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MUTUAEddah Mbula Mutua, Ph.D. is a Professor of Intercultural Communication at St. Cloud State University, Minnesota. She teaches in the area of intercultural communication. Her research focuses on peace communication in post-conflict societies in Eastern Africa with a special interest in the role of women in post-genocide Rwanda and grassroots peacebuilding initiatives in Kenya. In the U.S., her areas of research include East African refugee and host communities’ interactions in Central Minnesota

worked for six months in the industry; but my call to be a musician [fortunately] prevailed. I love languages. I also like to walk, which is when I get my best ideas. Coffee has been my morning drink since I was four or so; needless to say, I never quit! What’s your experience been like so far at PLU? My first interactions with students, staff and faculty have been the best possible. I see in our students a sincere desire to expand their worldview and to succeed. I feel truly blessed to join the PLU

credited with securing funding and providing a high standard of care to patients. Kohler has co-managed the East Campus Christmas party, providing 300 families with a happier holiday, and helps connect patients to services in the community. Schaps was identified as a person who lives PLU’s mission of service to others in her interactions with students, co-workers and the greater Tacoma community. Along with working on programs for the admission office, Schaps serves on the environmental coalition for

as unfavorable by Jewish people outside of Israel, the two are fairly close. Nearly 68 percent of Israelis polled said they had a positive view of Germany, Schuette said. He attributes that to when the two nations were fledging countries after World War II, they needed al1 the friends they could get. Thus, Germany has become one of Israel’s strongest allies, along with the United States and the United Kingdom. The second is German and American-Jewish interactions, which is still developing. For

dance, mingle, meet new students, and just have a good time. We’re super stoked for that, especially for folks who didn’t really have in-person interactions with other students last year. How does the ongoing pandemic affect the work of RHA? Last year we had to shift mainly to online and social media platforms, which made it very difficult to get a lot of engagement. There just wasn’t a lot of energy. This year, we’re excited to be back on campus, but we’re really being mindful of safety regulations