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, locally and around the world. “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” Anderson left the students to ponder. Read Previous A giving nature Read Next Pulling weeds, helping salmon COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 Kaden
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wasn’t too long after Brown and Blauser first spoke that a shipment of 31 wheelchairs made it to Iraq. Since, there have been more than 720 wheelchairs given to Iraqi children. All of which carry a story, not unlike the father who carried his son his whole life. “Giving them the dignity and respect of being up off the ground,” Brown said, “I just think that’s a great gift.” Many of the soldiers who have been part of this program have told him the same thing over and over again. “This is the one great
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already underway. Her bequest will also fund a variety of other projects including those to benefit faculty scholarly activities and to provide financial support for students. Phillips’ lifetime giving and bequest total almost $25 million, making her the largest single benefactor in university history. She was a PLC nursing graduate and served as a member of the Board of Regents for nine years beginning in 2000. Engage the World: The Campaign for PLU will continue through May 2012 raising support of
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November 2, 2012 Pål Brekke giving a lecture at the Smithsonian Institution earlier this year. He will lecture at PLU on Thursday at noon about the connection between the Sun and the Northern Lights. Photo: Hanna Pincus Gjertsen Our Explosive Sun — A scientist’s look at the source of the northern lights The Division of Natural Sciences cordially invites you to a unique presentation in PLU’s Scandinavian Cultural Center on November 8, beginning at noon to hear a lecture by by Pål Brekke, PhD
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,” added Rabbi Bruce Kadden, a guest lecturer at PLU. “This minor will not just be about history, but about so many other things that connect. It’s about giving students a global consciousness.” Close study of the Holocaust and other examples of mass violence challenges us to push far beyond our comfort zones, noted Associate Professor Rona Kaufman, Chair of PLU’s English Department. Students who choose to earn a minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies will join a scholarly community that believes that
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March 20, 2014 Professor Mark Mulder works at a well during one of his recent visits to Central America. (Photo courtesy of Mark Mulder.) Nicaragua: Lutes Get Their Hands Dirty for Clean Water By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing and Communications Instead of lazing around on beaches during Spring Break, or going on a road trip to Disney Land, 10 Pacific Lutheran University students headed south to Nicaragua on March 22 to dig a well and assist in giving a village the gift of clean water. Under
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. She also gave valuable lessons about the philosophy of singing. But Blythe also constantly lectured about being a vessel. She said singing means being in a constant state of giving—singers exist to deliver the message of a song and the meaning infused in it by its composer. This was the motive behind all of her coaching. When telling Herzog to make eye contact with her audience, not a point on the wall, she said, “If you don’t look into your audience, they don’t see your soul.” After focusing on
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, Giving Tech Labs “The world is constantly changing, and without innovation, we cannot meet the demands of an evolving world. Innovation is crucial because it meets today’s challenges by offering freedom to provide answers without boundaries, fostering unconventional thinking, and enabling an environment focused on solutions that sustain progress with intention.” -Silong Chhun PLU Digital Communications Manager “Innovation, for me, means to create and/or make a situation better. Wherever one is, they
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. We work with the students to do everything. I’m rarely alone. I love giving students the agency to participate and create. How would you describe your teaching style? Controlled chaos with copious reference material. I am methodical on the course site and in planning, and I’m chaotic in the classroom. I’m incredibly animated in the classroom. My lectures are usually active, since I am almost always teaching students how to do something. … My catchphrase has become “Keep messing it up,” because
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Honors Club president. In an effort to streamline this messaging and provide clarity to the student body, a group of PLU students — representing the Phi Alpha Honor Society in Social Work, Psi Chi Honor Society in Psychology, and the Psychology Club — put their heads together to come up with a way to get these resources into the hands of those who need it. “The majority of my college experience has been online,” said Beck. “We looked at the outcomes of (the pandemic) and the effects it has had on
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