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conferences in the nation that examine the topic. Sut Jhally, founder and executive director of the Media Education Foundation, will kick off the event during his keynote address, titled “Tough Guys: Masculinity and Violence.” Jhally is a professor of communication at the University of Massachusetts and a leading scholar looking at the role advertising and popular culture play in the processes of social control and identity construction. At the conference, he will address how media literacy and

. “That’s what I’d encourage for students. Really follow your bliss.” Foster is now the co-owner of a community supported agriculture program, Zestful Gardens. Joining Foster were Stephen Alexander , who majored in anthropology and manages an offshore team in New Delhi, India for Russell Investments; Andrea Sander ’05, who majored in political science and English and is currently an attorney for Microsoft; and Kevin Anderson ’80, who majored in religion and is the president and CEO of Wesley Homes, a

speaker for the March 2013 Nobel Peace Prize Forum. [Augsburg, Augustana (Sioux Falls), Concordia (Moorhead), Luther, and St. Olaf]. “We pride ourselves on global education and I think this is one way for us to practice globally within the United States,” said Claudia Berguson, associate professor or Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies at PLU. The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, an annual three-day event in Minneapolis, is held to inspire students and other citizens to become active participants in

doesn’t—and he’s found beer-making requires a lot of math and science. So many variables come into play to create a consistent product: hundreds of compounds, beer-storage options, water types, brew times. “It’s a lot of little adjustments, and learning plays a big part in it,” Thoburn said. Turns out there are always things to learn in a craft that has spanned millennia. “Every beer we make is a little better than the last one,” Thoburn said. “Sometimes you think you know, but you have no idea what

2000, and Hacker is the first female recipient.  “Needless to say, I am honored beyond words to receive this recognition from respected, professional colleagues,” Hacker said. “While my scholarship and professional practice take me around the world, the passion I have for sharing that knowledge and experience with students at PLU is truly one of my greatest professional joys.” Incorporated in 1986, AASP promotes the development of science and ethical practice in the field of sport psychology. AASP