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Falls, Montana. “I love New York,” she says. “I love the people here. I love the energy, and I love the possibilities within the work that I do.” Her career was set in motion thanks to PLU’s expansive approach to critical inquiry and learning. “That’s something I just really cherish PLU for,” she says. “The space for ambiguity and having it be okay to not necessarily know what you want out of life at 18, and the support to explore where your curiosity leads you. To find where your skills best align

legitimizing students’ Spanish language abilities is evident, as she provides them with the tools to expand their linguistic repertoires. A colleague described Davidson’s teaching as transcending conventional boundaries. They wrote that “her courses destabilize fixed notions of identity and prompt students to critically examine history and culture. The transformative impact of her teaching is palpable, as students emerge empowered and equipped with a critical perspective that challenges oppressive dynamics

departments and programs. The college engages students in the critical study of human existence and social systems across diverse cultures, time periods, and environments using a range of academic tools and methods.“Within the humanities and social sciences, we have tremendous opportunities to nurture and inspire students for lives of purpose,” says Johnson. “I’m excited to embrace those opportunities with this stellar faculty and see what we can accomplish together.” Prior to chairing the English and

primacy of reason—is rooted in the great reform and revolution sparked by Luther’s protest and his thinking and writing. We are his heirs and I’m sure he would be proud of Pacific Lutheran University. Getting the Word Out I know you’ve been accustomed to hearing a “state of the university” address at Fall Conference, but I thought this year you might prefer to hear instead of my impressions of PLU life so far, my initial sense of our opportunities and challenges, and some sense of where we might be

​Yamamoto Sensei, the consultant and advisor to Tamana Band, to discuss Japanese teaching styles. “He is very philosophical and responses to questions can be a bit of a winding path. I really enjoyed this thinking journey with him,” Gerhardstein remarked. “At one point he said ‘perfect preparation and attention to small details are the key to success.’ I have heard this before but it meant more to me coming from someone in a different culture. Attention to detail is evident in literally everything that

of the students who will take part in this premiere were even born yet when these things became part of PLU history. It’s important for them to know this past, too.” Asked how it happened that Fanfare, Fantasia and Finale was written so long before the anniversaries it was meant to celebrate, Kracht said, “I had been thinking about these two significant creations—Dr. Meyer’s march and the Mary Baker Russell Music Center—and realized their fiftieth and twenty-fifth anniversaries, respectively

factors like the number of users and geographic interference. Thousands of students nationwide compete in the contest every year. The students spent Thursday to Monday, figuring out what problem to address based on their team members knowledge, researching models (including looking at White on YouTube, frame by frame), testing their models and then writing 10 to 20 pages explaining their model and how they came up with it. “It’s a lot of thinking and sitting,” said Kyle Burns ’11, whose team took on

university. He encourages those people to contact the university, if for no other reason than so PLU can “express our gratitude” to them. And it isn’t simply the older generation that is getting involved. Jillian Foss ’10 thinks the same way. Jillian knows she’s unusual – most 2010 graduates aren’t thinking about making a will, let alone a deferred gift to their university. But after she finished PLU, she had a little money left over from what was given to her by her grandfather, and decided to make a

water, including drought, floods, population growth, and pollution, are resulting in new and innovative thinking. From Canada to Texas, and from Washington, D.C., to the Gulf of Mexico, the team discovered stories of drought, water mismanagement and water scarcity in unexpected places. During research and production of the film, the students conducted dozens of interviews, meeting with citizens; farmers; activists; officials from the United Nations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the

experience and a reference letter. “A short time later, I was told that the winners would be announced on a certain day by phone,” Sipe said. “Once that day came around, I received a call from Chef Thomas Keller inviting me to compete!” Erin McGinnis, director of PLU Dining and Culinary Services, said she’s thrilled that Sipe has been selected for this opportunity. “He is so passionate,” she said. “He writes about food; he thinks about food; and when he’s off, he’s thinking about how to perfect his food