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  • visibility of PLU and inspire connection with prospective students and their families, current students, alumni, donors, influencers/thought leaders, and community members Biography As Associate Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Lace M. Smith leads MarCom. Her teams include the design group, content development, as well as web design and customer service. Smith joined Student Involvement & Leadership at PLU in 2005. Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in studio art from the University of Puget

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  • 2016 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationWhy study women and their experiences in the Holocaust. It was not until the 1980s that historians such as Joan Ringelheim and other academics began to ask the question “Where are the women?” in the story of the Holocaust. This conference is not an attempt to create a competition of suffering between males and females. It is merely an acknowledgement that women’s experiences, because of their gender and socialization, were simply different

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  • United States’ war with Iraq, that she would become the first woman and the youngest recipient of the coveted TED Prize in 2006. Recently, Noujaim has worked on two films, Rafea, Solar Mama (2013) and The Square (2014). Filmed in India and Jordan, Rafea, Solar Mama follows women who leave their villages to be trained for six months in India as solar engineers to then return and solar power their communities. The second film, The Square, follows the uprising in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt, which

  • . He retired as a captain after 20 years of service. A veteran of the first Gulf War and Operation Iraqi Freedom, Hrivnak also participated in peacekeeping missions supporting Somalia, Rwanda, and the Balkans. Combining his military and civilian flying careers, the author has logged over 4,000 flight hours on 20 types of aircraft. Much of his published work is based on treating casualties out of the Middle East. His published memoir, Wounded: A Legacy of Operation Iraqi Freedom, came out last year

  • alumnus Willie Stewart ‘69. “He had an amazing warmth and ease about him that allowed him to relate and connect with anyone, from the highest leaders in business and government, to the homeless folks he served breakfast to for years as a volunteer at Urban Grace Church.” Dr. Wiegman was the ninth president of PLU and served in that role from 1969-1974. While at PLU, Dr. Wiegman spearheaded many initiatives intended to reflect a changing society. One example is remembered particularly fondly by Stewart

  • of Resilience (2021) Selected Articles Phipps, E. B. and Montgomery, F.. "“Only YOU Can Prevent This Nightmare, America”: Nancy Pelosi as the Monstrous-Feminine in Donald Trump’s YouTube Attacks.”." Women's Studies in Communication Vol. 45(3), 2022: 316-337. Phipps, E.B.. "Victoria C. Woodhull, “‘And the Truth Shall Make You Free,’ A Speech on the Principles of Social Freedom.”." Voices of Democracy Vol. 15(1), 2020: 1-18. Accolades Top Paper, National Communication Association, Game Studies

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  • Professional DevelopmentCampus Life supports robust professional development for professional staff, including attending conferences, becoming involved in professional organizations, and continued education. There are myriad opportunities also at Pacific Lutheran University and in the Puget Sound region of which Campus Life professional staff have been able to take advantage. Dream Gonzales, Community Director for Ordal & Stuen Halls: “As an emerging professional in student affairs, the

  • February 26, 2013 PLU’s ROTC program is the recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Award. (Photo by John Froschauer) PLU ROTC named top program with MacArthur Award selection Pacific Lutheran University’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) department has won one of eight MacArthur Awards for the school year 2011-2012. The awards, presented by the U.S. Army Cadet Command and the Gen. Douglas MacArthur Foundation, recognize the ideals of, “duty, honor and country” as advocated by

  • offer an efficient, straightforward path into education,” Larsen said. “But we don’t cut corners.” The program attracts a variety of students, ranging in age from 22 to 50-plus. Some come straight from their undergraduate programs, while others are career-changers searching for a chance to make a difference in young people’s lives through education. “People can come in with pretty much any bachelor’s degree, as long as they have sufficient coursework in the area they want to teach,” Larsen said

  • elementary, middle and high schools. “We offer an efficient, straightforward path into education,” Larsen said. “But we don’t cut corners.” The program attracts a variety of students, ranging in age from 22 to 50-plus. Some come straight from their undergraduate programs, while others are career-changers searching for a chance to make a difference in young people’s lives through education. “People can come in with pretty much any bachelor’s degree, as long as they have sufficient coursework in the area