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David Yun ’22 discusses preparing for medical school and founding the Global Medical Brigades Club Posted by: Marcom Web Team / March 29, 2022 Image: Image: David Yun is a chemistry major who plans to attend medical school after working for a year. (Photo by Silong Chhun/PLU) March 29, 2022 By Zach Powers '10PLU Marketing & CommunicationsDavid Yun ’22 has been busy throughout his four years at Pacific Lutheran University. The pre-med student and chemistry major has been an academic standout
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PLU alumna serves as interim director of Tacoma’s Rainbow Center.
in a variety of LGBTQ advocacy work on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus through Harmony, known today as Queer Ally Student Union. Now, Brewer is ushering in the next era of leadership at the Rainbow Center as interim director. She’s running the organization until a new leader is appointed this spring. The center sits on Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma, distinguished by the rainbow flag in the window. The organization supports the local LGBTQ community by providing access to a variety LGBTQ
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, and the possibility of growing friendship around a common cause. Might the crises of the contemporary moment unite Christians with Jews in tikkun olam, in efforts to bring healing to the world?Upcoming:Friday - Saturday, September 25 - 26, 2015Caring for Creation in a Global Society: Resources and Strategies in Lutheran Higher Education MOREArtwork: Marc Chagall, “Yellow Crucifixion”ScheduleFind out what will be presented at the conference.MoreAboutFind out more about the Conference, past and
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depredation. Thus, a Lutheran education is inextricably linked to promoting life, health, and wholeness for others, other-than-human creatures, and the earth itself. Our commitment to the promotion of peace and a just and sustainable society flows from such a commitment to wholeness. Read more … Editor: Dr. Samuel Torvend, University Chair in Lutheran Studies Contributors: Dr. Lynn Hunnicutt (Economics), Dr. Doug Oakman (Religion), the Rev. Dennis Sepper (University Pastor), Dr. Samuel Torvend (Lutheran
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Changing Lives One Book at a Time with Professor Ned Schaumberg Posted by: hoskinsk / May 7, 2020 May 7, 2020 By Kiyomi Kishaba '21English & Communication MajorNed Schaumberg is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) who teaches postcolonial and global literature, and researches the role of water in literary and environmental contexts. He could also save your life.According to his parents, Schaumberg’s journey to professorship began at the age of seven. When most
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Mare Blocker and Jessica Spring, visiting assistant professors of art and design, discuss the massive letterpress donation by WCP Solutions — the Thorniley Collection — and the interdisciplinary
you value. At the Elliott Press — a small private press at Pacific Lutheran University — we believe in the power of the word, built one letter at a time. We believe in the alchemy of lead, ink and paper becoming a finely printed page, and the democracy of the multiple that a printed page affords. We believe in a physical craft that demands the maker slow down and invite the reader to deeply engage and contemplate. This issue of ResoLute is dedicated to that spirit and conviction present in all
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Kate Monthy ’04 and Dmitry Mikheyev ’10 empower fellow artists at Spaceworks.
. Mikheyev, also known as Dominique D’Amour and Mylo Precious, dazzles in drag and burlesque shows around the Pacific Northwest. While both of them are comfortable center stage, it’s their performances behind the scenes at Spaceworks Tacoma that help fellow artists’ passions flourish. Spaceworks, a joint initiative of the City of Tacoma and the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce, launched in 2010 with the goal of activating Tacoma’s empty storefronts and vacant spaces with art and creative
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Kara BarkmanWhat first really drew me to PLU as a high-schooler was its focus on vocation and global education. I knew I wanted to study away, and discern where I fit in the greater context of the world. YAGM was an incredible opportunity post-PLU to continue the important work of engaging with a global community to combat prejudice, misinformation, and ignorance.At PLU, I was lucky enough to participate on a J-Term program in Tobago, and a semester in Oslo, Norway. These experiences were very
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The mission of the PLU Chemistry Department is to provide high quality educational programs for all students who study chemistry at PLU.
“This summer has been such a great experience in research,” said Fisher. “In our lab, I got to practice a lot of different chemistry and biology-based methods to understand marine microbes on a molecular level.” Unlocking the Magic of Colloidal Nanocrystals Research students examine how liquids and tiny particles affect nanocrystal growth, mastering the art of precise material-making. From Oxford to Oaxaca, Jackie Lindstrom '23 uses math to understand migration. Jackie worked with Oxfam and a
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It’s been 25 years since David Akuien ’10 was separated from his mother at age 5, 16 years since he came to the United States as an orphan.
,” he says. “Pain is something that I don’t like to show, so I’ve learned to just internalize it. It’s how I’ve learned to keep living despite all that I’ve gone through.” “This is not a vacation. This is a trip that will redefine who I am.” I met David nine years ago, in an international conflict resolution class at Pacific Lutheran University. We quickly became friends and, eventually, roommates. The following summer he invited me to move into a house three blocks from campus, affectionately
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