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ever wondered whether leaders are born or made, the answer is both. At least it is when you’re referring to Pacific Lutheran University graduate Amy Spieker ’09.Growing up in a Navy family, Spieker moved her fair share of times, and in doing so was able to meet a lot of different people. She graduated from Central Kitsap High School in Silverdale in 2005 and excelled in basketball there, netting a scholarship to play at PLU. It was lessons both on the court and in the classroom that shaped her for

Intersections: Called and Empowered (and Assessed) Posted by: abryant / April 29, 2022 April 29, 2022 Cover art If we were all eyes, could we see each other? by Vickie R. Phipps Intersections, Number 54, Fall 2021Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It

, and looked into weighty topics such as immigration, the changing American family and attitudes towards Islam in the United States. “I view teaching much like I view journalism,” Wells said. “It’s still an education process. And here, you give students a good start, and help them find their way. I think of the professors who encouraged me, and gave me a kick in the butt when I needed it.” Wells would like to return the favor. And he has found it here – a place that is small enough that he knows

ravaged by tornados and oil spills, gone up the Alaskan Highway in search of unsung war heroes, and looked into weighty topics such as immigration, the changing American family and attitudes towards Islam in the United States. “I view teaching much like I view journalism,” Wells said. “It’s still an education process. And here, you give students a good start, and help them find their way. I think of the professors who encouraged me, and gave me a kick in the butt when I needed it.” Wells would like to

unincorporated community, Parkland faces a complicated and interconnected set of economic, health, and wellness challenges. Economically, Parkland residents experience income inequality that can limit access to quality housing, education, and family services. The lack of investment in infrastructure and economic development hinders business growth which, in turn, reduces economic resilience. Many Parkland residents experience health disparities that are frequently linked to socioeconomic inequity. Access to

mother, Maria, and her efforts to retrieve family paintings taken during the Holocaust. To complete the exhaustive research in the book, Black invented a crowdsourcing technique were 100 volunteers helped him pour over documents, and interview survivors or their children. The effort took years and spanned seven countries and 50 archives. In an interview at the time of the book’s first release by CNET, Black estimated that the research produced 20,000 documents, which he organized and cross-indexed

by the Benson Family Foundation during the 2005-2006 academic year and brings to campus outstanding members of the academic and business community. The topic for the Monday night’s lecture came from McCloskey’s series of books, The Bourgeois Era, which explore the relationship between moral virtue and capitalism. She argued that innovation, ingenuity, and the drive of societal change are characteristics of the middle-class, and that it was from the liberation of this class that the modern world

Jacob Taylor-Mosquera ’09 discusses his new memoir about international adoption and belonging Posted by: Zach Powers / October 14, 2020 October 14, 2020 By Lisa Patterson '98Guest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsIn a 2017 issue of PLU’s ResoLute magazine, alumnus Jacob Taylor-Mosquera ’09 shared about his experience as an adoptee, finding and reconnecting with his biological family in Colombia, and the tension he still navigates today as a citizen of two countries and a member of two

resistance and a carefully planned escape. Once safely in Switzerland, Peter Atlmann stands in front of a miniature of the Klimt painting of his great aunt, while behind him is a portrait of his grandmother. (Photo by John Froschauer) Ferdinand Bloch Bauer tried to get the paintings back, unsuccessfully, until he died in 1945. The Altmanns came to the U.S. and eventually settled in Los Angeles, where they set up a successful clothing business, and Maria raised her family. Then in 1998, Maria, who was

California, Berkeley. In this role, Gliha provides guidance and advice on U.S. Department of State careers, internships and fellowships for students and professionals in Northern California, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. “PLU has many students interested in pursuing careers in global health, education and business in international contexts,” said Williams. “Ryan’s talk and the Q&A session after it will be really illuminating and inspiring for them.”Alumni Peace Corps Panel Prior to the keynote address