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. If a student feels bothered by something, or someone, they can pick up the phone, and get an immediate response, Berger said. The campus also has an emergency text message and speaker system, as well as e-mail alert, that will go out if there is a threat on or near campus, Berger said. All this effort seems to be paying off, as car prowls alone dropped from a peak of 153 in 2000, to just 38 last year. An extra safety feature at PLU is Berger himself. As far as anyone knows, PLU is the only campus

opportunities, PLU helps its 3,300 students from all faiths and backgrounds discern their vocations in life. Founded in 1890 by Norwegian pioneers, PLU continues the distinctive tradition of Lutheran higher education through its commitment to the advancement of knowledge, thoughtful inquiry and questioning, the preparation of citizens in service to the world and to its ongoing reform. Read Previous Sidewalk project begins Aug. 29 to improve pedestrian accessibility near PLU’s campus Read Next Brooke Thames

Norwegian pioneer founders envisioned an institution that drew upon three millennia of liberal arts tradition. It is a tradition that stretches back to the prophetic quest for social justice, to the ancient Greek tradition of philosophical inquiry, to rabbinic argumentation, to the Christian monastic schools, and to the Islamic advances in the sciences. Our founders also drew on centuries of Lutheran higher education tradition. The presence of representatives from many Lutheran colleges and universities

. As China is already emerging as the new center of the East Asian economy (eclipsing, among others, Japan), the role of economic and cultural relevance will in our lifetimes begin to pass from Manhattan and Paris to cities like Beijing and Shanghai, the book states.  Jacques contends that it is the American relationship with and attitude toward China that will determine whether the twenty-first century will be relatively peaceful or fraught with tension and instability. “America seems relatively

 Dec. 12 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | East Campus On December 12, PLU CCES will welcome local Parkland, Tacoma and Spanaway families to the 25th Annual Winterfest with coats, toys, games, arts and crafts, and a visit from Santa. Over 500 families are invited to the this event and we need 300+ volunteers to help the event run smoothly. Interested in volunteering or donating much needed items? (Winterfest is by invitation only. Families should contact these organizations directly for invitations: Franklin

your research topic and the questions that you pursued with your faculty advisers. Let’s start with you, Marc.” Marc: “Well, I became interested in the topic of Native American health care in America through a high school connection. I grew up near PLU, and a friend’s Dad worked as a physician for the tribal health authority affiliated with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. The Puyallup Tribe is part of the Salish speaking peoples of the Pacific Northwest. This is very established tribal community

-7525 helpdesk@plu.edu Help Desk Ticket Request: helpdesk.plu.edu Front-line technology support staff are now located near the Help Desk, in close proximity to one another. A consultation room can be used for the staff to work with students, faculty, and other staff in a more private setting. And should an urgent issue arise that needs escalation to other expert staff, an “urgent-issues” slack channel provides communication among staff. This will be helpful especially when staff are away from their

. “The fun thing about fair trade is the showing and telling, getting to share about the person or group who made the items,” said Karen Giguere, the bookstore’s merchandise manager and buyer. Giguere will happily disclose these stories, and if she’s not available, printed cards near the products inform shoppers of the history. Items are made in Africa, Asia South America and even the United States, and are purchased through nonprofit organizations such as Ten Thousand Villages, A Greater Gift and A

complexity of what we do. In addition to the near-term decisions we make right now around communication, also thinking about the potential long-term or ripple effects of that.” It all comes back to curiosity.  For Zeebuyth, staying curious is about the future just as much as the present.  “Looking at my career, I would like to be one of those leaders who have multiple disciplines within their remit,” he says. “I think the more that I can learn, move around, and understand how different parts of how a

support to immigrants and refugees who are threatened by these new policies. We believe these new executive orders violate our Lutheran values and what it means to be an American.  As people of faith, we are called to love and serve our neighbors from near and far, particularly those most vulnerable to violence and persecution. We honor the God who commands that “the stranger who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the stranger as yourself, for you were strangers