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to continue his education, pursuing a masters of education, and eventually teaching high school English. While joining the military provided Huynh the opportunity to travel – he’s logged time in Kuwait and England – he decided to take advantage of PLU’s academics after learning about the Yellow Ribbon program and take advantage of its well respected teaching program. “I want to help people and give them the skills to help themselves,” said Huynh. Then there were also the clubs that played to his

high heels,” Wold said with a laugh. After taking a brief hiatus from work to travel with her first husband for his job, she was re-hired to work for NASA in 1997. Wold began working with the research and development side of NASA to track milestones, develop software, narrow the focus of research, and monitor expenditures. She became a vital part of the systems engineering career team and worked more closely with the researchers. “She knows how to get the best of out of them,” said Deanna Nowadnick

leadership study, cemented her desire to travel, and to serve. By 2011, she was ready to join the Peace Corps. But she never imagined she’d end up in Mongolia, which at four people per square mile, has the lowest population density in the world. She had let the Peace Corps decide where to send her, Participating in TEDx in the Mongolian capitol. but still the assignment came as a surprise.”I was at work, and everyone knew the letter was coming, then my roommate called to say a letter had arrived and I

gym after practice, I see my sister, and it’s like home is here.” “I definitely recommend going to school with your sibling,” Sydney says. “It creates an added cushion of support. Moving to college is a big life change, and having your sibling around throughout that makes the process a whole lot easier.”  Read Previous Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate Read Next Rick Steves to Present “Travel as a Wildly Hopeful Act” at PLU COMMENTS*Note: All comments are

, ‘Teacher, he looks like us.’” Delos Reyes was also very aware of how she was seen by students—how she didn’t fit the image of the white American they expected. Delos Reyes became comfortable telling students about her heritage, and she appreciated being able to travel to a country with distinct urban and rural regions that reminded her of the Philippines, where her parents were born. Throughout Delos Reyes’ life, music has been a thread connecting her upbringing to her education. “My whole family is

classmates. So, you see, global engagement at PLU means much more than studying abroad. PLU has inspired countless alumni to work and travel and engage with people around the globe in positive and uplifting ways. Not only does PLU cherish our diverse world – the world needs more PLU. Wild Hope The reflections we have shared and the ceremonies we have witnessed on this combined inauguration and convocation day have given all of you—but especially our new students—a glimpse into our institutional history

programs that earned the university its honor. In general, “PLU has made a conscious decision to talk about “study away” rather than “study abroad,” Sobania said. “We do so because the south Puget Sound is so richly diverse that one does not need to travel more than a few blocks to have a cross-cultural experience.” Many of those cross-cultural experiences happen right on campus. For instance, more than 230 international students study on-campus, representing 24 countries. On-campus groups also focus

particular city influenced the social reform that it’s government enacted,” she said. She’s excited to be in Germany again. A few years ago she studied abroad there and is looking forward to returning. “As nerdy as it sounds, I am thrilled to be able to work in the city archives and libraries,” Paso said. “Research is something that I enjoy, particularly when it is connected to my passion for social justice. It is rare for an undergraduate to be able to travel to the original sources for this kind of

in anticipation for the adventure ahead.” Gretchen Elyse Nagel ’12 – ETA in Baden-Württemberg, Germany Nagel – from Portland, Ore. – graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in German. She has accepted an ETA position in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. There she will be teaching English and work on after school activities to encourage community involvement and mutual understanding. “I pursued the Fulbright Grant because I knew I wanted to travel outside of the U.S. and experience teaching in a tangible way

most of her summers with family in Taiwan. While there, Beeson formed a bond with an Indonesian migrant worker named Watini who was her grandmother’s caretaker for eight years. This bond with Watini inspired Beeson to travel to Yogyakarta, Indonesia for four months to research laws related to domestic violence, sexual assault and abortion.Her research culminated in a paper titled “The Unacknowledged and Underfunded Fight for Women’s Empowerment in Indonesia.” Beeson presented this research at the