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Education and Kinesiology, and his work revolves around the importance of paraeducators and their process. In Gerlach’s words, “paraeducators are vital to student achievement.” Retiring after 35 years of teaching at PLU, Gerlach leaves behind a legacy here and nationally. He has spearheaded paraeducator programs at PLU and wrote two books based around his principles. Supervising Paraeducators in Educational Settings, which he co-authored with Anna Lou Pickett, and Let’s Team Up! A Checklist for Teachers

pools in the 1950s. However, Winchester’s choreography itself is not the focus of the program but rather a small part that stresses rich opportunity, diversity and education for students and the community. Ultimately, the program aims to help students expand their creativity and grow as artists. “The dance concert in the spring… was one of the greatest opportunities I’ve had in university so far,” junior Dance minor Anna Wells said. Another student, junior Luke Gienger, said knowledge from previous

spent the past year in Serbia studying peace and conflict resolution, and would like to work with youth when he leaves PLU. Delo is a political science and global studies major and is considering going into the Peace Corps or furthering her education through graduate studies in international relations. They also will hear PLU alum Dr. William Foege ’57, who led the fight to eradicate smallpox in the 1970s and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama. Anna McCracken ’14, a

, Samantha Cook, Anna Sieber, Rachel Diebel, Rebecca Thompson, Valerie Kruger, Emma Pierce, Amanda Williams (Award winners not listed in photographic order.) Leaders of Distinction Award WinnersRecognizes students who are continuing their undergraduate education and have enhanced the campus and community through various leadership & involvement opportunities. Jon Adams, Genevieve Brandt, Kelli Breland, Samantha Cook, Maria Cruse, Caitlin Dawes, Dominic DeSoto, Rachel Diebel, Tyler Dobies, Haley Ehlers

focus of the program but rather a small part that stresses rich opportunity, diversity and education for students and the community. Ultimately, the program aims to help students expand their creativity and grow as artists. “The dance concert in the spring… was one of the greatest opportunities I’ve had in university so far,” junior Dance minor Anna Wells said. Another student, junior Luke Gienger, said knowledge from previous courses has equipped him with tools for performing. “My natural love for

White House, Buzz Aldrin’s memorabilia from his Apollo moon missions, a Chagall painting and Ulysses S. Grant’s Civil War sword – which sold for $1.5 million. Then there are the items that are also expensive, but as Imhof notes, less serious. Items such as Anna Nicole Smith’s personal diary, which sold for more than $50,000; a lock of Cuban revolutionary leader Che Guevara’s hair, selling for$100,000; and a rare “Bride of Frankenstein” poster for more than $300,000. In total, Imhof spent 18 months

teams used when Katrina struck this city in 2005: the number of people rescued, bodies found, pets recovered or lost. “That was one of the things that really hit me,” said junior Anna Holzemer, who went to the Big Easy along with 14 other students and three staff members to help out residents who are still struggling to recover from the destruction of their world almost three years ago. “These homes looked like a normal block of any neighborhood, and then you’d see the writing, that showed two

-profit farm which aims to promote self-sufficiency, inclusion and independence for people with developmental disabilities and rural youth. “I just liked their mission,” Anna Payton, a first-year student from Puyallup, Wash., said. “I really like that they give disadvantaged youth and people with disabilities the opportunity to work.” Payton and the rest of the students in her group spent the day learning about Left Foot’s mission and helped farm workers pull weeds.“Their hearts seem to be in the

of ultrarunning. For example, one of these women, Anna Frost, has developed a fashion line for female ultrarunners, so that they might look more feminine when they’re out on the trail. Professor O’Brien explores this example specifically because, as she explains, fashion has the potential to both empower women in helping them claim their own femininity, but can also reify patriarchal norms as a tool to judge women, often from the male perspective. On the other end of the spectrum is Jenn Shelton

their careers and others will continue their academic pursuits. They have all found a passion for a vocation and are ready to engage the world. The students who shared their stories here joined 877 students who graduated from PLU this academic year. Here is a sample of a few students. Find the complete In their own words HERE. Anna Pfohl, Bachelor of Science in geosciences and Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies Anna Pfohl ’13 is from Little Falls, Minn. Why PLU? I visited PLU during the