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Undergraduate Programs, visited Sichuan University. “The basic philosophy is to introduce their students to the best knowledge and best minds all over the world,” said Paul Manfredi, chair of PLU’s Chinese Studies program. PLU is also working to establish a future exchange that would bring Sichuan faculty to the PLU campus. The PLU professors taught in their areas of expertise, in English, to Chinese students. We asked Auman and Yaden to share some of their experiences — and tell us what they learned.Q&A

the size of the Pantheon in Italy, with intense curiosity at the variety of the world in Tanzania. As a Humanities major, you will spend your life in this building. Eventually, you will have stories from each classroom. For example, when you came to love philosophy in 220, when your professor told a joke that caused you to blush crimson in 219, when you bared small parts of your soul in 211A. You will notice when a flyer is taken down or put up on a bulletin board, and you will know exactly where

the liberal arts—A basic understanding of history, language, art, religion, culture, ethics, philosophy and science is a foundation for all more specialized knowledge, c.f., PLU’s ROTC program. Learning and research within community—Nobody pursues an education alone. We were meant to collaborate with each other. It’s built into our DNA. Even an online course assumes there’s someone on the other end helping to lead and guide us while we study in front of our laptop. The intrinsic value of the whole

: That makes a lot of sense. I think it depends on what this question is asking. It’s innovative because of the ways in which we have been taught to think in the systems we’ve built. And the systems are very cleverly hidden by white supremacy. Jen: Exactly. Here’s a great example: A philosophy faculty member gave a talk years ago on whether faucets are racist. He was looking at these automatic faucets that don’t pick up darker skin tones*. So a touchless faucet is an innovation, right? But it’s

words.” That’s part of the package at James Sales. Learning should be fun, all the educators agree. It’s not just dry instruction to meet standards. That is part of it, but so much more goes into educating the whole student. They take that concept – “educating the whole student” – very seriously here. After all, they are all there for the same reason: “the kids.” That philosophy is one of engaging students, and that also means fun. It doesn’t seem commonplace for a teacher at James Sales to remain

women and minorities in the decades after WWII. As the YMCA included more minorities and women, it found it harder to promote a coherent understanding of Christian manhood. This shift unintentionally shed light on the racial and class stereotypes built into Christian understandings of masculinity. Pauline Kaurin, Ph.D., and Peter Joyce Department of Philosophy Moral Considerations in Jus in Bello Kelmer-Roe Fellowship This project seeks to apply philosophical methods and insights to the examination

ambitious, because participation is broad and extensive, the final PLU 2020 report will be taken seriously — and the vision for our future that we together articulate will, I assure you, impact the direction and shape of PLU in the decade ahead. And, if you don’t believe me, I urge you to go back and read our previous reports. PLU 2000 sharpened our understanding of PLU’s Lutheran heritage, lifted our focus on vocation and service and brought clarity to our academic philosophy as a comprehensive

Tahle Oestby was born in Bergen, Norway in 1992. She has always enjoyed making art, and especially drawing has been a favourite from an early age. Tahle majored in Studio Arts at Waldorf High School and went on to Rome, Italy to study philosophy and art history, as a part of a Norwegian university program. In 2014 Tahle went to Atlanta, Georgia to study Studio Arts at Oglethorpe University, but after one semester, she transferred to Pacific Lutheran University to pursue a degree in Graphic Design

too small), it was nearby my home (but not too close), and it had a great study away center. Plus it was located in the lovely Pacific Northwest. The choice was pretty obvious. My PLU experience: While at PLU I have been able to dabble in all different kinds of subjects. From human anatomy and physiology to political philosophy, I have enriched and broadened my understanding of the world. Through this journey I have discovered some wonderful professors who continue to support and encourage me