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DickersonLutes are invited to honor Steve Dickerson’s coaching career at a celebration May 6 at the Washington State History Museum, 6-8 p.m. A short program at 6:30 p.m. will highlight the impact Dickerson has made on many people’s lives. Registration for the event available soon at golutes.com. Email athletics@plu.edu to learn more. Dickerson hopes that message continues after he’s gone, one he’s worked to build for 14 years at PLU. He started as an assistant, coaching alongside his former college roommate

surrounding Christian students who prayed outside the dorm rooms of openly gay students. “There was a lot going on,” Brewer said. “It was a bit of a scary time to be figuring out your sexual orientation.” Still, Brewer found support from Harmony and a variety of faculty members. She said Professor of History Beth Kraig, Dean of Students Eva Frey and Diversity Center Assistant Vice President Angie Hambrick were especially valuable. “Honestly there were a lot of staff — both queer and straight — who were

the sun. It’ll make groundbreaking history in getting as close as we’ve ever been to the sun, which is really cool. I’ve actually gotten to go see the probe and everything! It’s not very often you get to say that you’ve seen a spacecraft that isn’t coming back to Earth after they launch it. Justin DeMattos '19 On a normal day, I’m mostly working on a computer doing programing. This internship is mostly computer science. So, I’m working on trying to develop visualization tools for a website to help

dilemmas can be solved without broad, multifaceted expertise. Addressing climate change requires business savvy. Understanding modern racial unrest takes an understanding of American and world history. International diplomacy is often informed by religious traditions. Some of the most successful business managers are experts in psychology. Yet, despite these realities, far too many American universities are neglecting to provide an integrated education—an education that fuses the liberal arts

life takes them.  We teach Aristotle in the language he spoke, we explore issues of race and ethnicity in part by relating them to such issues in the Greco-Roman world, and we are tracing the roots of the contemporary medical profession thousands of years into history.Second, Classics is one of the most innovative academic programs at PLU. Our Classics faculty work with the departments of Women’s and Gender Studies, Religion, Honors, History, English, and Art, to create cross-listed and