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  • OLYMPIA, WASH. (Nov. 22, 2019) — When asked the simple question “What’s an average week at work like for you?” Justin Kjolseth ’10 doesn’t have a clear answer. “It varies,” they say. “There really is no average work week for me.” Kjolseth isn’t dodging the…

    attorney general for Washington state, there’s no predicting the cases and conundrums that will land on Kjolseth’s desk. That’s part of the reason they love their job.What does your practice at the Washington State Attorney General’s Office include? I work in the education division at the Attorney General’s office, so my practice includes both K-12 and higher education law. I am general counsel to a couple of technical colleges and the Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board. And then I

  • Speakers tell PLU audiences to reach outside themselves Rich, diverse and often divergent voices came to PLU over the last year to challenge our outlook on life and our choices. Should one eat meat, or not? What of world hunger, the environment, corporate greed, genocide…

    400 orphans targeted to be hacked to death by local militia bands. He stressed that relationships and the willingness to stand firm helped him survive the horror and be at peace with his decision to stay. “You need to realize the potential of taking that first step,” he said. Read Previous Building relationships, building scholars Read Next College: First in family COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently

  • Research in Interdisciplinary STEM Education (RISE)  is a 9-week residential summer research experience for undergraduate students in chemistry, education, life sciences, mathematics, or physics.  Participants will join interdisciplinary teams mentored by faculty to investigate STEM learning across formal and informal environments with a focus on understanding issues related…

    yet meet the prerequisites for general chemistry.   The course abandons the traditional chapter ordering of topics in general chemistry to develop students’ understanding of four principle concept areas:  1) Quantitative Relationships, 2) Atomic and Molecular Structure, 3) Energy and Energy Changes, and 4)  Chemical Reactivity. Through a “flipped classroom” approach, students read, watch videos, and work through practice problems before each class meeting to prepare them for higher-order problem

  • On view at the University Gallery at Pacific Lutheran University are the works of two local artists in an exhibition titled Physicality of the Present. Mixed media ceramics and prints showcase vulnerabilities as a result of physical and emotional constraints. The show opens Wednesday, October…

    McCuistion, professor and chair of the Department of art at the University of Puget Sound, shows mixed media ceramics that reference the effects and consequences of war. “The artwork I make is about history, myth, storytelling, religion, relationships, ceremony, civilization and humor. I am interested in the language of gesture, expression, texture, form and color,” McCuistion writes. The sculptures featured are part of his “G.I. Series”, which were inspired by what he felt was disingenuous information

  • On Thursday, April 11th from 9-10pm, the MBR Amphitheater will transform into a glowing globe. As part of Reconciliation Day, students are encouraged to place a candle on a conflict or peace-building effort that is taking place in the world. Alongside peers, faculty and fellow…

    2013-2014 academic year, Community Dialogue Day is committed to building relationships among PLU campus members and members of the greater Parkland area to assist in the facilitation of difficult conversations. NPCM has already connected with local peace and conflict practitioners to establish a system for on campus peer mediation training and for members to facilitate a range of difficult conversations. The longer-term vision for the Network is a fully operational Center. This event and others are

  • Annika Carow ’12 says her internship at the Puyallup Fair is “absolutely a great portfolio builder.” (Photo by John Froschauer) Annika Carow’s cool internship: The Puyallup Fair By Steve Hansen Annika Carow ’12 is a busy person. She has a full class load of 17…

    which is often held for a PLU student. Those kinds of relationships make a real difference. “Rob Wells, my adviser, really knows the people to talk to, so we can get the experience we need as students.” PLU students have a reputation, too. Employers know they’ll get good work from their interns, which in Carow’s case, gives her much-needed flexibility. “My boss knows I’m a student first,” Carow said. “So I can work my job around my classes.” That helps when you are as busy as Carow. “It is a really

  • First-Ever Krise Internship Awarded PLU President Thomas W. Krise, right, and Patricia L. Krise, left, pose with Emily Ames, the first recipient of the Krises’ endowed internship. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Emily Ames ’15 Receives $2,000 for Summertime Community Work By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing…

    English Literature major with a minor in Non-Profit Leadership; she also will receive academic credit for her internship. At The GreenHouse Center, Ames will perform a wide range of duties, including planning program activities for elementary-school and teenage camps, developing workshops, driving on field trips, mentoring teen camp participants and working as an “Adventure Guide” to build relationships with the elementary-school campers. “My hope is through firsthand experience working in a low

  • The Common Reading Selection Committee is delighted to announce that for the 2018-2019 FYEP Common Reading, we will revisit Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates . The text, drawing from an autobiographical account of the author’s youth, is written in the form of…

    frameworks that lend to the understanding of race, including and especially whiteness. 2. Place and belonging: the transformative power of learning particularly in a place of deep connection and community. 3. Narratives: the power of story to serve as a form of both enlightenment and non-violent resistance for social change. 4. Development: familial relationships and their influence on the arc of development from childhood to adulthood. If you have any questions about the book or if your department or

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 15, 2016)- Art makes people feel. Art offers a window into the hearts and minds of those who create it, and invokes emotion for those who view and admire it. For Edvard Munch, those feelings were complicated and, often times, dark. “…

    exhibition.Munch, a Norwegian artist, is best known for the famous painting “The Scream,” but much of his art encompasses the same approach. The artist focused on love, relationships, anxiety and other deeply emotional themes that resonate in the names of the pieces, in addition to the art itself: Lovers at the Seaside, Alpha’s Despair, Separation II, Angst, Two Human Beings: The Lonely Ones and more. The exhibit at TAM focuses on Munch’s relationship with the sea and its symbolism in his works. “His

  • In the spring of 2021, Kenzie Knapp ’23 was awarded a Udall Foundation scholarship. The Udall Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and internships to students pursuing fields of study related to the environment or Native American nations. Knapp has served as a G.R.E.A.N. club officer, is…

    to do my best to prevent that. There are a couple of legislations for student government that I am super excited to keep writing. I would love to work on providing more widespread free public transit by using student government funds. I know my experience as a freshman who didn’t have a car and Tacoma is a 30-minute bus ride away and it’s $2 one way like it really adds up for students and it takes time. I hope to make that more accessible for everyone so we can explore Tacoma more. I would also