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Knutson Lecture
reading of the book Love Without Limits and attend a Sunday morning, Oct. 1 at 9:45am discussion of the book with the author prior to the conference. Congregations are encouraged to join students in reading the Knutson lecture speaker’s book: Love Without Limits: Jesus’ Radical Vision for Love with No Exceptions (2022) by Jaqueline Bussie. The author may join us for the adult forum on the book. Please encourage your congregation to read ahead! There will be a book signing following the Knutson lecture
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September 3, 2014 The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability Dr. Carolyn Finney addresses PLU’s University Conference 2014 on Sept. 3. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) At PLU’s University Conference 2014, UC-Berkeley Professor Shares Trailblazers’ Forgotten Stories—and Her Own Inspiring Path By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications Dr. Carolyn Finney borrowed the title of her Sept. 3 talk—Hard Times Require Furious Dancing—from writer Alice Walker. But Finney’s speech
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to each other and the Earth, we do to ourselves. It was a powerful message for the PLU community as we seek to fully embody the inclusive community that we aspire to be. Read on to learn more about Dr. Finney, her research, her ability to ask tough questions and her remarkable storytelling. The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability *Note: All comments are moderated Read Previous Response to NYT article: ‘Is a Degree Still Worth It? Yes, Researchers Say, and the Payoff Is Getting
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The Value and Benefits of AACSB Accreditation Posted by: Julie Winters / December 17, 2019 Image: Reflections in the glass railing in the Morken Center at PLU on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. (Photo/John Froschauer) December 17, 2019 What is Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB) accreditation and why should you choose a business school with this accreditation? Simply put, AACSB accreditation is the benchmark of quality for business education across the globe.The
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have known PLU for a long time, we don’t need a primer on what it is and what it stands for. But many people do and we must provide it. Positioned for the Future As everyone here knows, PLU doesn’t exist in a vacuum, and the challenges we face as an institution are varied and potentially daunting. The cost of higher education keeps rising, the general economy remains fragile, public support for higher education is declining, and other countries are matching or exceeding us in many measures of
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September 21, 2007 New device will probe the world of the atom Four professors over at Rieke are still pinching themselves. After applying for a National Science Foundation grant in January, on a hope and a prayer really, the chemistry faculty found out last year that they had been awarded a grant totaling $743,000 to purchase a powerful nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer. “We were floored when we learned we had received it,” Fryhle said. “We didn’t expect to get it the very first time (we
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New work celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Reformation Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / March 16, 2017 March 16, 2017 By Mollie Smith '18 and Mandi LeCompteThe Lyric Brass Quintet will perform “Luther, Seven Scenes for Brass Quintet” composed by PLU music professor emeritus Jerry Kracht, in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation on Sunday, April 23, at 3 p.m. in Lagerquist Concert Hall. “The piece is highly programmatic—that is, it is music designed to tell a story—in this
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, more recently, satellites, are averaged to calculate one global mean temperature per year. Simply put, the instrumental temperature record is astonishing. Twenty of the warmest global mean annual temperatures have occurred in the last 25 years, with 2005 being the warmest year. 2009, 2007, 2006, 2003, 2002, and 1998 are all tied for second warmest. The 2000s were the warmest decade on record, and each of the preceding three decades was warmer than the one before it (Hansen et al., 2010).Satellite
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“Physicality of the Present” opens in the University Gallery Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 20, 2012 October 20, 2012 On view at the University Gallery at Pacific Lutheran University are the works of two local artists in an exhibition titled Physicality of the Present. Mixed media ceramics and prints showcase vulnerabilities as a result of physical and emotional constraints. The show opens Wednesday, October 10 with an opening reception from 5-7pm and closes November 7. Artist John
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Family’s Journey. Villard Books, an imprint of Random House Publishing Group. Call number: E184.V53 T713 2010 A memoir in graphic novel format about the author’s experiences as the son of Vietnamese immigrants who fled to America during the fall of Saigon describes how he learned his tragic ancestral history and the impact of the Vietnam War on his family while visiting their homeland years later. – from the publisher Ha, R. (2020). Almost American Girl : an Illustrated Memoir (First edition
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