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Airlines, Horizon Air, and Virgin America. I visited with Mr. Tilden in July with a group of PLU faculty who were organizing his return to campus as Benson lecturer. The annual Benson lecture (started in 2004) brings together faculty and students from across campus to discuss topics of interest in the worlds of business, economics, and history. This year, the format is an open conversation with Mr. Tilden, moderated by a group of PLU faculty from the departments of Religion, Philosophy, Business

his death in 2016, Professor Minsky worked on the faculty at MIT in the emerging field of artificial intelligence research. When I met Minsky, he was publishing a new edition of his important book The Society of Mind (1988) with a team that I was working with at Microsoft Press. I became captivated by Minsky’s vision of the future in which AI would revolutionize cognitive science, computing, communication, philosophy and other disciplines. As the field of AI evolved, it became a truly

year really motivated both students and faculty, and we were able to bring that motivation into the classroom through applied projects. Faculty were able to bring these issues into discussions of literature, history, philosophy, ethics, and environmental equity. How have faculty, staff and students responded to that challenge? I’m continually amazed at how my colleagues pivoted so quickly to online classrooms, how they spent the entire summer learning very different kinds of pedagogies and

1958 until his death in 2016, Professor Minsky worked on the faculty at MIT in the emerging field of artificial intelligence research. When I met Minsky, he was publishing a new edition of his important book Society of the Mind (1988) with a team that I was working with at Microsoft Press. I became captivated by Minsky’s vision of the future in which AI would revolutionize cognitive science, computing, communication, philosophy and other disciplines. As the field of AI evolved, it became a truly

diving community. To date, Olson has taken the requisite PE 100, sailing and scuba diving during his time at PLU. With two capstones looming on the horizon, James plans to spend his fourth and final required PE credit on Relaxation Techniques, learning how to ease stress the productive way. A junior English major with an emphasis in writing and a philosophy minor, Olson keeps busy. As a guide for PLU’s Outdoor Recreation club, Olson takes every opportunity to get outside. When he isn’t writing

a license transfer, which could take several more months. For now, please join me in congratulating the Friends of 88.5 on their unprecedented fundraising efforts. Best regards, Thomas W. Krise, Ph.D. President and Professor of EnglishMore From President Krise Service, Learning & Community Building: A Q&A About Student Civic EngagementThe ‘L’ is not silentWhy Having a “Philosophy of Enrollment” Matters Read Previous Commencement 2016: Students will carry PLU’s mission into their post-graduate

resistance to those forces) in the United States, and especially in the 20th century. Her research into the subject include examinations of anti-gay ballot measures in the 1970s, racism in the military in World War II, and feminist voices in popular literature in the post-WWII decades. She is actively involved in interdisciplinary programs and fields of study, including Women’s Studies and Peace Studies, and has participated in research and projects that center on the importance of historical thinking in

. What is your educational background?  I received a B.A. in Philosophy from the University of Vermont, M.A. in Communication and Rhetorical Studies from Syracuse University, and Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. I found the study of communication through collegiate debate. Why did you want to teach at PLU? What PLU does best is mentorship. PLU encourages instructors to teach creatively and inspires students to tap into their strengths and passions. Here, I get

week, PLU’s own Paul Menzel, professor of philosophy, plans not only place to the issue front and center, but to look at the controversy surrounding health care from a moral and ethical perspective. His talk – titled The Moral and Political Wars of Health Care Reform ¬– will take place on Thursday, Sept. 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. “There’s wide agreement that something needs to be done, and that something will always involve government action,” Menzel said last week. “But

Mirror Lake than just helping a single teacher, Gannon noted. “I don’t think she realizes she’s not just affecting me and my 25 kids, but she’s impacting our whole school,” Gannon said. Jones was excited because so much of her philosophy as an administrator is to stay connected to the classroom. She told Gannon’s class at the beginning of the year that she had basically adopted all of them. Jones reflected that, in a sense, she’s continuing the first experience she had at PLU: becoming part of