive leadershipWhen Mark Mariani ’98 was a student at PLU his singular goal was to become a medical doctor. A member of the football team and a biology major, Mariani loved his science courses, but he also found he was interested in a range of disciplines from economics to the humanities. He achieved his goal a few years later, earning a M.D. at the University of Washington. And while working with patients was just as rewarding as he’d hoped, his broad

problems. Each year she covers the modeling process and techniques, then asks students what they’re interested in. “It’s an ocean of knowledge,” she said. “You can pretty much model anything.” In her own research, Zhu uses math to understand underlying mechanisms in developmental biology, such as pattern formations in butterflies, the kind of unexpected application that opens students’ minds to possible connections—not only between math, physics and computer science, but also the life sciences and

. She joined Ryan’s team as the registrar, in charge of accurately documenting all the objects found in the tombs. “It’s amazing to see firsthand,” she said. “I’m a major history buff, and dealing with the objects is definitely one of my favorite parts. I want to go into conservation, so I can take care of them and learn about them.” Conceived in 1989 by Ryan, the PLU Valley of the Kings Project focuses on exploring and studying the more obscure tombs in the valley. Most were burial sites for

course on conservation and natural resources. In the course, students completed a lifestyle project, tracking their use of resources, such as electricity, food, water, transportation and garbage production. “I knew I was failing,” Pfaff said. “But it motivated me to do something and change my lifestyle.” This year, he served as the Residence Hall Association’s environment, justice and diversity (EJD) director, creating programming to increase awareness about issues related to the environment, justice

provided by the David Joyner Trio (Joyner is a member of the PLU music faculty). Museum galleries will be open and PLU alumna Abby (Buck ’03) Houston will demonstrate her oil painting throughout the evening in the Open Art Studio. Read Previous Documentary offers look at drug, weapons trade Read Next Conservation is God’s work COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS

topic, that history is vital to avoiding future mistakes. “You can never understand where you are going until you understand where you have been.” As for that IBM machine that caught his eye in the Holocaust Museum? It’s been moved. A smaller machine has replaced it. The IBM logo is hidden on the side facing the wall. Read Previous UnPLUg aims to create culture of conservation Read Next CPFR exercise Oct. 19 on campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you

try in 2015 and we went back to successfully finish what we were trying to do in 2011.” Ryan’s trip focused on conservation and documentation of several largely ignored but significant tombs that he has been excavating. He and his fellow Archaeologists helped install doors over the tombs, so that visitors could walk over them without damaging their entrances. Additionally, the team labeled all of the tombs. “For each of the tombs that we worked on, we made bilingual signs in Arabic and English

them to build a viable business while also giving back to the community that they cherish. “It’s actually been really great,” Duncan said. “We love the neighborhood we’re in, and it really feels like it’s really starting to — after 14, 15 months — get to where we wanted it to be in terms of being a community space with a lot of different types of events for all different types of people. So it’s been fun.” Read Previous A Conversation with Shannon Murphy ’07, President of Washington Conservation

center, J-Term study away class options range from Marine Biology in the Bahamas to a Political Science course on the Presidency in Washington D.C. Check out the full article originally posted in the Trinidad and Tobago Newsday about 14 PLU students who interned with various units of the THA Division of Health, Wellness, and Social Protection! Associate Vice President of Diversity, Justice, & Sustainability Angie Hambrick, one of the program’s facilitators, has been visiting Tobago with PLU interns