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How Museums Make Meaning: Study Away J-term 2020 Posted by: Reesa Nelson / December 4, 2019 December 4, 2019 Museums collect and interpret objects, and the stories they tell with their collections articulate cultural identity and values. Based in the historic university city of Oxford, this J-term 2020 class will explore how museums make meaning. Students will study numerous examples of contemporary museum theory and practice, engage with local professionals, and participate in museum-based
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and games! PLU offered the opportunity for me to simultaneously pursue my passion for engineering and my love of music, and I just could not turn down an opportunity like that. My PLU experience: Adventure, growth, friends, Frisbees, The Big Bang Theory, music, and trebuchets. Over my four years I have grown as a student, musician, scientist, human being, and global citizen. I have learned the value and importance of community from my friends and mentors in the alumni office, the physics
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Student-athlete forms special bond with coach Posted by: vcraker / August 2, 2022 August 2, 2022 By Craig CrakerSports Information Assistant Every game day, usually around lunch time, Jordan Thomas and Chad Murray sit down to have a chat. The Pacific Lutheran University men’s basketball star and the team’s head coach meet in Murray’s office to talk about anything and everything. The meeting can be as short as 15 minutes or as long as an hour. Topics range from that night’s opponent to
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Geosciences with a minor in Innovation Studies. He also played on the PLU football team, and was recently inducted into the National Football Foundation’s Hampshire Honor Society for a high level of achievement in academics and athletics. Hannah McAllister graduated with a B.A. in Economics and minors in Innovation Studies and Statistics. She writes: “I liked the Innovation Studies minor because it allowed me to learn about the design process. This will benefit my future career in marketing research
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professionals join us in our mission to promote the highest standards of ethics, education, and professional excellence for the ultimate benefit of society.” The Pacific Lutheran University MSF is jointly offered by faculty from Finance, Economics, Accounting, and Mathematics to present a cross-disciplinary education that uniquely prepares graduates to excel in financial careers. Graduates are equipped to hit the ground running with a powerful set of skills and tools from a curriculum designed in
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Michael Burris ’09 leads a dynamic team as regional president of Sound Physicians Posted by: Zach Powers / April 26, 2023 Image: Michael Burris ’09 majored in business at PLU and now serves as regional president of Sound Physicians. (photos by Sy Bean/PLU) April 26, 2023 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest Writer Michael Burris ’09 worked at the intersection of business and healthcare since before even graduating from PLU with a business major and economics minor. While in his
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Lange found more autonomy and the ability to drive change. Read our full Anni Lange ’00 feature. Michael Burris ’09, Regional President Michael Burris ’09 worked at the intersection of business and healthcare since before even graduating from PLU with a business major and economics minor. While in his third year at PLU, he began an internship with MultiCare Health Systems, working as the CFO’s “right-hand man.” He was offered a job before graduation. Now, as regional president, Burris delivers Sound
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Emily Peterson ’14 : Global policy, politics and partnerships Posted by: Zach Powers / September 8, 2023 Image: Emily Peterson ’14 majored in global studies and economics at PLU. She is now a senior program manager at Edelman Global Advisory. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) September 8, 2023 By Lora ShinnResoLute Guest WriterLike many students, Emily Peterson ’14 began her time at PLU unsure of what, exactly, she wanted to do. “I wanted to work for the United Nations,” she says. “Although at the time, I
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Nursia Sustainability was necessary in order for these monastic communities to survive. But it also informed Benedictine spiritual practice: “The monks or the nuns would labor in the fields or in building or in fishing —where they sparked many innovations— and in prayer together. So those two: prayer —conversation with God— and labor in what they considered God’s creation went together: a prayer book in one hand and a hoe in the other. What we see in these communities is a form of Christian socialism
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of what the crucial moral considerations in the Jus in Bello portion of just war theory are. We are seeking to bring the discipline of philosophy, and ethical theory in particular, to bear on the issue of how soldiers make decisions on the battlefield. This is an emergent issue in military ethics that has implications relative to what actions in war are morally permissible, based on the knowledge soldiers are capable of obtaining amidst the chaos of war. This project would further and sharpen
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