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declares her platform is “world peace,” it tends to sound a teensy bit clichéd. But when Associate Professor of Communication Amanda Feller brings eight inspiring students into one cohort with true peace-building potential—suddenly anything sounds possible.   As an advisor and mentor, Feller has worked on dialogue and peace-building with 2014 Pacific Lutheran University graduates Sydney Barry, Lauren Corboy, Kendall Daugherty, Rachel Espasandin, Anna McCracken, Rachel Samardich, Jessica Sadler and

internships and pursue professional development opportunities beyond PLU’s campus to continue their academic goals. The Lutes featured below represent three stories of the hard work done by PLU students and recent graduates this summer.Kendra Saathoff ’17 By Brooke Thames ’18 Since 2014, the Krise Endowed Internship Fund has provided students with opportunities to gain experience in career fields related to their studies. This year, the Krise Internship helped one student take her education from the

most recent project – an untitled book that aims to help students promote themselves, get jobs and start building their careers. Sears spoke at the Executive Leadership Series, hosted by the School of Business, on Feb. 22 to give PLU students a sneak peek. The series supports business programs at PLU by giving industry and organizational leaders a platform to share their expertise and insight.Executive Leadership SeriesNext speaker March 14 Maureen Faccia, Director of Women’s Careline and Retail

different standards than their white peers and being treated as though they don’t speak English well based on their race.   CURTAIN CALL Maria Cruse, another senior teaching assistant majoring in women’s and gender studies, said the J-Term course was “an act of service,” not just a standard learning opportunity. “I enjoy being a social justice educator,” Cruse said. “This was another platform to do that.” Many of the students were eager to tell their stories, she said. They did so in front of a crowd on

examine the personal and big-picture capacity to withstand and overcome the stress and devastation related to trauma. “There is building interest in understanding the conditions that make it possible for individuals, communities, organizations, institutions and organisms to overcome adversity,” said Tamara Williams, Professor of Hispanic Studies and Executive Director of the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. “While varied, the events and programs that will be featured as part of

conference was attended by more than five hundred participants from all over the country and the world, including Indiana, Texas, Illinois, California, South Africa and Ghana.×Cunningham approaches The People’s Gathering as a professional and personal development platform that allows people to grow their skills in navigating conversations around race. And she has plans to bring the conference to you. “What we want to do next is take the successes that we’ve realized with race dialogue and make them

, and VP in five.’ That focus is great,” said Parsons. “But I always ask them, ‘Is that the thing you care about? Is that what would be totally awesome to do?’” At this stage of his life, starting his own business is what would be totally awesome. He started Fyreball, which became Meteor Solutions, a platform that allows e-marketers to measure and track Web-based creative campaigns through the single-most powerful (and least understood) marketing tool there is: word of mouth. Nobody has been able to

written quite a lot on intellectual engagement, public intellectuals and activism—I think there is a sense that to do political or social engagement is somehow antithetical to the academic project or disposition. A sense that we are to remain detached (thanks, Plato!), that we’re supposed to recuse ourselves from public life because we’re devoted to the life of the mind. But, I argue that is dangerous and myopic—university faculty have a unique platform by virtue of our position and perception, and we

expenses, taking full course loads and leading co- and extracurricular groups in his free time. “I thank Pacific Lutheran University,” Kim says. “It is my prayer that this institution continues to raise up generations of world-changers. It is also my prayer that PLU continues to be a powerful platform, a training and an equipping ground for forerunners who contend for the full release of true Justice in this nation.” A PLU Economics Degree: The First Step For Many World-Changing LutesHow did you get to

stationed in Jordan, Dr. Shanks Kaurin shared her thoughts on the speech with this tweet: “Mattis is reflecting a line I have [heard] from many (mil esp but also civ): society is gone to hell and mil is only + last bastion of virtue,” she tweeted. The tweet gained traction, with numerous comments, retweets, and likes. When engaging with Twitter as a platform for public philosophy, Dr. Shanks Kaurin is determined to have her online conduct reflect the commitments of her discipline. “I try to listen, and