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Faculty Spotlight SeriesThis page is an archive of our Faculty Spotlight series, which has been adapted to our iTech Spotlight series. Faculty Spotlight highlighted innovative ways that PLU instructors use technology in the classroom. April 2016 Katrina Hay, Department of Physics Lightboard for Instructional Videos March 2016 Tina Saxowsky, Department of Chemistry Personalized Learning with Student Video Projects February 2016 David Deacon-Joyner, Department of Music Creating Listening Guides

RecycleManiaRecycleMania is a friendly competition and bench marking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. This year the competition spans from February 3rd to March 30th. Over an 8-week period each spring, colleges across the United States and Canada report the amount of recycling and trash collected each week and are in turn ranked in various categories based on who recycles the most on a per capita basis, as well

Wednesday, Oct. 5 2016 Third annual Thor Heyerdahl Lecture to open “Beyond the Horizon: The Legacy of Nordic Explorers” exhibit 2016Distinguished Norwegian sailor, journalist and writer Ragnar Kvam Jr. will present “The Life of Thor Heyerdahl: Writing the Biography of a Norwegian Icon,” for the third annual Thor Heyerdahl Lecture at 7 p.m. on Oct. 5. in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at PLU.Kvam wrote a three-volume biography on Heyerdahl, which earned him the Riksmålsforbundet’s literary

Carrying on a Legacy of Service A tough cross-country move at a young and vulnerable age left Carol F. Brandenburg-Smith ’80 looking for a fresh start, and she got one the moment she set foot on the steps of Harstad Hall. “I felt so loved and welcomed,” Carol says. “PLU gave me my life back, and gave me the new beginning that I needed.” Support from her new Pacific Lutheran University family helped her regain the sense of security she’d once had in her hometown of Bedford Township, Mich., which

for National Parliamentary Debate Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon Pam Barker and David Mooney made it to the semifinal round David Mooney received 10th overall speaker Felicia Jarvis won second place in Novice Poetry Seattle University, Seattle, Washington Pam Barker and David Mooney made it to the semifinal round David Mooney received 11th overall speaker Mile High Swing Debate, Salt Lake City, Utah Andrew Tinker and Chris Fournier made it to elimination rounds University of Denver, Denver

University.Educating Future Global LeadersThe Pacific Lutheran University MBA Program is founded on the cornerstones of leadership, creative innovation, global awareness, and ethical responsibility.

(CHEM 331, 332, 333, 334) and physical chemistry (CHEM 341, 342, 343) The Engineering School Program Students are also required to complete an ABET-accredited engineering degree before the Bachelor of Arts degree can be awarded by PLU. The specific course of study in the final phase of the program at the engineering school depends on both the school and the subdiscipline. PLU maintains formal arrangements with Columbia University in New York City and with Washington University in St. Louis to

be defined through the colonizer’s terms.” BIPOC The intention behind the term BIPOC—which stands for Black, Indigenous, People of Color—is to center the experiences of Black and Indigenous peoples in the United States, while making a distinction between these two groups and other groups of color. Discussion Questions 1) What is your understanding of: Anti-Blackness? Anti-Racism? Decolonize? BIPOC? 2) Provide examples of Anti-Blackness… In media? In schools? In our personal lives? 3) There was a

hard times. Faced with mounting debt and a crumbling U.S. economy, Bjug realized the university was facing a bleak future. He formed a bold plan to restore PLU’s financial footing: following the Yukon Gold Rush to Canada. In February of 1898, Bjug set sail on the SS City of Seattle for Skagway, Alaska. From there, he journeyed over the Chilkoot Pass before floating down the Yukon River to Dawson City, Canada. Pickaxe in hand, he began digging to secure PLU’s future. Ultimately, his expedition