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. Peace building can sometimes be as simple as sharing coffee, or an ice cream cone at a corner café, notes Andrew Larsen ’15 in this blog post from Norway. Larsen is one of two Peace Scholars representing PLU at the Peace Scholars program in Oslo, Norway this summer. In the spring, Larsen, along with Amy Delo ’15, attended the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Minnesota. This forum is the only affiliation of the Nobel Institute in Oslo with colleges and universities in the U.S. After attending the

, followed by a final jeopardy question. The trio of competitors from PLU excelled in the categories of metabolism, anatomy, behavior, and endocrinology. “This experience was one for the books. I used to compete on a knowledge bowl team in high school, so it was fun to compete again and represent the department of kinesiology,” said Pociernicki. “It brought me a lot closer to Brianna and Emily and created a stronger relationship between the three of us.”Interested in studying Kinesiology?Kinesiology is

economic growth and, in the long run, to increased government revenue. He is best known for the “Laffer Curve,” which illustrates the economic relationship of tax revenue dropping when rates get too high and tax collections increasing as tax rates are cut. A controversial figure, Laffer is the embodiment of John Maynard Keynes’ observation that, “The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood.” Laffer

will be built up and tested. You will form intense and lasting friendships. You will also have great fun. We’re standing in the administration building, where we’ll begin the tour. It’s technically called Hauge Administration Building, but the only time you will call it that is when you are giving campus tours to prospective students and their families for your job at the admission office. You will lovingly refer to it, as all PLU students do, as simply “Admin.” To your right is the espresso cart

a Vice President and Senior Sales Executive for SuperGraphics, an innovative Seattle-based company that specializes in retail and environmental print solutions with a diverse client base that ranges from small local businesses to Boeing and the Seattle Seahawks. Thanks to Thorpe, that client list also includes PLU. “It’s extremely rewarding to know that I can help out my alma mater,” he said. “It’s been a great partnership and relationship. The reason I loved PLU in the first place is that PLU

. While he didn’t have a father figure growing up, his coaches over the years have helped fill the void – from his three coaches at W.F. West High School, in Chehalis, Wash., to Murray at PLU. “It is a very, very special relationship,” said Cooper, who was a star basketball player in her own right and is seventh all time in the state of Washington for points scored in high school. “Chad is one of the first guys that has been in his life that no matter what, stands by his side. “Over the years, the

. As China is already emerging as the new center of the East Asian economy (eclipsing, among others, Japan), the role of economic and cultural relevance will in our lifetimes begin to pass from Manhattan and Paris to cities like Beijing and Shanghai, the book states.  Jacques contends that it is the American relationship with and attitude toward China that will determine whether the twenty-first century will be relatively peaceful or fraught with tension and instability. “America seems relatively

Presidents Climate Commitment last January and PLU’s master planning documents. “It’s been a focus of PLU even before we wrote it down,” Kohler said. “That’s the culture. It’s the best thing about PLU.” The construction of the Morken Center for Learning and Technology essentially launched the idea to purchase renewable energy, Kohler explained. PLU designed the environmentally friendly building based on the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The

December 1, 2008 Organ enthusiasts celebrate a decade at PLU Heading east of campus off 121st Street Southeast, one travels back in time in both feel and vocation. Ramblers from the 60s are replaced by farm houses from the turn of the century. The traffic hum falls away. Cows poke up their heads from rolling pastureland as a car drives by. One comes upon an elegant wood-crafted building that looks like it belongs on the Lord of the Rings set. The front door rises 20 feet and peaks out with a

in bowls available will increase the number purchased and raise more money for those in need. “It’s about the connection of the artist to user,” ceramics student Sarah Henderson said. “I am connected to whoever uses my bowl and vice versa. I’m thinking about the relationship throughout the whole creative process; to have someone pick one of my bowls out of the group. That’s the best feeling.” PLU’s Dining & Culinary Services will be serving up Zupa Ogorkowa, a Polish dill pickle and potato soup