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learn about his role as Chief Creative Officer & Director of Interpretation and Research at History Colorado. Sutton says she gained some insight into how museums are adapting to the pandemic and how museums are working to ensure their exhibits are accurate according to the communities they involve. The Lute Job Shadow Program is just one of many ways PLU works to build community from the moment students step on campus until long after they’ve graduated. Read Previous Meet the PLU Dance Team Read

enough, I ended up in the exact same situation. I pursued History, English, and Secondary Education majors before finally landing on the major I received, a sociology major! As a liberal arts school, we at PLU want you to have the time and space to explore. As part of the general education requirements, students will get to take classes in multiple different departments. As an undecided student, this is an incredible opportunity to investigate your passions, question your previous ways of knowing

definitely had a lasting impact on my ability to remain comfortable. Of course as with anywhere, we are in a constant state of growth and learning. Our focus is to listen to our students and ensure that we can seek to provide them with improvements and necessary changes to help them thrive and succeed. By joining an LGBTQI+ centered campus community, you’ll be able to connect with others, collaborate, learn, ask questions, and share your voice with PLU. If you’re interested in PLU’s Queer History, check

, but somehow Sam and I were able to make it into semis,” Bartholomew said. Competing in their first competition together, Ballard and Gerlach proved a dynamic duo: They made it to the final round. “I’m really proud to have made it that far,” Ballard said. “I’m excited to debate for PLU as often as I can.” Directed by Justin Eckstein, PLU’s Speech and Debate team has a long history of intercollegiate forensics competition. Founded in 1947, PLU’s debate team is one of the oldest and most decorated

complete an internship/industry experience and/or courses in business, economics, history and ethics. “Project-based learning is a different kind of learning than in-class learning and adds a different kind of value to a student’s degree,” said Bogomil Gerganov, associate professor of physics. “Internships and apprenticeships are extremely valuable training for future engineers, and students with such experience are more attractive job and graduate school candidates.” To fulfill the engineering

had to pack it up only two flights of stairs, instead of nine, to the hall’s top floor. The unpacking of the cars, minivans and U-hauls, the lugging of the linens, pillows chairs and posters up the stairs replayed itself hundreds of times last week, as one of the largest freshmen classes in PLU’s history moved in. Find the right hall. Drive the car up to the hall. Have eager football players swarm over your car to help you pack in the heavy stuff. Pick up registration forms, identity cards, meal

and Mooney’s hard work paid off all season: The juggernaut debaters made it to the elimination rounds of every tournament they attended. This places them among the most consistent and competitively successful teams in the storied history of PLU Forensics. PLU Director of Forensics Justin Eckstein, left, who was honored at the national competition, addresses the Speech and Debate team in February. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’15) Top honors also were awarded to Justin Eckstein, Director of Forensics

. From the fellowship, Granum, an art and English major, hopes to parlay his love of the natural world and photography into full-time employment. “The experience of putting together this capstone has been absolutely invaluable,” he said. Eventually, Granum would like to make photographing and writing about endangered species his life’s work. “Yeah, I know it’s a cliché, but yes, I’d like to work for National Geographic,” he laughed. Jenny Stein studied colloidal dots and their capacity to absorb and

PLU. Above is a photo from senior Kelly Hall's youth Tribal Canoe Journey (courtesy of Hall). “I was lucky there was a group already making this major,” Hall said. “I get to kind of be the guinea pig.” So, an independently designed major was created and approved. Focusing on the four disciplines of religion, anthropology, history and language, Hall and Crawford-O’Brien came up with a list of classes for Hall to choose from. Now a senior, the only thing between Hall and graduation is her capstone

out to universities that have a history of service. Over the next two years, Zylstra and Williams tweaked the program for PLU, had it approved by faculty and the Board of Regents. Then, they brought Wiley into the fold to direct the program and opened applications in February. “Our initial reservation was we don’t want to be exclusive to the Peace Corps. But there is something about the name and the brand of the Peace Corps that I think is appealing to students,” Zylstra said. “Then when we looked