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noted it to the crowd, prompting oohs and ahhs.   Khilfeh just discovered this year that she enjoys writing poetry. Initially, she planned on only majoring in fiction writing. But after taking Wong’s class, she realized she was “much worse at fiction,” she said. Her newfound interest in poetry didn’t make her invincible to stage fright, however. “Oh man, I was nervous,” she said of her reading. “I’m not a great public person. I’m more writerly, quiet, to yourself. It was nerve racking.” But Khilfeh

to a NCAA Division II program right after high school before realizing that it was not the right fit. “I was looking around for something with my major, sociology, and PLU was a good program for that and then soccer was an added piece,” Hoagland said. As senior captain of the men’s soccer team, Hoagland ended his years with Lute athletics helping his team tie the record for wins in a single season. “I really like the program, it’s great. I’ve got to meet all these great guys out of it,” Hoagland

did check PLU – and the region – out. And she’s happy she did. Since then, Erica has been snowshoeing at nearby Mt. Rainier National Park. She’s been hiking numerous trails in the Cascade Mountain Range, like the thigh-burning inclines of Mt. Si. She’s even been able to kayak those great blue stretches of Puget Sound she first saw from her airplane window years ago. For Erica, the Pacific Northwest has been like nothing she could have imagined. The rain? Yeah, it rains – but that’s what keeps the

campus and observe these two subjects at play in various sites around Tacoma. For students this means a lot of field trips. “Being able to see the different temples has been really great because you get to see that not every Buddhist does the same thing,” said sophomore religion major Haley Bridgewater.The course was originally meant to be a part of the new Tacoma Immersion Experience Program (TIES). This study away program had intended to take PLU students off campus and into Tacoma. When students

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“set a course for her life,” she said. Within a year, she had gallery representation in Oregon and had sold seven more paintings. But it wasn’t enough. Kullberg was divorced, and one of her two children, then 2, was so ill that he was hospitalized every four to six weeks. Her moxie to support herself and her children drove her to pursue her art with great energy. “As Einstein said, ‘In the midst of every crisis is an opportunity,’” Kullberg said. Her “big break” came with her first portrait

. Previously, she focused on hospital-acquired infections. West Nile research at Emory University Kitron LabLearn more about the lab where Blakney's work takes place.“It was a big transition but I’ve really enjoyed it so far,” she said of the career shift. “This was a great opportunity to combine epidemiology with environmental ecology.” Her day-to-day work includes studying birds and various species of mosquitoes, seeking to understand what keeps West Nile prevalent in Atlanta. The professors who run her

military science, said Thapa’s accomplishment shows the rest of the nation what PLU students are capable of. “We (at PLU ROTC) are really good at what we do,” Dye said. “Three out of the last five years, we’ve won the regional MacArthur Award. Thapa beat out people from Stanford, people from Berkeley, MIT (for this honor). It’s good for the nation and the Army to see that little PLU has great students, too.” Thapa studies biology and anthropology and plans to earn a master’s degree in public health

room, offensive linemen Trey Adams and Henry Roberts — who tower over the AD at 6’8” and 6’5″, respectively — are eager to tell Cohen how training and summer school are going. And to congratulate her on the new gig, of course. “I love seeing young people develop into great leaders and contributors,” Cohen said. Every day on the job looks different, Cohen said. But she approaches everything thrown her way with a bubbly attitude, a good sense of humor and a lot of passion. “It’s very unpredictable

is a member of the first ever Doctor of Nursing Practice cohort at PLU and the scholarship will cover the final three years of her doctorate studies.How did you choose PLU’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program? I chose the PLU DNP program because PLU has a reputation that precedes itself. As I discussed my plans of applying to PLU’s DNP program at work and at various functions, I was almost always given positive reviews regarding PLU and how great a university it was. The praises I kept