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A year of achievement and a Decade of Change Dear Colleagues and Friends, It is a great joy for me to welcome each of you to University Fall Conference as we prepare to launch the 2010-2011 academic year, the 121st year in the life of…
priority enhancements to academic facilities and equipment, and we have continued to perform critical physical plant maintenance. ● In spite of a difficult economic environment, our fund-raising successes continued. There were more than 10,000 donors to the university last year, that’s more than any time in our history. Progress on our $100 million “Engage the World” campaign was slow in the early months of last year, but a flurry of major gifts over the past six months moved the campaign past the
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Life is about choices. What choices have you made? A few years ago, student body president Joel Zylstra addressed the incoming freshman class at Fall Convocation. His timeless reflection on the meaning of success captures the unique culture of Pacific Lutheran University and the life-changing…
diet, who are not watching an average of four hours of TV per day and who are not oooohing and awing over Kobe Bryant’s behavior off the basketball court. We have an administration that actually thinks about students and how to serve them well. We have music, drama, art, sports, 60 clubs and organizations to get involved in, worship services, lectures, concerts and all kinds of events where you can meet people, where you can be challenged and where you can share your gifts with others. I’m not
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Perspective – The view through safety goggles Folks around Rieke Science Center – and sometimes in other parts of campus when I’m running late for a meeting – often see me donning a certain accessory that is quintessential to chemists worldwide: safety goggles. We all…
surface. By way of another NSF grant, PLU is now the proud owner of a powerful nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer whereby, for example, we can “see” the arrangements of hydrogen and carbon atoms in a compound. This allows us to figure out its structure or shape. Students will often stop to watch the NMR’s nifty robotic arm dropping or picking up samples from the magnet barrel as they walk by its new home – a bright, windowed lab redesigned thanks to generous gifts from alumni and friends of
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TACOMA, WASH. (April 22, 2020) — As a senior vice president at Virginia Mason Health System, Charleen Tachibana ‘77 serves as the chief nursing officer and oversees the quality and safety of the Seattle-based hospital and healthcare nonprofit. We recently spoke to Tachibana, who also…
distributing all the meals that are being donated from restaurants, and the gifts that are coming forward to support our staff and to show appreciation towards them. Those types of things are to be celebrated as well. Read Previous Kevin Andrew explores Alumni & Student Connections’ virtual services, impact on graduating seniors Read Next The Trail Back to PLU: Alayna Linde ’10 on her path from undergrad to urban planning and environmental outreach COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments
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Dr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities. Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they were going to be…
present and asked how they could preserve their portion of the earth. We could use more of their wisdom and practice.” Scholarship, Sleep & SelfPrism 2021 Read Previous A Passion for the Classics with Professor Luke Parker Read Next Teaching during a Global Pandemic LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022
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Originally published in 2021 Dr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities. Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they…
changing of the climate? Monastic communities looked to the future, not the immediate present and asked how they could preserve their portion of the earth. We could use more of their wisdom and practice.” Lost and Found in TranslationPrism 2022 Read Previous Lost and Found in Translation Read Next Ebenezer Scrooge, Martin Luther, and the Power of the Past and of Language LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered
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Professor Rings sits in the basement of his house in Downtown Tacoma explaining the difference between being online versus in the classroom during a global pandemic. The room is more dimly lit and quiet than a classroom, and the discussion feels homey. There was no…
, Sleep & Self Read Previous Dr. Torvend on Sustainability in Monastic Communities Read Next Professor Rick Barot, Director of the MFA program, long listed for National Book Award LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022
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As you know, PLU went through a difficult process of prioritization this year, responding to lower enrollments and seeking to proactively budget for a sustainable future rather than wait until we reached emergency conditions. This led to hard conversations and hard choices, ultimately made by…
centuries through changing times and conditions. Changes and challenges are inevitable, but we in the Humanities remain committed to the Classics and its essential role in PLU’s future. Assistant Professor Dr. Tyler Travillian will remain on the Classics faculty. PLU alum Dr. Eric Thienes will continue as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Classics in 2018-19. Read Previous A Conversation with Dr. Moneyang and Dr. Ortigas Read Next Greetings from the Dean 2018 LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022
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In her free time, professor of religion Dr. Bridgette O’Brien likes to participate in ultrarunning—completing runs longer than a marathon (26.2 miles). While Professor O’Brien is out on the trail, she often takes that time to think about her connection to the outdoors, a connection…
work in English 320: Intermediate Creative Nonfiction. Read Previous Rediscovery: Dr. Jenkins and the Texts of Hermann Broch Read Next Philosophical Discourse and Tweeting: On Dr. Pauline Shanks Kaurin’s Public Philosophy LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022
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When asked how her students are persevering in times of distance learning, Giovanna Urdangarain, Associate Professor of Hispanic and Latino Studies responded, “They inspire me daily.” Transitioning to online learning has been a lengthy process for all involved, but Professor Urdangarain is grateful to have…
the DeanThe Adaptation of Learning Read Previous Greetings from the Dean Read Next Encouraging Biliteracy Through Online Learning LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022
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