Alumni Stories
PLU graduates who studied away through the Wang Center are doing amazing work all over the world.
Brian Erickson '09, Hispanic Studies & Global Studies
Oaxaca Program Fall 2007
After a year serving in the Lutheran Volunteer Corps in the border region, Brian is now is employed by the ACLU's New Mexico Regional Center for Border Rights. In the video, he outlines concerns about Human Rights on the US-Mexico Border at the "Special Event on Human Rights at International Borders" on October 25, 2012:
Brian speaks at 1:25:55 on United Nations Web TVKristen Lee '12, Religion & History
Namibia Fall 2010 and Trinidad & Tobago Spring 2011 Programs
Kristen is currently an ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission (YAGM)volunteer in Cuernavaca, Mexico. See a sample monthly newsletter and read her blog.
Gai-Hoai Nguyen '09, Hispanic Studies & Global Studies
Oaxaca Program Fall 2007
Gai-Hoai is currently the Assistant Director of the Jackson School of International Studies, Latin American & Caribbean Studies at the University of Washington.
Mycal Ford '12
Chengdu, China Program Fall 2010
A current Fulbright in Taiwan, Mycal hopes to continue his immersion in China. Read the recent article about Mycal Ford.
Sonja Ruud
Gateway Norway Program Fall 2011
Sonja is currently living in Seville, Spain and teaching through CIEE Teach in a small elementary school in the nearby town of Dos Hermanas. She teaches English, Science and Art to 1st through 6th graders and teaches advanced English classes to employees of the Andalucian government.