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, and some of the German officers who were nearby simply looked the other way. “This region was peaceful and wasn’t shooting at soldiers,” he said. “They did work with the armed resistance, however.” The region was in the mountains, isolated, and the entire Huguenot community joined together to project the refugees, some of whom arrived as early as 1938. When he first came to the villages (there are total of 12, including Le Chambon-sur-Lignon), the villagers were reticent to speak with him. Many
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Forbis said. “People at PLU have always thought that BAP is only for Accounting students, but it is also for Finance and Information students.” Forbis said the PLU team sent an abstract for the competition at the end of January, and it was accepted in early February for an oral presentation. In Portland, Forbis said, “The team had only eight minutes, with two minutes of Q/A, to explain the project, the project’s outcome and why other chapters can benefit from this.” For the national competition in
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opportunity to serve my discipline, including students and peers,” Grahe said. “Since I arrived on the Psi Chi Board of Directors as vice president four years ago, I have advanced an agenda to increase research opportunities and participation (including crowd-sourcing projects) for our members. In January, the board approved my recommendation for a research advisory committee, and being president allows me to have a more active role in the early stages of that committee because I will remain on the board
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, Henrichsen interned at the United Nations; was part of the first Communication class to study internationally; and was a columnist for PLU’s student newspaper, The Mooring Mast. She did this all with the help of her first professor at PLU, Professor of Communication Joanne Lisosky. “I met her really early on,” said Henrichsen. “I talked with her about my goals and ideas. We connected really quickly, which was awesome. I stayed in the Communication department because I appreciated her role, her enthusiasm
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and uncle sang and performed as a group in the 1940s and were well known in the Hartford, Connecticut area, where she was born, as “The Musical Browns.” Her musical roots come from them. She went on to champion the work of African American composer, Florence Price, and helped lead the way in Black music history studies as a professor in music for decades. Her penchant for service to others was established early, as she was both a loyal Brownie and a Girl Scout. Rae Linda leaves behind a devoted
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Entrepreneur Justin Foster ’02 on making meaningful relationships with faculty Posted by: Lace M. Smith / August 13, 2019 Image: Justin Foster ’02, and School of Business Dean Chung-Shing Lee photographed in the Morken Center for Learning & Technology at PLU, Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) August 13, 2019 By Vince SchleitwilerGuest WriterLutes often find ways to show gratitude to the community that supported their education, but Justin Foster ’02 got started early. An
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, music composition theory and conducted the Concert Chorus. “The music department in those early days was small and my father brought his teaching skills to composition classes, choral conducting and other diverse classes,” Fritts said. Fritts founded the Paul Fritts & Co. Organ Builders in 1979, and says he has been dedicated to the design and construction of high-quality pipe organs ever since. His company was commissioned by former music professor David Dahl to develop the Lagerquist Hall organ
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City of Tacoma environmental scientist Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 loves asking questions Posted by: Zach Powers / June 27, 2022 Image: PLU biology alumnus Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 has been a scientist at the City of Tacoma for 19 years. (Photos by John Froschauer/PLU) June 27, 2022 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterFrom an early age, Tom Chontofalsky ‘03 always thought he'd be a wildlife biologist. He'd pore over issues of National Geographic and One World magazines his dad
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redistricting cases, stalled by the Supreme Court until Milligan was ruled upon, but now moving forward. Campbell-Harris frequently travels to different parts of the country for depositions, hearings or client intake. As part of challenging Georgia’s 2021 Senate Bill 202 restrictions on absentee voting, changes to early voting access, and new voter ID rules, Campbell-Harris spoke with impacted voters on the ground, visiting Metro Atlanta churches and listening to congregation members. Many had already been
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student’s major and curriculum needs. Students are encouraged to explore their off-campus options as early as their first year in case a program has prerequisite requirements that need to be fulfilled. The Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education and a student’s academic advisor assist students in this exploration, as well as in identifying programs that best suit their needs. Students can select semester-long, year-long or month-long programs; some include direct enrollment in an overseas
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