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going to feel throughout your life. In fact, you should feel it throughout your life — because learning is a lifelong journey.” During her time as a PLU student, Long — a committed community member who’s held important positions in the NAACP, United Way, the Urban League, The Boys and Girls Club and Girls Inc., among others — became involved in the university’s then-fledgling Math, Engineering and Science Achievement (MESA) program before ultimately receiving PLU’s outstanding recent alumni award in

themselves, make connections, and strengthen their independence and interdependence. This job also requires that I collaborate across departments to bring forth rich and intersectional programming, and more work has prepared me to do that.Diversity Center Alumni PodcastNicole Jordan ’15, Maurice Eckstein ’11, and PLU Assistance Vice President of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability Angie Hambrick discuss “Between the World and Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates.Tell us more about your role at PLU as the

was an example of a situation that allowed us to put our college-grade knowledge to work in exploring solutions to a real-world problem,” said Ben Mathewson ‘21, a math major and data science minor. Read Previous PLU announces new major in criminal justice Read Next PLU alumni husband-wife duo doing their part in New York City’s COVID-19 battle 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

being able to reflect on who I am as a person and what my core values are that drive who I am as a leader,” she says.Lute Powered is a project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget Sound region. Melanie Helle ’97 is the first of three Lutes we will be highlighting from Chief Leschi Schools. Previous Lute Powered series include Amazon,  MultiCare Health System, City of Tacoma, Port of Tacoma, and Educational Service District 113.About Chief Leschi

with drumming and dancing. While Nelson is not Native American, she has worked hard to learn as much as she can from staff members who are “very generous” in sharing their knowledge. “We want our students to feel that they can choose to embrace their culture and be successful,” Nelson says. “Education has the power to show kids that they can walk successfully in two worlds.”Lute Powered is a project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget Sound region

was always on my list of prospective schools. After visiting two other small liberal arts colleges, however, PLU quickly soared to the top of my list. The friendly atmosphere on PLU’s campus is unparalleled, and the wonderful reputation that PLU holds with alumni and employers really impressed me. Additionally, the location of PLU was attractive to me, as it is only a fifteen minute drive from campus to my parent’s house in Puyallup. Finally, being able to visit my dad in his office and meet him

worked really hard on my resume and cover letter. I got a lot of help from someone at the Wild Hope Center and Alumni & Student Connections, working on my cover letter and resume and tailoring it to the internship I was applying for. It was great that I got so much help with that. The theater industry is very much about who you know. Honestly, I feel like I probably got offered this internship because I have a really close relationship with Amanda, and she was able to give me a really good reference

ethics, medical skills and theory, research theory and techniques, and foundations of personalized medicine. These courses are not just designed for medical school, they are designed to fit students interested in a variety of health science fields. Did the PNWU MAMS program also support your transition to medical school? It did! For example, faculty members and program alumni help MAMS students throughout the process by reading application essays and helping with interview prep. The medical school

Technology. There, all seniors in the natural sciences will present the findings of their capstone research, or the results of their projects. A large number of alumni also attend the festival, some of whom discuss the work they are doing in the industry. Kakar referred to it as “bringing the whole family together.” “Festival” is the operative word here – the event bubbles with excitement, according to Hauser. “Interview,” might be another apt descriptor – the event is known to draw employers who are

surface. By way of another NSF grant, PLU is now the proud owner of a powerful nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer whereby, for example, we can “see” the arrangements of hydrogen and carbon atoms in a compound. This allows us to figure out its structure or shape. Students will often stop to watch the NMR’s nifty robotic arm dropping or picking up samples from the magnet barrel as they walk by its new home – a bright, windowed lab redesigned thanks to generous gifts from alumni and friends of