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democracy, social issues came up including alcoholism and unemployment. The Good Father Project reaches out to men and holds them up to the community as such,  through photos, essays and support groups, Nelson said. It’s a country of incredible vistas, rolling out toward a distant horizon, without a tree or mountain to interrupt the view. Yurts sport solar panels and satellite dishes. Camels, donkeys and goats share the streets with SUVs or Lexuses. “I think the mixture of modern and traditional

in Peru. Mulder says that he looked for a variety of business stories in Peru that tie back to PLU’s mission statement of sustainability and community. He also wanted his students to understand how culture and business are linked in a country. “Peru has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world,” he said. On his trip, students spoke with an investment banker and toured a beverage company, as well as listened to a lecture on Peru’s own efforts at social responsibility. “I think it’s one

. She adds, however, that she has “never done anything this big before”. This, in her opinion, is a testament to the organization, and in mine, a testament to Stephens, who graduated from PLU with a degree in Social Work, and now works for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in Seattle as its Director of Services. During her year with the LVC, Stephens was placed in Chicago, working for a service called the Night Ministry, through which volunteers were dispatched in “huge buses that said Night

, Saiyare Refaei ’14 interviewed street artists and came to see murals as public art that brings about consciousness of social injustices. After envisioning the potential for expressing cultural identity through storytelling on walls, Saiyare saw potential for a mural in Parkland. “It creates a better understanding and maybe bridges some gaps between PLU and Parkland,” Refaei said. So, she said, “Coming back to campus from Oaxaca, I noticed that Pflueger has a big wall that could use some life

for a feat of architecture on a campus of PLU’s cachet, even at the time of its ribbon cutting. But, like a quality pair of hiking boots—sturdy, safe and accommodating— Foss was always fit for its charge. “It was far from a perfect building, but its imperfections were part of its charm,” reflected former ASPLU President and Foss resident Willie Painter ‘06 on social media after learning of the university’s decision. “While I can understand the decision to demolish the building, the hardest part is

the opportunity to share their stories and learn more about reproductive health and global development during an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City during the U.N. General Assembly the weekend of Sept. 26-27.LEARN MORE Wood’s Universal Access Project page For more information, and to view all the winning entries and runners-up, click here. “I am honored to have been chosen for this incredible opportunity,” Wood said. “During this trip, I will attend the Social Good Summit, where I will

Beth Kraig is another member of the PLU group that is helping to bring Serko to campus. Her scholarship interests have included anti-gay ballot measures in the 1970s and many other queer issues. She has strong ties to queer activism at PLU, having served as an original faculty sponsor of both Harmony (the predecessor of the group now known as Queer Ally Student Union) and PLU social justice magazine The Matrix. Kraig says students today simply don’t understand AIDS, let alone the urgency and pain

‘PLU Sunday’ Celebrates Life, Faith and the Friendship Shared by PLU and Eastside Baptist Church Posted by: Zach Powers / November 17, 2015 Image: Business major Thomas Copeland ’17 (far left), PLU Director of Multicultural Recruitment Melannie Denise Cunningham (third from left), physics major Sydney Spray ’19 (fifth from left) and social work major Emily Odegard ’18 (fourth from right) sing with members of the Eastside Baptist Church choir on Sunday, Nov. 15. (All photos by John Froschauer

done giving back to their country. It’s an outlet, I think, for the veterans to pass along what they have learned and to feel like they are the future of this country’s Army and making us better prepared to lead soldiers."- Jessica Mason '18 Mason helps organize monthly meet-ups for participants, where they talk about four-year plans, balancing school life with social life, homesickness during deployment, and how to keep up with your family during field training. For veterans, Farnum said, the

with creating a new summer event. Miller, who majored in communication, says that her experiences working for MediaLab, a student-run media organization within PLU’s School of Arts and Communication, helped her land her dream gig at Wild Waves and hit the ground running. “I was the public relations executive,” Miller said. “That role really prepared me for social media management, planning out projects and research, and coordinating timely messaging in a variety of mediums.”Through MediaLab, Miller