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Innovation and the Mind Posted by: halvormj / January 11, 2018 Image: Problem solving in Psychology is closely related to other disciplines. Photo by Morgan Harper Nichols on Unsplash. January 11, 2018 By Sarah Cornell-Maier. Understanding the function of the human brain is a truly enlightening experience, especially when you tie brain research into the newest developments in computer technology, creativity, and innovation studies. Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down at Pacific Lutheran
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August 15, 2012 Blue (and green) heaven By Steve Hansen Back in high school, Erica Boyle was on her way to a soccer tournament in Alaska when she looked out the window of her plane. “That’s a lot of water down there,” she thought to herself. “I should check that out.” Below was Puget Sound. For someone who loved to hike and explore the arid slopes of the Rocky Mountains near her hometown of Lakewood, Colo., the lush green mountains and the shimmering blue water had an undeniable appeal. Erica
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October 5, 2012 In Edwin Black’s book “IBM and the Holocaust” he examines IBM’s complicit work in creating a database for the Third Reich’s final solution. ‘IBM and the Holocaust’ By Barbara Clements University Communications Edwin Black remembers walking into the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum with his parents in Washington D.C. when something caught his eye by the door. “One of the first things you saw was an IBM punch card system,” he recalled. “No one knew what it was for. IBM and the
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March 1, 2014 Danish Resistance and Rescue Scandinavian Cultural Center During the Powell-Heller Holocaust Conference, a educational display about the Danish Resistance and rescue will be available or public viewing. Prepared by the Danish Resistance Museum in Copenhagen, the exhibit tells the story of the effort by Danes to rescue Jews from the threat of German deportation. In October 1943, word leaked that Germany was planning to round up and deport the Jews of Denmark. Approximately 8,000 of
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words, makes it more likely that schools will “fail” to meet their goals. The Normal Accident Theory of Education delves into the organization of school systems, analyzing what they do right and wrong, and how society’s expectations can play a detrimental role. When asked about how society needs to change its way of looking at school systems, Milton points directly to the acknowledgment of student challenges: “Schools are an institution—which means they follow a narrow set of patterned
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distracted by all the other things that you can do as an undergrad. Make sure that you’re always focusing on academics.PLU DebateFounded in 1947, PLU’s debate team is one of the oldest and most decorated forensics programs in the country. Read Previous PLU professor Dean Waldow charges up his students while building a better battery Read Next It’s Mylie Miller’s job to market Wild Waves. And yes, she has a lot of fun at work COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you
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appears to be back to normal. Baseball America certainly thinks so, listing the 6 foot-2-inch, 220-pounder as its No. 2 prospect in Division III baseball. “Ultimately, it has been Max’s drive to beat this disease, that has allowed him to get back to doing the things he loves,” PLU baseball coach Geoff Loomis said. “Pitching is one of those things, and he’s good at it. He never doubted that he would beat the cancer, and I never heard him say, ‘Why me? Why did I get cancer?’” A recent battery of tests
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second goal is to provide the best possible support for you, the remarkable faculty and staff of PLU, the heart and soul, and, yes, the head, of this great place. So, I am pleased that both last year and now moving forward, we are maintaining all faculty and staff leadership, professional development and recognition programs. We are also maintaining all research support, sabbatical leaves, and our modest travel budgets. We were able last spring to make a series of important promotion, market and
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May 13, 2014 Students work to wrestle a mattress into a Goodwill donation van during last year’s Moveout. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Moveout 2014 provides an opportunity to transform unwanted room items into support, jobs through new partnership with Goodwill By Barbara Clements, Content Development Director PLU Marketing and Communications It’s that time of year again: What do you do with that couch, or mattress or lamp you no longer want? And what about that unopened box of gluten-free
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On Exhibit: Resources about Acknowledging and Respecting Indigenous Languages and Land Posted by: Holly Senn / November 17, 2021 November 17, 2021 Exhibit Overview This exhibit highlights resources for exploring the south Puget Sound indigenous Salish family of languages, including Twulshootseed. As the PLU land acknowledgement notes, “PLU is on the traditional lands of the Nisqually, Puyallup, Squaxin Island and Steilacoom peoples; we acknowledge and respect the traditional caretakers of this
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