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can learn, live, work and — most importantly — thrive. We reaffirm the inseparable interrelationships between environmental, economic and ethical principles that call on all individuals and communities to ensure that our present way of life does not degrade that of future generations, but leaves the world a better place for all. We will continue to innovate on all matters of sustainability in academics, built environment and culture at PLU. Goals and Strategic Objectives To accomplish this vision

earlier this year. An unexpected vocational shift landed me in charge of a magazine showing others the value of Lutheran higher education — the commitment to big questions, inclusion and thinking within and beyond yourself that fundamentally changed who I am. I still don’t identify with a faith tradition, and yet I’m here writing a story about an illuminated, handwritten Bible that inspired me from the moment I first examined its pages in Collegeville, Minnesota. The Saint John’s Bible captivates me

) and editor of Antisemitism, Christian Ambivalence, and the Holocaust (Indiana University Press, 2007). His writing has appeared in both edited collections and in academic journals including Church History, Historisches Jahrbuch, and Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Spicer is co-editor of Studies in Christian-Jewish Relations, the academic journal of the Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian Relations, a member of the Holocaust Educational Foundation’s Academic Advisory Council, and a Catholic

. Associate Professor High Point University An Experiment on Teaching Chinese Characters Effectively For English speakers, learning Chinese characters is one of the most difficult and time-consuming tasks in mastering the Chinese language. Beginners get frustrated in writing and memorizing logographic words which are significantly different from English. The situation worsens with all the restraints associated with COVID-19. To efficiently teach and motivate students to learn Chinese characters has been a

over the world. Eventually, the program will evolve to include about 12 students, Zylstra says. Once it’s fully fleshed out, students will take a class exclusively offered to the TIES group and two classes of their choice at off-campus locations, in addition to an internship or community-based research opportunity. (This year, students are participating in a slightly modified schedule to start.) TACOMA, WASHINGTON This program focuses on community partnerships and advocacy, place-based writing

of Distinction. She also received the Martin Luther King, Jr., Opening Doors award in 2005. PLU Faculty ProfileMs. Victoria SchultzWho: Ms. Victoria Schultz, Class of 2024, Major: English- Creative Writing and Double Minor in Theatre and Publishing/Printing Arts Bio:  Mr. Brandon DucusinWho: Mr. Brandon Ducusin, Class of 2024, Pronouns: he/him/his Major: Social Work and double minors in NonProfit Leadership and Art Bio:  My name is Brandon Ducusin and I am a senior Social Work student attending

-based human services nonprofit, and was the recipient of Associated Ministries’ 2009–2010 David T. Alger Award for Service. Kathy saw her board service with Associated Ministries and other community organizations as fully integrated with her work at PLU, writing that: “ For me, scholarship and service often become conflated. My involvement with Associated Ministries is a case in point. …Serving as President of the Board of Directors and working to move the agency toward strengths-based and

life and am grateful to live in such a scenic, eventful place. Outside work, I enjoy being at home with family, going on walks, writing, being at the YMCA, dining out, shopping, and attending musicals. I cherish scrapbooking and preserving memories collected over time. My sweet dog, Charlie (a Havanese Yorkie), brings me endless joy! What’s one thing you’ve learned from the seminar? The reiteration of how important it is to take time to have deep moments of reflection, in order to get a better

bioinformatics. They are writing an algorithm that will take huge amounts of data on protein sequences and produce conclusions, notice patterns and speed up analysis for scientists to use. It is a little bit of biology, statistics, mathematics and computer science. One application of this research is more efficient pharmaceutical drug design. “This is the first time at PLU that computer science has attempted this kind of research,” Cao said. “It is very new and the experience can be used for other students

career as a teacher and local principal; and Mark Andersen, with an M.A. in physical therapy from Stanford and a practice he built up in Vallejo and Benecia, Calif. They had each been commendable student-athletes, and were now each important in their careers. 1963-64 PLU Men’s JV Basketball Mark Andersen (#22), Al Hedman (#10), Bob Ericksen (#12), Doug Leeland (#35), Tom Lorentzsen (#24) and Tim Sherry (#32) I am writing now because two of those five guys, Doug Leeland and Alan Hedman, died recently