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with WRIT 101-23: Our Place, Our Vision, Our Lens: Indigenous Film, but the series is open to the public. Table Talk: ‘What is the World’s Greatest Need?’ Monday, Nov. 16 | 6 p.m. | Scandinavian Cultural Center Panel discussion featuring Assistant Professor of Philosophy Mike Schleeter, Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology Galen Ciscell and School of Education & Kinesiology Director of Information Management and Technology Mary Jo Larsen. Title IX: More Than Just Sports Tuesday, Nov. 17 | 8

science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community May 22, 2024

sustaining the quality of academic programs, co-curricular activities and the full array of other operations on campus. A number of special academic projects were also made possible with campaign support. They include $800,000 in foundation support for a new School of Nursing outreach program in geriatric care. And campaign support provided for activities outside the classroom. Co-curricular support included gifts for Campus Ministry, the Scandinavian Cultural Center and MediaLab. Read Previous

says he’s been able to develop marketing, time management, communication and delegation skills — and he doesn’t see that continued evolution changing as he pursues future business ventures. “My skills are always going to be changing depending on what I need to communicate,” he said. “It’s made me really appreciate not just having the ability to code, but also being able to talk with other people and understand how they’re doing something.” No hurdle too big to overcome Kait Dawson ‘19 just

Services that will help me gain knowledge in international development and management. Within the next few years I plan to continue education by attending graduate school aboard to study International Relations or Development Economics. I would ultimately like to have a career working on Africa’s economic development policies. Brian Higginbotham, Bachelor of Arts in history with a minor in political science Brain Higginbotham ’13 is from Woodinville, Wash. Why PLU? I chose to come to PLU because it

conferences and educational presentations, including classes, trainings and workshops, along with annual training of ministers, which focuses on one aspect of climate change such as food or water. “Faith engenders purpose and conviction regardless of faith identity, and imbues action with meaning,” he says. CEE participants may be Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Catholic, or indigenous faith leaders, all driven by purpose to provide love, care, and hope in the world, he observes.There are some differences in how

in Russia in the 1990s. This solidified for me that — while there is so much in the news about the U.S. and China being adversaries — the people-to-people connection is what we need to avoid conflict. People are people; they care about learning. I never once, while there, felt censored, or that I had to be careful about what I did. Tell us about the class you taught. Auman: I taught a class called Biology in Everyday Life. It was geared for non-majors. I drew from classes I have taught at PLU

it’s something I care about and PLU as an institution cares about — we put into practice what we talk about constantly in our mission statement. What’s next: I’m going back to Guatemala to continue research through the Fulbright Program.Skylar LarsonSenior (Class of 2019). Hometown: Fort Collins, CO Global Studies & Hispanic Studies majors Involvement: Center for Gender Equity, Old Main Market employee, the collective, tour guide  Number of times studying away: I studied away three times – I did a

without them. It wasn’t until years later, in America, that he would reconnect with his mother. “I felt I was giving up a lot of myself,” he said. He lived in foster care in Tacoma for those first years. He went to Foss High School. Because everything was so unknown, it was difficult. “It was just nerve racking,” he said. “Just finding a classroom was hard.” In Kakuma, they’d have class in whatever shade was available, maybe in a structure of mud and grass or under a tree. Finding a classroom wasn’t

very, very stressful semester,” Hunt said (in addition to classes, a job and bills, her namesake aunt was losing her own battle with cancer). “I was having a hard time. I thought I had an ulcer.” Hunt visited a local urgent-care clinic, which performed nine hours’ worth of tests—and sent her home with Metamucil. Naturally, it didn’t work—and the next time the pain surged, Hunt visited PLU’s Health Center. “Within five minutes, they told me exactly what I needed to hear,” Hunt recalled. “They saw me