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in 2016 (and the powerful economic interests that support their campaigns), seem unphased by what Martin Luther King, Jr., called the prospect of “moral death” in a nation that spends far more on military defense than on human need. Such are the troubling questions that emerge when study and service meet inside and outside the Lute Dome. — Samuel Torvend, Professor of Religion, University Chair in Lutheran StudiesBack: Pauline Shanks Kaurin's "Thinking About Messy War"
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interest to you, since this shows flexibility and multi-dimensional thinking. Closely examine the timeframe for completion of your academic program, seek out internship and service learning opportunities that will help you explore applications, and discuss the possibilities with a faculty member you have enjoyed having as a professor. What is the difference between a Masters and a Doctoral degree? Should I get a MSW, MS, PhD, PsyD, EdD?We have numerous materials on 3-day reserve in our library. Click
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strategic planning and big-picture thinking that’s vital but often unseen, serving back to back as chief financial officer for two major nonprofit health care systems in the Pacific Northwest — first for Tacoma-based MultiCare and more recently for Legacy Health in Portland. So, it was a pleasant surprise to Loomis when South Sound Business magazine shined a spotlight into her corner of the corporate world, naming her CFO of the Year for her work with MultiCare. “CFOs are generally more in the
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and improved website, and partly to better reflect PLU and the Lutes who love it. We deeply appreciate your input into the process. We also deeply appreciate the input of one particularly invested party: Jon Olson ‘62 , creator of the first PLU magazine ever (and the man behind its first title change). Olson called me in February after he’d heard we were thinking of renaming Scene . He wanted to give his blessings—which I accepted with great gratitude—and I really wanted to talk to him about his
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teaching.Even now, as I prepare for a sabbatical, my teaching and work with students is in play as I prepare to start writing a book on farm animals. Years of teaching on the ethics of food in Ethics and the Good Life, teaching on ecofeminism in Women and Philosophy, and teaching Philosophy, Animals, and the Environment will all figure in the position I will present in that book. The fact that I have been thinking and writing in these areas also means that I can expose the students to new and emerging ideas
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and help them sort of navigate the application process. We also got to interview them and hear about their really excellent plans for the future, and things they are thinking about doing and studying to make the world a genuinely better place. That was really uplifting.”Professor Simpson-Younger also honed her multi-tasking skills. “I did become very good at distracting the cat. Usually, I did not have to simultaneously teach people and amuse the cat. But, here is a cat toy, a feather on a stick
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wrong. Loomis has shouldered a lot of strategic planning and big-picture thinking that’s vital but often unseen, serving back to back as chief financial officer for two major nonprofit health care systems in the Pacific Northwest — first for Tacoma-based MultiCare and more recently for Legacy Health in Portland. So, it was a pleasant surprise to Loomis when South Sound Business magazine shined a spotlight into her corner of the corporate world, naming her CFO of the Year for her work with MultiCare
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relates to your topic? Engaging in this short exercise can help you get into a research state of mind and may help you start thinking about the argument that you want to make. Look at the following example for some inspiration.Example topic: Effects of social media on mental health What I know: Instagram images pressure people to look a certain way. What I don’t know, but I’m curious about: Which social media platforms are preferred by people of different age groups What mental health issues are more
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fidelity, and discouraged critical reflection” (293). Turning to PLU, it is my perception that increasing numbers of students enter my classes seeking a comfortable confirmation of their views, traditions, and habits of thought rather than pursuing the uncomfortable challenge to those views, which is the sign of real intellectual exploration. Many of these same students claim to have selected professional paths even before arriving on campus and are thus less interested in courses whose primary purpose
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-income families. The university notably offers incoming first-year students The PLU Pledge, a loan repayment assistance program. The pledge offers a critical safety net to new PLU graduates by ensuring that once they are employed after graduation, if they earn less than $50,000 per year, PLU will help them repay their student (and parent PLUS) loans. PLU is also known for its 253 PLU Bound Full Tuition Scholarship, which is offered to students who are College Bound eligible, attend a high school in
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