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Lutheran University is proud of the work we’ve done over the years supporting veterans who have access to VA education benefits,” said Michael Farnum, PLU’s Director of Military Outreach. “This is an opportunity for us to extend that work to veterans who don’t have that access.” The partnership pairs CVI’s new Tacoma program with PLU faculty in philosophy and humanities. The ensuing dialogues will explore themes of war and reconciliation, considering universal human experiences and questions through

held at Pacific Lutheran University on March 7-8. Hosted by PLU’s Wang Center for Global and Community-Engaged Education, the two-day conference will bring together academics, activists and practitioners whose life’s work engages the concept of social connection in ways that increase understanding, model behaviors and actions that facilitate human reconnection and reweave community for collective well-being.The year’s symposium responds to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Hallegere Murthy’s call to

PLU alum takes leadership role as Tacoma’s chief equity officer Posted by: vcraker / August 4, 2022 August 4, 2022 As far back as middle school, others noticed Lisa Woods’ quiet strength and power of observation. “My demeanor is to listen, hear people and see people,” she says. “I’ve developed that over time, but I’ve always been the listener in the room and not necessarily the talker.” Today, Woods (’92) uses her powers of reflection as chief equity officer within Tacoma’s Office of Equity and

working on research together in fall 2015, as I prepared for the transition to graduate school and Justin continued to expand his body of work. During the Ruth Anderson Public Debate, hundreds of tweets flew back and forth between debate attendees. They were fact-checking one another and coming up with novel, innovative argumentation. Eckstein and I pored over every tweet during the summer. We discovered how new arguments emerged and watched reasoning flow and evolve, paralleling and splitting from

know student names. Ideas include: Fast Facts – Create a list of 25 questions with facts students will eventually learn in your course. Put students into teams of three and see how many questions groups can answer in 7 minutes. Students can use any resource to locate unknown answers. This activity promotes teamwork and efficient use of resources. Find Someone Who… – Create 3X3 grids of nine boxes, each box containing a condition. For example: find someone pursuing a major in the School of Arts and

3 Reasons to Get an MBA Posted by: Catherine Chan / May 28, 2021 May 28, 2021 There are many types of graduate business degrees — finance, accounting, human resource management, organizational leadership, to name a few — but the traditional MBA has recently seen an uptick in interest from professionals in diverse fields.Let’s get right to it: here are several reasons you should consider getting an MBA now.More and more mid-career professionals are going back to school for an MBAIn 2020, MBA

to continue in my academic journey, and now I am more excited than ever.” As Etzell nears the end of his time at PLU, he names his goals for the future. “Lean into vulnerability, stay curious, challenge and allow myself to be challenged, start with gratitude, inspire, and be inspired,” he says. “I believe if I strive to benefit and inspire my community, I will have lived a wonderful life.” Read Previous David Yun ’22 discusses preparing for medical school and founding the Global Medical Brigades

the ethics of torture. Perry, ’81, is the Gen. Maxwell Taylor Chair of the Profession of Arms at the war college located in Pennsylvania. Perry earned his bachelor’s in religion from PLU in 1981 and Ph.D. in ethics and society from the University of Chicago divinity school in 1993. Kaurin, who met Perry at a faculty seminar at the Naval Academy, invited Perry to come to campus this fall. Perry is going to discuss the ethics of torture when viewed through the lens of warfare and intelligence

think about donating or recycling their food to food banks before they leave for the holidays. And before they leave the school entirely, think about recycling clothes or furniture they don’t want or need. Afterward, McConathy said this was one of the best classes she’d ever had. They didn’t seem to mind getting their hands dirty, she said. And the students seemed to connect with the sort. Connie Braun, a sophomore and geosciences major, said she was surprised by “all the stuff that is recyclable

-planning provisions on behalf of the university. These deferred plans include planning vehicles such as bequests, charitable gift annuities and charitable remainder trusts. “We really wanted to focus on the ‘heritage’ of the school,” Evanson said. “The people I’ve met here have been life-long friends; my time here was a life-changing event. It made sense to make plans to give to the university [through our will].” Ed Larson, executive director of charitable estate planning, thinks back on those days