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and field gear and head off on snowmobiles to our agreed-upon work locations. Typically, we would work in two groups of three. Michael’s and my team would climb mountains rising up to 2,000 feet above the ice surface to collect samples from glacial deposits. Due to difficult travel conditions across rock and snow, most days we would walk less than five miles. The second team would spend the day on snowmobiles dragging an ice-penetrating radar system to identify features beneath the ice surface

estates and businesses, but none so much as Hermann Goering, Hitler’s second in command, who decorated his estate with thousands of pieces of stolen art. It’s estimated that as much as 20 percent, with estimates ranging as high as 30 percent, of all the art treasures in Europe were stolen by the Nazis during WWII, Mathews said. Now, 70 years later, some 100,000 pieces are still missing, she noted. Families, including one with a Tacoma connection, have been trying for decades to get back artwork stolen

uncertain and at times uncomfortable about being the minority, to instead change focus on being in relationships with their learners, the teachers and staff, local families, our native drivers, the domestic help and others they meet during the two months in a country,” she said. Weiss will be returning to Namibia next year, again under the Fulbright program, to help develop a national educational program that will assist second-year teachers in that country. The responsibility, she laughed, “sort of has

, they are ready to see what else the literacy center can offer. They’ve begun collaborating with faculty members in PLU’s Division of Natural Sciences on STEM support. They’ve connected with the university’s Center for Community Engagement and Service to offer adult English as a Second Language programming. They also are working with other long-running PLU programs that are connected with Keithley and Washington, like Big Buddies. “This is an important collaboration between Parkland and PLU,” Rogers

workshop and clubhouse where students drop in and test out ideas, improvise and hone their craft. It is evident, too, when speaking with PLU Assistant Professor of Theater Amanda Sweger, who begins her second year at PLU teaching theater lighting and design. It is clear she looks at this type of collaboration in the same way a natural science professor in Rieke Science Center might look at a student–faculty research project. It is for this reason Sweger is so quick to let the students learn the light

situations that will help you grow to your greatest potential and accomplish your goals.”Nelago NuunyangoMajor: Political Science, with a minor in Literature Hometown: Epato village, Namibia Selected accomplishments: Graduation Honors (magna cum laude); PLU Q Club Scholarship; PLU Academic Scholarship; First in Family Scholarship; Donald R. Farmer Award; Lutheran Leadership Award; Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society; Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Post-graduation plans: Pursuing graduate study in

prepare high school students for college. Horn expects to hear back about the opportunity by May 20. In the future, Horn sees himself becoming a teacher. At the moment, his end goal is to teach English and find a way to incorporate literature and film in the classroom.  While his time at PLU challenged him, Horn suspects it’s only the beginning. He anticipates leaving the PLU community will be an adjustment post graduation, but he’s ready. “Maybe the most challenging thing hasn’t come yet,” he said

skill, I have a long way to go and many more things to learn, but I am enjoying it immensely. Why did you want to teach at PLU? First, the job description perfectly fit my skill set. Second—as corny as this sounds—I read about PLU’s commitment to Lutheran Higher Education and I was blown away. I had no idea that the values of teaching and learning I held dear were so foundational to Lutheran Education. Further, the theatre spaces were under renovation and it seemed exciting to be on the ground floor

clubhouse where students drop in and test out ideas, improvise and hone their craft. It is evident, too, when speaking with PLU Assistant Professor of Theater Amanda Sweger, who begins her second year at PLU teaching theater lighting and design. It is clear she looks at this type of collaboration in the same way a natural science professor in Rieke Science Center might look at a student–faculty research project. It is for this reason Sweger is so quick to let the students learn the light board, for

flexibility in location and job assignments. “This can have big implications for families,” he points out. Now is the second time Lander and his wife have been apart during his career. Lander lives in Rome, but his wife—who works at another UN agency—and 14-year-old daughter are currently living in Geneva. He commutes the hour or so by air to see them whenever possible.  U.S. based changemakers hoping to make a difference could raise awareness and increase advocacy on the issue of global hunger, he