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headed for the landfill. Hachet’s first day in Washington State was his first day at PLU. He chose PLU after a Minnesotan (known for their niceness) told him that the PLU kids were friendly and super awesome—“and everyone I’ve met has been,” he says.As a first-year student, Hachet jumped into leadership, volunteering in his residence hall to promote sustainability and energy conservation. As a sophomore, he received his first paid position to promote sustainability across all of the residence halls
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from Dave ’68 and Chris ’68 Schoening, in honor of their late son Nate Schoening ’01, established a resource-rich campus hub for students. Read More Undergraduate Research Symposium Named in honor of its late founder and former PLU Provost, the Dr. Rae Linda Brown Undergraduate Research Symposium showcases student-faculty research. Read More Science Education A grant from the National Science Foundation’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship fund is helping introduce PLU student scientists to the
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The Intersection of Diversity, Justice and Sustainability Posted by: Thomas Krise / September 5, 2014 September 5, 2014 PLU recently had the honor of hosting Dr. Carolyn Finney, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California-Berkeley and author of Black Faces, White Spaces, at our annual University Conference to kick off the new academic year. She reminded us that we are inescapably interwoven with each other and with the Earth. What we do
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 Tikkun Olam: The Legacy and Future of Jewish – Christian RelationsFifth Annual Lutheran Studies Conference at PLU – Thursday, September 24, 2015 The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps and the execution of German and other European Lutherans who resisted the National Socialist regime. Such an anniversary invites the university and larger community to consider a relationship marked by polemic, persecution, tolerance
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friendship.A seemingly bland statement Sally made during our last dinner together clarified for me this shared vision. Our conversation with her economist husband had been tracing the jagged edges of the stock market when Sally suddenly bailed out. Changing the subject, she declared that whatever she’s worth in stock, her greatest wealth and that of her family was in their education. At the time, I thought that was demurring to the lowly undergraduate teacher and humanist sitting across the table. But upon
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November 13, 2014 Former PLU Professor’s Legacy Lives On The Rev. Richard Tietjen stands in front of a piece of artwork by former PLU Professor Ernst Schwidder. Schwidder’s art is found all across the country, including in PLU’s Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. (Photo: John Struzenberg ’16) The Ernst Schwidder Project Chronicles and Preserves Art That Enhanced Worship By Taylor Lunka ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 14, 2014)—Former PLU
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This fifth annual PLU Lutheran Studies Conference invites participants to consider the ancient legacy of Jewish and Christian separation; Christian sponsored anti-Judaism, especially as that polemic
About the conferenceThis fifth annual conference invites participants to consider the ancient legacy of Jewish and Christian separation; Christian sponsored anti-Judaism, especially as that polemic appeared in the German reformer, Martin Luther; the artistic treasures shared by Jews and Christians; healing practices among Jews and Christians; and the re-shaping of this troubled relationship over the past 50 years through Lutheran and Jewish commitments to reconciliation. Let us be clear: some
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Symbol and RitualThe Commencement ceremony is a celebration of the Pacific Lutheran University community and all it represents. It opens with the setting of the stage, including banners and symbols representing aspects of the University. The Color Guard of the Lute Battalion of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps initiates the setting of the stage: The flags of the United States and the State of Washington represent the people the ROTC guards are sworn to protect, and the guards on either
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Nursing is consistently rated as one of the most trusted professions based on honesty and ethical standards. The nursing profession is governed by a Code of Ethics and a core set of values to which faculty and students are held. Professional values and their associated behaviors are foundational to the practice of nursing and are upheld in all aspects of the PLU School of Nursing and its educational programs. The required professional standards and guidelines for nursing and healthcare
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course. The first was to introduce or deepen students’ knowledge of the creation stories of the Americas, and to allow them to grasp the connections between these myths and contemporary literature produced in Mexico and in Latin America. At a deeper level, I also hoped to show the students how they might utilize literature in order to reflect upon their own experiences in Oaxaca. While the first part of the course centered on ancient Mesoamerican texts, and the cultural traditions they communicated
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