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interesting capstone and what’s next after graduation.Why did you choose PLU? PLU felt like a good distance from home — not next door, but not too far from family. I really liked the atmosphere and culture on campus and the opportunities it gave me to be involved in more than just my academics. What led you to your majors? I knew coming into PLU that I wanted to major in environmental studies and probably double major with another program. Spring of my freshman year, I took a first-year experience course

photographer Ken Dunmire PLU Crew adopted the Husky Clipper as their own. For the next five years, Lute oarsmen learned in her, practiced in her, and raced in her. She became a much-loved member of the family. In March 1967, in what proved to be her last race before being retired, rowing in the Husky Clipper, PLU faced their cross-town rivals UPS and the men’s varsity crew from Seattle University in a 2,000 meter sprint on American Lake. PLU Crew rowing Husky Clipper in her last race (Photo by PLU

-based medical school. The college was created to expand medical education and health care access in communities across the state. The college offers degree and certificate programs in medicine, nutrition and exercise physiology, speech and hearing sciences, health administration and leadership, and medical ethics. Additionally, WSU has three graduate medical education residency programs — internal medicine, pediatric medicine, and family medicine. In addition, the college is home to groundbreaking

collaborate across departments to bring forth rich and intersectional programming, and more work has prepared me to do that. Tell us more about your role at PLU as the coordinator of the Center for Gender Equity. I also support Queer programming for students across campus by partnering with various student leaders. Advocacy services are centered around encouraging the empowerment of victim-survivors during their healing process, supporting friends and family, and providing education about the issues

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to be of service. To be part of something that is life giving for not just me, not just my family, but the whole of the living community in the area that I live.’”  Robinson-Bertoni teaches her students to go beyond what they learn in the classroom. She says, “We can visit websites, but to actually go have my students practice pluralism and respectful engagement with others in the local community is a kind of conversational learning that can only happen outside of a classroom space.” One such

was such a young child when he first left southern Sudan for Ethiopia. But the memories endure. On the journey to Ethiopia and then to Kenya, it was all too common to see other refugees stop on the side of the dirt road and look down at a person lying on the ground. They would give words of encouragement to a still form that every passing moment seemed more lifeless. They would console each other at the loss of a person who had become family. But staying put wasn’t an option. “There was a sense of

unincorporated community, Parkland faces a complicated and interconnected set of economic, health, and wellness challenges. Economically, Parkland residents experience income inequality that can limit access to quality housing, education, and family services. The lack of investment in infrastructure and economic development hinders business growth which, in turn, reduces economic resilience. Many Parkland residents experience health disparities that are frequently linked to socioeconomic inequity. Access to

, as mentors, as supporters — has the potential to change lives and shape the future. I am incredibly proud of what we are achieving together. But I’m even more excited about what we’re going to achieve in the coming year. We’re not just maintaining the status quo; we’re actively shaping the future. We’re asking tough questions, we’re innovating, we’re adapting — and we’re doing it all while staying true to our mission and values.” With the Class of 2028 joining the Lute family, PLU welcomes a new

schoolwork, marriage, sports and anything in between. It is a part of a special bond that began four years ago when Thomas first set foot on campus. “It’s therapeutic for me,” Thomas said. “I’ve been honest with him since Day 1 and he knows everything about me. I’ve had relationships like this in the past, but never to this extent. “I consider him family.” With the last game of the regular season at 8 p.m. tonight against Linfield University in Olson Gymnasium, the pair once again will meet to chat