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Dhaval Patel on Forging His Own Path PLU’s associate director for Campus Life Operations discusses his role at the university Posted by: Julie Winters / March 19, 2023 Image: Dhaval Patel, associate director for Campus Life Operations (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) March 19, 2023 By Lisa PattersonPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterDhaval Patel found his calling when he was a computer engineering major at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Spoiler alert — it had little to do with

the people of other countries.” It is the largest U.S. international exchange program, and one of the most selective. It sends about 1,450 students a year to more than 155 countries, with a mandate to embark on joint ventures of importance to the general welfare of the world’s inhabitants. It should be no surprise that students like Henrichsen see the chance to continue their studies in places like Geneva as a natural progression of their studies. In fact, PLU’s Wang Center for International

, or shorter January Term and summer programs from a diverse rotating list of countries that include Italy, Namibia and New Zealand. For those looking to explore other parts of Washington or the United States, domestic options include Neah Bay, Washington, and Honolulu, Hawaii. Internships, research, language immersion and cultural exploration are foundational elements of study away experiences, and vary from program to program. Whereas many of PLU’s peer institutions contract with outside

, October 3, at the 7th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lectureship, which was established by the Benson Family Foundation during the 2005-2006 academic year, brings to campus outstanding members of the academic and business community. The topic for the night’s lecture came from a debate Coclanis had with economic historian Stanley Engerman in November 2009. In both debates he argued that based on economic reasoning slavery would not have survived much longer without

club on campus For the King, and helped facilitate a community dialogue project with ASPLU. I studied away in Trinidad and Tobago. I was also a member of the PLU Women’s Ultimate Frisbee team. I have been blessed by the experiences and people I have encountered. I don’t know where these last four years have gone and I am going to miss PLU and the people here very much. What’s next? After graduation, I will be volunteering with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) program Young Adults

, staff and returning students are also encouraged to pick up the book, as part of a “Full Campus Read.” The goal is to have as many people as possible read the novel by New Student Orientation, ensuring that nearly everyone has at least one shared experience with the incoming class of 2017. http://youtu.be/utHC6tgwmfA Seth Dufault ’16 read the book last year as part of the program. The second-year student from Yakima, Wash., said the arrival of the novel was an enjoyable, and interesting, way for him

research team in the Andes. On this day in late November, Hegland and Todd were busy reviewing rocks brought back from Todd’s 2010 trip. The “rock boxes” as they are known, will be filled with food, which will then promptly be eaten through the next three months. Once empty, the boxes will fill up with rock samples collected from the mountains about 1,000 miles from McMurdo Station, the jumping off point for all Antarctic study teams. Hegland, who is considering graduate school after he finishes his

. They all have found a passion for a vocation and are ready to engage the world. The students who share their stories here will join more than 850 students who will graduate from PLU this academic year. Bridgette Cooper – Bachelor of Arts in classical languages and political science   Bridgette Cooper ’11 – Bachelor of Arts in classical languages and political science.   Why PLU? I originally came to PLU thinking I wanted to be an Egyptologist. I had come hoping to work with Dr. Donald Ryan, major

Nick Etzell ‘23 helps peers find their calling Posted by: vcraker / April 14, 2022 Image: Nick Etzell ‘23 is a double major in psychology and environmental studies from Coupeville, Washington. (photo by John Froschauer/PLU) April 14, 2022 Nick Etzell ‘23 is a double major in psychology and environmental studies at Pacific Lutheran University, with minors in philosophy, business, and innovation studies. In his time at PLU, he has been involved with the Wild Hope Center for Vocation as both a

examining the metaphysical views that support the various claims about human-nonhuman relations and specifically our relations with our “next of kin.” There are clearly questions about the ethics of eating, capturing and experimenting on beings who share over 95 percent (chimpanzees share over 98 percent) of our genetic structure. Both of us have now completed the apprenticeship program at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) at Central Washington University. Erin completed the