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encouraged by the interdisciplinary arm of the contest. The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications also hosts the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)—the “pure math” side of the competition. This year the simultaneous contests drew 20,000 teams and played out at thousands of locations across twenty-one countries. At PLU, the ultramarathon-style drama unfolds in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, where, this year Duffy, Madeline and Matthew listened to the Vines for six hours

to speak at the Gig Harbor library but Indivisible rallied to combat the hate speech. “We held a protest; there was newspaper coverage,” Professor Marcus says, “people came with signs to protest and the event was moved.” The protest was attended by over 150 people, including members of the Islamic Center of Tacoma, and a diverse group of local community members. Professor   Professor James Albrecht, another member of the Indivisible Gig Harbor leadership team, was cognizant of his privileged

community with veterans that they may see across campus. read the full exhibit statement | see the list of books in the exhibit In their own wordsVeteran PLU students, staff and faculty were asked the following questions: What does service mean to you? Why did you volunteer to serve? What is something that you as a veteran would like you fellow Lutes to know about the military? What was your most memorable moment as a service member? Below is a selection of responses from 18 current Lutes that have

the challenges and ironies of teaching humanities in the current climate of higher education, I persist in my profligate hope. Teaching humanities matters. I continue to profess a discipline that many of my students presume to be useless, establish and hold them to standards of excellence, and persistently encourage critical and original thinking. In so doing I point students toward the gap between their Flatland and a possible journey of intensification into particularity that is the heart and

focus and mission we have had for decades,” said PLU President Loren J. Anderson. “Our university is one that stresses how small a world we have become, and the necessity to see and engage the world in thoughtful scholarship and a passion for service and care.” Neal Sobania, executive director of the Wang Center for International Programs, agrees. “For me, it’s a significant validation of the work that people have been doing on campus for a long time,” he said. “And that’s to increasingly make PLU a

. Fulbright Student Fellowships are Eric Buley, Nicolette Paso and Kelly Ryan. Eric Buley – English Teaching Assistant in Venezuela Kelly Ryan was selected as a Fulbright recipient to conduct research in Macedonia. Buley will be placed in either one of Venezuela’s universities or at a Binational Center (learning centers affiliated with the U.S. Embassy) as an English teaching assistant. There he will lead language learning classes, facilitate conversation groups and present lectures and discussions on U.S

trade agreements at the time, Barlow noticed that water was listed as a tradable commodity. Odd, she thought at the time. And unfair. “I thought (water) should be free for all, and considered a resource,” she mused before she spoke this spring at the Wang Center Symposium, which focused on water – both its growing scarcity and value, as well as its impact on socioeconomic trends. “I guess since I wasn’t a lawyer or a scientists, I saw these issues with fresh eyes,” said Barlow, who has a degree in

looking over the documents at the time, Barlow noticed that water was listed as a tradable commodity. Odd, she thought. And unfair. “I thought (water) should be free for all, and considered a resource,” she mused as she prepared her remarks as the keynote speaker for the Wang Center Symposium on Feb. 23. The two-day symposium will focus on water – both its growing scarcity and value, as well as its impact on socioeconomic trends. “I guess since I wasn’t a lawyer or a scientist, I saw these issues with

, Baghirov was accepted into the Peace Corps and assigned to work in Azerbaijan. “You don’t get to pick where you’re going, but you get to put your regional preferences. The country requests you, not the other way around,” said Baghirov. “I was very open to going anywhere I was needed.”   She was assigned to work at the Ganja Education Information Center on a pilot youth development and study abroad program for two years. “My first year was incredibly difficult,” said Baghirov. “It was a pilot program

that children need an outlet to deal with loss, and this story can help with that.Charlotte's WebPresented by the PLU Theatre ProgramFebruary 13 at 7:30 February 14, at 2pm and 7:30pm Eastvold Auditorium in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing ArtsThis is the first Children’s Theatre production that PLU has done in a VERY long time. What went into putting all this together? PLU had a very strong children’s theatre program in the ’70s and early ’80s, and I wanted to revitalize it. I