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Contributors Claudia Berguson Claudia Berguson joined the faculty of PLU in 2003. She is an associate professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures. Her primary areas of teaching in Nordic studies are migration literature, folklore, gender and equality, and Norwegian language. She worked to establish the Peace Scholars program, serving as coordinator through its first five years. Students continue to inspire her in her work as a professor, academic advisor and faculty director of PLU’s Norway

task of the diviners is to interpret the marks made in the powdered wood coating the divination tray. Based on the marks the diviner creates, he or she will recite one of sixteen pre-determined verses of Yoruba oral literature, odu. Often these verses suggest further rituals or sacrifices that the diviner’s client should take part in to resolve their problem (Ross). To create each of these instruments of divination, an artist must acquire stylistic knowledge of his craft. The term àṣà generally

ScheduleMary Anne O'NeilPresentation Title: “Mystics, Martyrs, and Resisters: Three French Catholic Poets of World War II and the Holocaust Who: Mary Anne O’Neil, professor of French emeritus, Whitman College, Walla Walla, Wash. Bio: Mary Anne O’Neil is a professor of French emeritus from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash., where she taught Spanish and French language, French literature, and general studies for more than 30 years. Her main interests are 20th century French poetry, especially religious

diversity in the Pacific Northwest. The university builds on that foundation as it reshapes its Campus Ministry program and seeks a new long-term pastor. By John Rosenberg This Is Design School Chad P. Hall ’10 and Associate Professor of Art & Design Jp Avila have launched a podcast that covers topics such as design careers, designers journeys and how they got into their field. By Chris Albert Open to Interpretation PLU’s podcast “Open to Interpretation,” which debuted in late August 2015, explores the

simply, hospitality is making people feel as if they’re not strangers, as if they belong. As we work together to create a campus community that is truly welcoming and hospitable to all, we must strive to create an environment that nurtures authentic conversation, and one that accesses a diversity of thought and experience. We must create spaces that allow us to explore and understand without the stress of deadlines and the harried pace of our busy lives; spaces that give us the time and ability to

general interests (i.e., day hikes in the Cascades) U-House Programing (U-House board) U-House Leadership (President, VP, programming, etc.) Offer a Lunchtime Talk Other University Service OpportunitiesCenter for Diversity, Justice, and SustainabilityThe Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability would like to encourage faculty to spend time connecting in the Center. The center is open daily from early morning to night. There is no real schedule, it’s a place to visit and ENGAGE with students

Concepts (1) GNUR 311: Patho/Pharm II (2) GNUR 314: Care of Chronic Conditions (3) GNUR 315: Psych/Mental Health (2) GNUR 316: Clinical Practicum II (5) Spring 2025 16 credits ($830/credit) Tuition: $13,280. GNUR 401: Care of Complex Conditions (3) GNUR 402: Patho/Pharm III (2) GNUR 403: Clinical Practicum III (5) GNUR 404: Healthcare Diversity (4) GNUR 405: Informed Practice (2) Summer 2025 12 credits ($830/credit) Tuition: $9,960. GNUR 406: Continuity of Care (3) GNUR 407: Clinical Practicum IV (6

hopes to work for a development organization involved in issues of reproductive rights and maternal healthcare. Theo Hofrenning graduated with Political Science and Hispanic Studies majors. He was involved around campus in the Associated Students of PLU as an at-large senator, Diversity Advocate in the Diversity Center, and four year member of PLUtonic. 2015 Peace Scholars Ellie Lapp and Taylor Bozich were 2015 Peace Scholars. They were also ASPLU President and Vice-President during 2016-2017

, and eventually introduced flavors such as Apple Pie and Lemon Drop. Now, Nightside has 10 products on the market, including its take on aquavit, a Scandinavian liquor with an herbaceous flavor. Bunk says Nightside is one of only three distilleries statewide producing it. “The Sons of Norway came in and gave me the thumbs up,” he said, chuckling. Bunk says juggling full-time police work with graduate studies paid off. The diversity within the class, as well as the diversity of the instruction

Wallschlaeger, director for Evangelical Mission, Southwestern Washington Synod P LU embraces its middle name—its Lutheran heritage and higher education values that engage students, faculty and staff from all faith and religious backgrounds (or no religious affiliation) in meaningful and authentic ways. The university exists at the intersection of spiritual diversity and change in the Pacific Northwest, an area known as an exciting spiritual frontier and simultaneously, in contrast, known as the “none zone