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  • February 1, 2008 Conference unites art and religion Artists, musicians and scholars will gather on campus for PLU’s second “Art, Religion and Peace Conference” Feb. 12 and 13.Last held in the spring of 2005, the conference explores ways in which the visual and musical arts of religious communities promote justice and peace.“The arts have been an integral part, and remain an integral part, of religious traditions, both historically and today,” explained religion professor Samuel Torvend. Visual

  • Campus Forums on Sexual Assault and Violence Posted by: Thomas Krise / April 18, 2016 April 18, 2016 Dear Campus Community: Please join me and the entire PLU campus community for a first in a series of open dialogues on sexual assault and violence on campus in an effort to expand community understanding and advocacy, while also increasing the safety and care of our community.  This first forum will be followed by additional sessions in the coming weeks to address specific questions and

  • philosophy and psychology principles to wealth management. VIEW STORY Global policy, politics and partnerships Emily Peterson ’14 works with partners around the globe at a NYC-based public affairs agency. VIEW STORY Fighting for voters’ rights Dayton Campbell-Harris ’16 serves as a staff attorney for the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project. VIEW STORY THE SCIENCE OF CARE A great caretaker understands science. A great scientist cares for people. These Lutes exemplify this balance in their academic inquiry

  • Sacred concerts highlights faith and music Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 8, 2017 March 8, 2017 From 1965 until his death in 1974, Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington reformed both his worldview and his music. With his advancing age, failing health, and the death in of his beloved co-composer Billy Strayhorn, Ellington came to realize the impermanence of life and rekindled the deep faith instilled in him by his father. From here, Duke Ellington composed the Sacred Concerts, calling his first of

  • leave for Namibia, where she will spend nine months studying infection rates in the neonatal intensive care unit of the country’s largest hospital, Windhoek Central Hospital. And while the research isn’t directly tied to neurosurgery, her work in this area has the potential to affect multiple aspects of the medical field. “I’ve narrowed my research down to whether hand hygiene and infection control interventions reduce hospital-associated central line infections,” Larios says. “There’s only been

  • utilize and connect fellow Lutes to our campus support communities and resources, including but not limited to the Student Care Network; Counseling, Health, & Wellness Services; Campus Ministry, Center for Gender Equity; and the Diversity Center. Finally, as we mourn the victims of the Atlanta shootings — Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, Elcias R. Hernandez-Ortiz, and the others yet to be named in the news — let us also reflect on the history of anti-Asian violence in

  • as we pray for the world.  What does “centering community” mean to you? I think it’s both a gift and a challenge. The gift is, you’re not alone. There’s a community of people to support you and care about you. It’s not all up to you. Then I think the challenge is that it’s not just about you. It’s about the larger community. We’re interconnected, and we’re called to care for one another.  There’s a religious connotation about a centering or a grounding, which is about an orientation. So centering

  • to educate our students to be broadly educated and capable of understanding facts, exercising values, and reflecting critically. We view our students’ work in the major as an integral part of their broader vocational journey, as they prepare for lives of “thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care…for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” Our curriculum exposes majors to varied theoretical approaches, and both basic and applied research literatures. Our courses encourage

  • UgandaProject, Griffin Matthews. Hailed as “a joyous, wrenching experience drawn from life,” Witness Uganda poignantly explores the challenges and pitfalls of doing humanitarian work inviting the audience to reflect critically on service, leadership and care in both global and local contexts. To mark the 2nd anniversary of the PLU’s Peace Corps Prep Program, there was also a panel presentation by PLU and Peace Corps alumni  – Lucas Gillespie ’16, Jihan Grettenberg ’12 and Colton Heath ’14 – on the topic of

  • Red Square program $70 for two RA Community Programs Year End Balance: $64,791 2022-2023 Starting Balance: $191,144.58 (as of 08/10/2022) Total Fees Collected: $86,420 (as of 5/12/2023) Funds Allocated: $10,650 in Club Seed Funding $5,000 for Mental Health Workshops and Education through the PLU Counseling Center $500 for Rock The Block $700 to support Home Run Derby for mental health resources $6,420 for InterVarsity conference attendance  $242 to purchase Booster Cushions for MBR Practice Rooms