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schedule, and I am always busy but learn a lot. Besides studying, I have two jobs on campus, Tutor for Business Major students and Major Gifts Assistant in KPLU. PLU has flexible academic programs. When Sichuan Students transferred to PLU, they need to think what are they going to do in the future, Accounting, Marketing, Finance, or Global Management. Students also can even change major, have minors, or double major. We do have some students who have already changed their major or double major in Math

Society - VW An examination of major political theories in the Western philosophical tradition, with a focus on questions regarding the nature of just political institutions. Can count toward a minor in Politics and Government. (4) PHIL 223 : Bioethics - VW An inquiry into the ethical issues surrounding birth, health, and death. Specific topics may include the ethics of conception and genetic manipulation, domestic and international health care policy, abortion, and euthanasia, as well as the nature

educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the Earth.” Many things have changed since Norwegian Lutheran pioneers founded PLU in 1890, but hospitality still is significant. For example, when a new student is accepted to PLU, they can expect a personal congratulatory phone call. “We do some old-school things that are now considered high customer service because you just aren’t used to it,” Ferguson said. Admission

fit for college students, staff and faculty,” Vagts said. “She’s passionate about developing leaders, always looking to find the right way to engage someone and help them discover or deepen a gift or interest of theirs.” Rude also has served as a colleague in ministry at Grace Lutheran Church in Evanston, Illinois, an associate pastor at Resurrection Lutheran Church in Chicago, and as youth outreach minister for The Night Ministry in Chicago, where she provided pastoral care, crisis response and

that happen.” It’s the culmination of a lot of passion, care and self-actualization that Mulder says the MSMR program equips all graduate students to embrace. “Students get a chance to say, ‘what is it that I love,’ try it out and then go out and achieve their ideal or their dream job in the type of industry or company that they would most prefer,” he said. And in some cases — especially Doan’s — the dream job finds them. “It all aligned,” Doan said, with a smile.

between our two countries,” she said in October, during breakfast at her Oslo home. “What I think I can bring to PLU is all the knowledge I have about Norway.” As one of the newest members of the board, Widvey said she’s still getting to know the PLU community. Still, her first impressions are strong. She said the university is a globally minded community, rooted in care for and acceptance of others. “I think the world needs more of that,” she said. “We shouldn’t be afraid of other cultures.” She said

mission statement embodies hospitality: “PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care — for other people, for their communities and for the Earth.” Many things have changed since Norwegian Lutheran pioneers founded PLU in 1890, but hospitality still is significant. For example, when a new student is accepted to PLU, they can expect a personal congratulatory phone call. “We do some old-school things that are now considered high customer service because you

pastoral care, crisis response and advocacy in an interfaith and multicultural setting for young adults experiencing homelessness. Rude says she was enchanted with PLU’s philosophy early in the process that called her to campus. She was struck by remarks from President Thomas W. Krise, in one of her interviews, about his aspirations for an inclusive campus. “He told me ‘if we can be a school that’s welcoming to Muslim students and welcoming to transgender students, then I feel like we’re on the right

home. So the fact that it had made its way to a remote rural area of Upper Michigan (where it was donated to a university, and eventually sold to me), means that it was probably owned by someone of considerable wealth in the community, or perhaps even a business or institution. Since this was a major copper mining area from the mid-nineteenth into the early twentieth century, it was probably owned by someone in a management position with one of the mining companies there. It is also well documented

really made all of the things that PLU tells us to care about actually come to life, like global citizenship and caring for others and how that transcends your nationality and where you’re from.” “She was perfect because she talked about vocation from her own perspective,” said Lisosky. “My favorite line of hers was, ‘It’s your responsibility now.’ She looked at our young people and said, ‘You now cannot turn a blind eye, because you have incredible power.’” As the evening wound to a close, Noujaim