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Originally published in 2021 Dr. Samuel Torvend spent his sabbatical during the 2019-20 school year researching environmental consciousness and sustainability in early medieval monastic communities. Early medieval monasteries were built to last, he emphasizes. “When these monastic communities were established, they did not think they…
couple of weeks, but for hundreds of years,” he said. And now, hundreds of years later, these monasteries still remain standing, and have something to teach about how to live sustainably. His project focuses on a number of Benedictine monasteries in central Italy. The Italian government has applied for World Heritage status for 10 of these monasteries, which would enable them to receive funding for research and public events. Dr. Torvend’s research on the sustainable practices of Benedictine monks
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Friday, May 6th Join the Mathematics Department in Morken 216 to hear the senior capstone presentations. If you'd like to watch the presentations virtually, please email Dr. Daniel Heath
2022 Mathematics Capstone SymposiumFriday, May 6th Join the Mathematics Department in Morken 216 to hear the senior capstone presentations. If you’d like to watch the presentations virtually, please email Dr. Daniel Heath (heathdj@plu.edu) for the Zoom link. 12:30pm Hannah Tate An introduction to climate science, emphasizing the significance of mathematical modeling in communicating climate data and engaging a wide audience in the fight against the climate crisis. 1:00pm Drake Nguyen We will
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Chemistry is a fascinating and important subject and is crucial to understanding the world around us. It is used to understand why atoms and molecules react and how the structure of a material
About UsChemistry is a fascinating and important subject and is crucial to understanding the world around us. It is used to understand why atoms and molecules react and how the structure of a material determines its properties. Chemistry helps us learn about diseases, develop of new medicines, increase food production, explore alternative energy technologies and catalysts, study the environment, address climate change, innovate new materials for clothing and construction, and create new sensors
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Students of any discipline should propose research projects on the outdoor natural areas on the PLU campus.
Fred Tobiason, Professor Emeritus of Chemistry, during the dedication of the Fred L. Tobiason Outdoor Learning Center on April 18, 2011. Photo by John Froschauer Clover Creek on lower campus Fred L. Tobiason Sustainability Outdoor Learning Research AwardBe part of a campus tradition rooted in our shared love for the outdoors!The Fred L. Tobiason Plant and Animal Sustainability Outdoor Learning Research Endowment was established through the generosity of PLU Research Emeritus Professor of
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Renowned poet to speak on Earth Day Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver is slated to celebrated Earth Day 2008 with a presentation in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Oliver is renowned for her evocative and precise imagery, which brings nature into clear focus and transforms the everyday…
along with a ticket. A question-and-answer session and book signing follow Oliver’s presentation. Oliver’s address is part of PLU’s annual Earth Week celebration from April 19 to 26. The student groups the Climate Change Ambassadors and Grass Roots Environmental Action Now (GREAN) have planned events throughout the week targeting global climate change and alternative forms of transportation. The activities began with a sustainability-themed Outdoor Rec backpacking trip to Lake Ozette this weekend
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Thursday, September 25, 2014 Justice in Society: Lutheran Sources of Social Change PLU 2020 underscored the ancient mandate to act with justice and resist evil, but what “justice” might actually
vocation of promoting justice; university and church support for engaging climate change and food insecurity; singing the music of justice; resisting structural evil; and embodying justice in daily life. Schedule8:30 Registration begins in Anderson University Center 9:30 The Vocation of Promoting Justice PLU students Andrew Allen, Hannah Anderson, Andrew Larsen, and Christian Wold These four students are PLU seniors who hold records of academic distinction, service to PLU, global study, and social
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Earth Week The celebration and dedication of a student led effort to restore habitat on campus to its native state, is one of the many highlights for Earth Week at PLU. Habitat Restoration Project dedication: Senior Reed Ojala-Barbour was looking for a way to make…
jobs and opportunity for all, and building strong families and healthy communities. Primarily known outside of the region for his leadership on climate protection, Rolling Stone called Nickels the “Pied Piper” of mayors for his works to protect the climate and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded him its 2006 Climate Protection Award. Nickels launched “Seattle Climate Action Now,” a grassroots effort to protect the climate by taking action at home, at work and on the road. In September
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Major in Religion 32 semester hours RELI 499: Capstone Research Seminar (offered only in Spring semester) 8 semester hours RELI coursework from Line One: Christian Traditions (RC): RELI 212, 220-229,
opportunities. Furthermore it calls students, majors and non-majors alike, to consider questions of meaning, purpose, and value in a society that all too often neglects these questions. Bachelor of Arts DegreeMajor in Religion 32 semester hours RELI 499: Capstone Research Seminar (offered only in Spring semester) 8 semester hours RELI coursework from Line One: Christian Traditions (RC): RELI 212, 220-229, 245-257, 331, and 361-368. 8 semester hours RELI coursework from Line Two: Global Religious Traditions
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Welcome to the Fall 2020 Global Studies Capstones.
2020 Global Studies CapstonesWelcome to the Fall 2020 Global Studies Capstones. Juliana AndrewThis project began and ended on the ancestral lands of the Dena’ina Athabaskan people, and would not have been possible without the support of family, friends, professors, and community members. I am endlessly grateful for those who made time to discuss, research, and share their Sacred with me. Sacred Relations: Sanctity and Sovereignty in the Tlingit PotlatchImagine a world in which issues of
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Women in Development Network Voices of the Shuttle: Webpage for Humanities Research Southwest Institute for Research on Women National Council for Research on Women Civil Liberties and Public
Women's and Gender Studies Networks and Research Centers Women in Development Network Voices of the Shuttle: Webpage for Humanities Research Southwest Institute for Research on Women National Council for Research on Women Civil Liberties and Public Policy: Building the Movement for Reproductive Freedom Gifts of Speech: Women’s Speeches from Around the World Women's Studies Journals The Women’s Review of Books Womanist Theory and Research Women and Politics Institute Signs: Journal of Women in
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