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  • been optioned to become movies. Learn more // Go Back How did your major at PLU help you choose and succeed at this? “My time at PLU, where I earned a Bachelor’s in Creative Writing, provided me with two invaluable skills. First, the ability to take criticism on my writing without taking it personally, and to use that feedback to improve both the story and my abilities as a writer.” What advice do you have for aspiring writers? “Keep at it, and take time to develop your voice and learn story arc

  • . EDITORIAL OFFICES PLU, Neeb Center Tacoma, WA 253-535-8410 Contact Us Links Features Discovery Class Notes ResoLute Staff Recent Articles Trinidad and Tobago Namibia Neah Bay Travel Journals Tacoma Archives © 2017 Pacific Lutheran University | All Rights Reserved X Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Vimeo VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 – WINTER 2017 SENIOR EDITOR Kari Plog ’11 WRITERS Kari Plog ’11 Zach Powers ’10 Kevin Knodell ’11 Mark Albanese PHOTOGRAPHER John Froschauer VIDEOGRAPHER Rustin Dwyer HOMEPAGE ANIMATION Hans

  • , Bulgaria and Hungary in 2007, as well as the tour to Germany and France in 2011. That tour featured performances at the Harmonie Festival in Lindenholzhausen, Germany, a world competition that takes place once every six years. Choirs from 47 countries participated in the 2011 festival. The Choir of the West won a Gold Certificate (second place) in the Large Mixed Choir division, and the men of the choir won a Gold Certificate (first place) in the Male Chamber Choir division. The women of the choir were

  • Founding of the Chinese Communist Party, Patrick Shan, Grand Valley State University From “Seven Speak-Nots” to “Media Surnamed the Party”: Media in China from 2012 to 2022, Guolin Yi, Providence College The Changing Sporting Body of Women Athletes in China, 1970s-2010s, Yuxin Ma, University of Louisville (Online) Click on the Zoom link to join the panel. https://plu-edu.zoom.us/j/91840971872Panel 2B: Chinese Society and Politics (Hauge Administration Building 200) Chair: Qiang Fang Unworthy Victims

  • Greetings from your 50th Reunion Committee! As you may know, our 50th class reunion was nearly 100 people strong, and more than a few stories and tall tales were shared on the evening of October 7. Classmates from as far as New York celebrated in the Scandinavian Cultural Center in the Anderson University Center in the heart of the beautiful PLU campus. Though much has changed, there is even more that remains the same. PLU is filled with caring and intelligent young men and women who care

  • the rights of the potential participant. Federal regulations consider children, prisoners, the mentally disabled, and pregnant women to be “special populations,” and as such, are entitled to extra protection under the law. Vulnerable Populations Other groups, such as racial minorities, the elderly, substance abusers, the economically disadvantaged, the very sick, and the institutionalized are described as “vulnerable populations” and are extended similar protection as research participants. For

  • the era of globalization. Topics include technological change, business organization, business ethics, and the place of women and minorities in American business society. PHIL 225: Business Ethics Application of moral theories and perspectives of relevance to business practices. Examination of underlying values and assumptions in specific business cases involving, e.g., employer-employee relations, advertising, workplace conflict, and environmental and social responsibilities. POLS 345: Government

  • be fun to co-teach together and engage students to ask really big questions about race, gender and sexuality through something we consume and enjoy."- Jennifer Smith Students will be studying Beyoncé based around her 2016 visual album “Lemonade.” The first half of the course will be her work pre-Lemonade, and then the rest of the course will be solely focused on the album. The course uses Patricia Hill Collins’ text Black Feminist Thought, with additional readings written only by women of color

  • rewarding is bringing his students alongside and sharing with them the value of hard work, hands-on learning and timely scholarship. “One of my goals at PLU is to promote early engagement of undergraduate students – especially for women and underrepresented students – in machine learning, bioinformatics, and the data science field,” he says. “I want to inspire students to pursue advanced STEM education and research careers.”  Cao explains: “Not only is research interesting for the students, I think it’s

  • Halloween celebration than that of Muertos. In fact, our family hosted a Halloween party filled with music, drinks, and costumes. It was a different scene from what I began to see in the rest of the city. James with women with painted faces at the panteón in Xoxocotlán. Photo Credit: James Krick. As the celebration approached, the Cultural Institute of Oaxaca, my academic home here in Oaxaca, began decorating with altars, offerings and calaveras (skulls). Pan de Muerto (a traditional bread sold during