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working in small groups, or large organizations, such as nonprofits, universities, and government organizations. How does Social Innovation work? At Pacific Lutheran University, we begin by investigating political, social, environmental, and economic challenges, and then we apply attributes like critical thinking, economic analysis, and sustainable business design to imagine solutions to the problems. Social innovations are often complex–they take on big issues like human rights abuses, stigmas in

, environmental studies and religion Read Next Growing into her own: Sarah Davis ’23 discovers her passion for plant biology at PLU LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024 The Passing of Bryan Dorner June 4, 2024 Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU June 4, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic

poverty, hunger and environmental degradation, he stressed. It is among the women in Africa that Lewis said he’s found his heroes. When the mothers infected with AIDS die, it’s been the grandmothers who have stepped up to raise the orphans and have formed a new family, he said. Currently, there are 14 to 15 million AIDS orphans in Africa, a number that will grow to 18 million in three years. “These women have become the heroes of the continent,” he said. But, he added, they need our help. Read

pursuit of survival that all living things share. What do we choose to “graft” to our backs and bring along for the long haul? In a time of environmental and economic deterioration it is for me a question of what is necessary, and perhaps more importantly, what is not. Slow moving and awkward on dry land, the sea turtle symbolizes patience, wisdom, tenacity, and perseverance. Water (implied) is really the key here, perhaps in its promise of sustenance and a hope that it exists. The materials chosen

Murdock College Science Research Program in November in Vancouver, Wash. The Mount Rainier research was funded through a PLU Division of Natural Sciences and the Wiancko Charitable Foundation grant through the environmental studies program at PLU. Read Previous New Center for Media Studies takes the classroom into the community Read Next PLU Highly Ranked in U.S. News & World Report’s ‘Best Colleges 2015’ Guidebook COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you