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July 23, 2009 Where the classes are hard. And the issues? Harder. By Steve Hansen Josh Stromberg and Catherine Cheng aren’t together in any of the same classes. They’re not studying the same major. They’re not even in the same year. (He graduates next year; she a year later.) But when they talk about what they are studying as part of PLU’s International Honors Program, they’re on exactly the same page. International Honors Program aren’t simply studying complex world issues. Their conversation

November 1, 2010 What is ‘social justice’? And why should you care? By Kari Plog ’11 In the first floor of PLU’s University Center, students fill the overstuffed couches – some studying, some texting their friends, some just hanging out. It’s what happens at the Diversity Center all the time. The “D Center,” as it is known, is a great place to hang out. It is also a great place to tackle big issues – like power, privilege, equity and inclusiveness. It can be both. In fact, that’s the whole

January 3, 2013 Editor’s Note: Dr. Michael Haglund gave the Distinguished Alumnus Lecture during the Homecoming 2013 festivities in October.  Neurosurgeon, alum follows his heart and passion to Africa By Heather Perry ’13 May 18, 1980 is the day Mt. St. Helens blew its top, but Dr. Michael Haglund remembers it as the day he graduated from Pacific Lutheran University. More than three decades and multiple degrees later, Haglund is now a professor of neurosurgery, neurobiology, and global health

year. Parnell picked PLU due to the reputation of its business school, and worked his way through the university as a research assistant. Parnell said Sandy, also a business major, switched courses to take a political science class to get to know him better. “She says she fell from a summa cum laude to a magna status because of the grade she got in that course,” he laughed. There were so many Alaskan students at PLU, that Parnell remembers them carpooling to the airport and booking discounted

in Africa. Although we were good friends, I always hesitated to ask David questions about his childhood. I worried that, if I knew details about what I suspected was a horrific past, I might somehow treat him differently. I didn’t think either of us wanted sympathy to unnecessarily alter our friendship, or the jocular culture of our college house.PLU School of Business Raises Money for David’s tripStudents, staff and faculty members from the PLU School of Business are leading an independent

on the self alone.  PLU calls upon our students and alumni to live in community and to engage this world—a world too marked by ignorance, need, and injustice—to serve the shared good with their distinctive gifts and skills. Whether it is this last week, the last four years, or the last 400 years, the countless violent and unjust events throughout every year of our nation’s history make it clear—we need more thoughtful inquiry, more thoughtful service, more thoughtful leadership, and more

honored at the national conference level through selection and performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. The six PLU students who will perform GIRL POOL in the upcoming Dance 2018: Storytelling performance make up the fourth cast of dancers in the history of the dance piece. Read Previous The party has just begun with Theatre’s production, Love’s Labour’s Lost Read Next PLU Theatre focuses on growth in upcoming Shape of Things LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the

artifact that was brought in and recorded notes in their notebooks. The class is looking into the history of the artifacts that were brought in and will be helping the owners figure out what exactly they have. One person brought in a weight that was used to hold down fishing nets. The hole in the middle was carved out using only rocks. Another person brought in something that looked like it may have been a compass. The writing on it looked Chinese and looked like it may have been used at sea. Other

honored at the national conference level through selection and performance at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. The six PLU students who will perform GIRL POOL in the upcoming Dance 2018: Storytelling performance make up the fourth cast of dancers in the history of the dance piece. Read Previous The party has just begun with Theatre’s production, Love’s Labour’s Lost Read Next PLU Theatre focuses on growth in upcoming Shape of Things LATEST POSTS Theatre Professor Amanda Sweger Finds Family in the

inspiration comes from the views and ideas had while traveling in a car. As a child, her father would often take the family on long drives to explore the countryside, from the desert of the American southwest to castles along the Rhine River to the woods of Kentucky. He always encouraged her to look closely at the details, to take in the whole and gain an understanding of the history. Along with the southwestern desert and its ever-changing skies, Evans is drawn to the dwellings of those who’ve gone