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to students about it, helping people in the grandest sense to become their best selves; that is super motivating for me.”Schaumberg graduated in 2018 from the University of Washington (UW) with a Ph.D in English, then had a year-long postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas at Arlington. He was thrilled to see a job opening at PLU; he and his wife have a small baby girl, and most of their family lives in the northwest.  Discussing his time at UW, Schaumberg noted the change of his

cannot wait to see what they do in the second half of the semester.” At the Linfield tournament, 10 teams represented PLU and consistently defeated top schools in the region, including Linfield, Willamette, Gonzaga and Seattle University. “I think our showing at Linfield proves that PLU’s debate program is one to watch out for,” said Bates. Teams debated on issues including immigration policy, death with dignity laws, criminalizing street harassment, quarantining people exposed to Ebola and U.S

Learning Communities Posted by: shortea / May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020 What exactly is a Learning Community (LC)? Here's how to pick yours.Maybe you’ve already heard about the Learning Communities (LCs) at PLU, and maybe you haven’t, but the thing you need to know is that every student, whether you live on campus or commute, is part of a Learning Community, and you get to pick which you want to be a part of. LCs are a way for you to connect with community inside and outside of the classroom

Learning Communities Posted by: shortea / May 13, 2020 May 13, 2020 What exactly is a Learning Community (LC)? Here's how to pick yours.Maybe you’ve already heard about the Learning Communities (LCs) at PLU, and maybe you haven’t, but the thing you need to know is that every student, whether you live on campus or commute, is part of a Learning Community, and you get to pick which you want to be a part of. LCs are a way for you to connect with community inside and outside of the classroom

, Manso has noticed that, among the new employees that join his lab, it is the PLU students who seem to be significantly more self-reliant than graduates from other schools. “Lutes always seem to be a few steps ahead of others,” he said. He chalks that up to the preparation he and his colleagues received at PLU. “The professors always prepared us for how things would be in the ‘real world,’” Manso said. “They kept saying, ‘You’ll use [these skills] for the next 50 years of your life.’ “And so far,” he

prioritizes the rights and knowledge of workers. They also advocate on behalf of workers in order to spark legislative change. Now, Katie is thankful for her time at the Diversity Center. She appreciates the chance she had to learn about different topics related to culture, equality, and justice. And, looking back on the newest generation, she’s proud to see it in good hands. Katie says that the current leaders involved in the Diversity Center are a lot more adamant about their rights and the injustices

. Sophomore Mark Rud unveils some of the mystery behind PLU’s performance of Streetcar. With the official titles of “running crew” and “supernumerary,” Rud is both the man who sets the stage, and a supporting, if not talking, actor. Along with some of the other running crew, Rud arrives an hour and a half before the curtain draws to prepare in a variety of ways for the ensuing show. He sets the legs (which hide the wings to the stage), then joins the prop master and another member of the running crew to

last weekend by winning the most single-tournament world’s style debate awards in the program’s history. Senior division debate duo Angie Tinker and Brendan Stanton earned first place in the preliminary rounds and received a finalist award in a field of 32 teams. Junior division teams Hannah Bates/Matt Aust and Caila Fautenberry/Austin Ballard received awards for debating in the semifinals in a field of 28 teams. PLU debaters who competed at Linfield College include, top row, left to right: Hannah

, traditionally the economies and governments of Europe and the U.S. Several critics of Jacques’ work and predictions point out that they doubt China will emerge as the world leader because its government is too corrupt and its workforce and leaders are unimaginative. Other note that Jacques main sources for the book seem to be Western financial experts or urbane Chinese, not the hundreds of millions of the underclass workers who live in poverty. However, Jacques actually seemed to like the debate brought up

November 2016 when he dedicated his presidential electoral vote to Faith Spotted Eagle from South Dakota. “We see this event as being part of PLU’s mission to ‘educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care,’” said Saiyare Refaei, who serves as coordinator for sustainability integration at the PLU Diversity Center.  “This is a platform for local indigenous peoples to come together around Standing Rock and share with future PLU graduates and our campus community about