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Deirdre N. McCloskey – distinguished professor of economics, history, English, and communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago – spoke about the value of the middle-class during the annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) The…
by the Benson Family Foundation during the 2005-2006 academic year and brings to campus outstanding members of the academic and business community. The topic for the Monday night’s lecture came from McCloskey’s series of books, The Bourgeois Era, which explore the relationship between moral virtue and capitalism. She argued that innovation, ingenuity, and the drive of societal change are characteristics of the middle-class, and that it was from the liberation of this class that the modern world
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TACOMA, WASH. (Oct. 6, 2016)- The scholarship of a Pacific Lutheran University faculty member has evolved into a three-part, cross-cultural project that brings together artists and scholars from around the world. Paul Manfredi, chair of Chinese studies, recently published his book “ Modern Poetry in…
crossing cultural barriers, according to the project website. “Crossing boundaries between word and image is akin to traveling from one cultural context to another,” it states. Manfredi is the project’s creator, the conference director and the exhibition curator. He says the exercise of using poetic word to respond to visual prompts produces a kind of intimacy that brings viewers and objects into a closer relationship — including the artists whose work first inspired the poetry. “Our use of ekphrasis
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TACOMA, WASH. (May 2, 2018) — The Mayer family has a long, storied history of philanthropic endeavors with Pacific Lutheran University. Natalie Mayer wanted to build on that good work by endowing a lecture series that addressed what she saw as a growing need —…
invitation to speak to Chris Browning’s class about the Holocaust. Despite some initial skepticism, Kurt Mayer audited the class — thus kindling a relationship that culminated in a decade of service as a Board of Regents member, the blossoming of the university’s Holocaust studies program and the establishment of the endowed Kurt Mayer Chair in Holocaust Studies. The Mayers, along with the Powell and Heller families and many others were the foundational members in promoting Holocaust Studies at PLU. Over
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The Pacific Lutheran University School of Business has announced that its Master of Science in Marketing Analytics (MSMA) program will now be offered exclusively online. The program is designed for graduate students interested in data analytics, creative corporate brand development, and digital and social marketing.…
, and their passions,” Mulder said. “There is an incredible amount of support from faculty, and students are never a number … but rather a relationship. Even students who were a bit unsure of a master’s degree in analytics find that they can flourish in analytics because of this approach. In all cases, the care that PLU is known for will be present in the course design, whether that is working independently at times, or with others.” MSMA students have the option of enrolling in a nine-month or 21
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Despite the challenges and uncertainty of life during the pandemic, PLU student Gurjot Kang ’21 is focused on her future after graduation. Kang is interning with the Tacoma Housing Authority to help build her skills and improve the community through this difficult time. Kang —…
together in the same office. Sometimes it can be a difficult adjustment, that’s really the main way I think interns are being impacted.”Study Political Science at PLU The student of politics seeks to understand how governments are organized and structured, how political processes are employed, and the relationship of structures and processes to societal purposes. “I’m very thankful for this opportunity with the Tacoma Housing Authority, and all of my managers who have helped me, especially during the
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This past Wednesday, students at Pacific Lutheran University attended the annual Study Away Fair, held each year on campus as our students contemplate applying for a yearlong, semester or J-Term course. It’s always exciting to see where the students chose to go, and why. This is particularly on…
also how we study away that makes PLU distinctive. Indeed, the overarching goal of PLU’s global education program is to increase the understanding of interconnectedness and the dynamic relationship that exists among our local communities, our state and our world. Our faculty has deep partnerships and connections with the communities, and these make PLU’s Study Away experience richer and more diverse. And that connectedness echoes through the entire Study Away experience, whether students study
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PLU fleet on the move to green power PLU’s fleet of automobiles and maintenance vans are on the move. They are, of course, moving up and down campus, providing transportation as part of Campus Safety’s “Safe Ride” program, or moving groundskeepers and maintenance workers (plus…
university to continue to live up to its stated mission to “care for the earth.”The university now utilizes three hybrid Prius vehicles – one used by Campus Safety, and two used by the office of Admission. Of the 15-or-so vehicles utilized by facilities management, many of the worst gas-guzzlers have been retired, with all-electric vans and grounds carts in their place. According to Dave Kohler, director of facilities management, in recent years, this emphasis has cut the average age of the PLU fleet by
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TACOMA, WASH. (July 14, 2015)—PLU Assistant Professor of Business Ufuk Ince, CFA, has been elected president of the CFA Society Seattle for the 2015-16 term. Ince and his team will lead the 980-member organization in its mission to advance the investment profession in the Puget…
-management firm that specializes in enhanced passive strategies and the recipient of several National Science Foundation grants on financial modeling of seismic mitigation investments. His scholarship focuses on financial risk management, real options and valuation of seismic retrofit investments, and his recent publications appeared in Managerial Finance, Journal of Economics and Finance, Journal of Derivatives and Hedge Funds, and Corporate Finance Review. Launched in 2011, the Master of Science in
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Though the library building has been closed, PLU Library faculty and staff have been hard at work bringing new services online to improve access to library resources. Find them at the PLU Library and Archives and Special Collections websites: New Library Search Interface What’s changed?…
websites and databases. New Archives and Special Collections Interface What’s Changed? The Archives and Special Collections has launched a collections management system and discovery platform. Why did we do it? Improved user experience and more effective searching of Archives and Special Collections holdings. A single platform for accessing archival descriptions, digitized collections, and born digital content. More accurate and improved descriptions and metadata. What do I need to do? Check it out
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By Michael Halvorson, Chair of Innovation Studies. The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the graduation of five new Innovation Studies minors. Each has completed a program of study designed to foster innovation and design thinking in an interdisciplinary context. They graduated on May…
-going pandemic. Our graduating seniors included Kristine McKinney, Cameron Clem, Kayla Spence, Hannah McAllister, and Logan Black. Each minor completed the INOV 350 course (Innovation Seminar), in addition to four other classes about design thinking, ethics, leadership, and entrepreneurship. The continuing program has now reached a milestone of 40 minors. Kristine McKinney Kristine McKinney double majored in Philosophy and Business Administration at PLU, with a business concentration in Management
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