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Robin and Collin (pictured in 2017) were PLU students and, eventually, became spouses. Now, Collin is back as a professor. In Fall 2017, PLU’s Department of Languages and Literatures welcomed visiting lecturer Collin Brown. Professor Brown is teaching first semester Norwegian as well as Writing…
interaction between professors and students here.” He thinks that his own method when approaching a teacher–student relationship is very similar: “That’s what I experienced here for four years when I was an undergrad, and that’s what got me started on this career path. I don’t think a lot of universities have that personal interaction with the teacher and I’m very thankful that I had that experience as an undergrad, and now I get to do that as well in my teaching.” Robin and Collin during their time as
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As a professor in the Department of Languages and Literature, Dr. Collin Brown teaches Norwegian language and Nordic studies at Pacific Lutheran University. However, his love for his work runs so deep, he also started and manages a club called “The Dead Languages Society.” As…
good and evil. Although Professor Collin Brown believes everything about dead language is important, the main lesson he wants his students to learn from the Dead Languages’ Society is that, “people in the past were not stupid. Human experiences in the past are just as important as the modern human experience.” He adds that he would like students to see how people long ago handled many of life’s challenges. “Like, how do you deal with death? How do you deal with making sense out of a world that is
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This week we sat down with Dr. Zachary Lyman to talk about everything from recording issues and Bach, to the new Lyric Brass CD and everyone involved in this project. Read on! What can we find in this CD? The CD contains 4 works by…
the Regency Concert Series. What is something people wouldn’t know about the recording or experience working on this CD? The extremely challenging recording environment. We recorded the CD at Trinity Lutheran Church right across the street from PLU (who were themselves extremely generous to let us record there!) which was a fantastic place acoustically, but we did run into lots of road/car/motorcycle noise which ruined lots of good takes. On top of that, we just happened to record these pieces
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Diving in to “Tapped Out: Unearthing the Global Water Crisis” For the past year and a half, MediaLab students Haley Huntington, Kortney Scroger, Valery Jorgensen and Katie Baumann have traveled throughout North America documenting the importance of water and perils facing our world’s most important…
natural fluctuation during the winter months, these low water levels have inflicted significant issues for industry that operates on the river. During our time in St. Louis, we visited US Army Corps of Engineers and were able to speak with some incredible individuals. First, we visited the Water Control division who oversee the complex systems that regulate reservoirs and water levels to keep the river operational. That was a mind-boggling experience, trying to keep up with the expiation of everything
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Q&A With Professor Michael Stasinos and Associate Professor Bradford Andrews By Shunying Wang ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, WA (Jan. 16, 2015)—In a groundbreaking merger of art and anthropology, Pacific Lutheran University Art Professor Michael Stasinos has been developing important historical illustrations…
be drawing for an archaeological project, students not only have to do research and preliminary studies; they also have to communicate with someone else at stages of its development to show the progress and get feedback and make changes based upon that feedback. I saw it as a great opportunity for students to experience. Instead of having one student doing something for him, I tried to give students the opportunity to build something over time. Andrews: My specialty is stone-tool analysis, so I
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PLU President Allan Belton is a morning person. He’s frequently among the first employees to arrive at the Hauge Administration Building, but not before his morning cup of joe. His favorite coffee stand is on South Tacoma Way, the seven-mile arterial that is the economic…
unincorporated community, Parkland faces a complicated and interconnected set of economic, health, and wellness challenges. Economically, Parkland residents experience income inequality that can limit access to quality housing, education, and family services. The lack of investment in infrastructure and economic development hinders business growth which, in turn, reduces economic resilience. Many Parkland residents experience health disparities that are frequently linked to socioeconomic inequity. Access to
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Originally published in 1991 Tertullian, an African Christian writing in the second century of the Church, is perhaps most famous for his defiant one-liner about the resurrection, “I believe it because it is absurd.” The only trouble is: he never wrote those words, and wouldn’t…
any requirement that one resist changing one’s mind even when there is good reason to think one is mistaken. Declining to live out one’s faith in the face of inconveniences shows a lack of commitment; but backing down from religious commitments when experience or reflection renders those beliefs highly questionable is not faithfulness at all. The Keck Observatory at PLU After all, if one’s central religious beliefs are mistaken then there is no one, or no ideal, there to whom to be committed. (As
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As Pacific Lutheran University welcomes the Class of 2028, the university celebrates not just a new academic year but a new generation of students defined by the spirit of innovation, resilience, and transformation. The Admission staff has dubbed this cohort “Trailblazers” due to their distinctive…
serving Washington State’s communities. These initiatives reflect PLU’s mission to remove financial barriers and create a more equitable higher education experience for the Class of 2028 and beyond.A shared purpose: Shaping the future“At PLU, we have a shared purpose. We’re here because we believe in the transformative power of education,” said President Allan Belton, speaking to faculty and staff at University Conference in late August. “We’re here because what we do — as educators, as researchers
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David Yun ’22 has been busy throughout his four years at Pacific Lutheran University. The pre-med student and chemistry major has been an academic standout, serving as a chemistry teaching assistant presenting research at the Murdock Conference and the American Chemical Society convention. He’s held…
physicians, what this all can look like and what the medical field is all about. Is connecting with working doctors and others in the field a big part of what the club does? Yes it is. Recently we’ve had a lot of alums come in who are currently in medical school, or physicians sharing about their experience of applying to medical school, how they prepared during their undergrad years, and just talking about the process and easing people’s anxieties about medical school. Everyone in the club is excited
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Every game day, usually around lunch time, Jordan Thomas and Chad Murray sit down to have a chat. The Pacific Lutheran University men’s basketball star and the team’s head coach meet in Murray’s office to talk about anything and everything. The meeting can be as…
transition. Who are you going to put on him? Put a big on him and he blows by. Put a little on him and we are going to get it inside to him.” Thomas scored the 1,000th point of his career in Tuesday’s win against rival Puget Sound, coming off the court to a standing ovation and a hug from Murray. “It means everything to me,” Thomas said. “When I achieved that milestone, it put everything into perspective. (Murray) stuck with me through thick and thin. To still be here and to experience everything we have
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