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In Times Challenging and Uncertain: Plans Change – Values and Mission Endure By President Loren J. Anderson Welcome to our 2009 University Fall Conference. This morning we gather and prepare to launch the 120th year in the life of Pacific Lutheran University. We do so with…
September 8, 2009 In Times Challenging and Uncertain: Plans Change – Values and Mission Endure By President Loren J. Anderson Welcome to our 2009 University Fall Conference. This morning we gather and prepare to launch the 120th year in the life of Pacific Lutheran University. We do so with a spirit of hope and excitement, confident about the days ahead, and energized by the presence of one another. As we begin anew, it is an honor to welcome our faithful retirees and emeriti faculty to this
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A New Holocaust and Genocide Studies Minor at Pacific Lutheran University By Barbara Clements PLU Director of Content Development An important new step has been taken at PLU with the creation of a Holocaust and Genocide Studies minor, available to students beginning in the fall…
develop as global citizens; future leaders; and whole, richly informed persons. As the University’s statement on General Education notes: “PLU offers an education not only in values, but in valuing, and asserts strongly that, Life gains meaning when dedicated to a good larger than oneself.” History Professor Beth Kraig said one of the more exciting parts of the new minor is a topic and study that engage in ethical issues from the beginning. “It’s involving so many different parts of the university
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Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…
sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus activities, and dialogue groups. Two key events this year are the Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture on April 17, and the Steen Family Symposium on April 22. PLU’s Department of History is excited to welcome award-winning author Joshua L. Reid to give this year’s Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture on April 17 at 7 P.M
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Earth & Diversity Week is an opportunity to explore the interconnected relationship between diversity, justice, and sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus…
sustainability and how these values experienced in our contexts today. Earth & Diversity Week is hosted annually during the week of Earth Day and features Earth Day lectures, campus activities, and dialogue groups. Two key events this year are the Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture on April 17, and the Steen Family Symposium on April 22. PLU’s Department of History is excited to welcome award-winning author Joshua L. Reid to give this year’s Walter C. Schnackenberg Memorial Lecture on April 17 at 7 P.M
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by Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer As the end of the semester approaches, many students will inevitably begin to feel the pressure of impending papers, projects, and exams. While the prevalence of cheating varies and is difficult to measure, most faculty are concerned with ensuring the…
discussions about academic integrity may influence students’ commitment to such values. Just as important, using an honor pledge is also a statement of the instructor’s values and models a strong commitment to encouraging academic integrity. If you have a strategy for promoting academic integrity in your courses, please share your ideas in the comment section below. References Gurung, R. R., Wilhelm, T. M., & Filz, T. (2012). Optimizing honor codes for online exam administration. Ethics & Behavior, 22(2
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Originally published in 1991 Tertullian, an African Christian writing in the second century of the Church, is perhaps most famous for his defiant one-liner about the resurrection, “I believe it because it is absurd.” The only trouble is: he never wrote those words, and wouldn’t…
, or reason? The question Tertullian poses is easy to ask, but has proven quite difficult to answer suitably. In recent years, some have suggested that important parallels between scientific and religious theorizing make it possible for us to look to science for help in thinking more clearly about religion. One of the most intriguing of the approaches argues that “inferences to the best explanation” are used in both areas; theists, for example, might claim confirmation for their beliefs by pointing
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Do you ever worry about history-tracking web browsers, “smart” kitchen appliances, and the even smarter phones we sleep next to? PLU Assistant Professor of Communication Marnie Ritchie thinks about these things. She thinks about them A LOT. Ritchie is an award-winning researcher and writer in…
national security? It starts with what one thinks rhetoric is. To me, rhetoric is any discourse that justifies actions, beliefs or values. So when I say rhetoric of surveillance and national security, I’m really trying to understand what public discourse justifies the use of or implementation of surveillance for national security reasons. When did you become interested in this subject? It goes back to my undergrad years. I was on the debate team and we would travel to hotels a lot and I became very
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Maria Surla has traveled a long and rewarding road. The 39-year-old recently graduated with PLU’s Class of 2023 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. “The difficult experiences I’ve had made me who I am now,” Surla says. Born and raised in the Philippines, Surla…
clinic, and middle school health education center. She also used this time to learn about Mexican culture, food, values, beliefs, and herbal and traditional medicine. “Sometimes people have no water or seem to have little, but they’re so grateful for life,” she says. “It was a very humbling experience.” After graduation, Surla is going to work at MultiCare Good Samaritan Emergency in Parkland. She will also be working part-time at the Pierce County jail. In these roles, she plans to enhance her hands
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Cover art If we were all eyes, could we see each other? by Vickie R. Phipps Intersections, Number 54, Fall 2021 Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities…
Intersections: Called and Empowered (and Assessed) Posted by: abryant / April 29, 2022 April 29, 2022 Cover art If we were all eyes, could we see each other? by Vickie R. Phipps Intersections, Number 54, Fall 2021Intersections is a publication by and largely for the academic communities of the twenty-seven institutions that comprise the Network of ELCA Colleges and Universities (NECU). Each issue reflects on the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching within Lutheran higher education. It
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Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…
Elskthestudio.com, a clothing business focused on women’s fashion and sustainability initiatives. In less than six months, Lund had built a website, received a crush of orders, and started averaging 60,000+ views on TikTok and other social media platforms. Mariken’s journey into business and design was enabled by a unique combination of her talents, beliefs about sustainability, and the Innovation Studies curriculum, which trains students to focus on values and entrepreneurial opportunities. Designer, Student
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