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world is more complex than I’ve ever imagined. It made me realize that I’m not going to save the world – the best that I can do is try to understand.” Josh pauses, then asked: “But what is education without action?” One of the things that also appeals to both Catherine and Josh is the fact that most of the classes are discussion-based, as opposed to lecture-based. It allows students to really get a chance to dig deep into the subject matter and explore it. Or, in the words of Catherine, the

December. The entire PLU community is encouraged to submit lyrics for the alma mater tune, with the winning lyricist receiving a gift certificate for two to Teatro ZinZanni in Seattle, courtesy of KPLU. The contest—like Chapel itself—represents quite a collaboration of campus and community constituencies. “We partner with quite a few groups, such as the Women’s Center and Wang Center for Global Education,” she said. “When they’ve had special events, we feature a speaker from the conference (for example

. “Economics is fundamentally a discipline in which we study how and why we make decisions,” says Associate Professor of Economics Karen Travis. “It is the wide range of applications that tends to draw a very broad pool of students, including those interested in finance or developing economies.” “Students who are drawn to Economics ask questions for which the answers aren’t easy—poverty, health care, education, unemployment, development, environmental degradation, international relations—but for which they

May 24, smiles the biggest while talking to, and about, student athletes. “We feel like our students are students first,” said Cohen, who earned her master’s degree in sports administration at Pacific Lutheran University. “For me, this is all about education.” And Cohen walks the walk. During a recent tour of Husky Stadium, she gazed up at what the football staff calls the “3.0 wall,” bragging about running out of room to showcase photos of all the football players with high grade point averages

retain one’s honor, one’s virtue, one’s sense of right and wrong in the midst of this kind of thing?’” STUDENT-FACULTY COLLABORATION One of the hallmarks of a PLU education is close relationships and collaboration between students and faculty. “This is the music department doing that in a big, deep way,” Youtz said of Fiery Jade. “Not only are (students and faculty) going to perform it together, but we’re inventing it together.” In this brand new show, undergraduate students are directly involved. On

little chaotic but it’s nice that I won’t be the only one in my hall anymore. I’m looking forward to classes, being in-person and not being in my room the entire time — I’m really excited for that. I’m hoping to meet people outside of soccer. I love soccer girls, but it will be nice to meet other people too.” -Kaylie Brown ’24 (pictured middle) Portland, Oregon Education Major Read Previous THE PEOPLE’S GATHERING: Truth Tellin’ About Critical Race Theory Read Next Charged Up COMMENTS*Note: All

learn as many complementary skills as you can. The workplace increasingly requires a blend of skills and a blend of knowledge. Getting a degree in business and understanding business is great, but you also need to understand things like communications or government affairs or environmental policy. That cross-disciplinary education is a really good skill set. PLU does a great job with that.Lute Powered is a project highlighting PLU alumni at some of the most well-known organizations across the Puget

and related systems must change to alleviate global hunger,” Laurie-Berry says. Before 2015, the original PLU greenhouse functioned more like an extremely hot sunroom built on a black flat top roof. “It got so hot that everything died,” Laurie-Berry says. “The new greenhouse completely transformed what I could do in that class.” Today’s Carol Sheffels Quigg Greenhouse was built in 2015 and named for a former PLU regent, donor and enthusiastic supporter of science education at PLU. The 1,700-square

graduated in 2022 with a degree in biology. At first, Ambachew thought she’d go into computer programming and user experience design by majoring in computer science. In her first year at PLU, a Microsoft internship taught her about software engineering and product management. Ambachew dove into the field, working part-time during the school year and full-time one summer with Geeking Out Kids of Color (GOKiC). GOKiC is a Seattle-area after-school and summer program offering multicultural STEM education

class.” Reality Sets In: Preparing for Life after College Let me close with a personal reflection. I am currently entering my senior year of undergraduate education, and let me tell you: if I could have had this class during my freshman year, I would have jumped on it. Not only is the topic interesting, but the goal of Hist 248/Phil 248 is to help me work with others and be more successful in my classes and in future life. Having the opportunity to jump right into such a relevant class is an