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enough money to buy everything they needed. They were left asking themselves, “what now?” “You can see it in a visceral sense,” Perez, a sociology major at Pacific Lutheran University, said of the results. “You could definitely see the wheels turning.” The exercise, part of a summer internship for Perez, was meant to get kids thinking about issues related to food consumption, to break the cultural mindset that food “magically appears” at the grocery store, she said. “It is about finding that
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College, in search of a vocation that would allow him to travel more and collaborate with people from all over the world. But a lack of scholarly direction in the beginning led to academic struggles throughout his first two semesters. Jake Taylor '09Standing in the library at PLU with the American and Colombian flags on his shoulders. “It got to the point that I was on academic probation for a semester,” he said. “I had to refocus, and did so by thinking about my family in Colombia.” When he felt
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Center (AUC) Commons & Old Main Market (OMM) First Day of Fall 2021 Semester You got this, Lutes! Starting at 11:50AMTip: check out your classroom locations during LUTE Welcome weekend ahead of your first day so you know where to go! HUNGRY? Dinner on your own4:30PM-7:30PMAnderson University Center (AUC) Commons & Old Main Market (OMM) LUTE Welcome (Continued): The First Six WeeksThe first six weeks is a critical time in a new semester for new and continuing students alike to get rooted and set their
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resource fair, with students and families/supporters walking up to your table to ask questions and learn more about what you do on campus. Examples of interactive activities can include yard games, spin wheels, plinko, etc. If you need help thinking of an activity for your table, email engage@plu.edu! To sign up to table, please fill out the Tabling RSVP form no later than Friday, August 23rd at 5 pm. Other Opportunities – To sign up for these opportunities, please sign up here no later than Friday
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member has a role in advancing the mission.” And, Belton stresses, the university must grow its endowment so more students from diverse backgrounds can access the world-class liberal arts education PLU offers. A HOME, NOT A PYRAMID It’s not lost on Belton that he’s the first PLU president without pastor or doctor in front of his name. But he doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about it. Instead, he shows “respect for the fact that I don’t know what I don’t know,” he said. He listens, asks questions
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evolve as I learn more about myself and the world around me. PLU is home to so many wonderful people who also identify as feminists and many others who are open to dialogue and challenge my way of thinking, and I am so grateful to have the opportunity to grow and learn within this community. Why was/is the group needed? Andrew Harron ‘09: The Feminist Student Union was about getting people involved in feminist issues on a deeper level. Many people were introduced to feminism through campus events
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quality of the people. Every PLU community member has a role in advancing the mission.” And, Belton stresses, the university must grow its endowment so more students from diverse backgrounds can access the world-class liberal arts education PLU offers. A HOME, NOT A PYRAMID It’s not lost on Belton that he’s the first PLU president without pastor or doctor in front of his name. But he doesn’t spend a lot of time thinking about it. Instead, he shows “respect for the fact that I don’t know what I don’t
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students’ working relationship with faculty members helps students become entrenched in their studies. Through student-faculty research, students incorporate their own experiences with academia in a way that Lewis says improves critical thinking, writing and understanding of students’ subjects of interest. Cynthia Waite '20 Waite’s project, a study of faculty-student mentoring, caught the spirit of the day. Psychology Professor Wendelyn Shore, an expert on the topic, was Waite’s mentor, and was
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Course Descriptions RELI 131 : The Religions of South Asia - RL, VW, GE Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism - their origins and development, expansion, and contemporary issues. (4) RELI 211 : Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible - RL, IT This course introduces students to the critical study of the books in the Hebrew Bible Canon. Students will become familiar with the socio-historical context of these biblical books and their major theological themes; explore in depth a
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students. “The 10-page paper prepares them for the next several years of college-level work.” Students in her class read each other’s work and offer feedback throughout the semester. They also learn about library literacy and research methods from Amy Stewart-Mailhiot, an associate professor and teaching librarian at PLU, as well as attend mandatory meetings with Hames to make sure their projects are on track. “They learn to be critical readers,” Hames said. “It’s a lot for them to do.” Estrada’s work
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