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accessible to all students,” PLU provost Joanna Gregson said. The ARTS committee’s findings indicated that standardized tests aren’t always the best way to measure student potential and capacity, and can reinforce inequities in access to higher education. Additionally, such tests don’t determine whether a prospective student will be a good fit for PLU — and can actually unintentionally filter out students. “We know from the literature that standardized test requirements pose a significant obstacle for

includes artifacts from all five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden), is a testament to the connection and trust the Puget Sound’s Scandinavian American community shares with PLU. “The collection in the Scandinavian Cultural Center is a reflection of this (Scandinavian) community. They entrust us with precious family heirlooms,” Ward said. “Items have been donated to PLU since the late 1970s, many of them hundreds of years old.” The artifacts and literature housed by the SCC

contribution relies on decades of experience in intersections of religion, disability, health, and healing. An associate professor of early and medieval Christian history at PLU, Llewellyn Ihssen is the program director of IHON-Oxford. Llewellyn Ihssen uses critical disability theory in her work on ancient, late antique, and medieval religious texts.  After earning an undergraduate degree in English literature and secondary education, Llewellyn Ihssen worked in special-education classrooms. Yearning to

, Political Science, Norwegian, and Environmental Studies quadruple major Eric Herde ’14 didn’t have enough on his plate, he decided earlier this year to run for state senate in the 25th legislative district. Herde has been involved with the local democratic party for years an decided to run when Dawn Morrell, who previously held the position, announced she wasn’t running and suggested he go for it. “I did plan on running for office eventually, but not this soon,” Herde said. “I had originally planned on

do better than this. And, only 14% of our full-time professors are people of color, and of those, exactly 8 are black. Academic departments need to have not only the will, but also the money, to recruit, nurture, and retain minority faculty members, many of whom might be reluctant to move to a university that has traditionally been known as a predominately white campus, founded by Norwegian immigrants. This, in turn, creates a challenge in recruiting and retaining students of color…for if you

of art originating in Norway that consists of painting specific flower motifs on wood or objects. In October 2019, there were multiple classes by Marilyn Hansen, a skilled rosemaler with 35 years of experience teaching the traditional Norwegian art form that consists of painting flower motifs on wood or objects. In 2020, these classes had to be paused. Dr. Jason Schroder Sankta Lucia in 2014 An important event for the SCC every year is the Sankta Lucia. The holiday celebrates the Sicilian saint

design work and process. You can reach Professor Tsuneoka at jtsuneoka@plu.edu. Research and Teaching Interests Prof. Halvorson: Where did you attend college? Can you share a few research or professional interests with us? Prof. Tsuneoka: I graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo with an English Literature degree, and then I came to Seattle to study graphic design. I graduated from Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle) in 2002. Since then, I have done a lot of design work for corporate advertising

and process. You can reach Professor Tsuneoka at jtsuneoka@plu.edu. Research and Teaching Interests Prof. Halvorson: Where did you attend college? Can you share a few research or professional interests with us? Prof. Tsuneoka: I graduated from Waseda University in Tokyo with an English Literature degree, and then I came to Seattle to study graphic design. I graduated from Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle) in 2002. Since then, I have done a lot of design work for corporate advertising clients

started five years ago, for Finitsis’ Religion 211 class, Religion and Literature of the Hebrew Bible, and students were charged with the task of reflecting on the contemporary relevance and significance of the biblical material they were studying. Finitsis collaborated with Nick Butler, instructional technologies team manager, to bring the project alive. Today, it has morphed into a project and competition where students spend a great deal of time developing a story and creating videos that reflect

, Rowland lived in 12 different states across the country. Most recently, he lived in California for about 14 years, until moving back to his home state of Montana, where he teaches Creative Writing at Montana State University in Billings. “He’s a wonderfully loyal friend and extremely supportive,” Stegner said. “Really devoted to Western literature.” Read Previous Kurt Mayer provides a legacy of research Read Next Explore! retreat helps students understand vocation COMMENTS*Note: All comments are