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Despite pandemic challenges, transfer student finds community at PLU Posted by: vcraker / June 10, 2022 Image: Biology major Monya-Dawn Wilson ’22 (PLU Photo/John Froschauer) June 10, 2022 Monya-Dawn Wilson ’22 is a DJS Fellow and Rieke Scholar who came to PLU as a transfer student. Wilson is a Biology major, and dreams of becoming a pediatrician. “I’ve always liked science and learning,” said Wilson. “I like learning about the body, learning about the mechanisms. There are many avenues of

Why Marketing Analysts are Game Changers for Business Posted by: Lace M. Smith / November 27, 2019 November 27, 2019 By Melissa BehrendGuest Writer for Marketing & CommunicationsCompanies work diligently to keep a step ahead of their competition, and marketing analysts play a major role in this strategy. Consumers determine where their money goes, but marketing analysts use data to determine why they spend their money where they do, which is crucial when it comes to companies bringing in new

Gilbert, a former BIHE professor to Baha’i students in Iran. 6-8 p.m., Anderson University Center Regency Room Thursday, April 9: Commemoration of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. April 9, 2015, marks the 70th anniversary of the death of Dietrich Bonhoeffer at the hands of Nazi executioners. Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran pastor, theologian, and–with friends and family–a member of the conspiracy to assassinate Adolf Hitler and his associates. At PLU, the anniversary of his death will be commemorated with the

influenced Thebes and surrounding communities. Day’s point that resonated with each member of the documentary team was that water does not care about anyone or anything. It is a force of nature with no continence. Disasters caused by water are not done out of malice, but are simply nature acting as it should: Naturally. When asked if he thought humans should stop intervening in nature by manipulating the Mississippi, Day shook his head. He said that it was too late. There are too many things that rely on

. However, every time it looked like I was going to fall overboard, someone would reach out and catch me and often times it would be a PLU faculty member. In addition, the former financial aid administrator, Patricia Hill played a unique role. I recall sailing into the financial aid office on more than one occasion, full of righteous indignation as I explained exactly why I was leaving. She would patiently listen and then quietly point out that if I left before graduation, I would have to immediately

, challenging and mentally stimulating. Most important, it has variety and lets me be around lots of new people each day. What do you enjoy most about your work? Every day is different; new challenges, new faces and new ways to help people. I can have a bad day, and the next day is a fresh slate, a new variety of people and symptoms to organize, treat and comfort. What motivates you? I’ve been a patient. I’ve been a patient’s family member. It’s scary, not knowing and not feeling well. As a nurse, I can

New Lutes share their hometown Posted by: vcraker / September 21, 2022 September 21, 2022 At this year’s New Student Orientation, we learned a lot about our first-year students. For instance, our students come from all over there world! See if any of our first-years are from your hometown. Read Previous Communications major lands job helping to create an equitable education Read Next PLU Biology professor nationally recognized LATEST POSTS Summer Reading Recommendations July 11, 2024 Stuart

repetition of care aligns perfectly with the principles of diversity, justice, and sustainability.  And one other way we remind ourselves of our mission to care is in our distinctive University Seal: note here on the lectern and on the inside front cover of your program, how the “L” in “Lutheran” reaches out under the “U,” suggesting the mission to care for you. I hope that as you make your way through this place and become a worthy member of our Lute community that you, too, will find ways to contribute

, is anyone in need that God places in our path. So Philipp Nordquist’s history of PLU is appropriately entitled, Education for Service. At PLU, we teach about what Luther called vocation, i.e., the place where God calls us where our deep joy and the world’s deep hunger (i.e., our neighbor’s need) come together. You can’t get away from vocation at PLU. Every student and faculty member, every administrator and staff-person, everyone on campus regularly thinks, talks, and writes about vocation. We

thought that I was going to be doing a bunch more cooking in my apartment. I realized I didn’t have the right pots and pans and utensils or the time.” Stillwell emailed McGinnis to see if someone from Dining Services could lead a cooking class to help her and her peers. ‘You can never have enough chicken’ As a member of ROTC, Joey Glahn ’12 has lived on campus and enjoyed the benefits of having a meal plan since coming to PLU. More Laura Castano, a swing line cook, worked with Stillwell to plan the