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Sustainability in Monastic Communities Posted by: alex.reed / May 22, 2022 May 22, 2022 By Joy Edwards, ‘21 (Religion and English Major)Originally published in 2021Dr. 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 there for a

then I have an apprenticeship at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia for the 2012-2013 season. Alex Limoges – Bachelor of Science in nursing, minors in biology and religion Why PLU? I came to PLU because it was the best fit for me personally and academically. I knew I wanted to go into healthcare and PLU’s biology and nursing programs are very well regarded. Competitive swimming has been a big part of my life and I lettered all four years I swam at PLU. I was set on PLU after I came for a

psychology with minors in politics and government as well as religion. The MSMA program relates to my undergraduate studies because we delve deep into psychographics and geodemographics, which leads to a more comprehensive view of the human experience.  The MSMA program gives students invaluable experience working with a variety of companies, as well as making sure that students form connections with professionals in the industry. [After just six months in the program], I [had] already done consulting

ostrich dance. I have touched elephants and run along the savanna grasslands with springboks. I have witnessed the clash between tradition and religion and the appeal to disassociate with the past. I have been to Botswana. You see Mom, PLU is not only just about academics and career paths but is also concerned with creating global citizens. As we graduate, the class of 2008, I ask, “What should we take from this place? As alumni, what should we give back?” We now have the responsibility to pass on the

both locally and globally. – Jackal Tanelorn Jackal Tanelorn ’09 graduated from PLU in May with a major in Spanish and minors in Norwegian and religion. He was one of Carmiña Palerm’s students in the Oaxaca gateway program. Read Previous Flying high Read Next Matters of Faith COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them

PLU’s office of Campus Ministry. After a bunch of discussions, Alazadi and others around campus of various faiths created the Reflection Room, a place for students of all faiths – or those with no professed faith – to reflect and think.   Brenda Ihssen, visiting assistant professor of religious history and historical theology, added that these clubs are evidence “that there is an open dialogue between the academic study of religion and the interest–and investment–that individuals have in their faith

, lots more goals scored. And for me, it’s great to give people—kids, especially—as many opportunities as possible to watch. The more they can watch pros, the more they can learn and take it to next level, use it as a tool to become a better person in different areas of life, not just a professional athlete.” “My love for the sport wasn’t just to win, but to develop,” Croft said. “I’ve always viewed the game as a huge learning tool. It’s such a world’s game. The love and the almost religion that some

, we can continue and enhance innovative academic programs that create internships and research opportunities for all students.Meet Dr. Suzanne Crawford O’Brien, the interim dean of Interdisciplinary Programs and professor of Religion and Culture. She shares with us how the pandemic has changed the college classroom and how PLU’s professors are challenging our students to prepare them for the future.  How are academic programs leaning on each other to build successful curriculums? We’re engaging in

Muslim, and a Jew in interfaith dialogue, because that’s not usually who we have engaging with Campus Ministry. Often students are connecting with us and saying things like I don’t know, but I’m curious; I find the sacred in nature; or I feel connected to something bigger than me, but I don’t know how to think about that. So they’re not affiliated with a specific religion, but it’s not as though they aren’t religious or spiritual. It’s my understanding that many of our students who are religious stay

reflection on this subject begins with the “Introduction to Holocaust & Genocide Studies” course, which serves the minor but is also a general education course open to all PLU students. Professors from the history, English, German, religion, social work and Hispanic Studies departments worked together to create the course to allow students to investigate the intersections of dehumanization, violent oppression, cultural destruction, and war. “We wanted to highlight the interdisciplinary and global focus