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For some, summer is a time for play. For others, it’s a time for work. But for many at PLU, it’s a time for a little bit of both — through science.
Summer of Science Summer of Science https://www.plu.edu/resolute/fall-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2017/01/summer-science-group-cover-1024x532.jpg 1024 532 Genny Boots '18 Genny Boots '18 https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/19bfb9cee2f834144d56bb2017bb5742?s=96&d=wp_user_avatar&r=g January 23, 2017 October 3, 2017 “Working with undergraduates is really why I took this kind of job,” said Dean Waldow, professor of chemistry. “It’s really core to my educational philosophy, having students
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U.S. Congressman Rick Larsen shares how interactions with constituents has changed him.
chance to explain the whole story,” Larsen said. “You have to give enough of the story and then the punchline in that time frame.” Larsen admits he can grow weary of meetings where constituents recite specific language given to them by advocacy groups. “You don’t need to use the talking points given to you by an association,” he said. “You’re actually living this, so share what it means to you. It’s much more memorable.” Active listening is at the core of Larsen’s political ethic and personality, but
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Lutes!
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Winter 2017 Resolute: Explore global education here and away
Class Notes ResoLute Staff Recent Articles Trinidad and Tobago Namibia Neah Bay Travel Journals Tacoma Archives © 2017 Pacific Lutheran University | All Rights Reserved X Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Vimeo VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 – WINTER 2017 SENIOR EDITOR Kari Plog ’11 WRITERS Kari Plog ’11 Zach Powers ’10 Kevin Knodell ’11 Mark Albanese PHOTOGRAPHER John Froschauer VIDEOGRAPHER Rustin Dwyer HOMEPAGE ANIMATION Hans Fleurimont CONTRIBUTORS Andriana Fletcher ’10 Allison Rise ’12 Sonja Ruud ’12 Jacob Taylor
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PLU professor adds ‘board game inventor’ to his résumé.
to save the island, before it sinks, by way of a mystical portal. Players also must contend with the escalating threat of their Athenian enemies. Plato, the philosopher who documented the only account of Atlantis, is quoted in the rulebook. “That bit of literature and philosophy actually informed how I designed the game,” Ciscell said. “The players all win or lose the game together.” Unfortunately, players were on the losing side one recent game night at Ciscell’s Tacoma home. Atlantis
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Study away programs don’t just take students to countries around the world. Some Lutes stay right in PLU’s backyard.
philosophy that launched the Salishan program — a service-learning, community-based study away experience in PLU’s backyard that focuses on diversity, sustainability and justice. TIES offers PLU students the chance to live full-time in one of Tacoma’s most diverse neighborhoods for a semester. They take the bus, work internships with various community organizations, and learn about the humanities and how to apply them in practical ways. Zylstra says the program is beneficial to students from all majors
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TACOMA, WASH. (March 3, 2016)- Dr. Darrell Jodock says Martin Luther had a different understanding of God; one that’s grounded, not predetermined. “God is up to something and invites you to participate in that work,” said Jodock, Bernhardson chair in Lutheran studies at Gustavus Adolphus…
backgrounds. "Your participation will make a difference in how this turns out. I hope to inspire people to find out more about the (Lutheran) tradition and to explore more fully what they can do to foster racial justice. "- Dr. Darrell Jodock The Lutheran tradition has a deep connection to the catalyst for the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s public work was born out of an admiration for the work of Martin Luther, the leader who sparked the Reformation by asking difficult questions about
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 21, 2016)- Senior Tyler Dobies and first-year Caitlin Johnston say spring break changed their lives. While some Pacific Lutheran University students may have gone on vacation or had fun in the sun, other Lutes – like Johnston and Dobies – were busy…
Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. In partnership with the PLU Diversity Center, the trip sent eight students to Georgia and South Carolina to study environmental justice in a civil rights context. The trip focused largely on the history of racism and slavery, the importance of primary resources in an economic context and modern devices in society that unjustly divide people into different socioeconomic and racial areas. “The whole experience was very meaningful,” Dobies said. “It put
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 30, 2016)- One frame. That’s all it took for Kevin Ebi ’95 to get his work on a postage stamp – sort of. Ebi, a self-taught nature photographer who has made a living traveling around the world and documenting its beauty, weathered…
research for the U.S. Postal Service. The email asked if the image would be available for licensing on a stamp and sought verification that it was pure, void of any major manipulation. “A couple days later, there was a mockup of the stamp,” Ebi said, adding that the mockup came along with a 12-page contract and a vow of secrecy. The stamp licensing process is very secretive, he noted; Ebi couldn’t talk about the achievement until April of this year — nine months after he was originally notified of the
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