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July 7, 2008 Leading the fight Mark Twain once complained that everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. With apologies to Twain, I’d like to suggest that many people today are talking about global health but nobody seems to agree on what to do about it. Increasingly, arguments are flaring in this burgeoning field that go to root principles. And if the basic concept itself is fuzzy, the core principles are also up for debate. Just a decade ago, a precise definition of

you can’t necessarily teach someone to do, to feel, to want. To teach someone to care —  to want diverse perspectives and then not just include but value them — don’t feel like things you can force. Which just speaks to the corporatization and co-opted nature of D&I as it stands right now. Jen: Yes, because this is just basic work to make a place where all of our students are valued for who they are so they can succeed. So why does it have to be new or super sexy or flashy in order to be valuable

Congratulations to the 2019-20 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients! Posted by: abryant / January 10, 2020 January 10, 2020 PLU sponsors Faculty Excellence Awards to recognize outstanding accomplishments of the faculty in five areas of faculty work: teaching, advising, mentoring, research, and service. The recipients have been nominated and selected by their peers, signifying their high regard among those who know them well. Congratulations to the 2019-20 award recipients! The Faculty Excellence

Alex Krajkowski’s Risk & Control Posted by: Reesa Nelson / March 1, 2020 March 1, 2020 Alex Krajkowski is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pacific Lutheran University. He began teaching Black & White and Digital Photography at PLU in 2018. Alex Krajkowski was born in 1987 in New Jersey. He received his BA from Franklin and Marshall College, completed post-baccalaureate work at William Paterson University and Montclair State University, and received his MFA from the University of Oregon in

How to Secure a Nursing Career in Washington State Posted by: Catherine Chan / February 2, 2021 February 2, 2021 Getting a Doctor of Nursing Practice prepares you for a variety of leadership careers. Find out how to secure a nursing career in Washington State.Nurses who obtain an advanced degree are well-prepared to secure a variety of leadership careers in the medical field. Because of the increased reliance on nursing expertise due to the impacts of COVID-19, nursing has become a complex and

, remainingDuration: true, volume: 1 }); }); Good morning! My name is John Rosenberg and for the past year I’ve served as the Interim University Pastor at Pacific Lutheran University. Yesterday at the Tacoma Dome, we celebrated commencement for the 2015-16 academic year and I completed my duties. Part of my job this year has been to help PLU call a new University Pastor. On August 1st, Pr. Jen Rude will begin her duties as the new University Pastor and I will be fully retired … at least for a while! Pastor Karen

Two PLU communication professors win top awards Posted by: Todd / December 1, 2013 December 1, 2013 Two PLU communication professors, Dr. Justin Eckstein and Dr. Amy Young, received top paper awards at the recent National Communication Association Conference in Washington, D.C. of Forensics Dr. Justin Eckstein’s paper, “Yellow Rain: Radiolab and the Acoustics of Strategic Maneuvering” highlighted what Eckstein calls “the acoustics of strategic maneuvering which describes the way sound itself

November 12, 2014 PLU Event Shows Solidarity For 43 Missing Student Teachers ‘PLU for Ayotzinapa: The High Stakes of Educating in Violent Times’ Scheduled for Nov. 14 By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 13, 2014)—Pacific Lutheran University faculty members and students have organized a binational evening of solidarity for the 43 student teachers from Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, Mexico, who disappeared in late September, and for their families. Called “PLU for

Greetings from the Dean Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Professor Kevin O'BrienDean of HumanitiesPLU’s Division of Humanities concludes the 2020-21 school year with relief and gratitude. Dean Kevin O'Brien working from home. Also pictured is Pancake, one of two cats he adopted during the pandemic You can probably imagine the reasons for our relief. This was the third semester of the global COVID-19 pandemic and so the third semester of all or mostly remote learning at PLU

The People’s Librarian: Brian Bannon’s passion for democratizing information led him to the New York Public Library Posted by: Logan Seelye / September 12, 2023 Image: Brian Bannon ’97, Director of the New York Public Library. (PLU Photo / Sy Bean) September 12, 2023 By Zach Powers '10Resolute EditorIn 1997, Brian Bannon was a PLU senior. An exemplary student, he wrote for The Mast, and was a double major researching social justice through the lens of queer rights movements.One afternoon