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December 1, 2008 PLU receives a 300 year-old Torah During November, Cindy Boyce generously gave PLU a Torah with a pedigree that dates back to the 1700s.“You want to be careful what you do with them,” Boyce said about the scroll’s delicacy and how sacred it is in the Jewish faith. The 300 year-old scroll has been decommissioned for a number of years and was transcribed in Morocco. “It can’t be used in a synagogue,” said Samuel Torvend, associate professor of religion and chair of the religion
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signed last week by Governor Jay Inslee. Last Monday, Gov. Inslee signed Senate Bill 5954, mandating that public universities reduce their tuitions by 5 percent in the 2016-17 budget year and by double digits in 2017-18. This bill also affirmed the legislature’s intention not to cut funding to the SNG.*** Commensurate with these tuition decreases, SNG and College Bound program award levels will decrease for students attending public colleges in two years. Throughout the legislative session, PLU
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friends, and yes, even our foes. Faculty, staff and students will continue working hard in the coming days and weeks to bring about a sense of calm, a sense of Lute community united in care for one another, and united in defending and standing with those who are disenfranchised and oppressed. At this time, let us remember and honor President Lincoln’s promise of “malice toward none” and “charity for all.” Members of our community who have experienced incidents of hate or intimidation can share their
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it. With a flick of his pen last week, President Thomas W. Krise reaffirmed the PLU community’s belief in these concepts and its commitment to lowering the university’s carbon footprint and encouraging recycling and renewable energy as outlined in the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment agreement. He formally signed the agreement at a ceremony Oct. 30. Krise signed the document, first signed by his predecessor, Loren Anderson in 2007, and then noted that at a seminar
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Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU Posted by: Jeffrey Roberts / June 4, 2024 Image: PLU Chemistry major Vinny D’Onofrio poses for his Senior Spotlight portrait, Friday, May 3, 2024, in the Rieke Science Center at PLU. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) June 4, 2024 By Fulton Bryant-Anderson ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 majored in biology and chemistry at PLU, played at nationals with the men’s soccer team, and prepared for a
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Arts in Medical Sciences (MAMS) program. PLU and PNWU, each dedicated to preparing students for impactful careers that directly benefit the Pacific Northwest, hope this expanded partnership will bolster the availability of licensed healthcare practitioners. Recognizing the scarcity of occupational and physical therapists, this formalized referral arrangement will create an influx of licensed providers to serve the area. "These new partnerships with PNWU create pathways for PLU graduates to
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Ph.D. positions for research Across the disciplinary lines of soft matter physics, granular physics, and earth's near-surface processes Posted by: nicolacs / October 11, 2021 October 11, 2021 Fully-funded Ph.D. positions are available in the Ferdowsi Research Laboratory within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Houston. Positions are available with start date as early as Spring 2022 and Fall 2022. Some of our active research areas are experimental and
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July 27, 2011 ‘We are all Norwegians’ By Loren J. Anderson Ladies and Gentlemen: We gather this evening to remember and pay tribute, to share our hurt and show that we care, and to grieve for those we have lost, even as we reach out to support one another. The Norwegian flag stands at half staff – along with the U.S. flag and Washington state flag – on the PLU campus in remembrance of the victims of the attacks in Norway. (Photo by John Froschauer) We are drawn together by the quite natural
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New exhibit exposes ecological change through art Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 20, 2013 March 20, 2013 The University Gallery’s upcoming exhibit provides audiences with a view of the natural world through the eyes of two Washington artists. The University Gallery presents the work of Cynthia Camlin and Elise Richman in “Each Form Overflows its Present.” The new exhibition features the ever-changing natural world and is inspired by concerns of climate change. The exhibition will open on
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major event, filling both Olson Auditorium and Memorial Gymnasium, and about 25 PLU staff members—from the Division of Natural Sciences and other departments—volunteer each year, along with members of the community. “This is the Olympics of MESA,” says J.R. Nobles, director of Tacoma/South Puget Sound MESA at PLU. “This is what our students have worked for all year long, to show off everything they’ve learned.” Denner has a lot of learning to show off—although he definitely is not the showy type
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