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Pacific Northwest and Mexico, so to go and experience a new place is … just a delight.” Kaja Gjelde-Bennett Kaja Gjelde-Bennett ‘17, mentored through the grant application process by Storfjell and Call, chose to pursue her Fulbright opportunity after graduating from PLU. She enrolled at the prestigious Arctic University of Norway (UiT) in Tromsø to pursue a Master of Philosophy in Indigenous Studies in the hopes of realizing her professional dream — advancing efforts for indigenous language

near the Tacoma Mall before moving into the Parkland area. “The reason that it is so important to focus on areas like Parkland is that there are significant disparities in tree canopy cover when it comes to race and income demographics,” environmental studies major Paez said. “Poor health is correlated with a lack of trees, so increasing greenery in underserved areas is a social justice issue.”The students have been working with the Tree Foundation for the past year, learning how tree coverage in

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and how they affect one another,” Heath said. “The question of whether separation of Church and State exists is fully alive in the questions of reproductive health and marriage equality, and the structure of this play really illustrates how long these debates have been going on and how frustrating it is that we still haven’t really found any answers. I hope this show encourages people to press harder for those answers, to find what they believe in and fight for it tirelessly – but not blindly

in her colleagues, and as a result, her peers in our department have become better educators as well,” Smith continued. “She is the epitome of what an excellent teacher should be.” One of the largest life science societies in the world, ASM has over 30,000 members, including researchers, educators and health professionals. ASM manages a slate of awards and prizes recognizing outstanding science at every career level and in every sub-discipline of the microbial sciences. Recipients are chosen by a

deserving people,” Schaps said. The event also served as the kick-off for the Women’s Center spring campaign, titled “Why a Women’s Center?” A video depicted how 12 PLU students answered the question, and it also highlighted the center’s main causes: to spotlight issues of global women’s health, women’s history and pay equity. For more information, visit the Women Center’s Web site. Read Previous Civil War love letter inspires wind ensemble Read Next Fighting violence with kindness COMMENTS*Note: All

really liked that he had done the research and knew what position he was interested. Right away we said we wanted to bring him in for an interview.” Target and Medical Consultants Network representatives will be back at this fair, in addition almost two dozen other employers, including Nordstrom, Franciscan Health System, and World Vision will be on hand. Read Previous ‘Water is the great teacher’ Read Next Alum donates $10,000 in equipment COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments

returning to Washington for medical school. (Photo: courtesy of Anthony Markuson) Markuson, who majored in Biology with a minor in Global Studies and a concentration in World Health, found his current position through fellow Lutes—and it’s a position that’s not so much a job as a service opportunity. “I see how that (service) works outside the ‘Lutedome,’ and that is something I wanted to do,” said Markuson, who plans to explore service for a year and then attend medical school in Seattle. He’s now in

consequences of 20th-century affluence.” In his book, Cross asserts that while new techniques of boxing, labeling and tubing gave consumers virtually unlimited access to simple pleasures, they also created some problems: •    Manufacturers generated a seemingly endless stream of sugar-filled, high-fat foods that were delicious—but detrimental to health. •    Mechanically rolled cigarettes entered the market and quickly addicted millions. •    And many other packaged pleasures dulled or displaced natural

physiology.“This task [teaching health classes] was very important to us,” Jamieson said. “We realized from our first trip to Haiti in 2011 that access to healthcare is not a reality for most Haitians. If we can give these kids the tools to know what to do in situations, they will be able to contribute to society in valuable ways.” Both women said they also formed special bonds with their fellow mission workers and the people of Haiti. “Haiti is a very difficult place to be,” Jamieson said. “But the