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dilemmas can be solved without broad, multifaceted expertise. Addressing climate change requires business savvy. Understanding modern racial unrest takes an understanding of American and world history. International diplomacy is often informed by religious traditions. Some of the most successful business managers are experts in psychology. Yet, despite these realities, far too many American universities are neglecting to provide an integrated education—an education that fuses the liberal arts

children’s healthcare. Coupled with our outreach and awareness events, this helps foster community support for universal healthcare for children. In what ways have you seen the Progress Club grow since it started, in mission and activism? Leraas: One area that we’ve really grown in is our activism. We came to the conclusion that raising money is one thing, but we wanted to have more of an activist stance. Since then we have been hosting educational events that have been really important in educating the

initiative, which fully funded Panago’s education at PLU. The awardees — the first of whom will be selected this spring — must embody Panago’s values, including a deep passion for social justice. “At Degrees of Change, we are honored to support his family by hosting the memorial scholarship they have created to invest in other emerging community leaders who share Panago’s passion and commitments,” said Tim Herron, the organization’s president. Herron says Panago embodied the Act Six mission, particularly

doctors.” She encouraged the audience to take mission trips overseas. “This type of work is challenging,” she said. “But the compensation emotionally, far outweighs the challenges.” Finally, Mary Beth Peterson ’75, talked of working in Colombia during her time in the Peace Corps between 1978 and 1980. She said that the bus driver who took the nurses to the hospital, doubled as a guard, since rebel forces often targeted Americans for kidnapping in the wild regions around Bogota. Read Previous Author

much is happening on PLU’s lower campus. All told, several million dollars’ worth of improvements have taken place, all with the goal being not simply to improve the student-athlete experience, but also improve the experiences of all students, as part of PLU’s educational mission of “educating the whole student.” At the groundbreaking ceremony for the multipurpose field last May, Director of Athletics Laurie Turner said the new field would “level the playing field,” in regards to raising where PLU

April 1, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhD9U3jPRdE This past year a group of PLU students, as part of the award-winning MediaLab, dove into the topic of anti-Islamic sentiment in America. This is a first account shared by one of the project leaders JuliAnne Rose ’13. The topic took them across America on a mission of understanding the complexities of the issues at hand. Diving into Islamophobia in America By JuliAnne Rose ’13 Strapped with massive camera equipment, we struggled off the

New Critical Conscience.” The conference challenges participants to align concepts of education and justice in ways that call for conscience, critique and change—all concepts, in turn, that align precisely with PLU’s mission. PLU participants include: •    Ruth Bernstein, Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Management and Nonprofit Studies •    Callista Brown, Associate Professor of English •    Melannie Denise Cunningham, Director of Multicultural Recruitment •    Emily Davidson, Assistant

U.S. defeated Canada in overtime, with only one day on the ice before the tournament started. “They had a confidence and a belief and tenacity and sense of mission of purpose,” Hacker said. “And I think that overcame all the traditional impediments that would keep a team able to perform on the world stage in a sold-out rink 24 hours later.” So why does Hacker stay at PLU, especially when she has a full-time job training history-making Olympic athletes?  “I must get asked that about 400 times a

of mine, it is important to maintain healthy boundaries and self-care.What do you like to do when you aren’t working? Outside of school, I like to do pottery. I am still quite the beginner, but I really enjoy taking classes. I go to karaoke every week with some friends and that’s always a good time to sing fun throwbacks. I also enjoy bingo and dancing with friends. What do you wish more students knew about the Center for Gender Equity and its mission? I hope people know that the CGE truly is a

will serve: Providence Shared Services provides a variety of functional and system support services for our Providence family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise. Caring for Your Career:  We are delighted that you answered the call to consider a career at Providence. Interns will have many resources to develop their