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stand on stage in front of hundreds of fellow graduates and send them off. While at PLU, Alshaibani has served as president of Active Minds — a club that advocates for mental health services on campus. She also has volunteered with America Reads through the Center for Community Engagement, where she met a Pierce County school social worker that sparked her interest in the field. “I knew I didn’t want to be a teacher and I liked the school social worker there,” Alshaibani said. “I loved what she was

, Saavedra received an academic scholarship, College Bound scholarship, Anderson-Van Beek Service Scholarship, Keller, Joseph & Guycelle Scholarship and a residential assistant stipend. Saavedra spoke with us about why she chose PLU and how she believes her vocation can support marginalized groups. 1. How did you hear about PLU, and why did you choose to go here? I heard about PLU from a previous teacher/mentor that graduated from PLU in the early or late 2000s. I also was part of a program in high

literary interests with my management job,” Krise explained. “I think any teacher will tell you that we wind up learning as much from the classroom environment and the students as students learn from us. That’s part of the happiness of teaching, you just learn a lot doing it,” Krise said. “It’s fun to do what you’re trained to do and like to do and [what’s] worth while.” Read Previous PLU welcomed into CFA Institute University Recognition Program Read Next Farewell Reception COMMENTS*Note: All comments

this: once there is a vaccine, who will have access to it? Only those who can pay or are covered with health insurance?  Luther’s revolution in social assistance provided healthcare for poor and well-off citizens alike: everyone should have access to what makes life possible. Read Previous PLU ranked the number one college in Washington for financial aid Read Next PLU MAE alumna Brooke Brown ’06 named the 2021 Washington State Teacher of the Year COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the

Leschi is that we are a small district,” she says. “I’m housed within the two school buildings I’m supporting. I’m already on site.” Born and raised in Puyallup, WA, the daughter of Filipino immigrants, Helle majored in education at PLU and earned endorsements in elementary education and special education. She did her student teaching in Puyallup, then worked as a substitute teacher and eventually landed her first full-time teaching job in her hometown school district.  “I wanted to give back to the

could learn from their perspective.”  Upon her return, Beeson’s decided to apply to the Human Development Conference. She also plans to apply for and present at undergraduate research showcases at PLU and in Tacoma. Cora Beeson wore a handmade traditional Javanese dress and a headpiece made by her dance teacher to perform a Javanese dance for her homestay family while she was living in the city of Yogyakarta, Java.× Finding Support at PLUBeeson chose PLU after visiting for the Presidential

and never know it, and that’s fine.” Above all, Schaumberg believes in the connection between academic study and the way we live. He thinks about how he can apply what he learns from these books to his life, and hopes students resonate with the texts in their own fashion.  “One thing that PLU has sort of made me recommit myself to, as a teacher and a scholar, is thinking about how…the environments that we share, connect, and they connect in messy ways.” Greetings from the DeanLearning to Pay