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Reappraising the Rift Between Faith and Reason: Could Science Help Us Think About Religion? https://www.plu.edu/prism/news/reappraising-the-rift-between-faith-and-reason-could-science-help-us-think-about-religion/

, or reason? The question Tertullian poses is easy to ask, but has proven quite difficult to answer suitably. In recent years, some have suggested that important parallels between scientific and religious theorizing make it possible for us to look to science for help in thinking more clearly about religion. One of the most intriguing of the approaches argues that “inferences to the best explanation” are used in both areas; theists, for example, might claim confirmation for their beliefs by pointing

MESA Day tests math and science skills https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/03/27/mesa-day-tests-math-and-science-skills/

a campus-wide scavenger hunt. Students worked on their projects throughout the year to prepare for Tuesday’s competition and showcase their efforts, said Brenda Tisdale, director of Tacoma’s MESA program. MESA is short for Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement. Competitions like the catapult and egg drop required teams of students to build their project from a bag of supplies given at the event, while for other events, like the bridge design, students brought their constructed projects to

Quan Huynh ’25 Discusses her Internship at the Washington State Senate https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2023/02/24/quan-huynh/

have mental health issues and are being convicted of a crime, and making sure they are getting treatment as well as standing trial. So making sure that they are mentally competent enough to fully understand the grievousness of their crime and of their actions. What tasks that you perform in your job were unexpected? I really like taking constituent meetings, and I really like hearing people’s stories about what problems they face, because it impacts them in a more personal way, rather than just for

Special Education Major Gavin Knapp ’23 Discovers the Beauty of Returning to His Childhood School Di https://www.plu.edu/admission/blog/gavin-knapp/

sports in high school. Although his former high school teachers and university classes profoundly impacted him, supporting students in their element on the field made him fall in love with special education. Later, valuable lessons in the classroom and on the football field propelled him toward his goal of becoming a teacher. Originally attending PLU with aspirations to play football, Knapp shifted focus away from sports in his senior year to delve deeper into his future profession. Knapp grew up

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The Pacific Lutheran University interactive transfer guide. See how classes from other colleges and universities transfer to PLU.

PLU | Interactive Transfer Guide Report × Welcome, PLU Guest Delete Session Interactive Transfer Guide My Courses Report Results Course Offerings PLU Admission Request More Info Apply x Delete Session Are you sure you want to delete this session? It will remove all data and you will have to restart. delete Welcome, PLU Guest Delete Session Add Classes You can add all of the classes that you have taken at other colleges to see how they will transfer to PLU. This tool requires JavaScript to run

PLU Senior T.R. Sullivan on his Internship at the Washington State Legislature https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2015/03/04/lutelegislativeintern/

PLU Senior T.R. Sullivan on his Internship at the Washington State Legislature Posted by: Zach Powers / March 4, 2015 March 4, 2015 By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsOLYMPIA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)— The first round of policy and fiscal committee cut-off dates has come and gone. This week, members of the Senate and House will spend much of their days alternating between passionate, public floor debates and quiet, closed-door caucus meetings.The weather outside may be gray and dreary

Circling the Heartbeat – Resolute Online: Fall 2018 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2018/circling-the-heartbeat/

opportunities for professional advancement, teaching jobs and more. The program culminates in student manuscripts — ranging from compilations of poems to collections of short stories to novels — and many of the students’ works are eventually published. But beyond that, they leave with the network and the confidence to pursue writing their way. “Your tool kit should feel really heavy, in a good way,” Barot said. Swift’s tool kit is overflowing, and she’s using it to share poetry with everyone. Because poetry

Geosciences students take the classroom to the outdoors ‹ Resolute Online: Spring 2015 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/spring-2015/geosciences-students-take-the-classroom-to-the-outdoors/

change By Barbara Clements For one Lute, summer research is a prequel to Antarctica. This is one group of Lutes that really rocks. While most students may have spent their summers indoors, working at internships or simply working, six geosciences majors spent June through August taking several hikes up to Mount Rainier to study climate change, the possible impacts of global warming and glacial runoff. For Isaac Moening-Swanson ’15, this summer’s research is a precursor to a research trip he will take

Vehicle and Cart Safety Appendix https://www.plu.edu/occupational-health-safety-manual/vehicle-and-golf-cart-safety/appendix/

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Support for Using the New Sakai Site Templates https://www.plu.edu/faculty-resources/faculty-development/teaching-learning-resources/teaching-at-plu/sakai-templates-support/

Support for Using the New Sakai Site Templates Posted by: bodewedl / July 10, 2018 July 10, 2018 By Dana Bodewes, Instructional Designer During summer 2018, three templates options — Standard, Minimal, and Legacy templates — were added to the Sakai Request Course form. Sakai templates contain general tools and pages that must be updated by the instructor before publishing the site to students. We recommend instructors request their new Sakai sites and prepare them for publishing as early as