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Airlines, Horizon Air, and Virgin America. I visited with Mr. Tilden in July with a group of PLU faculty who were organizing his return to campus as Benson lecturer. The annual Benson lecture (started in 2004) brings together faculty and students from across campus to discuss topics of interest in the worlds of business, economics, and history. This year, the format is an open conversation with Mr. Tilden, moderated by a group of PLU faculty from the departments of Religion, Philosophy, Business

panel featuring Sergia Hay (Philosophy), Norris Peterson (Economics), Mark Mulder (Business), Bridgette O’Brien (Religion), and Michael Halvorson (History and Benson program chair).  Most of the faculty also work together in the school’s Innovation Studies and Environmental Studies programs. The conversation was thoughtful and wide-ranging, including student questions on the pending merger with Virgin America, competition with Delta Airlines, pilot shortages, the moral obligations of an airline to

Years focuses on the value of higher education and the college experience. Specifically, the filmmakers sought to understand the effects that higher education, or the lack thereof, can have on professional opportunities and personal well-being and happiness in the 21st Century. In pursuit of answers, the team traveled to cities across North America, including Chicago, New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Montreal, Portland, Ore., Toronto, New Orleans, and many others.MediaLabLearn more about the

lab have global connections, and have been consulted frequently as Zika continues to spread. There are no vaccines or medications available for Zika, which has spread rapidly through South and Central America. Cases have popped up as nearby as Thurston County, though Zika hasn’t been widespread in the United States and is typically contracted during international travel. Although she isn’t doing Zika research now, Blakney said she hopes to be involved in it down the road: “I’m very interested in

Lutes learn about law enforcement, policing issues in the U.S. Posted by: Kari Plog / February 3, 2017 Image: The “Policing in America” class toured the south precinct of the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department during January Term last month. (Photo by John Froschauer/PLU) February 3, 2017 By Matthew Salzano '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 3, 2017)- You know it's a good class when even the professor goes home shouting: “You’re not going to believe what we learned today

Studies at Pacific Lutheran University, is one of three national winners of the first-ever Why We Care Youth: Emerging Leaders for Reproductive Rights contest. Winning entries were chosen in three categories: short video, photo essay and written essay. Wood, from Bellingham, Wash., won the video category of the contest, founded by The United Nations Foundation’s Universal Access Project in partnership with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Sierra Club. The three winners now will have

, remainingDuration: true, volume: 1 }); }); An ordained minister on the roster of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, PLU Professor of Religion Douglas Oakman delivered a powerful sermon addressing tragedy, love, forgiveness and faith. “Jesus walked with the families of Michael Brown and Eric Garner … Through the valley of the shadow of death, through the streets of Ferguson, Missouri and through the streets of New York City,” Oakman preached. “He grieves for those who have died unjustly.” Listen Now

young person to learn more about programming and computational thinking. Use your organization’s resources to support computer science education broadly in the community. If you haven’t already done so, also give Hour of Code a try! Grace Murray Hopper would be pleased. Michael Halvorson, Ph.D., is Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History and author of the forthcoming book, Code Nation: Personal Computing and the Learn to Program Movement in America, 1970-1995 (ACM Books / Morgan

-knit community.“Hey Hannah, should you be in class?” a staff member playfully asks. “It’s alright, it’s my free period,” Park responds cheerfully. “Wow Hannah, you’re famous!” calls out a classmate, nodding toward the camera. Park’s involvement at Franklin Pierce was broad and extensive. During her senior year alone, she served as the president of school’s Future Business Leaders of America chapter, treasure of senior class leadership, editor of the Key Club Social Bulletin and vice president of

on justice, I’m fortunate to be at PLU, an institution with a strong commitment to social justice,” Levy says. “Other institutions wouldn’t support expert witness work for faculty. But PLU does.” At PLU, Levy teaches anthropology courses that explore how Latin America studies inform anthropological theory, the impact of free trade policies; the state from an ethnographic perspective; and how international migrants build lives in more than one nation-state. Many of his students go on into migrant