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student flutist in her senior year of high school when she found out she had cancer and was hospitalized at Seattle Children’s Hospital. Kintner, who was released from the hospital and went on to play in the flute ensemble and orchestra during her time at PLU, is now pursuing a degree in law. She told Rhyne music provided her with comfort while she was sick. During the concert, some student flutists will trade their flutes in for colored pitched percussion instruments, while others will use bottles or

references in Mr. Herzberg’s accelerated class in high school. I am a mixture of feelings, between excited and anxious, and I am not sure if it will hit me until I am on the plane. Find out what Ted and other students are doing during their J-Term Study Away experience at the Sojourner Blog. Read Previous Hero Award Read Next Antarctica blog COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window

November 1, 2010 Why does Chelsea Putnam care about social justice? “My goal is to help students learn the importance of social justice in a smaller community,” Chelsea Putnam said, “because it’s the first step to promoting social justice on a larger scale.” By Kari Plog ’11 When Chelsea Putnam ’12 thinks back to high school and her exposure to diversity issues, one word comes to mind: sheltered. “I had no background or experience,” she recalled. “I just knew I wanted to make a difference.” All

oncology much earlier. At age 16, Aune was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and went through a yearlong series of treatments. The treatments and recovery delayed Aune’s graduation from Colfax (Wash.) High School by about a year. There was little question that Aune was going to attend PLU, since his father, sister and numerous cousins were Lutes already. But still, he wanted to check out other colleges before making his choices. But when he visited campus, he knew PLU was for him. “All the professors

to accompany his compositions. He began composing in high school but didn’t take his first lesson until PLU. “Before it was an impassioned hobby,” Whatley said. “It was important coming here because I knew I could take lessons in the area I was most passionate about.” And now he credits his instructors—specifically Youtz and Clement Reid—with helping him grow into the composer he is today. Youtz has encouraged Whatley since their first lesson. “It was the first time I had lessons with him, and he

values is its ability to supply nutritious lunches to children who have special dietary needs. “It’s great to know I can order a lunch that’s safe,” said Dulaney. Gradwohl grew up in Edmonds, graduated in 1986 from Woodway High School, where he played football. He also played football at PLU. In addition to sports, Gradwohl also participated in PLU’s student media. He wrote for the Mooring Mast and hosted a radio show. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. Reflecting on his

plays piano to accompany his compositions. He began composing in high school but didn’t take his first lesson until PLU. “Before it was an impassioned hobby,” Whatley said. “It was important coming here because I knew I could take lessons in the area I was most passionate about.” And now he credits his instructors—specifically Youtz and Clement Reid—with helping him grow into the composer he is today. Youtz has encouraged Whatley since their first lesson. “It was the first time I had lessons with

to feel the effects of losing financial aid,” Dolan said. “I received other scholarships to make up for that, but a lot of people aren’t that lucky and that means that they don’t get to continue their education and I think that’s terrible.” As far as Dolan’s continuing education, Carnegie Mellon has that covered. Upon successfully completing the summer program, Riley will be offered admission to Carnegie Mellon’s graduate school of public policy with a full-ride scholarship. “It was hard enough

April 22, 2013 PLU recognized for community service In March, PLU was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The Honor Roll recognizes higher education institutions that demonstrate exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. PLU was one of two universities in the state to receive this recognition. The other school was Western Washington University in Bellingham

the science team support the probe. The visualization tool is going to be an orbit plotter that will show the orbit for the probe. How did a sophomore student from the West Coast get an internship with NASA in Maryland? I wanted to apply for something NASA-related since my first year at PLU. My original plan in early high school was to do something business-related because I like math. I always had a soft spot for astronomy. I just didn’t know what I could do with it. I eventually took a physics