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  • the design of my FYEP Writing 101 class last fall, “Pop Philosophy: Writing About Music, Taste, and Culture.” What might it mean to be an aesthetic cosmopolitan? Though there are several ways to understand the word “cosmopolitan,” I am most interested in the classical sense that originated with the Stoics: the “citizen of the world.” The core of philosophical cosmopolitanism is the notion that all human beings belong (at least potentially) to a single global moral community, regardless of their

  • The Office of Alumni and Constituent Relations welcomes back alumni during homecoming. This Homecoming website will be updated with the activities and schedule.

    Athletic Events - 2024 Homecoming & Family WeekSaturday, Oct. 5 PLU Alumni Swim meet 9:30am Warm-Ups/10:00am Meet Starts Estimated 11:00/11:30am End Time Attendance is FREE Saturday, Oct. 5 Football Game vs Whitworth, 1pm, Spark’s Stadium Buy Tickets1999/2000 and 1974/1975 Championship Teams We will be celebrating 25th and 50th anniversary of championship teams! 25th Anniversary of Championship teams in 1999/2000: Women’s Basketball, Football, Men’s Golf, Softball, Men’s Track, Volleyball 50th

  • , Argumentation & Advocacy, and Relevant Rhetoric. Who: Mary Ellard-Ivey, Professor of Biology Bio: Mary Ellard-Ivey is a Professor of Biology at Pacific Lutheran University. She received her undergraduate degree in molecular biology and biochemistry from University College Dublin, Ireland. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, Canada, in plant molecular biology. While her laboratory research experience is on plant responses to abiotic stress and pathogens, she has broad interests in the

  • TACOMA, WASH. (April 26, 2016)- Joel Zylstra said Pacific Lutheran University’s partnership with the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity began with a cup of coffee at 208 Garfield four years ago. Zylstra, director of Center for Community Engagement & Service (CCES), said his perception of Habitat…

    money was raised, about 250 PLU students traveled to the Woods to assist with the build. Students contributed to tasks such as construction, writing messages on the steps of the home and attending the dedication ceremony. This home also held a special significance to PLU, as the matriarch of the family moving in had recently finished her master’s in counseling at PLU. “That was cool (because) there was a connection there,” Stockstad said. “The university was trying to look at their community in

  • For two decades, the Makah people have welcomed PLU students to Neah Bay to learn about the tribe’s culture and history.

    gallery is filled with artifacts representing spring, summer, fall and winter. Building the structure and the narrative was the easy part, Arnold said. Writing the copy to describe all the artifacts was most challenging. The years-long process resulted from creative tension between academics and the Makah people, who wanted to share their history in their own words. “This is our people’s museum,” Arnold said. “Out of Ozette came all this evidence that verified what our elders were telling us

  • University Named a College of Distinction and Ranked No. 14 in the West TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 9, 2015)—The accolades continue to amass for Pacific Lutheran University, which has been honored as a College of Distinction for 2015-16 and ranked No. 14 in the West on…

    PLU Earns Multiple, Major National Honors Posted by: Sandy Dunham / September 9, 2015 Image: Joanna Royce-Davis, Vice President for Student Life at PLU, speaks as part of the First-Year Experience Program, which was cited in PLU’s recent College of Distinction honor. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) September 9, 2015 University Named a College of Distinction and Ranked No. 14 in the WestBy Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 9, 2015)—The accolades continue to amass

  • Sirine Fodstad spent nearly two decades traveling the world for work. But her story starts and ends in Norway, where she is a global human resources director for the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund.

    Sirine Fodstad ’97 Sirine Fodstad ’97 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2017/01/sirine-fodstad-cover-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2018/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg January 8, 2018 February 6, 2018 Photos by John Froschauer, PLU Sirine Fodstad ’97 spent years traveling around the world for work. But her story starts and ends in Norway. Sitting in the lobby of Oslo’s renowned

  • individual residence halls if it is deemed to be of service to students, and following standard procedures does not seem the best approach.  Those seeking approval must complete a request form that may be obtained in the Residential Life Office.  Those approved will be given approval in writing and are asked to carry that written approval when conducting business.  Sales persons who are not members of the university community may be on campus, as it relates to sales, for the following reasons only:  to

  • 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.

    starts with an algorithm and then learns and adjusts on its own. Machine learning is an integral part of the modern technology world, used by companies such as Facebook and Google — and now, Renzhi Cao’s summer research at PLU. “We want to create a technique, where instead of telling the machine what to do, we want to give the intelligence to the machine,” Cao said. (Video by Rustin Dwyer, PLU) Cao and his team are working on applying machine learning to bioinformatics. They are writing an algorithm