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. Wakea and Hoʻohokulani then have another son, a human named Haloa, after his brother. From Haloa descends the Hawaiʻian people, making kalo the elder brother of Native Hawaiʻians.Dr. Hammerstrom, who originally launched this course in 2014 “to give students real-life experience with the various religious traditions of East Asia,” continues to add more activities like the loʻi to integrate the indigenous cultures of Hawaiʻi into the course with the Diversity Center’s Nicole Juliano, who has helped

the hearts of many PLU students, fellow faculty members, and a wide circle of friends around the world who had the good fortune to study with him throughout Central and South America. Bill began his service as Professor of Biology at PLU in July 2000.  He served as Associate Provost from his arrival at PLU in 2000 to June 2003, and as Chair of PLU’s Environmental Studies Program from August 2007 to February 2014. To say that Bill was tirelessly dedicated to teaching, scientific research, and

acclaimed short story by Nam Le of 16-year-old Mai, sent alone by her parents on a boat after the Fall of Saigon.—from http://www.matthuynh.com/theboat   Tran, Ham. (2007, March 23). Journey from the Fall [Video].YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKPPOLdDlNo April 30, 1975 marked the end of Vietnam’s two-decade-old civil war and the start of the exodus of hundreds of thousands of refugees. Despite his allegiance to the toppled South Vietnamese government, Long Nguyen decides to remain in Vietnam

the Civil War. His argument focused on the profitability and viability of slavery on the eve of the Civil War. Despite the rising prices of slaves and the profitability to slaveholders, and to some degree, non-slaveholders and northern and European consumers, Coclanis argued that the economy was too dependent on slave labor. “Slavery hindered the long-term development of the southern economy,” Coclanis said. “The South, in a relative sense, had been rendered into an economic backwater.” With the

? After he graduates, he plans to spend the next year in the Lutheran Volunteer Corps, while applying to medical school. What brought the three to Africa and the top of that continent were study away experiences during the fall semester. Anna McCracken ’14 Major(s): global studies and anthropology Hometown: Spanaway, Wash. Study Away: South Africa – studying social and political transformation What’s next? After she graduates, she would like to spend a year volunteering. “I have a feeling South Africa

/South Puget Sound MESA at PLU. About the MESA Luncheon Date and time: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, June 17. Location: Chris Knutzen Hall, Anderson University Center. More information here. To register for the luncheon, click here. MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement) works to support underrepresented students in achieving and contributing their full potential in mathematics, engineering and science—and it does it well: More than 92% of MESA graduates go on to colleges and universities

Professor Charles Bergman’s PLU ‘Swan Song’ is a Talk About Penguins Posted by: Sandy Dunham / April 14, 2015 Image: Professor Charles Bergman holds a penguin on South Africa’s Robben Island, where he spent two weeks researching penguins for a Smithsonian article. (Photo courtesy of Charles Bergman) April 14, 2015 By Evan Heringer '16PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (April 14, 2015)—If you were to mix Indiana Jones with Steve Irwin and sprinkle in extensive knowledge of Shakespeare

September 1, 2009 I never thought I’d study abroad five times and graduate on time When Andy Guinn ’09 came to PLU, the extent of his international travels was a single trip to Juarez, Mexico, just across the border from El Paso, Texas. That trip was just one week. Considering where he’s been since then – and the amount of time he’s been away – that hardly seems like a big deal. Since Andy arrived at PLU, he’s studied in Italy (twice), Tanzania, South Africa – plus a combined trip to Argentina

– cared about these diseases. They afflicted the billions of invisible poor in Africa, Asia and the rest of the developing world. What finally made the health of the developing world appear on our radar screen was not some new political movement or mass enlightenment. What happened, very simply, is that some powerful, high-profile people took an interest in these neglected diseases. In the mid-to-late 1990s, Bill Gates, at the time the richest man in the world, his wife Melinda and his father Bill

PLU’s Men’s Basketball team. Marissa Miller has played basketball since she was 5 but started softball much later. Now, she’s not just a pitcher; she is an ace. In high school, Miller was an all-South Puget Sound League South Division first-team member her junior year. But, as her high-school athletic career comes to an end, she is ready to make that next step, meet new people and play against strong competition. “I’m excited for every part of it,” Miller said. Read Previous Celebrating Student