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participating in New Transfer and Continuing Student Communities, students will: Utilize academic and personal support resources to navigate tasks such as declaring a major Reflect on what their vocation may be as they begin to think about majors and careers Apply skills to navigate mature interpersonal relationships through use of tools and processes such as the roommate and community standards agreements Demonstrate wellness and care for themselves, their communities, and the world through the lens of

baseball program, too, and drove back and forth every day from her family’s home in Olympia to PLU’s campus as she worked toward her master’s degree in physical education with an emphasis in sports administration. She even learned the best way to make popcorn for the concession stand. Her time at PLU, Cohen said, taught her “everything — how to grind, how to build relationships and problem-solve. To come in at that level and see the joy of sport for what it is, and the educational opportunities, that’s

, and built its clientele over time. “It’s really a small world, and everything is 100-percent relationship-driven,” Dilts said. Many of those relationships formed during his time at PLU. “Earning my MBA at PLU has helped me in so many ways, it’s hard to even explain,” he said. “The PLU MBA program opened my eyes to what it was really like to be an entrepreneur. For my final project at PLU, I spent some time analyzing Commencement Bank. Little did I know, that relationship would develop into the

. She was a graduate assistant for the baseball program, too, and drove back and forth every day from her family’s home in Olympia to PLU’s campus as she worked toward her master’s degree in physical education with an emphasis in sports administration. She even learned the best way to make popcorn for the concession stand. Her time at PLU, Cohen said, taught her “everything — how to grind, how to build relationships and problem-solve. To come in at that level and see the joy of sport for what it is

Columbus. Stephen Wadsworth created a libretto that divided the stage into four simultaneous worlds and four timeframes: 1913, 1940, 1970 and 2014. There’s no actual water on stage! Instead, the opera focuses on the human experience: on the relationships, and how trauma is passed down through generations. I feel that everyone can relate to that aspect of the Franklinton Flood: we’ve all lost someone, all loved someone. You’ve composed for strings, orchestra, even ballet, but this is your first opera

How did your major at PLU help you choose and succeed at this? “What I like about the PLU byproduct is that a smaller university is really good at helping students build and develop relationships. If you’re able to build relationships, you’re going to go really far. And the PLU mission—community, integrity—is big in the business world.” What’s your best piece of advice for incoming PLU students? Get involved. “I just always liked being involved,” said Rosales, who played offensive lineman on the

, small grocers, co-ops, and bars, because these community spaces tended to have more intimate relationships with local community members compared to corporate businesses. Katherine’s faculty sponsor will be Dr. Rebekah Mergenthal, Associate Professor of History. Dr. Michael Halvorson will administer the fellowship and arrange for the research to be presented on the PLU campus during the 2024-2025 academic year. Previous Benson Family Summer Research Fellows (and mentors): Kara Atkinson (Peter