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Rousseau’s ideas on how this vicious circle might be undone. Much of my time in Scotland was spent on the campus of the University of Glasgow, where Smith himself held the Chair in Moral Philosophy from 1752 to 1764. The university is among the oldest in the English-speaking world and its enormous gothic buildings, which loom with weathered majesty, bespeak its long history. But not all of my time was spent there. I also traveled to the town of Kirkcaldy, where Smith was born and spent his early years
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Patricia O’Connell Killen Professor Emerita and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Email: killenpo@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987 M.A., Stanford University, 1976 B.A., Gonzaga University, 1974 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise History of Christianity in North America Religion and Spirituality in the Pacific Northwest Theological Reflection and Faith-Inspired Higher Education Books The Future of Catholicism in America (New York: Columbia University Press 2019
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throughout Washington! KammerMusikere Members at the Palace of Versailles International tours often take orchestra members to places with a rich musical history! Check out the special website showing the plans for our last trip to Germany and France! Touring ScheduleThe PLU Orchestras tour internationally once every four years, guaranteeing orchestral musicians the opportunity to travel to some extraordinary destination during their time here. International Tours occur in June, just after the spring
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athletic director. From a young age, Cohen has been fascinated with sports and new that it was a community that she would be a part of some day. Fulfilling her childhood dream, she was named the 15th athletic director in UW history; the only female athletic director in the Pac-12. During her time as a graduate student at PLU, Cohen worked in an athletic department that fostered a community of service-driven student athletes, which is something she strives for daily. She has helped reverse the
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decades. The 1980s saw the emergence of study away as an important PLU facet. The Rieke Science Center was completed, faculty governance grew stronger and recruitment of new students became increasingly focused. Academic programs grew stronger and new programs were undertaken. At the end of the decade, the university celebrated its centennial, with a year long celebration that included the world premiere of my colleague Gregory Youtz’s opera on Northwest Native American history and simultaneous
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Musical Memories Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 21, 2014 Image: Choir of the West members prepare to board the bus at Pacific Lutheran College in 1939 for a 3,000-mile tour. (Photo courtesy of Lorna Vosburg Burt) March 21, 2014 Editor’s Note: When Lorna Vosburg Burt ’40, ’69 read our story on PLU’s annual Christmas Concerts in the winter 2013 edition of Scene magazine, she was inspired to recall—and share—her own Choir of the West story … from 1939. It was so full of history and facts and
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community.Pursuing the personal and political Sandhu’s passions for global studies, anthropology and religion are rooted in her family’s history and background as Punjabi Sikhs. Her father was born and raised in the United States, while her mother immigrated from Punjab, India. Sandhu is the oldest of four children—three sisters and one brother—ranging from 20 to 9, all deeply involved in their community. The Sikh population faced genocide in India’s Punjab region in the 1980s, when government police picked up
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decades. The 1980s saw the emergence of study away as an important PLU facet. The Rieke Science Center was completed, faculty governance grew stronger and recruitment of new students became increasingly focused. Academic programs grew stronger and new programs were undertaken. At the end of the decade, the university celebrated its centennial, with a year long celebration that included the world premiere of my colleague Gregory Youtz’s opera on Northwest Native American history and simultaneous
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late 1800s. Education was a priority for these immigrants. Starting with very little, they first built their farmhouses, then their church, and then a school. Over the decades, this university has grown to become a proud and acclaimed institution— noted for its commitment to diversity, justice and sustainability, in addition to academic excellence. Dear students, you are all a part of this inspiring history. The PLU of today is a testament to the hard work and core values of these first Norwegian
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producing concerts through LASR for laying the groundwork toward pursuing an individualized major. The route allowed him to design and propose his own program of study. “I realized that combining those elements and creating a specialized major would open my schedule up for doing things like internships and individualized study courses that would create a better educational outcome.” Similarly, Nicole Query ’22 enrolled at PLU with plans to double major in history and political science, and minor in
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