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  • “A Badiouian Notion of Normativity”, by Kathleen Farrell, PLU Senior Capstone

    Blue Gold: World Water Wars (pdf) view download Explore this year's World Philosophy Day theme, "Inclusive Societies, Sustainable Planet," with a screening and discussion of Blue Gold: World Water Wars, a documentary film about the depletion and privatization of the world's water supply and their consequences for the developing world.

  • Assistant to the Dean | Title IX | howardrm@plu.edu | 253-535-7659 | Rachel Howard is the Senior Administrative Assistant for the College of Health Professions and the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy.

    and enjoyed traveling throughout the continent of Asia. She is married and has two beautiful children. In 2019, she wrote and illustrated her first published Children’s Picture book, When Your Cookie Crumbles. While her background is in Literature, her true love language is in Psychology and Behavioral Health. In her free time, she enjoys practicing various forms of Yoga, as well as reading about philosophy, psychology, and re-watching classic comedies such as Seinfeld.

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    Paul Menzel Philosophy Department Full Profile menzelpt@plu.edu

  • “The Ethics of Lethal Drone Warfare” – Dr. Bradley Strawser

    Blue Gold: World Water Wars (pdf) view download Explore this year's World Philosophy Day theme, "Inclusive Societies, Sustainable Planet," with a screening and discussion of Blue Gold: World Water Wars, a documentary film about the depletion and privatization of the world's water supply and their consequences for the developing world.

  • Shelia Smith, new Dean of the School of Nursing. John Froschauer, Photographer Liberal Arts and Nursing. A Perfect Match of Science and Compassion By Barbara Clements PLU Marketing and Communications Pacific Lutheran University’s new Dean of the School of Nursing, Dr. Sheila Smith, says she…

    national contributions to the nursing profession include service on the Accreditation Review Committee for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, with previous service on the CCNE Standards Committee. She has worked as a CCNE accreditation site visitor and team leader since 2002 and has conducted accreditation visits across the country and internationally. Smith received her Ph.D. in Nursing with a minor in Feminist Studies from the University of Minnesota. In addition to her credentials as a

  • On the Path to Peace Communication Professor Amanda Feller’s peace-building cohort, all graduating in 2014, comes together at PLU. From left: Caitlin Zimmerman, Lauren Corboy, Sydney Barry, Kendall Daugherty, Rachel Samardich, Rachel Espasandin, Jessica Sandler and Anna McCracken. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) Eight Graduating Women Give…

    2014, magna cum laude. Peace-building experience: Barry was inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the Communication Honor Society, and completed Basic Mediation Training through the Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution. She is now participating in the full year-long practicum to become a certified mediator. Her peace philosophy: “I’ve always been interested in conflict and communication—interpersonally and globally—how conflict comes about and how we can learn to better handle it,” Barry said. “We

  • Assistant to the Dean | Marriage and Family Therapy | howardrm@plu.edu | 253-535-7659 | Rachel Howard is the Assistant to the Dean for the College of Health Professions and the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy.

    accepted a teaching position abroad and enjoyed traveling throughout the continent of Asia. Rachel has two beautiful children who continue to inspire her daily, and  encourage her to stay connected to creativity. In 2019, she wrote and illustrated her first published Children’s Picture book, When Your Cookie Crumbles. While her background is in Literature, her true love language is in Psychology and Behavioral Health. In her free time, she enjoys reading about philosophy, psychology, and practicing

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  • Elly Vadseth ’16 – New York Academy of Art On any given day chances are you can find Elly Vadseth in the painting studio in Ingram Hall. As a senior this year, she’s looking towards grad school, and she has big dreams of studying art…

    the city and we became fast friends. In the program we had artists from India, Dublin, Norway, US, Cuba, Mexico and Turkey. This eclectic mix of people contributed to very interesting conversations about different techniques, philosophy and artists that inform our work.Through the classes at the school, I gained a deeper understanding about proportions and strategies for translating a model from life to page. As well as teaching technique, the teachers also shared art philosophy and theoretical

  • By Michael Halvorson, Chair of Innovation Studies. The Innovation Studies program is pleased to announce the graduation of five new Innovation Studies minors. Each has completed a program of study designed to foster innovation and design thinking in an interdisciplinary context. They graduated on May…

    -going pandemic. Our graduating seniors included Kristine McKinney, Cameron Clem, Kayla Spence, Hannah McAllister, and Logan Black. Each minor completed the INOV 350 course (Innovation Seminar), in addition to four other classes about design thinking, ethics, leadership, and entrepreneurship. The continuing program has now reached a milestone of 40 minors. Kristine McKinney Kristine McKinney double majored in Philosophy and Business Administration at PLU, with a business concentration in Management

  • Preparing for law school can be a complex process without the right help.  The resources within these pages can help you prepare for law school, no matter what your year, and set yourself up to have

    force them to tackle difficult material.  Law school will push you intellectually, so you will benefit from being in such environments as often as possible. Law school requires intensive writing, reading, and critical thinking, so students should seek writing intensive courses, courses that require extensive reading of material that is difficult to navigate (such as literature, philosophy, or law), and classes that push you to critically evaluate your beliefs and assumptions.  The more classes of