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24, 2018 By Kari Plog '11PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Sept. 24, 2018) — Justin Huertas ’09 says opening night of “Legally Blonde,” presented by Seattle-based Showtunes Theatre Company, was electric.Applause roared when his castmate, Alexandria Henderson, walked on stage for the first time Saturday night. Sure, Elle Woods is a lovable lead character in a story about perseverance and optimism. But Henderson and Huertas, black and Filipino actors who are playing roles often played by

.  When I hire someone, I’m not hiring them based on how they answer the questions, I’m hiring based on where their heart is.  If they seem to communicate: “Yes, I want to help, will pour myself into this, and be fully engaged in work with the guests and the clients I’m going to see, but also be a good partner and a good teammate, and use my skills to problem solve and work together collaboratively.” I’ll find a place for that person somewhere in the organization. Getting your foot in the door can be

, and witness the growth themselves, she says. “To do that, we needed teachers endorsed.” While most newly graduated teachers gained the endorsement as part of their graduate program, many teachers who’d been in the profession for 10 to 30 years didn’t have the endorsement. And teachers with an English Language Learners (ELL) endorsement are in high demand, as communities become more culturally and linguistically diverse. Pacific Lutheran University’s course teaches how to apply research-based

a romanticized notion. I never thought I’d be working for the government.” Carrato worked with a Guatemala-based NGO before finding the U.S. Foreign Service through a friend. “It was a happy accident,” he says of the discovery. Carrato landed a Washington D.C.-based civil service job with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), but wanted to work internationally as one of the agency’s foreign service officers. “All of a sudden, lightning hit,” he recalls of his realization that

world.”Early on, Mosa struggled at Foss High School in Tacoma and didn’t think college would be an option for him, so he set his sights on applying to be a seaman with the coast guard. Even with this plan, Mosa applied for college scholarships, at the encouragement of his high school counselors. Days before he enlisted into the Marines, Mosa learned he was the recipient of an Act Six Scholarship, a leadership program that connects local students with faith- and social justice-based colleges to equip

using integrated curricula that teaches computer science and robotics alongside gender and racial equality. As a GOKiC educator, curriculum developer, and career development expert, Ambachew helped prep students for internships, including organizing career panels. Her PLU journey took a detour when she visited village-based women’s co-ops during a sophomore J-term trip to Mexico. “It was a really interesting experience to see first-hand how women are solving issues in the community, particularly

the Center for Gender Equity, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, Center for Community Engagement and Service, ASPLU, Lute Vote, American Association of University Women (AAUW). Bach Concert Oct. 9 | 3 p.m. | Lagerquist Concert Hall The program will include selections from J. S. Bach’s Clavierübung III, sometimes referred to as The German Organ Mass, one of the many masterpieces by the most famous of Lutheran composers. Sponsored by the Department of Music. Let’s Talk About: Islamophobia and