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Center; helped plan Elect Her–Campus Women Win, which encouraged women to run for public office or be involved in leadership; and served in ASPLU’s senate. “I’m now working in the Diversity Center as a Rieke Leadership Fellow, and my project this year is to create a Queer Ally network, a training program that will be able to foster more supportive allies on campus,” said Moran, an Economics and French double major. It was while working on the Elect Her campaign that Moran first was introduced to AAUW

proximity to her grandparents, is resilient. She has big plans for her future (which include applying for the Fulbright again down the road). We connected with her for advice about how other Lutes can forge their own paths and how to gracefully weather unexpected detours. You have an interesting double major (chemistry and Hispanic studies). Tell us about that. I actually started out at PLU as an environmental studies major. My freshman year, I took awesome courses in religion and economics that taught

popularize math for those who don’t think of themselves as “math people.”  “I want to bring more people into mathematics, generate interest, and make the interest last,” she says. Department of Mathematics Mathematics at PLU Whether your goal is to learn mathematics for an application – modeling problems in science, engineering, economics or finance; in preparation for a career in elementary or secondary education; or for further study in a graduate program, PLU will challenge, inspire and inform you

always been a family affair.  The sophomore, busy working on a business degree with minors in economics and innovation studies at Pacific Lutheran University, is following in the footsteps of older sister Marisa Etzell ‘20 — also a recipient of the scholarship. “It gave me a lot of insight as to how important and how helpful this scholarship was in lifting the financial burden that is college for so many other students,” Nick Etzell said. “For me, that gave me peace of mind in accepting this

equity began while she was a student at PLU. As a global studies major and biology minor, Chell says she thrived in the interdisciplinary global studies program. Her favorite courses included anthropology, economics, sociology and global development.  “Margaret thought carefully about what she wanted to do with her interest in medicine,” said Ami Shah, associate professor of global studies. “Biology supported her trajectory toward medical school; contextualizing that interest in her global studies

explore how deep currents of religious themes shape great literature, she returned to college to earn a Ph.D. in history and historical theology.  Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Llewellyn Ihssen began teaching at PLU in 2005 as an adjunct professor. Many of her courses focus on the intersection of medicine, economics, social ethics, and religion — a favorite course was “Health and Healing in Christian History.”  Religious philosophies and theologies “shape people’s ideas of the body, and care

globally is the key. IHON students don’t simply study issues from afar – they study them from a variety of perspectives and in a variety of disciplines like the arts, economics, philosophy, politics and religion. They are not simply reading about the great thinkers and the great ideas that have made the world what it is – they are systematically dissecting and testing these ideas and looking at them from every perspective. It means a lot of reading. It means a lot of discussion. It means a lot of work

declared. •  The King speaks English—with a perfect American accent! •  Prince Harald entered the Norwegian Cavalry Officers’ Training School and finished his military education at the Military Academy in 1959. Upon completion of his compulsory military service, the Crown Prince went to Oxford for further study. He attended Balliol College from 1960 to 1962, studying social science, history and economics. • King Haakon VII died in 1957, and Prince Harald became Crown Prince. In 1960, Crown Prince

certainly a Lute. Kim graduated in 2015 with degrees in mathematical economics and psychology and a minor in statistics. Currently, he is in his third year at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law School at Arizona State University in Phoenix, AZ. “PLU really set things well for me,” Kim said. But the college path was not easy for Kim. His family emigrated from South Korea in 2005 and entered the United States on a year-long visitor visa. His parents bought a dry cleaning business south of Portland

of the opportunities that come your way. Break some rules, but not too many. Laugh and cry. Rush to class, work, and meetings, but don’t forget to look around sometimes. You will become a person here. You will come to love, really love, this place, and the way it has shaped you. Graduating senior and humanities major Lindsey Webb wrote this essay. Photo by University Photographer Jordan Hartman. Read Previous Students participate in economics conference Read Next Barr reflects on her PLU