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was at stake, because he was right there showing that you could fight something and fight it with a kind of clarity that he did,” Barot said. LEARN MOREVisit Keven Drews’ crowdfunding website to donate. Visit his Facebook page to follow his story as it develops. And learn more about multiple myeloma from the American Cancer Society.In addition to logging his daily life on social media, most of Drews’ days are spent at home with his children. For Yvette Drews, the possibility of losing Keven with

, intracellular trafficking, cell proliferation and differentiation, organelle function and development. Pediatric Biomedical Research Program: This National Institutes of Health (NIH) R25-funded opportunity provides research experience in biomedical areas directly and broadly related to pediatric health and disease. Projects range from basic studies of underlying disease mechanisms to translational research aimed at developing novel disease therapies. Student Eligibility Any college student majoring in the

Hispanic Studies majors. Faith and diversity are both extremely important topics for Lucas, and led him to want to work with people of all faiths needing assistance dealing with the afterlife. Lucas’ job as a funeral director presents many challenges. People experiencing grief can be unpredictable and hard to work with. “Deep, intense grief when you lose somebody close will make people say things that they don’t really mean.” However, his time with the Diversity Center has helped him work with these

in Marketing Science. With my passion for commerce, a year ago I decided to join the Marketplace & Commerce Ecosystem team as a Quantitative Researcher and was glad to be back to Seattle again. I now lead two international tracking studies across consumer-to-consumer purchasing and eCommerce with the goal to understand the needs of Facebook Marketplace users and prospects and the ecosystem in which they’re making choices. How has a masters degree changed the trajectory of your career? The first

Othello and Romeo & Juliet. When she finds herself learning about how much of these characters’ lives is unwritten, she begins to question who is the fool in these plays–and in her own life. With an M.F.A. in Theatre Performance from Arizona State University and a Ph.D. in Theater Studies from UC Santa Barbara, Director and Visiting Assistant Professor of Acting & Directing Kane Anderson describes himself as both an artist and a scholar. “For my first project at PLU, I wanted to find a play that

Wang Center’s Peace Builder Award was first given to Sidney Rittenberg, visiting professor of Chinese studies, in 2003. In 2005, award recipients included Tom Eric Vraalsen, Norwegian special envoy to Sudan; polar explorers Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft, who use their expeditions to promote understanding; and the Namibia Association of Norway, which responds to poverty and injustice by helping Namibians build skills. Last year, the award was given to Peter and Grace Wang, founders of the Wang Center

jewelry design, to rapid prototyping and graphic design. At PLU, an obvious use of the software is in sculpture classes. Artists typically construct a scaled-down, 3-D model of their sculpture first in cardboard or clay, but editing the model is labor-intensive, Ebbinga said. In Rhino, artists can create the model and easily make adjustments. The software can also be used in math courses. Ebbinga is currently collaborating with associate math professor Daniel Heath, who studies complex knots. The

June 16, 2009 Matters of Faith By Patricia O’Connell Killen, Ph.D. Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Professor of Religion At PLU, students talk about spirituality. They think about the meaning of life – human experiences of love, joy, creativity, success, suffering, death, of making and keeping commitments, of extending oneself on behalf of others. Students grapple with the meaning of integrity. They seek to find a purpose, something that is, in the words of some of my former students

September 1, 2009 7:15 a.m. – Mr. Lee’s special education class Aaron Lee ’02, has just arrived at his classroom from his South Hill home in Puyallup, 30 miles away. He has about 10 minutes before students in his special education class begin to wander in. He usually uses this time to prepare. Or at least think. First, he’d planned to become a social studies teacher, but the special education position in the district was the only one available. So he took it. Now, Lee, 32, doubts he’d want to

national television next year. (Photo by John Froschauer) Snipstead, ’11, said neither she nor her friends really thought they had a chance. But now, six months later, Snipstead, 20, is still pinching herself. The Hispanic Studies major was collecting her bags at Sea-Tac Airport Friday afternoon, and a bit breathless. She and her bandmates had just spent a whirlwind week in Los Angles recording the jingle and the “behind the scenes” video of the event. Look for Snipstead, who will be singing the jingle