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philosophy. I am happy to have finally chosen where I will begin teaching after graduation. I will be a third-grade teacher at St. Patrick Catholic School in Tacoma. I think it is so awesome that I will be able to teach those values in a Catholic school and tie it all back to faith. Being Catholic and attending religious schools is a big part of who I am, and bringing faith into my teaching has been something I have been longing to do. I am so excited to experience all that intersectionality, and to use

looking at our role as university professors. It does not take much to discern that higher education is exclusionary with regard to race, gender, sexuality, economic status, ability, nationality, and religious belief. We must recognize that higher education is anti-Black. We must recognize our own complicity and begin conversations about PLU’s complicity. Faculty have a responsibility to communicate about injustice. Faculty have a responsibility to make sure students are in an environment in which

Margaret Murdoch ’24: Contributing to a cure at Fred Hutch Cancer Center Posted by: nicolacs / October 18, 2023 Image: Margaret Murdoch ’24 spent the summer at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center researching acute myeloid leukemia cells. (All photos provided by Murdoch.) October 18, 2023 By Ava EdmondsMarketing and CommunicationsMargaret Murdoch ’24, a biology and religious studies major with a minor in gender and sexuality studies, spent their summer in Seattle alongside some of the nation’s best

defy human understanding. In the words of Job, ‘when I reached for light, then came darkness.'” So we experience feelings of violation and loss so deep and strong that they penetrate borders and transcends boundaries, national and cultural, religious and political, and they bring us together young and old, rich and poor.  So we are drawn together once this evening as a true community, albeit wounded, to draw strength from our faith, and find support as would a family, and tonight we are a Norwegian

Red Square! The evening kicks off at 3:30pm with hot beverages, cookies, religious and cultural tabling and a holiday scavenger hunt. After the hunt, there will be a tree lighting ceremony at 5:15pm with caroling! All are welcome. Breakfast with Santa  Dec. 3 | 9 – 11 a.m.  | Scandinavian Cultural Center Get in the holiday spirit by joining us for a Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 3 on campus. Bring your children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or other future Lutes in your life for

growing up in a small Alaska town. Once enrolled at PLU, her knowledge concerning sexual identity broadened. “It was kind of exciting to be around that many people,” she said. “I really had the chance to meet other people and learn a lot more about other sexual orientations. It was extremely educational.”QASULearn more about Queer Ally Student UnionBrewer said she hails from a religious family, and often felt “stress” when it came to sexuality. She said she struggled reconciling Christianity and queer

teach those values in a Catholic school and tie it all back to faith. Being Catholic and attending religious schools is a big part of who I am, and bringing faith into my teaching has been something I have been longing to do. I am so excited to experience all that intersectionality, and to use what I have learned in my religion minor as well.  Barro leads an activity with students at Lakeview Hope Academy. Barro’s “Word of the Week” poster A mural based on the children’s book “Dreamers" made by

, but it can be a real challenge to understand and feel for people outside of your circle.  At PLU, you will be encouraged to value, respect and understand another person’s views, even when you don’t agree with them. Empathy is a function of both compassion and of seeing from another person’s perspective, and it is the key to civil discourse and thoughtful inquiry.  We have all been witnesses to a political season enveloped by a cloud of racial, ethnic, and religious animosity – much of it poorly

dilemmas can be solved without broad, multifaceted expertise. Addressing climate change requires business savvy. Understanding modern racial unrest takes an understanding of American and world history. International diplomacy is often informed by religious traditions. Some of the most successful business managers are experts in psychology. Yet, despite these realities, far too many American universities are neglecting to provide an integrated education—an education that fuses the liberal arts

on the trail, she often takes that time to think about her connection to the outdoors, a connection that she has found to be spiritual in nature. Professor O’Brien noticed that many ultrarunners expressed beliefs or feelings toward nature that resemble characteristic beliefs of Dark Green Religion. “Dark Green Religion,” a term coined by Dr. Bron Taylor, a religion professor at University of Florida, describes religious beliefs or practices that regard nature as “sacred and is therefore due