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to Ohio State University; one to Arizona State University), Hunt attended three conferences as a participant—and one giant conference as a superstar. Hunt was selected as one of 21 worldwide TED2014 Fellows—which officially qualifies her as a “world-changing innovator.” As such, she’ll not only present at the 30th TED Talks conference in Vancouver, B.C., on March 17, but she’s also received training and support to help cultivate her research potential and trajectory. Hunt, humble as she is, never

with a “fine arts” sort of an agenda. I originally arrived at PLU as an adjunct faculty covering for the professor who was teaching here. Then eventually I became a visiting professor, and I was lucky enough that the department liked what I was doing. What I brought to the table was the traditional training. One of the classes I teach here at PLU is Figure Drawing. So this is kind of where the connection with Professor Andrews came in, because he wanted someone that would bring the scientific

Sept. 20 | 5:30 p.m. | Garfield 208 An informal discussion among students, staff and faculty about how to listen critically and be an active citizen in the upcoming election. Sponsored by the PLU Diversity Center. Get Real! – Gender Equity Training for Relationships that are Empowering, Awake, and Loving Sept. 23-25 | All Day  Workshop that helps participants to shed negative gender conditioning and discover new forms of authentic relating that cultivate mutual trust, integrity, responsible

just doing that,” Nargesi continues. “We’re not training people to go be successful workers. We are trying to raise a generation of business people that care, who see the big picture and who are able to be problem solvers at an integrated level. Not just workers who repeat quantitative techniques.”That perspective rings true to business and sociology double major Allisa Ouanesisouk ’21. “My classes had the perfect balance of learning about how businesses are run and how to make the most ethical

complete and utter pivot for everyone.” Summer brought time to breathe for all three teachers. Brizuela and Lord prepared for fall classrooms with virtual options, while Zwang entered a Montessori teacher-training program.  Sarah Lord's children doing school work on the kitchen table. School Year 2020-2021: New Approaches By the fall of 2020, Brizuela felt more comfortable teaching music in a virtual classroom and encouraging students in conversation and interactions. Although students often turned off

Lewis & Clark College after not getting recruited as heavily as he’d liked. After losing the training camp battle to become the starter and being relegated to a backup role, he quit the football team and ultimately dropped out of school after just one semester. Looking back, he admits that reaction to a surprising setback wasn’t his proudest moment.“Lewis & Clark came knocking and I said, awesome, I’m going to play as a freshman. I’ll be the man, I like being the man. That’ll be fun,” Shomler said

children and five grandchildren, his undergraduate degree was a new kind challenge. “I felt overwhelmed. And I really questioned myself,” Brass said. “‘Is this for me? Can I do this?’ But the military instilled the will to achieve.” Brass said that first semester felt like basic training: shock and awe. But he persevered — he graduates Saturday, earning a degree in kinesiology, health and fitness promotion. “I’m ecstatic,” Brass said. “It’s hard to conceive I am graduating with a bachelor’s degree

had laid the groundwork, Le Chambon was more than equal to the task – right in their own small corner of the world. While it is important to be global citizens concerned and engaged with the larger world, the training grounds for our ethical action starts in Parkland. How do we respond to the very real needs in our midst? What will we do when someone comes to our door, to my door, in need? A display from PLU’s “Day of Vocation” in 2016 Second, we can respond authentically from our own identity

Regent’s Park College, and in Montevideo, Uruguay, where I pursued language training in Spanish.” Matt: “As Marc said, the availability of professors at PLU is awesome, and you can really get to know them. Right off the bat they’re willing to engage you when you find a topic or question that interests you. For me these interactions led to conversations about travel and research, and I have now completed two research fellowships at PLU. I have also visited Italy two times. For a kid from a small town in

training and education in the professions which modern society requires” [my italics]?To date, we have begun discussions about new programs in which courses offered by faculty in the professional schools would be combined with courses traditionally offered by faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences. Professors in the professional schools are also being drawn into foundational courses, such as the Freshman experience. Potential cross-disciplinary programs that result from such creative overlaps are