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music among my friends, and kept us up-to-date during the first years of Beatlemania. In June of 1967, following our graduation, Al and I joined Doug and two others in in Doug’s Pontiac GTO for a road trip south, listening the whole way to the just-released Sergeant Pepper album that was getting wall-to-wall play on the radio. We first stopped in San Francisco, trying, with our one-day growth of whiskers and slightly mussed-up short haircuts, to look as if we fit in at Haight-Ashbury during that

] PLU Alumnus Named National Emerging Leader in Education By Zach Powers '10 PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, WASH. (July 28, 2015)- It’s safe to say Forrest Griek ‘00, ’02 loves being at school. Currently the principal of Tacoma’s Browns Point Elementary, Griek has spent his career serving in a variety of positions at schools throughout the South Sound, including Todd Beamer High School in Federal Way, where he served as Activities Director; Foster High School in Tukwila, where he served as

business model. He says a new business owner can’t be successful without a mentor. The key to carrying success long term is identifying goals and building internal systems to help a business become sustainable. The next step in that vision includes major sporting goods retailers and international sales. So far, he’s met with representatives from companies in Asia, Europe and Canada, thanks to a Seattle- based group that connects local businesses with international buyers. “A lot of people can’t tell

Circling the Heartbeat Circling the Heartbeat https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2018/09/billie-swift-mfa-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2018/05/kari-plog.jpg September 12, 2018 October 3, 2018 Open Books is a hub for the poetry community, locally and nationwide. But to Billie Swift ’16, it’s so much more. It’s where she would end her regular scenic drive from South

in a hammock and trying to re-create the perfect glass of sangria. Genny Boots ’18 Genny is a communication/mass media and journalism major with a minor in global development at PLU. Since leaving her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska, Genny has been exploring new places. From backpacking in south and central America and central Europe to a semi-settled life in the Puget Sound, Genny has enjoyed writing and telling stories. You can find her work around campus, through PLU’s Division of Marketing and

, for which he helped produce film and edit long-form documentary projects. He is aiming to move into the video production industry post graduation. Genny Boots ’18 Genny is a communication/mass media and journalism major with a minor in global development at PLU. Since leaving her hometown of Anchorage, Alaska, Genny has been exploring new places. From backpacking in south and central America and central Europe to a semi-settled life in the Puget Sound, Genny has enjoyed writing and telling stories

housing deposit. Most graduate students prefer to live in South hall. Do this early, as housing tends to fill up, especially the apartment-style rooms. If you choose to live off-campus, there are several apartment complexes nearby. You will have to work with them to pass a credit check. Most will require that you sign a lease for at least 6 and up to 12 months. You must arrange housing BEFORE YOU ARRIVE. Most apartments will be unfurnished. Unless you have friends or family in the area, it will be

States,” Davidson said. Students in the cohorts claim a variety of backgrounds — with families from countries all over Central and South America, for example — and their majors are as diverse as they are: biology, education, philosophy, social work, kinesiology, and more. But Davidson said their shared experiences are key to creating the sense of community, a primary factor that has contributed to the cohorts’ near-perfect retention rate, despite the challenges first-generation students of color

,” outside a classroom lab setting. “We don’t know the answers in advance,” she said. “Our job is to figure out how to ask the questions.” For Hoang, doing science can mean embracing failure, because it’s part of the process. “Conducting research allowed me to appreciate failed experiments,” she said. “This actually helps me become more problem-solving savvy.” For Kiyomi Kishaba ’21, studying Jewish immigrants in South America resonates with her own family history. Her father’s side is ethnically

freelance journalist to the Weekly Volcano , Tacoma Weekly , South Sound Magazine  and Anchorage Daily News . Zach is also an active volunteer in Tacoma’s advocacy and arts communities, currently serving as chair of the Metro Parks Tacoma Culture & Heritage Advisory Council, on the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts Programming Committee, and formerly on the Tacoma Art Commission. Simon Sung, executive creative director Simon Sung graduated in 1990 from the University of Washington. During his