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still getting down into the weeds of IT projects and puzzle-solving? Oh yes, absolutely. That’s my favorite part of the job. It’s important that I understand the day-to-day challenges of making the technology work. At the same time, I’m always working with our business leaders to identify opportunities to accomplish more with technology. I think both sides of that equation are tremendously rewarding for me. I like getting into the weeds of something like network security and thinking about how we

for renovation, and in 2021, an anonymous lead gift moved renovations to the lab and other spaces in the Rieke Science Center to the front of the line for capital project improvements at PLU. “Teaching and learning practices have changed since the A&P lab was originally designed,” says Auman. “The upgrades we’re making within Rieke will not only provide better technology and collaborative distance-learning opportunities, they will also support more inclusive teaching practices and enhance learning

outreach and increase veteran visibility on campus. What are you most proud of from your time at PLU? When I was assembling the Veteran’s Day exhibit in the library last November, one student who started in the fall and had a rocky start to the year, who reminds me a lot of myself, was very appreciative of the time and effort put into the exhibit. I felt like I was making a difference by increasing veteran visibility and impacting the lives of the veteran students here. Read Previous PLU, TCC Announce

longer abduction but starvation due to a decline in Chinook salmon, their primary food source. Urgent action is needed, she says. Southern Resident orcas photographed near Vaughn bay by Emma Stafki ’24.  A Family AffairSince age 12, Stafki has been making films with her sister Annie, 5 years her junior. The duo entered many of these into the Gig Harbor Film Festival, which they won three times. Her sister — now a high school freshman — acted as co-producer and creator of “Echos of the Sound.” Getting

cranking out five introductions (one for each part of the Work) in the space of three months; we knew these would be crucial for allowing readers to understand Dupin’s context and appreciate her claims.  Wow, that is a lot of work! Yeah, and clearly, the jurors who selected our book for the 2024 French-American Foundation Translation Prize took a broad view of translation. They embraced all of the labor that went into making Dupin’s Work on Women accessible to English speakers, and we are so moved by

and work with landlords and property managers to get them approved for apartments. What goes into that work? A lot of it is done before the refugees arrive in the country. There is a lot of coordination with volunteers. We work with what we call U.S. ties of the family, so either a close friend or a family member, to determine the best place that we can settle them in. Then it’s about making sure their transition goes pretty smoothly during their first days here – helping them settle into a place

taught – though most only taught one semester of Acting for Non Majors. It was not long before the department realized they wanted to keep her on to teach for BFA students. The wait lists for her classes were long and students were bringing her techniques to rehearsals and other acting classes. She had begun making her impact and could not be more thrilled. In total, she taught eight semesters of Acting I and Acting II along with Directing, Voice, and Auditions. During this time she was also given

present and asked how they could preserve their portion of the earth. We could use more of their wisdom and practice.” Scholarship, Sleep & SelfPrism 2021 Read Previous A Passion for the Classics with Professor Luke Parker Read Next Teaching during a Global Pandemic LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022

changing of the climate? Monastic communities looked to the future, not the immediate present and asked how they could preserve their portion of the earth. We could use more of their wisdom and practice.” Lost and Found in TranslationPrism 2022 Read Previous Lost and Found in Translation Read Next Ebenezer Scrooge, Martin Luther, and the Power of the Past and of Language LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered

, Sleep & Self Read Previous Dr. Torvend on Sustainability in Monastic Communities Read Next Professor Rick Barot, Director of the MFA program, long listed for National Book Award LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022