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under multiple scenarios, because of the nature of our campus and the proactive leadership of our faculty, staff, and administration in preparing for such a return. A few ways in which we are prepared or preparing for a return to campus life include: Our park-like campus setting. Our Tacoma address belies our physical reality: that PLU is a largely self-contained 156-acre woodland campus in the Parkland neighborhood, with comprehensive services and room to safely experience college life while

“grasping just to find primary research articles.” After extensive research, she found a way to discuss specific and individual physiological changes for these patients and has published one of the first secondary research articles on this topic. Study-away at PLU and immerse yourself in a country, culture or discipline that you never imagined – and get credit for it, too! Service in ActionThis isn’t the only time Ash has overcome challenges and stepped into leadership. She served as ASPLU President

.” Collaborative projects and problem solving are a hallmark of working in business, which is why they are also a hallmark of the PLU business curriculum. “Very rarely do people work completely independently,” says Mark Mulder, who was named dean of the PLU School of Business last summer. “Much of the business ecosystem is fueled by collaboration with colleagues, customers, and our communities. Team collaboration, and opportunities for team leadership, abound in business classes. It’s a critical foundation in

courses in ecology and evolution, cell structure and function, and physiology have given me a broad foundation of understanding that I can carry forward with me into my future work.” – Daniel What skills are you learning? “There are tons of skills that I have been able to gain during my time at PLU, and there are so many opportunities to learn new ones too! Some very important skills I have gained are teamwork and leadership. Through my job working for the biology department, and other clubs and

senior debater Pam Barker ’14. Barker and David Mooney ’14 are the only seniors on the team who have debated previously. A two-person team themselves, Barker and Mooney have moved into leadership positions in the PLU squad for their senior year. “It’s been rewarding teaching our craft to a bunch of other people who are interested in it,” Mooney said. For Barker, Mooney and Tinker, debate has played a major role in their lives through high school and college. “I think it’s a great supplement to my

, serving as the president of the local honor society and working at the local radio station. When she came to PLU, there was never any question that she’d get involved, simply where. Her advisor suggested she consider student leadership with ASPLU. The next day, Relfe was running for an off-campus transfer senator position – which she won. The experience gave Relfe her cause: improving the orientation process to make transfer students feel more comfortable. “It can be hard, especially at first, to make

Dennis Sepper defined the concept of vocation as one’s calling. “The word,” he said, “is not as important as the concept. Vocation describes the idea of being called with a purpose that will affect the community, and the community would not be the same without each member.” According to Amber Dehne, Assistant Director of Student Involvement and Leadership, Explore! is a unique opportunity for participants to try to find their individual vocation. “This weekend really gives students permission to ask

voters, with 90 percent passing the measure, Vraalsen said. “So it’s a solid mandate for the southern leadership,” he said. Ambassador Tom Eric Vraalsen talks to PLU Professor Ann Kelleher after Vraalsen’s Sudan presentation. And the voting itself was relatively quiet of violence, despite earlier predictions to the contrary. “It went very smoothly,” Vraalsen said, with nearly 2,600 polling stations around the country and a police force of 5,000 present to keep the peace. “Within four months they did

finally arrested and imprisoned in 1937 for his opposition to the Nazis’ attempt to control the churches and church leadership. He was not released from Dachau until it was liberated by the Allies. He died in 1984 at the age of 92 in Germany. Historians can’t seem to place Niemoeller on one side or another – collaborator or resistance figure – when looking at his reaction to the persecution of Jews at the time. A former U-boat captain, Neimoeller was quoted often of making anti-Semitic remarks, even

available in the model class – all with the goal of creating a 21st century classroom of collaboration between students and faculty. It not only provides space for student learning, but also an opportunity for faculty members to learn what they may be able to integrate in their own courses. The class is part of a pilot program endeavor funded and programmed by a partnership between the Provost’s Office, the Instructional Development and Leadership Department of the School of Education and Movement