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perfect fit with PLU,” said Bruce Bjerke ’72, chair of the Board of Regents. Thomas W. Krise has been named the 13th president of PLU. He will arrive in June to assume the presidency. “I know the campus community will quickly embrace President Krise as we work together to meet the challenges and the great opportunities of the decade ahead,” Bjerke said. Thomas Krise, 50, has been Dean of the College of the Pacific, the arts and sciences college of the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California

with fish, or shrimp or tofu, as he prepared it when it was on the menu in the UC. They had it on the menu for a while, and, even though quite a few people really enjoyed it, they took it off the menu because it was too much work to prepare. McGinnis carefully cuts a papaya. He found the recipe about four or five years ago, when the UC remodel was happening. McGinnis peels the sliced papaya. He put it together based on various recipes he found online. “What I tend to do with recipes like this is

really interesting seeing the inner workings of so many different types of companies.” For Alazadi, this internship gave her reassurance that she chose the right career and would love doing the work. “I really love math, but I really like socializing too,” said Alazadi. “It was amazing to find a career that does both. I feel like I got the best of both worlds.” Alazadi began in January, the start of busy season, at Moss Adams LLP as one of the firm’s new staff accountants. — This article was first

, and some of the German officers who were nearby simply looked the other way. “This region was peaceful and wasn’t shooting at soldiers,” he said. “They did work with the armed resistance, however.” The region was in the mountains, isolated, and the entire Huguenot community joined together to project the refugees, some of whom arrived as early as 1938. When he first came to the villages (there are total of 12, including Le Chambon-sur-Lignon), the villagers were reticent to speak with him.  Many

to further her career and advocate for important issues. “I’ve grown so much in my interview skills and my public performance skills; it’s kind of a vehicle to work with my passion for opera and my passion for domestic violence,” Abbott said. Abbott, a survivor of domestic violence, uses the pageants as an opportunity to advocate for victims and raise awareness about the issue. “It’s something that many of us have to deal with; many women are survivors, and it’s something that needs to be brought

For more on Bergman’s articles, photography or upcoming projects: Visit his website.The talk itself is somewhat of a “swan song”: After 38 years and a notoriously adventurous career at PLU, Bergman will begin phased retirement this summer. He is far from done with his work, however. Currently, Bergman is especially interested in two remarkable birds: parrots and penguins. “Parrots? Because they’re so smart, and they are animals in the vanguard in showing us how much more they are than we give them

and uncle sang and performed as a group in the 1940s and were well known in the Hartford, Connecticut area, where she was born, as “The Musical Browns.” Her musical roots come from them. She went on to champion the work of African American composer, Florence Price, and helped lead the way in Black music history studies as a professor in music for decades. Her penchant for service to others was established early, as she was both a loyal Brownie and a Girl Scout. Rae Linda leaves behind a devoted

students prepare for safe travels by communicating these requirements and offering specialized risk training related to Covid-19 and other general safety knowledge for travelers.  While the return of J-term programs presented a lot of work for PLU staff, the payoff was in seeing the joy-filled experiences had by students. Courtney Olsen, the manager for short-term programs at PLU, reflects on the significance of J-term study away programs returning this year.  “There’s a widespread buy-in for global

who value reflection, curiosity, and wonder.  “We work together to learn more about what we can do for the world and what the world needs from us,” says Etzell. After a year in the fellowship program, Etzell became the Vocation Program Intern for the Wild Hope Center. On Monday nights, Etzell can be found in AUC 201, serving as a resource for his peers.  “I hang out there with questions, videos and poems, and when folks show up we spend time working through those questions together,” he says. It