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students when the Diversity Center was formed, they still have this connection to the mission and values of the Diversity Center — which include perspective taking, critical reflection, diversity, inclusion, equity and thinking about the lives of minoritized people. “What we wanted to do (with this podcast) was to make sure that we centered the voices of our alumni.” Diversity Center AlumniAngie Hambrick, Maurice Eckstein ’11 and Nicole Jordan ’15 In the first episode, Hambrick leads a roundtable

on many who search for meaning and faith in light of trauma, grief and diagnoses of terminal illness or incurable disease.CONFERENCE WEBINAR: “Beyond Deep Gladness: Coming to Terms with Vocations We Don’t Choose.” The talk urges an expansion of Beuchner’s definition of vocation and uses trauma theory to talk about the issues we’ve been facing (pandemic, systemic racism). Thompson will talk briefly of her own experience with illness and will talk about the importance of communal and public lament

, guidance, and assistance in preparing for the LSAT, with the law school application process, and in the process of choosing a law school. You can choose any academic major and still participate in PLU’s pre-law advising program. U.S. law schools have no preference for applicants from certain majors, and seek applicants who are literate and numerate, who are critical thinkers and articulate communicators. In essence, they value the kind of liberal arts education that PLU provides! Pre-law minor: In

-century’s interpretation of Austen’s gender commentary and imperialist tendencies, including present-day approaches to diversity and inclusion in adaptation projects. Adela Ramos is Associate Professor of English at Pacific Lutheran University. She has written on Homero Aridjis, Henry Fielding, Maria Edgeworth, Jonathan Swift, and Mary Wollstonecraft. Her teaching of Austen’s work emphasizes environmental humanities, feminism, critical race theories, and digital humanities. She is interested in how we

knowledge is guarded and handed down unchanged to new generations, the Lutheran reform of education promoted what is cherished at PLU: a community of scholars and students in which the advancement of knowledge, for the good of all, takes place through critical questioning, experimentation, performance and community engagement. That just might be something worth celebrating.

.   Lukas Aberle Lukas is majoring in Hispanic Studies and Anthropology. He’s interested in understanding masculinity and makes way too many forced jokes. Definitely one of the top three guys in the program.         Page Tobin Paige Tobin (aka Patito) (aka Página) is a Junior at Kalamazoo College, double majoring in Anthropology/Sociology and Critical Ethnic Studies. She plans to continue her studies and hopes to achieve work in the field of Anthropology.       Rosie Palof I am Rosie Palof, a junior at

Norway this summer. The Consul of Norway in Seattle, Kim Nesselquist, facilitated the exhibition’s Tacoma premiere. “The relationship between Norway and the United States is very strong and continues to be critical for Washington state,” he said. “ It was important we get the exhibition here.” View Samples of the Exhibit Click on an image to see each piece. Accompanying the show is a scholarly volume of essays by leading authorities on the history and importance of the Norwegian constitution. (The

resistance happen? Or tumor growth? “It really helps with critical thinking,” said Deane after a day in the lab. “And this work with Dr. Saxowsky called to me. I knew I’d be interested in it. This (research) looked at how something so small could affect the human body … this is a fascinating experience to do groundbreaking work like this.” One recent August morning, Deane and her partners, Pannapat Angkanaworakul and Jessika Iverson, carefully counted yeast cultures that had started days earlier in agar

gaining a lot of recognition these days. “We try to act on our values as an institution,” said Barot, associate professor of English and author of the book Chord. PLU’s authenticity and commitment to “critical seeing,” he said, affects his writing. His book, a collection of poems, recently won the University of North Texas Rilke Prize. Additionally, Barot is the recipient of the prestigious Guggenheim Foundation fellowship, one of only 175 awarded throughout various disciplines. Both are high honors

said his learning experience at Pacific Lutheran University taught him “ethics and high standards” for his personal and business life. “Every staff member and faculty member I dealt with at PLU had these qualities,” he said. “My educational experience at PLU made me realize I had to work hard, but also have critical thinking on any issue or assignment,” he said. “You need to be able to analyze and think about how is this process going to come to a successful end. Work by itself is not enough; smart