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public.  Third and finally, the possibility of collaborating with Angela, without whose smarts and stamina none of this would have seen the light of day. I deeply cherish the friendship that has grown out of our intense collaboration. It has been the highlight of my scholarly career. Read Previous Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies Read Next PLU welcomes new Chief Operating Officer and VP Shalita Myrick to campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments

she calls “a spirit of innovation, a willingness to roll up your sleeves and try to problem-solve.” It’s also the state with the first statewide land use planning system in the country. In 2019, her team developed the methodology behind the first-ever comprehensive look at statewide housing needs to address underproduction, 20 years of population growth, and units for those experiencing homelessness. In 2021, the analysis underpinned a bill in Oregon’s state legislature, the cornerstone of a

Partnership for Health Innovation. I’m interested in doing research in the field of spiritual care, particularly the intersection with Buddhism. I’m also inspired by religion professors like Suzanne Crawford O’Brien and Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen in the Department of Religion who have developed classes with health care majors in mind and teach about religion, religious diversity, healing history, the confluence of religion and health care.  This article is part of the Fall 2024 issue of Resolute Magazine

many sources of knowledge and methods of study runs a dangerous risk of limiting the leadership and inventiveness of the young people upon whom our world will soon be depending. Innovation requires knowledge of human trajectory, and institutions trending towards present and future focused, monodisciplinary curriculums are demonstrating a fundamental misunderstanding of this reality. History, as well as the rapidly increasing rate of social and technological change, assures us that a substantial

expanding research opportunities. She hopes to launch a research symposium in the spring that showcases the close, collaborative work being done by Lutes. She also wants to increase the opportunities campus-wide so more students can benefit from the opportunities. “It’s a big goal, but it’s doable,” Brown said, “because so much of the work is happening already.” Student-faculty research provides students the opportunity to get to know professors on a different level, Brown said. It also provides in

always been a family affair.  The sophomore, busy working on a business degree with minors in economics and innovation studies at Pacific Lutheran University, is following in the footsteps of older sister Marisa Etzell ‘20 — also a recipient of the scholarship. “It gave me a lot of insight as to how important and how helpful this scholarship was in lifting the financial burden that is college for so many other students,” Nick Etzell said. “For me, that gave me peace of mind in accepting this