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student at Clark College. After finishing her associates degree there, Danielle plans to transfer to the University of Washington to continue her studies in Structural Engineering. While serving time at the Washington Correctional Center for Women (WCCW), she participated in FEPPS and The Village, She notes that while at WCCW, “I not only was able to discover who I was but I found hope. My eyes were opened to a whole new world through education.” Who: Dr. Tanya Erzen, Freedom Education Project Puget

precisely because of their efforts. The uprising of peasants’ movements always contributed to the changes of all the previous Chinese dynasties. The Chinese sciences and technologies were also created by Chinese agricultural workers including moon calendar, astronomy, mathematics, hydraulic engineering, agricultural technology, Chinese written system, and life-philosophy, etc. They have been also the ones who created the Chinese intellectual culture including literature, traditions, academies, including

often face coming into a predominantly white institution. “It’s powerful when you can come together with a group of people who share similar experiences with you,” Davidson said. “It’s sort of like a homeroom. It’s a place of belonging. It’s a place where you feel like ‘everybody in here gets me.’” Valeria Pinedo Chipana ’20, an engineering student, registered for the class in 2016 hoping for that built-in community. During her high school years in predominantly white schools in University Place

and ordered correctly, and more funds being distributed to communities that are lacking.” Estrada pulled from her personal interests when deciding on this topic. “I’ve always been passionate about kids,” she said. “Sometimes, we’re blind to problems that go on outside the U.S. Children are dying from preventable diseases.” The research has helped Estrada reinvent her vocational path, too. The 253 PLU Bound Scholar and commuter student initially came to the university to study engineering. After

your own.” Sam underscored that point: “It forces you to think about how to teach differently.” Going back Sam’s experience in Namibia didn’t end with PLU. He finished his master’s degree in July 2012 and immediately left to do Peace Corps work in Aranos, Namibia, about four hours away from where the couple originally studied. He split his time between two host families and taught science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as well as robotics for grades 8-12. “They really wanted me to