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America in April 1940 (for more details about Kurt’s childhood and the Mayers’ “exodus” from Germany, click here to read the first chapter of Kurt Mayer’s memoir). Kurt’s family settled in San Francisco, where he quickly learned English well enough to be a member of Lowell High School’s prize-winning debate team. Kurt attended College of Pacific in Stockton, California and then Hastings Law School in San Francisco. Kurt served in the US Army in the Judge Advocates office in Germany. In 1957, Kurt

Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo Friday, February 26th9:15-11:00am — An Approach to Resilience in Complex Contexts: New Implications for Humanitarian Practice (Regency Room) Amy Hilleboe, Senior Technical Coordinator for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)/Resilience, Catholic Relief Services Jonathan Scanlon, Senior Advocacy Advisor, Oxfam America Moderated by Daniel Lee, PLU Vice-President of Advancement and former Vice-President of External Relations, Lutheran World Relief 11:15am-12:15pm

course. The first was to introduce or deepen students’ knowledge of the creation stories of the Americas, and to allow them to grasp the connections between these myths and contemporary literature produced in Mexico and in Latin America. At a deeper level, I also hoped to show the students how they might utilize literature in order to reflect upon their own experiences in Oaxaca. While the first part of the course centered on ancient Mesoamerican texts, and the cultural traditions they communicated

of the career shift. “This was a great opportunity to combine epidemiology with environmental ecology.” Her day-to-day work includes studying birds and various species of mosquitoes, seeking to understand what keeps West Nile prevalent in Atlanta. The professors who run her lab have global connections, and have been consulted frequently as Zika continues to spread. There are no vaccines or medications available for Zika, which has spread rapidly through South and Central America. Cases have

A Year in AthensErika Tobin transferred to PLU in the Fall of 2012 after spending one year at Luther College in Decorah, IA. A Senior Religion major and Classics minor who plans to graduate in May of 2015, Erika hopes to attend seminary to get a Master’s in Divinity and become an ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA). After meeting with advisors in the Wang Center and examining all of her options, she chose to spend her Junior year in Athens, Greece with College

, Associate Professor of French, PLUBio: Professor Wilkin specializes in intellectual history in early modern France–skepticism, stoicism, Descartes and Cartesianism–from the standpoint of feminist criticism. She also works on Counter-Reformation culture: mysticism, demonology, and missionary encounters with the native peoples of North America. She teaches francophone literature from Europe, North America, and Africa. Conference ScheduleKevin P. SpicerPresentation Title: “The Plight of Erna Becker-Kohen

active servant-leader in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Dr. Bussie spent the last twenty years teaching religion to undergraduates at ELCA colleges and serving as the founding Director of the Forum on Faith and Life at Concordia College. Every day she is amazed and grateful that gets to: 1) write and tell her story; 2) empower other people to write and tell theirs; and 3) accompany marvelous people like you on your journey of faith, hope, and healing. Personal WebsiteMs. Jennifer

brochures, online banners) and sometimes joining a virtual meeting over Skype. Almost everything my fellow graphic designer and I create is translated to our local markets across Europe, Asia, and North America, so we work with a lot of local marketing managers across the world. When did you discover design? I don’t think there was ever an ‘A-ha!’ moment with design, or a moment I knew this is what I want to do with my life. I did design a few posters for Hinderlie Hall and took a graphic design class

-Physics Emphasis Graduates from the last 5 years: Their jobs Quality Systems Engineer and Laboratory Lead, Hytek Finishes Co. Laboratory Assistant, Labcorp Dynacare Lab Technician, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center EMT, American Medical Response Analytical Chemist, Clinical Laboratory of Hawaii Manufacturing Associate, Bristol Myers Squibb Plasma Etch Process Engineer, Hitachi High-Tech America, Inc. Research Technologist, Northwestern University Graduates from the last last 5 years: Their

peoples of Central and Latin America. His message to his middle and high school students was simple: “You have one world when you’re monolingual, but when you learn another language you’re opening a door to another world.” Taylor-Mosquera was inspired by the opportunity to help his students discover a world that he loved. “I saw my students really grow with their Spanish as I had in high school,” he said. “It was a very powerful experience to lead others in that process.” After three years honing his