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prompts our commitment not only to vocation but also to issues of diversity, justice, and sustainability. This month marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, which is credited with sparking the environmental movement in which PLU has been such a dedicated player. As much as Carson’s call to environmental action warned of danger, she also inspired us to care for the beauty of the earth, not merely its utility, when she noted that: “Those who contemplate the beauty

both places you can ‘follow your bliss,’ but here it is linked to things that are fundamental to who, as a university, we are.” He points to PLU’s mission statement, using its environmental language as an example – though he notes that any portion of it would be relevant. “When we talk about ‘care for the earth,’ it is linked to who we are as a university” Torvend said. “There is a moral and ethical connection [to such ideas] because of our middle name.” With the chair comes a certain level of

problem,” he said of how our species functions with the world. We are now facing not only an environmental crisis, but a “civilization crisis,” he said. Destruction is not a sustainable way of life, he said. Religion has and can play a big role in how the species views itself within the context of the natural world. To sustain and re-vitalize, there must be a religious and a moral transition for the care of a healthy Earth, Rasmussen said. God and the ecosphere must be viewed as a whole. It is the

The Puyallup Herald. While at PLU, Miller took every opportunity to escape campus for rock-climbing trips and days spent hiking around Mount Rainier. He was always sure to bring his camera. “Every cent that I didn’t have to spend on food, rent or gas was spent on climbing gear or film,” Miller recalls with a laugh. After graduating from PLU with degrees in Environmental Studies and Art, Miller immediately immersed himself in the world of wildlife photography. “I could have transitioned straight

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of Captain Cook and western colonizers, the once prevalent cultivation of kalo dwindled dangerously while Native Hawaiʻians were killed by Western diseases and their land was stolen and repurposed. Sharing Passion through ScholarshipEnvironmental Ethics at Holden Village Read Previous Revisiting the Visiting Writer Series: the 15th Anniversary Edition Read Next Environmental Ethics at Holden Village LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in

professor at PLU and currently the Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill – wanted to research and contrast the experience of the children from Czechoslovakia with those children with an Austrian background. She will give a report on this topic at the Fourth Annual Powell-Heller Holocaust Conference at PLU in March. “I was surprised that after checking the testimonies, the Austrian children experienced greater prejudice than those from eastern Europe

exchange program offering opportunities for students, scholars and professionals to undertake international graduate study, advanced research and university teaching. Most scholars teach in elementary or secondary schools worldwide. Like Walling, the other two 2014 graduates had not learned exactly where they would be teaching in their respective countries. Lillian Ferraz ’14 leaves Aug. 1, first for training in Washington, D.C., and then for 10 months of teaching in Taiwan. She graduated May 24 with a

and dedication.” From there, Lisosky became Henrichsen’s adviser—one to whom she still turns for advice today. While Henrichsen was interning at the U.N., she discovered how frequently journalists were killed on the job, so she began conducting research with Lisosky. First, they presented a paper at an academic conference, then their research was published in a journal. This became the basis for Henrichsen’s Master’s program from 2008-09, when she was a recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship

has received more than 15 awards for teaching, research, and service, including the Emerald Insights Citations of Excellence Research Award for Impactful Research, the Excellence in Teaching Award from the PLU School of Business, Presidential (U.S.) Service Award, Quigg Excellence and Innovation Award (PLU), and the LIVE UNITED Service & Leadership Award from the Tacoma/Pierce County United Way. In addition to earning a BBA and MBA from PLU, Mulder holds a Ph.D. in business administration with an