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primary texts, and of freewheeling discussions guided by their professors. They talk about thinking about difficult issues in ways they’ve never considered before. They talk of never having to work harder in their educational lives. And they have one other thing in common: They love it. Helen “Nellie” Moran French and Political Science Hamilton, Mont. ‘As someone who came to college to be academically challenged, IHON has definitely offered that’ —Helen “Nellie” Moran It may seem obvious, but it bears

uncertain and at times uncomfortable about being the minority, to instead change focus on being in relationships with their learners, the teachers and staff, local families, our native drivers, the domestic help and others they meet during the two months in a country,” she said. Weiss will be returning to Namibia next year, again under the Fulbright program, to help develop a national educational program that will assist second-year teachers in that country. The responsibility, she laughed, “sort of has

recognizes and encourages such excellence. Nominees “must have excelled through unusual success in or contribution to their field, through innovation or research which has caused their profession to advance, through extraordinary achievement which has enabled people to live more humanely or through exemplary efforts to advance the mission of the university.” PLU’s Educational Policies Committee nominated the king for the degree (often given to long-serving or high-ranking judges, clerics or public

will help PLU be a more welcoming and accessible university for everyone.”  The findings of the audit are outlined in a document that serves as a shared resource for many departments on campus, Orr noted. The Accessibility Committee, which Orr leads, reviewed the findings and will work to prioritize future projects that meet PLU’s highest needs, said Dean of Students Eva Frey.  “At the heart of every college or university is access to an educational experience that prepares the student to serve in

like under the direction of Harris, and music majors Zyreal Oliver-Chandler ’25, Madison Ely ’23 and Ashton Allen ’25. The Artist Mentoring Program was active in the Parkland community for many years, but fell by the wayside when previous student leadership graduated. Harris was encouraged to revitalize the program by PLU faculty members she met with throughout the past year. Thanks in part to supportive donors, the two-week camp provides free music classes to elementary and middle-school students

professors. “I’m really glad I went to PLU for computer science because of those connections I made,” Ronquillo said. “I feel like it was a lot more genuine and a lot easier to create those connections because of how small these classes were. I’m excited for the future.” Read Previous Information, Technology and Leadership: an interview with Port of Tacoma’s Mark Miller ’88 Read Next Music and Medicine: Elizabeth Larios ’21 returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba LATEST POSTS Three

impossible to be apathetic when I have the awesome opportunity to be a first witness to history.” For most PLU students, and certainly for Henrichsen, so many meaningful international experiences start in a small office at the northwest corner of campus – The Wang Center for International Programs. Founded by alumnus Peter Wang ’60 and his wife, Grace, the two were keenly interested in finding ways to prepare students for lives of leadership and service in an interconnected world. So concerned, they

with time or money, she made sure that she gave of herself back to her church, her nursing profession and her university. “Everything about Karen spoke to her service and leadership. She would be proud to be remembered in that way.” Read Previous PLU for Japan Read Next PLU night at the Tacoma Rainiers COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25

. Now there are closer to a dozen—but probably still no other program quite like PLU’s. Rubin and Kitchen built PLU’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program from scratch—and now, after directing it since its inception, they are stepping away from leadership roles. As of June 1, PLU Associate Professor of English Rick Barot is stepping in—with excitement, and with gratitude. “Stan and Judith have been an incredible force,” Barot said. “They created a program that is very intricate, with a

displays performance and achievement in leadership, academics and athleticism. But she didn’t stop there. “I always wanted to play professionally,” she said. After graduating from UW, Deines found herself with nowhere to play because the United States Women’s Professional Soccer League disbanded. “It was a sad time for women’s soccer,” she said. So, like many others in that situation, Deines played abroad. She joined Stjarnan FC in Iceland, helping her team win the Icelandic Cup, among other