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research assistant with the university’s the nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, and hopes to eventually become a research chemist and attain her doctorate. Without the support system at PLU, Osborn doesn’t think that dream would ever become a possibility. “This place and the people are amazing,” she said. Read Previous PLU benefactor dies Read Next Who doesn’t like kudos? COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are

, is anyone in need that God places in our path. So Philipp Nordquist’s history of PLU is appropriately entitled, Education for Service. At PLU, we teach about what Luther called vocation, i.e., the place where God calls us where our deep joy and the world’s deep hunger (i.e., our neighbor’s need) come together. You can’t get away from vocation at PLU. Every student and faculty member, every administrator and staff-person, everyone on campus regularly thinks, talks, and writes about vocation. We

summer and next fall establishing a bike co-op. The program will rent out bicycles to students, faculty and staff, along with providing upkeep for the rented gear. It will launch this fall with approximately 20 bikes. The cycles for the co-op will come from Harstad Hall’s basement, which is filled with abandoned bikes collected throughout the years, Pfaff said. He’ll spend a good portion of the summer visiting similar programs and developing a business plan for PLU’s program. “I’ll look at the

to update the homepage, gradebook, tools, and content for each site to reflect their goals and preferences. An online “Site Setup Tutorial” will provide step-by-step instructions for preparing one’s course site. Workshops and lab hours will be provided before the fall 2018 term begins to further support Sakai site setup. Instructors can also ask questions or schedule one-on-one support for site design and development by emailing teaching@plu.edu. *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous

Aaron Bell ’04: A Philosopher in Finance Read Next Opening more doors: PLU and PNWU strengthen their partnership to support future occupational and physical therapists COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS A family with a “Bjug” legacy of giving and service September 27, 2024 PLU hosts the 14th Annual Lutheran Studies Conference: Celebrating Cecelia Svinth

facing difficult and uncertain times in our future and it’s all related to the environment,” said Pavel, whose traditional name is CHiXapkaid. “We need to connect to those animal people and we need to connect to those plant people.” Pavel lead a special presentation for Earth Day, entitled “Connecting to Everything on Earth: Its Land, Waters, and Peoples (Plant, Animal, and Human),” on Tuesday, April 17, in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. Rather than telling the hundred-some students, staff

Introduction Posted by: alex.reed / May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 By Kevin J. O’Brien, Dean of HumanitiesSpring, 2022This issue marks an important transition for the Division of Humanities. As of this summer, the Humanities programs —English, Languages & Literatures, the Language Resource Center, the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, the Parkland Literacy Center, Philosophy, and Religion— will merge with others to form a new College of Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, and Social

James Sales. For the remarkable work the staff does at the school to inspire hope against the odds, The Ellen Show and Target gave the school $100,000. For instance, right before winter break, staff had noticed a rise in anxiety and even outbursts by the students. Many of the students know they won’t get much for Christmas, and breaks also mean no meals from school. “So many of the kids are carrying the weight of the world,” said Brianna Williamson ’08, first grade teacher. Schroeder and the staff

students to go for it, and there’s an investment in the students that I felt my whole time here. It’s a place to get support and achieve. Ruggeri: The small liberal arts vibes make it a more tight-knit community. I wasn’t super social in Florida but have become a social butterfly here. Getting involved in clubs leads to friends. Knapp: I was involved in student government, and I’m not sure I would’ve had the same opportunity at another school. Being student president was an enriching learning curve

center many of the concepts she learned at PLU. “The programs, students and staff on campus put an emphasis on service and care,” she says. “That’s what drew me to PLU, what kept met at PLU and what has sustained me.” At PLU, she majored in both communications and Hispanic studies.  “I took my first Spanish language class in 10th grade, and I fell in love with the language from the start,” she says. Following graduation from PLU, she earned a master’s degree in translation from Kent State University