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  • Makaela Whalen ’23 has a passion for the environment and animals. Her desire to find a meaningful vocation that feeds those passions resulted in her pursuing a degree in either environmental or animal law. “As long as I can remember, I knew I wanted to…

    environmental studies major and political science minor with plans to add the newly launched pre-law minor to her workload. The pre-law minor complements Pacific Lutheran University’s pre-law advising program, which is designed to help students interested in attending law school, including assisting students in selecting a law school.  The pre-law minor will offer courses from several disciplines to develop student’s skills in understanding the law, developing a sense of professional ethics, practicing

  • Professor of Biology | Environmental Studies | smith@plu.edu | 253-535-7307

    Julie Smith Professor of Biology Phone: 253-535-7307 Email: smith@plu.edu Office Location: Rieke Sci

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  • Philosophy involves inquiry about the most basic and compelling questions of life. German philosopher Immanuel Kant once summed up these questions in this way: “What can I know? What should I do?

    -authored with Greg Hibbard PLU ’15) Philosophy in the Contemporary World 2016 Greg Johnson: The Situated Self and Utopian Thinking. Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy (Summer 2002) On the Importance of Reversibility in Deliberative Democracy. Social Philosophy Today (Fall 2004) Pauline Shanks Kaurin: The Warrior, Military Ethics and Contemporary Warfare: Achilles Goes Asymmetric (Routledge 2014) Paul Menzel: Strong Medicine: The Ethical Rationing of Health Care. (Oxford University Press) How

  • Innovation Studies minors must complete a minimum of 20 credit hours in the following key areas: Introduction to Innovation Studies (4 credits) Innovation Principles (8 credits) Elective (4 credits)

    Games – CX (4), offered Spring 2026 Surveys the social and cultural impact of video games in society, including how historical figures and events have been represented in popular games. Combines the study of visual media theories and the creative process with social and political issues in gaming, including ethical behavior, violence, gender, ethnicity, religion, and environmental concerns. COMA 248 — Innovation, Ethics, and Society (4), offered Fall 2024 HIST 248 – Innovation, Ethics, and Society

  • NSF REU Program Summer 2019 “Polymer Innovation for a Sustainable Future” School of Polymer Science and Engineering The University of Southern Mississippi Details:  https://www.usm.edu/polymer/nsf-research-experience-undergraduates-reu The ten-week REU in Polymer Science and Engineering will be held May 20th – July 26th, 2019.  Participants will be engaged…

    span the complex, interdisciplinary facets of materials sustainability, including polymer synthesis from renewable sources, materials with enhanced properties and lifetime, materials to improve utilization of natural resources, reduced energy polymer processes, and biodegradable materials, while gaining the tools to assess the environmental impact of new material development.  In addition to their research project, REU participants will participate in short courses in polymer fundamentals, ethics

  • A weekly meeting with program students and faculty to discuss progress, challenges, and the intersection of Indigenous approaches and the university experience.

    NAIS Courses Spring 2023NAIS 112NAIS 244NAIS 250NAIS 363NURS 404RELI 236RELI 397SOLU 101NAIS 112InterconnectionsA weekly meeting with program students and faculty to discuss progress, challenges, and the intersection of Indigenous approaches and the university experience. Students are encouraged to attend for no credit in subsequent semesters. Graded A/Pass/Fail. (1)NAIS 244Environmental Justice and Indigeous PeoplesThis course examines the struggle against environmental destruction as

  • Dr. Sergia Hay, Seminar in Philosophy This year’s philosophy capstone course investigated a frequently used and criticized philosophical method: thought experiments.

    authentic substance that is necessary for living a fulfilling life. Rather, it introduces more problems than it solves. 3:40-4:00pm - ``The Evil, Misanthropic Genius: Diving into a Thought Experiment and Emerging with Hope`` Peter Olschner In my paper I examine the implications of The Evil, Misanthropic Genius, a thought experiment I developed about the ethics surrounding the annihilation of the human species for a greater good: environmental protection and the preservation of hundreds billions of non

  • Associate Professor of Biology | Environmental Studies | haberlrc@plu.edu | 253-535-7199

    Romey Haberle Associate Professor of Biology she/her/hers Phone: 253-535-7199 Email: haberlrc@plu.ed

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  • Religion faculty and staff.

    Kevin J. O'Brien Professor of Christian and Environmental Ethics Full Profile he/him 253-535-7239 obrien@plu.edu

  • Faculty and Research Scientist, Environmental Science, Center for Urban Water, University of Washington Tacoma | Our Thirsty Planet | I have been on the environmental science faculty at the University of Washington Tacoma for several years.

    Julie E. Masura Faculty and Research Scientist, Environmental Science, Center for Urban Water, University of Washington Tacoma Biography Biography I have been on the environmental science faculty at the University of Washington Tacoma for several years. Courses I teach focus on physical sciences to include geology, meteorology, and oceanography with an emphasis on pollution and sustainability. My research includes understanding the distribution of Alexandrium catenella, an organism known to