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  • Benson Chair, Emeritus | Department of History | carpw@plu.edu | E.

    History of Orphans and Orphanages in the United States." Bibliography issue, Adoption & Culture Vol. 4, 2014: 43-51. Accolades Chair, Grace Abbott Award, Society for the History of Childhood and Youth, 2014 Chair, Merle Curti Award, Organization of American Historians, 2013-2014 Fulbright Distinguished Lectureship, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Spring, 2008 Regency Advancement Award, Pacific Lutheran University, 2009-2010 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for College Teachers and

  • Director of IHON | International Honors | dowland@plu.edu | 253-535-8125 | Seth Dowland teaches courses in PLU’s International Honors, First-Year Experience, Religion, and Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies programs.

    fellow, Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke University (2005-06) Preparing Future Faculty fellow, Duke University/Elon University (2005-06) Duke University Graduate Fellowship (2001-2006) Phi Beta Kappa (2001) College of Arts & Sciences Fellowship for Undergraduate Research, University of Virginia (2000) Professional Memberships/Organizations American Academy of Religion American Society of Church History Biography Seth Dowland teaches courses in PLU’s International Honors, First-Year Experience

  • Director, IHON | Interdisciplinary Programs | dowland@plu.edu | 253-535-8125 | Seth Dowland teaches courses in PLU’s International Honors, First-Year Experience, Religion, and Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies programs.

    Graduate School (2006) Mellon Dissertation fellow, Franklin Humanities Institute, Duke University (2005-06) Preparing Future Faculty fellow, Duke University/Elon University (2005-06) Duke University Graduate Fellowship (2001-2006) Phi Beta Kappa (2001) College of Arts & Sciences Fellowship for Undergraduate Research, University of Virginia (2000) Professional Memberships/Organizations American Academy of Religion American Society of Church History Biography Seth Dowland teaches courses in PLU’s

  • Conference unites art and religion Artists, musicians and scholars will gather on campus for PLU’s second “ Art, Religion and Peace Conference ” Feb. 12 and 13.Last held in the spring of 2005, the conference explores ways in which the visual and musical arts of…

    information on the Bible and art, click here. PLU faculty members will present concurrent sessions on Feb. 12. These include: From 10 to 11 a.m., visiting assistant religion professor Brenda Ihssen, “Smashing God’s Face: Violence in the East” in Ramstad 202. From 10 to 11 a.m., associate religion professor Kathi Breazeale, “Sister Corita Kent: Artist in the Midst of Adversity” in University Center 201. From 2 to 3 p.m., humanities dean Doug Oakman, “Symphony in Black: Church and Cabaret in the Music of

  • Chair’s report on scholarships and activities By Robert P. Ericksen, Kurt Mayer Chair of Holocaust Studies Bob Ericksen received several notable invitations this year, including an opportunity to give the annual Raul Hilberg Memorial Lecture at the University of Vermont. Hilberg spent his entire career…

    , Ericksen also recorded a lecture on churches in Nazi Germany now available on the museum’s website. In April, Ericksen spoke at the University of Minnesota on the topic of “Göttingen: A ‘Political University’ in the Mirror of Denazification,” and presented at the conference, “Betrayal of the Humanities: The University during the Third Reich.” This conference will result in a book of the same title. Ericksen was invited by the host, Professor Bernard Levinson, to co-edit that volume. Other talks

  • When Mark Mariani ’98 was a student at PLU his singular goal was to become a medical doctor. A member of the football team and a biology major, Mariani loved his science courses, but he also found he was interested in a range of disciplines…

    major, Mariani loved his science courses, but he also found he was interested in a range of disciplines from economics to the humanities. He achieved his goal a few years later, earning a M.D. at the University of Washington. And while working with patients was just as rewarding as he’d hoped, his broad, multi-disciplinary interests remained, and ultimately led him into executive leadership.Mariani serves as the chief medical officer and vice president for retail health for MultiCare Health System

  • At PLU, you can test your math skills in the classroom, but you can also showcase your problem-solving prowess outside the classroom! This year, a three-person PLU student team finished in the top five of the Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling , an international contest where…

    math, physics and computer science, but also the life sciences and humanities, connections encouraged by the interdisciplinary arm of the contest. The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications also hosts the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)—the “pure math” side of the competition. This year the simultaneous contests drew 20,000 teams and played out at thousands of locations across twenty-one countries. At PLU, the ultramarathon-style drama unfolds in the Morken Center for Learning and

  • Special Recognition of Commencement Participants

    Laurel Marion CheeverEXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION SCHOLARStudentsAngela Hong Duncan Malone Grayson Nottage Charlotte Doyama Natalie Kelly Tasneem Amer Kaelin LorEXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN SOCIAL WORKStudentsZoe BucherHUMANITIES FELLOWStudentsInnovation Studies Luminary Award Maddie Lamwers Innovation Studies Luminary Award Heven AmbachewINDIVIDUALIZED MAJOR IN...StudentsHealth Humanities Celeste Rose Williams Holocaust and Genocide Studies Austin Karr Holocaust and Genocide

  • MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization that’s been caring for communities in Washington state since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital in 1882. MultiCare has grown from a Tacoma-centric, hospital-based organization into the largest, not-for-profit, community-based, locally-owned health system in the state…

    profile of Terri Card. From the exam room to executive leadershipWhen Mark Mariani ’98 was a student at PLU his singular goal was to become a medical doctor. A member of the football team and a biology major, Mariani loved his science courses, but he also found he was interested in a range of disciplines from economics to the humanities. He achieved his goal a few years later, earning a M.D. at the University of Washington. And while working with patients was just as rewarding as he’d hoped, his broad

  • Each year, around 10,000 teams participate in The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling, an international contest where teams of undergrad students have 99 hours straight to create a mathematical model addressing a complex social or scientific issue. Each year, the top awards go to large technical…

    humanities, connections encouraged by the interdisciplinary arm of the contest. The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications also hosts the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM)—the “pure math” side of the competition. This year the simultaneous contests drew 20,000 teams and played out at thousands of locations across twenty-one countries. At PLU, the ultramarathon-style drama unfolds in the Morken Center for Learning and Technology, where, this year Duffy, Madeline and Matthew listened to the