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internships, outside financial support needed to be secured. Fortunately, assistance came from longtime donors Dave and Kendra Uhler ’99 and Jim Fredricksen ’78, who each helped fund the program and care deeply about equity, access and innovation. “Many internships still come with extra expenses like travel or housing to take full advantage of the programs. It is our hope that the internship scholarship funds can help make these types of experiences more approachable and affordable to students,” Dave

you into contact with people who took you out of your own framework and broadened your perspective. And maybe learning a language has taken you into an unforeseen future. If so, we’d like to hear about it. To echo Dean Albrecht, please send us your stories! No matter how short or long, they will become texts for us to use as we develop our programs and communicate what languages can do for our present students in the future. We also hope to share some of your stories on our web pages and in our

systems and relationships where everyone can thrive and offers a network of advocacy resources, including a (very comfy) community gathering space, facilitating identity programs and communities, hosting a variety of events and celebrations and providing students vital leadership opportunities. 9. Take care of your emotional/spiritual self Taking care of your mental health means taking care of your emotional health, too. And for some people, an important part of mental and emotional health includes

JoDee Keller put the church in contact with Greenaway, who jumped at the opportunity. She spent J-Term 2007 organizing the program and recruiting tutors from across campus, largely from the social work and education programs. “The idea was to help these kids be successful in school … helping with homework, communicating with them and hoping they don’t get lost in the system,” Keller said. “The emphasis is on learning, but also mentoring and helping them adjust to the Western lifestyle.” Each week

the house, on this day at a local coffee shop. Streich has lost 70 lbs and now exercises five days a week. All blood levels are better. Carlson found programs to help pay for the meds. She credits Carlson, 25, with helping her take control of her own life. Carlson knows that the program is paying off when she calls one day to find Streich isn’t home. “Her husband told me she was out with the girls.” These visits not only affect the patient, but the entire family, notes Scott Ross, a nursing

PLU, with the Fred Tobiason Outdoor Learning Center and below the far-reaching Garry oak where Ojala-Barbour first took notice of the prairie at PLU. Below the 400 year-old tree, a dozen foot-tall saplings of the Garry are taking root, taking hold of the land they once called home. And with a little hard work, and help, will once again. Read Previous Geriatric nursing programs receive grants Read Next Connecting the dots COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for

better place. PLU just dedicated a cutting-edge studio theater at the heart of campus, and now the performing arts center main stage is under renovation. The acoustically brilliant Lagerquist Concert Hall in Mary Baker Russell Music Center plays host to more than 100 annual concerts. And unlike many other universities and conservatories with exemplary programs, PLU has opportunities (and scholarships!) for performers of all experience levels – you don’t even have to be a major or minor to get

January 22, 2013 Mycal Ford ’12 has spent the year teaching in Taiwan on a Student Fulbright Fellowship. Mycal Ford ’12: A journey of discovery leads this Lute to China and Taiwan By Barbara Clements University Communications Mycal Ford eyed the skewer of fried scorpions he held at arm’s length in front of him and knew he had a decision to make.  Was he going to hold true to his promise to himself – “Say yes to everything?” He had come to Chengdu, China, one of six PLU Gateway programs, with

said. “That then becomes the culture,” Brown said. “It’s not just words. You’re actually living it.” PLU President Thomas W. Krise, Provost Rae Linda Brown and other faculty and administrators proceed through campus ahead of the annual convocation ceremony. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) EXPANDING RESEARCH In addition to creating a community of diverse faculty, Brown also plans to prioritize student-faculty research programs. PLU already does that well, Brown says. The next step is showcasing and

an endowment from Generations for Peace, a nonprofit dedicated to peacebuilding at the grassroots level. Students who pursue majors or minors in a social science discipline or global studies — or those who are International Honors students — are eligible. The program provides funding for overseas internships or service projects, as well as domestic programs with an international focus. The work must directly contribute to international peacebuilding. Opportunities range from humanitarian aid to