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Former military linguist Kara Atkinson ’23 discusses her service on campus, academic research, and graduate school plans Posted by: Zach Powers / April 18, 2023 Image: Kara Atkinson is a PLU senior majoring in history with minors in religion and Holocaust & genocide studies. (Photos by Emma Stafki ’26) April 18, 2023 By Grant Hoskins ’23PLU Marketing & Communications Student Writer Kara Atkinson ’23 earned an associate degree while serving as an Arabic linguist in the United States Army prior

and health care would be the ultimate goal, but then a couple of classes focused on plant development and global agriculture grew a new passion.“I have a family history of agriculture, my grandfather used to have apple orchards in Eastern Washington,” she said, explaining why her PLU biology classes resonated with her. “From that point forward, I began to pursue plant biology, as I had both personal and academic passion in the subject.” On her way to her degree, Davis completed a capstone project

Dayton Campbell-Harris ’16: Fighting for voters’ rights Posted by: Zach Powers / September 8, 2023 Image: Dayton Campbell-Harris ’16 majored in history and global studies at PLU. He is now a staff attorney at the ACLU’s New York headquarters. (Photo by Sy Bean/PLU) September 8, 2023 By Lora ShinnResoLute Guest WriterOriginally, Dayton Campbell-Harris ’16 planned for a career as a high school history teacher and high school football coach — he played football for PLU when Scott Westering was an

, Bannon found himself in the office of history professor Beth Kraig, discussing his plans for the future. He knew he wanted to pursue a career related to social justice and service, and he was considering social work, or perhaps teaching. Kraig asked him a question that changed his life forever.“Have you ever thought about becoming a librarian?” Bannon was surprised by her question. He loved his local library growing up, but had also struggled to manage his dyslexia and long aisles of books didn’t

Spiritual Care: Professor Erik Hammerstrom listens and learns during a sabbatical year spent as a hospital chaplain Posted by: mhines / September 10, 2024 Image: Global studies and religion professor Erik Hammerstrom has spent his career researching and teaching about the history of Chinese Buddhism. (PLU / Sy Bean) September 10, 2024 By Zach Powers '10, MFA '24Resolute EditorGlobal studies and religion professor Erik Hammerstrom has spent his career researching and teaching about the history

Musical genius hits PLU Theatre in Amadeus Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / October 10, 2016 October 10, 2016 PLU opens their 2016-2017 season with arguably the greatest composer in history: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In Amadeus, the scene is the 18th Century and Antonio Salieri is an established composer. Salieri has given himself to God so he might realize his sole ambition to be a great composer.  Enter Mozart a foul-mouthed, graceless oaf who has that which is beyond Salieri’s grasp: Genius

Alexa and Innovation Research at Amazon Posted by: halvormj / January 31, 2018 January 31, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, Benson Chair in Business and Economic History. On Monday, February 19, 2018 (President’s Day), students at Pacific Lutheran University are invited for a special tour of Amazon’s Seattle headquarters (HQ). The event is being sponsored by Amazon and PLU’s office of Career Connections and Alumni and Constituent Relations. Interested PLU students get a tour, free lunch, and the

Healthcare Economics: An Interview with Teresa Hackler and Karen Travis Posted by: halvormj / April 24, 2018 April 24, 2018 By Michael Halvorson, Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History The following excerpts were gathered from an April 24, 2018 conversation between Michael Halvorson, PLU student Teresa Hackler, and Economics professor Karen Travis. Hackler and Travis completed a Benson Summer Research project together in 2017 on healthcare economics and racial discrimination in

Halvorson Delivers Homecoming Lecture on Programming and Social Movements View a recording of the October 6 webinar created for the PLU community Posted by: halvormj / September 30, 2020 September 30, 2020 Can learning to code be described as a social movement in American history? PLU Professor Michael Halvorson thinks so. His reflections on the subject were recorded as part of PLU’s Homecoming and Family Week, which presented several lectures by the PLU faculty for the Lute community. The

Recording of Glory M. Liu’s 2023 Benson Lecture Released Dr. Liu Explored the Legacy of Adam Smith's Writings on Capitalism in America Posted by: halvormj / November 21, 2023 November 21, 2023 By Michael Halvorson ’85 On Thursday October 19, 2023, the PLU community welcomed Glory M. Liu of Johns Hopkins University to present the 17th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture took place in the Regency Room of the Anderson University Center. There was also a pre-lecture