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Michael Diambri Receives Gilder Lehrman History Award Posted by: halvormj / July 31, 2018 Image: Michael Diambri receives award in New York City, June 2018. July 31, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, Professor of History. Welcome to our blog—the place for learning everything about History at Pacific Lutheran University! Today’s post is about PLU History major Michael Diambri ‘18, a Lute who graduated in May with a B.A. in History along with minors in Women’s and Gender Studies and Literature. Like

contributor to the Neuroethics research focus within UW’s Center for Neurotechnology (systems that record and stimulate the nervous system), he also leads diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within the International Neuroethics Society. Brown’s interdisciplinary research includes the potential impact of neurotechnologies on end users’ agency and embodiment, and the potential to exacerbate or create social inequities. Brown works at the intersection of biomedical ethics, philosophy of technology

couldn’t text their friends before the news became public. Don’t expect Parnell, who never disagreed with Palin publicly, to criticize her now. He simply won’t. He stressed when he took over, that he shared her “core values” of fiscal and social conservatism. That includes taking a staunchly conservative position on the budget, abortion, stem cell research, oil drilling and gay rights issues. As for Palin herself, Parnell stresses he respects and admires her, and said he was initially surprised – but

been blocked off, as had all of Interstate 5 between Seattle and Tacoma. Dr. Gregory Youtz sits behind seats designated for the Chinese president and his wife at Tacoma’s Lincoln High School. (Photo: Courtesy Dr. Gregory Youtz) Then finally we were inside, looking for assigned seats with our names on them. We all knew how lucky we were to have been chosen—and that many obvious invitees had not made the final cut. Many of us were looking at two nametags written on small yellow pieces of paper and

of more than 22,000 students from business schools across the country to determine the best places to earn a Master of Business Administration. Published in October, the Best Value Schools rankings were determined by evaluating the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator and PayScale data to consider the schools based on graduation rate, net price, acceptance rate and a 20-year net return on investment. The 12th place ranking in Washington state specifically cited PLU’s “level

Art and Design students head to Bali Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / January 13, 2015 January 13, 2015 Art and Design students headed to Bali for J-term to explore art, culture, and spirituality with Department of Art & Design Chair Jp Avila. The study-away course takes students to villages and into workshops of traditional craftspeople where they’ll learn about the experiences and perspectives of families and communities who pass on their trades. Activities during the two weeks include museum

March 1, 2011 From Microsoft to Martin Luther, and back again In 1994, Mike Halvorson was the first one to write a book about something nobody else cared about. The book? How to use a little-known software program called Microsoft Office. We can guess how that turned out. Halvorson graduated PLU in 1985 with a degree in computer science and a minor in history. That unique combination seemed to help when, soon after graduation, Halvorson found himself working for Microsoft, back in the days when

November 17, 2008 It’s not all about grading papers for PLU profs There are a few things that tie Mark Anderson ‘71, Jon Grahe and Mike Halvorson together. One is that they are all PLU professors. But another thing is their need to jam. All play in separate rock bands and earlier this month about a hundred students, staff and whoever dared to attend were treated to them rocking out with their respective groups in the CAVE for Battle of the Faculty Bands. Well, actually it was an exhibition, all

Congratulations to Dr. Woo and Dr. Robinson! Posted by: marcom / May 3, 2016 May 3, 2016 By PLU NursingThis text has become a widely adopted standard for advanced pharmacology in schools of nursing all across the nation. Drs. Lorena Guerrero and Ruth Shaffler are among the text’s many contributors. Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurse Prescribers 4th Edition Read Previous Nursing Students Help Provide Thanksgiving Dinner to Over 225 Families Read Next PLU Alumni Named Pierce County

collaborate across departments to bring forth rich and intersectional programming, and more work has prepared me to do that. Tell us more about your role at PLU as the coordinator of the Center for Gender Equity. I also support Queer programming for students across campus by partnering with various student leaders. Advocacy services are centered around encouraging the empowerment of victim-survivors during their healing process, supporting friends and family, and providing education about the issues