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opportunity to work directly with NSA Mathematicians on mission-critical problems and experience the excitement of the NSA mathematics community. While next summer is a ways away, we do encourage early applications as every participant must obtain a security clearance. Completed applications must be submitted by Oct. 15, 2021. Please note that U.S. citizenship is required. DSP/CASASP ad: https://apply.intelligencecareers.gov/job-description/1161695 GMP ad: https://apply.intelligencecareers.gov/job

polyphonic work by English composer John Sheppard; three of James MacMillan’s Strathclyde Motets – modern sacred works that feature Scottish folk influences; followed by Warum ist das Licht gegeben, the largest unaccompanied work by the Romantic master Johannes Brahms. Choir of the West will give the United States premiere performance of Paul Crabtree’s The Valley of Delight, a three-movement work on texts by Ann Lee, founder of the Shaker sect. The program will also feature two Christmas works: O Magnum

to an event that may yet be defined as the greatest crime in modern history,” Kurt Mayer wrote. “I am telling my story because we must continue to learn from the lessons of the past.” Mayer was the first person of the Jewish faith to serve on Pacific Lutheran University’s Board of Regents, serving from 1995 to 2005. He was instrumental in the development of the university’s Holocaust Studies Program. Mayer’s family was one of two prominent Tacoma area families who funded a $1 million endowed

by the Benson Family Foundation during the 2005-2006 academic year and brings to campus outstanding members of the academic and business community. The topic for the Monday night’s lecture came from McCloskey’s series of books, The Bourgeois Era, which explore the relationship between moral virtue and capitalism. She argued that innovation, ingenuity, and the drive of societal change are characteristics of the middle-class, and that it was from the liberation of this class that the modern world

individuals, families and communities. “The launch of the MSW program at PLU signifies our bold commitment to expanding well-being, opportunity and justice” said PLU President Allan Belton. “As the program sets its sights on empowering the next generation of social work leaders, PLU remains steadfast in its dedication to creating a more just and equitable society.” PLU’s MSW degree is ideal for those dedicated to tackling modern social issues through education and practice. The program will prepare

Indigenizing the Academy Posted by: alex.reed / May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 By Troy StorfjellOriginally published in 2014One of the things that studying Indigenous stories and situations has shown me is that knowledge isn’t neutral. Our systems of knowledge grow out of our ways of being in the world and are all culturally-specific—that is, they are all created by particular cultures. The modern university system, with its distinct disciplines and its emphasis on empiricism and objectivity, is a

professor Mei Zhu. “He and Celine opened their home many times to host math department events for students. His generosity and kindness will always be remembered and appreciated.” Throughout his decades of service, Bryan was a driving force in incorporating technology into the teaching of mathematics at PLU. He applied for and received grants to purchase software and hardware for this purpose as early as 1990, long before technology use in teaching was commonplace. One of his greatest achievements

$70,000 together. PLU was responsible for raising $57,000 of that total. The university’s first relay event in 2006 raised $42,000. Planning for the relay began extra early this year in an effort to get more people involved, explained Katie Waller. Waller is one of 18 students on the planning committee that also includes SIL’s Amber Dehne and Allison Stephens and an ACS staff partner. “We want to make it an event that people know about – one of those events that everyone talks about,” Waller explained

appointment at Pacific, Krise was chair of the Department of English at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Before moving to UCF, he served 22 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served on the faculty of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, as a senior military fellow of the Institute for National Strategic Studies in Washington, D.C., and as vice director of the National Defense University Press. Krise’s academic interests focus on early Caribbean

accomplishments there, Krise was the founder and first director of the Air Force Humanities Institute at the academy. Thomas Krise enjoys some Caribbean steel drum music and ice cream and strawberries at PLU’s summer Strawberry Festival.  Coincidentally, Krise went to high school in the Caribbean and is an expert in early Caribbean and American, 17th century literature. Given this eclectic and wide-ranging background, it should not be surprising how vast, and expansive, his interests are. Both he and Patty