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finally, last fall, it was time to publish his own version and views of events during the Iraqi War. “It was time to honor the sacrifices the vets and the medical personal made during that war,” he said. Read Previous Outdoor Rec Read Next Center Stage COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS PLU College of Liberal Studies welcomes Dean Stephanie Johnson July 24, 2024

happened. “It got me very angry,” he said. “My survival finally had a purpose.” Since then, Friedman has continued to share his stories and those of his fellow survivors. He is founder and chairman of the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center, and the author of the memoir, “I’m No Hero: Journeys of a Holocaust Survivor.” “We must not allow the memory of what happened to six million Jews disappear,” he said. “As a survivor, I desire and long to forget what our lives were like during the

through your internship? It is a full-time job. I work about 40 hours a week. It is a heavy workload, but it is also fun, so it doesn’t feel like work. We are making a simulation for small satellites. I work remotely for the Langley Research Center in Virginia, and my mentor there has really helped me with making connections while working virtually. The three-hour difference in time zones is a bit of a challenge, but it is manageable. One of my biggest takeaways from working with NASA is the

your internship? It is a full-time job. I work about 40 hours a week. It is a heavy workload, but it is also fun, so it doesn’t feel like work. We are making a simulation for small satellites. I work remotely for the Langley Research Center in Virginia, and my mentor there has really helped me with making connections while working virtually. The three-hour difference in time zones is a bit of a challenge, but it is manageable. One of my biggest takeaways from working with NASA is the importance of

. He was at the center of Lute Vote, a campus-wide effort to increase civic engagement among PLU students. He helped register more than 300 voters by raising awareness in various government and politics courses, as well as organizing community-based events such as Parkland Rocks The Vote. Beiermann also partnered with PLU Concierge for a Get Out The Vote Drive — making it easier to send mail-in ballots — and organized political forums and debate watch parties on campus. Beiermann credits

Lutheran University. But while he loved his time playing forward and center for the Lutes, he was far less certain about his initial choice of major.“Business school wasn’t a great fit,” Duncan recalled. “I had some awesome professors and I had some classes that I really loved, but then there were some that I just couldn’t get through. I wasn’t loving it, so I ended up switching to graphic design after my sophomore year.” And yet, Duncan has generated quite a buzz over the last year as a business owner

, then he heard about the second plane. He hopped on one of the last trains to make it near Ground Zero and was near the centers as the first tower imploded and fell. He watched as people, including the mayor and his entourage, flee from the dust cloud, “Their command center had been destroyed,” he said. People opened up shops to get their colleagues out of the dust, and offered up water and food free of charge. “I saw New York at its best,” he said. He was soon asked to have his agency lead the