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, she’s getting hands-on clinical experience working with real patients one-on-one. “It’s difficult when you have a breakthrough with a patient and then they go back the next day,” she said. “It’s hard to believe in the process and that it’s normal.” After graduating, Montgomery would like to work with sexual abuse survivors, specifically with child prostitutes. More research needs to be done to help survivors move past anger to forgiveness, and to develop strategies for assisting spouses of sexual

July 14, 2008 Fellowship encourages senior to find calling Since childhood, Timothy Siburg’s sought to determine his life’s purpose. At PLU, the quest to find his vocation has only intensified. The senior religion and economics double major knows he wants to serve others, but he isn’t sure in what capacity. His friends tell him to stop stressing, that everything will work out. Still, he frets about choosing the right path. “For better or for worse, I feel there are certain gifts I have to serve

students.” She credits her communication professors with giving students the chance to explore and work in all forms of journalism, from newspapers to radio and television. “Not all schools provide opportunities for all three,” she said. Her time at PLU prepared her to excel at her current position: the 2008 Pulliam/Kilgore Freedom of Information intern at SPJ’s national headquarters in Indianapolis. There, she learned about freedom of information issues facing journalists today, interviewed powerful

September 22, 2008 Prof appears on Discovery Channel this week Classics professor Eric Nelson will once again be featured in prime time, this time talking about torture, animals and the environment, all in the time of the Caesars. Nelson will be featured this week on a Discovery Channel program, “Machines of Malice,” which will first air Tuesday, Sept. 23. He will also be travelling to Vancouver today (Monday) to work on an Animal Planet program, Animal Gladiators. Both programs will look at

. These organs, which can take as long as two years to build, now cost millions. Fritts’ shop is only one of a handful in the U.S. which can handle these big projects. It soon becomes evident why the ceilings rise up to 30 feet and the door is so imposing. Organs are built by hand at the shop – from the keys, made of cow bone, to the intricate scroll work that adorns each piece. Each piece is assembled in the shop, to make sure it works, then taken apart and trucked to its new home. A tall building or

PLU, joining a group of other prestigious colleges with Holocaust Studies, which asks students to write essays on the topic of genocide. Lemkin was an international lawyer who initiated the term “genocide” and in 1948 succeeded in persuading the United Nations to adopt the Genocide Convention which outlawed the destruction of races and groups. Last week the two top essayists presented their findings and were recognized for their work. Marks began her essay “Identity and Genocide: The Armenian

Program International to ‘Promote peace through mutual respect, understanding and cooperation – one individual, one country at a time,’” Sobania said. He did so, while serving as the Chair of the City of Seattle’s Sister City Committee and serving for three years on the national board of Sister Cities International. He continues that work now as president of the Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle. Read Previous Making a difference Read Next Power off – Competition on! COMMENTS*Note: All

’09, is the Crown in Town Web site. Since the site went live last year, it’s garnered 2,400 businesses, and 9,400 active voters who have given out 340 awards. Crown in Town recognizes and honors businesses who embody the trust and reputation as set forth by the local chamber of commerces. The awards don’t carry any monetary perks . But it does offer the allure of being recognized for good work, and frankly, for the businesses to shamelessly promote themselves. The recognition for a job well done

has administered the survey eight times since 1996.The most recent results were gathered in October 2010 from 1,045 PLU students in 55 undergraduate courses. Laura Majovski, vice president for student life attributes the high ratings to, “very dedicated, deliberate work and a significant investment of resources by a broad group of people on campus.” In previous years, surveys helped the university identify areas in need of improvement. Then time, energy and funding was dedicated to enhance the

and tone of the 90-minute play, Desmond said. This adaptation combines elements of Japanese Noh (pronounced “no”) theater and Bunraku puppetry, where actors work the puppets while dressed in black body stockings. Kate Howland, ’12, noted it was hard to express emotion through the puppets. Howland will play 12-year-old Rebecca and then her 30-something adult self in the play. “I really didn’t expect the puppets to be this big,” she said, as she carefully folded the three-foot long puppet on her lap