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This spring, the Strategic Enrollment Management Advisory Committee (known as SEMAC) will finalize PLU’s philosophy of enrollment, with the intention to ask our Board of Regents to adopt a final draft statement with enrollment targets in May. (See the current draft here on the Provost…
that decision came from the Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering, with unanimous support of the Faculty Assembly. I could see movement toward more multi- or inter-disciplinary programs (e.g., “pre-approved” double or triple majors, like Philosophy, Politics & Economics, or dual degree programs like DNP-MBA), which might or might not involve changing our current majors. These kinds of curricular decisions need to be undertaken by the faculty committees and deliberated and voted on
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TACOMA, WASH. (Dec. 22, 2016)- It’s been 25 years since David Akuien ’10 was separated from his mother at age 5, 16 years since he came to the United States as an orphan. An estimated two million people died as a result of war, famine…
fundraiser to support David’s trip to South Sudan.Throughout two years living together, David and I spent countless hours discussing topics typical of college students: politics, religion, dating, etc. Our conversations were open, honest and even chippy at times. But it wasn’t until he was featured in the spring 2010 issue of PLU’s Scene magazine (now ResoLute) that I knew any details of his personal journey. Upon arranging to discuss David’s return to South Sudan, I was excited but nervous to address
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By Damian Alessandro ’19 The Innovation Studies program at Pacific Lutheran University is interested in the diverse environments innovation can be found in, including the entertainment industry. The popularity of HBO’s blockbuster show, Game of Thrones, highlights an important place to study innovation principles. Spoiler…
audiences. Weiss and Benioff offered a series which, much like The Wire, was trying to tell a sociological story instead of a psychological one. Rather than being concerned solely with individual characters and their struggles in a small environment, Game of Thrones would tell the story of several characters spread out across different continents, exploring the facets of the society that shaped them. Game of Thrones was the right show in a wrong time; a decade where politics became increasingly
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On the Path to Peace Communication Professor Amanda Feller’s peace-building cohort, all graduating in 2014, comes together at PLU. From left: Caitlin Zimmerman, Lauren Corboy, Sydney Barry, Kendall Daugherty, Rachel Samardich, Rachel Espasandin, Jessica Sandler and Anna McCracken. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Eight Graduating Women Give…
studied away in South Africa, where she focused on the effects of community-building on the lives of women. On a semester-long comparative study, she researched how communities managed conflict related to issues of water in informal settlements in India, Senegal and Argentina. She interned at a law firm and mediation center and became a certified mediator. In Northern Ireland, she became a trained dialogue facilitator and studied the peace-building process. Her peace philosophy: “Lead by example
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PLU Student-Faculty Research on Health Care and High Technology A conversation with 2016 Benson fellows Marc Vetter and Matthew Macfarlane The following excerpts were gathered from a May 26, 2017 conversation between Benson Family Chair Michael Halvorson and the 2016 Benson research fellows Marc Vetter…
Tribal Health Authority. I visited the Puyallup location many times, and through the process I interacted with several people there. Under Dr. Grosvenor’s direction, my faculty adviser with expertise in politics and public policy, my paper became a kind of health care public policy paper, which showed the changing landscape of Native American health care within the U.S. system.” Marc: “Professor Halvorson, you were also helpful to me as I got started with the fellowship! You told me about what was
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Originally published in 1999 My lifelong commitment to the liberal arts took root in the fourth grade, when I met my classmate and dear life-long friend Sally. During that entire year, Sally rode her bike to my house, and after school, we both rode our…
meaning to life gave her parents a vantage from which they could pluck those activities that really mattered form the distracting chaos of everyday life. Faith in their neighbor engaged them in local politics and civic groups. And a sense of gratefulness for their modest, middle-class comforts freed them from enslavement to the already rising god of consumerism. Roberta Brown, Professor Emeritus of French For me Sally’s home was nothing less than a temple of peace and inspiration. Like the best of
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For the 2012-2013 academic year, 877 students will have graduated from PLU. Spring Commencement takes place Sunday, May 26 in the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by John Froschauer) In their own words Compiled and edited by Chris Albert This spring, new PLU graduates closed a chapter…
adventures and learning experiences that all culminate to comprise who I am. I began my time here thinking I was going to become a specialized physician and I leave as a political science major, having realized that my one wild and precious life is meant to be spent empowering and developing others, as well as inspiring those around me to pursue their passions. Whether serving as ASPLU President or debating politics in class or working full-time at my off-campus job, I have always been able to find time
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YouTube Short: Keep up the kindness Follow Zari as she asks the PLU community: What is the nicest thing someone at PLU has done for you? #LutesCenterCommunity Posted by: mhines / April 8, 2024 April 8, 2024 Read Previous You Ask. We Answer. How is your Psychology Program? Read Next Take a peak inside Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy LATEST POSTS PLU Scores 4.5 out of 5 on Campus Pride Index: What does that mean? November 21, 2024 YouTube Short: A quick campus tour and Lute lingo with Zari Warden
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