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that backbone. Tell me about your two majors.  I first started as just a biology major. I pursued pre-med classes. In my junior year, I took analytical chemistry, and the professor [Brian Naasz] said, “You are pretty good at this. Why don’t you take that plus year and stick around for next year and get the major too?” Who are your mentors? I would say Dr. [Tina] Saxowsky, she sparked what I was most interested in. Dr. [Matt] Smith was my first biology professor. Dr. [Andrea] Munro helped me get the

in Africa and the conditions faced by captive chimpanzees in the United States. Lindsey reports on her experience last summer in the following way: “As a student of philosophy, I’ve read many of the influential sources of historical and contemporary human arrogance. According to many ancient and modern thinkers, humans are different in kind from all other animals on earth. Along the way we have distinguished ourselves in many ways, not the least of which is the ability to use language. These

What does being a Lute mean to you? Posted by: Thomas Krise / April 16, 2014 April 16, 2014 This spring, I was asked by a first-year student, “What does being a Lute mean to you?” To me, being a Lute means caring–caring about thoughtful inquiry, caring about service, caring about leadership, caring about other people, caring about community, and caring about the earth.  Here are two unsolicited emails I’ve received within the past two weeks of the student’s question that speak to exactly these

Tapped Out Explores our Global Water Crisis Posted by: Todd / April 16, 2014 April 16, 2014 Water is the basis of life on planet Earth, but from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Circle and beyond, many major waterways and water supplies are threatened by drought, pollution and population growth. Thursday, April 10, PLU and the greater community are invited to view MediaLab’s newest documentary Tapped Out: Unearthing the Global Water Crisis, in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for Performing Arts

fostering a deeper connection with nature and learning to become stewards of the Earth. One of the community’s core values is promoting the seven Leave No Trace Principles. These principles ensure we leave the natural environment as pristine and beautiful as we found it, minimizing our impact on delicate ecosystems. You might be thinking, “But I’m not an experienced outdoorsman or an expert hiker.” Well, fear not! The Outdoor Experience community is open to everyone, regardless of skill level, ability

their fight for indigenous rights, their communities and the earth.” Learning from Standing Rock will also include a dance performance by students from Chief Leschi School and a presentation from Orgullo Purepecha, a community group that works to preserve Purepecha indigenous culture (from Michoacan, Mexico). PLU’s Red Square is located on the university’s “upper campus” and is outside of the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Parking at all PLU lots will be free and won’t require

1970s — eradicating the deadly disease that up until that point claimed millions of lives per year. “PLU is honored to welcome home Dr. William Foege, a public health champion whose groundbreaking work has done incalculable good around the globe,” PLU president Allan Belton said. “He embodies this university’s call for its students to live lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” Foege’s presentation, entitled “Why to

definite passion for what he’s teaching,” Stone said. “Even if you’re not the president of the university, that’s a good [skill] to have.” Teaching is rare for a university president, but it isn’t unheard of, according to Krise, who has taught at least one course a year throughout his career. “When I was a dean and a department chair I was always teaching — all the way through — so I’d like to keep up that pattern,” Krise said. “It changes your view of the university and the students and everything

classes, and a pre-concert talk on April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Jennie Lee Hansen Recital Hall followed by the Student Spotlight Concert at 8 p.m. where her work will be performed. Receiving specialized advice from someone who was in their shoes 40 years ago, wandering around the same campus, is a rare opportunity for PLU student composers. When asked what advice she would give young composers, McTee explains that they should continue working and composing despite any doubts they might have. “We need new

and scholarly based,” Hacker said. Karen McConnell, Ph.D., is dean of the School of Kinesiology and a vocal advocate for Hacker. McConnell said her colleague is known for being a well-versed scholar in the field. “Reading all the research and bringing that to bear in practice,” she said. “That’s very rare and she’s probably the best in the country at it.” And Hacker works with the best in the country. The cinematic season for the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team will most likely join the ranks of photos