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Lianda Lonergan '21 is a member of the 金沙娱乐 Dance Ensemble stying dance, exercise science and more, as she plans a career in physical therapy and preventative medicine for dancers.

鈥淚 wanted to be competitive in the market and earn that edge that others might not want to pursue,鈥� said Zade Al-Khatatbeh MBA '18. He saw earning an MBA as a way to help develop the skills needed to advance a career goal of finance or consulting management.

From playing in Sarajevo as bombs fell to conducting in Forest Grove, Dijana Ihas's journey as a musician has been remarkable.

A kindergarten teacher's extra effort set Lillian Wolfe '20, MEd '22 on the path to teaching.

Andy Haugen 鈥�11, MAT 鈥�13 loves seeing his students鈥� 鈥渁h-ha鈥� moments. 鈥淵ou always get a different group of students every year, and you never know what their background or thought processes are,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 always fresh, it鈥檚 always unique.鈥� Haugen is a history teacher at Valley Catholic High School, a private school in Beaverton, Ore., where he also is the school librarian.

A first-generation college student, Garcia Angeles started his life in a farming community in Mexico. At 金沙娱乐, he became a teacher who would support other English language learners like him.

As a faculty member in 金沙娱乐 University鈥檚 School of Learning & Teaching, Bryan Cichy-Parker is focused on other people鈥檚 needs: both his students and the generations of children they will influence.聽鈥淔rom the admissions process to graduation, you have someone by your side who thinks about your needs and the needs of the possibly two generations of children that you could end up teaching.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Jessie Wachter 鈥�03 suddenly found herself without a job for the first time in nearly two decades. She has used this break in her career to launch a small business.聽

A team led by 金沙娱乐 University alumna Ali Osbrink 鈥�19 and including 金沙娱乐 Biology Associate Professor Christopher Templeton is having聽a paper on songbird cognition published in聽Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences,聽a prestigious UK-based scientific journal.聽

金沙娱乐 University is well represented in the current Oregon legislative session, thanks to the first-time elections of a Republican senator and a Democratic representative.

Dijana Ihas, an associate professor in the聽金沙娱乐 University Music聽Department, was honored as Oregon Music Educator of the Year by the Oregon Music Education Association at its annual meeting in January.聽

Sigrid Roberts and Nicola Carter, professors in the 金沙娱乐 University School of Pharmacy, have been awarded a competitive, three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to research treatment for a neglected tropical disease called leishmaniasis.