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being an athlete?For Klauder, there was little hesitation. Growing up in Klamath Falls, Ore., Klauder learned early from her parents, John and Christine, to work hard in both the classroom and in athletic endeavors. But “school always overrode swimming.” Good grades, her parents told her, will get you to college. And good college grades, Klauder knew, would get her into nursing school. She has taken that to heart, earning Dean’s List recognition during each of her semesters at PLU and entering her

Froschauer) Tegels, university organist and music professor, humbly underscores his efforts of sustainable living, saying he doesn’t have to go out of his way to do the right thing. “I don’t live far from campus, so it’s not that much of an effort,” he said. “It seems like the right thing to do that you take care of the Earth.” A native of the Netherlands, Tegels hails from a small town in the southeastern part of the region, called Ottersum. He developed an affinity for music early in life, learning the

Stars. He played there a year and then played semi-professional soccer with the Premier Arena Soccer League’s Tacoma Galaxy, helping the team win the 2014 Northwest Division Title in its inaugural season. In between, in early 2013, Croft accepted the Bellevue College job. When the Impact FC held player tryouts, Croft didn’t go—but he didn’t need to. Instead, he sent a resume. Impact FC owner Dion Earl, a former Sounders and SeaDogs player, called Croft personally—and signed him. Croft said there

, that meant I was off at 1:30 in the afternoon.” Those early days landed him on mountains or in the water, hiking or kayaking with a camera in tote. “Every day was like a little bit of summer vacation,” he said. “I wanted to share some of those experiences.” So, he read how-to photography books and learned how to tell compelling stories with his images. After word got out about his photos and he started getting emails from editors about using his images, Ebi realized his work stood out and turned it

a tourist. That’s partly what she says her life as a park ranger is like, living in a national park and learning about it on a more intimate level. “Just like studying abroad, how you always learn about the place you are living in,” she said, “I get to do that an entire summer or winter where I visit and grow to know about the places really well.” Bryanna Plog '10 in Cocora Valley, Colombia, in 2013. (Photo courtesy of Plog) Plog’s love for the outdoors started early in life. Growing up, her

. “I was tasked with writing a first-hand experience of an outsider’s view of a service at Temple Beth El, in Tacoma,” said Melissa McGuire ’06, an early member of MediaLab. “This project forced me out of my comfort zone and took my writing to a new level. It was one of the hardest, yet most rewarding, assignments I ever worked on.” Also during that inaugural year, MediaLab students filmed and edited MediaLab’s first documentary, titled “Building Connections: Reclaiming Lost Narratives of the

very early age. In high school, I wasn’t interested in science and was an average student in the subject. However, after taking a few geoscience courses from PLU professors Steven Benham and Duncan Foley, my outlook on science changed. I became deeply passionate about geosciences, almost to the point of switching my major. In the end, I found the best route was a mix of teaching and geosciences. You’ve been lauded for your use of technology in the classroom, specifically regarding the blended

. Adrian did a ton of coding early on to prepare and he got really good at them.” Caley was so impressed with Ronquillo’s work ethic that he decided to mirror the way he teaches his students to apply for jobs with how Ronquillo prepared.  “He did what he needed to do,” Caley said. “He knew he needed to apply for a lot of jobs. He knew he needed to do a bunch of leak code problems. He knew he needed to have a portfolio and a website. And he did all these things in his capstone.” Ronquillo also worked on

connections I  made will serve me for the rest of my career.  If you were to offer advice to other students considering internships, what valuable insights would you share with them based on your experience?  MM: The most challenging part of this internship was getting to Seattle. It isn’t easy to find housing, so be aware of that and start searching early if your internship does not provide any accommodations. Other than that, internships like this usually give you what you put into them. Also, make sure

interest to academic communities is the announcement that Amazon will fund Alexa research projects in universities through an Alexa Fund Fellowship program that is in its early stages. While it is my expectation that the Alexa Fund team will look to support research at leading Computer Science programs such as MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, UC Berkeley, Cambridge (UK), Seoul National University, and the University of Washington, I’m hopeful that research projects will also be funded in associated