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powerful desire to push PLU into a higher gear when it came to the pursuit of justice. Above all, these students made very healthy contributions to our community’s willingness to track its own shortcomings and reduce the gap between our ‘talk” and our “walk.” As the renowned activist, scholar, and theologian Cornel West argued (also in the early 1990s) we must work hard to discern our own hypocrisies if we want to pursue justice and bring about productive change. We must work hard to discern our own
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craft, and preparing to work with him brings the focus and intensity in our rehearsals to an even higher level,” Richard Nance, PLU professor and conductor of the Choir of the West, said. “The students know what the level of expectation will be, and they are giving their best effort to achieve it.” At the conference and preview concert, the choir will perform an hour-long program of music selected by Carrington in consultation with Nance. The repertoire will include Libera nos, a Renaissance
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PLU alum returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba Biology major Elizabeth Larios ’21 was awarded a Fullbright scholarship for her work in Namibia. When she was in fourth grade, Larios wanted to be a neurosurgeon. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about… November 17, 2022 AcademicsAlumni ProfilesBiologyCommunityDiversityDiversity Justice SustainabilityGlobal EducationInvolvementJusticeLutheran Higher EducationMusicPLU
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historically been silenced.” BSU President Marae Tidwell ‘21 speaking at the ceremony.× “Being part of the inaugural flag raising is a reminder that our institution of higher learning is taking actions to be anti-racist one step at a time. Undoubtedly, there will be bumps in the road, but we continue to be resilient.” Other speakers at the flag-raising included Pamela Rice from PLU’s student life office; Associate Vice President for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Angie Hambrick; Center for Gender
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Educational Objectives for the Cognitive Domain describes categories of learning skills ranging from lower-order (remember, understand, apply) to higher-order (analyze, evaluate, create). Verb lists, like the one below, can help instructors select precise and measurable verbs when writing objectives for different levels of student learning.Knowchoose define identify describe label list name state match recognize select locate recall reproduce estimate recordUnderstandexplain describe interpret summarize
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biggest of the Big Names (ever) on Campus to a virtual trophy case full of athletic achievements, and from 125 cool and quirky objects that collectively tell the story of PLU to one particular story you won’t find anywhere else (a behind-the-scenes look at the higher-than-high-profile May 23 visit of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway), this special edition of ResoLUTE serves as a commemorative collection of true Lutedom. It also serves as a party favor, in a sense: Inside the print edition of this
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minor must be completed with grades of C- or higher and with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher in those courses. Students may transfer in a maximum of 8 semester hours toward the Innovation Studies minor, unless they have permission from the program chair. Up to eight (8) approved credits from a supporting major or minor can be applied to the Innovation Studies minor for “double dip” credit. At least Junior status is required before students take the concluding Innovation Seminar (and Senior status
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Holocaust Conference looks at art thefts, complicity of church, university leaders during WWIIThe fifth annual Powell and Heller Holocaust Conference at PLU will focus March 8 on the Nazi plunder of Jewish valuables, along with belated efforts at restitution. There will also be a session on German churches and universities, with speakers discussing Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Catholic Church, and postwar denazification. Sessions on March 9 will focus on education. Holocaust research keeps the
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semester hours ECON 101 and 102 ECON 301 or 302 8 additional semester hours of electives 4 hours of which may be from ECON 301 or 302 if not used above A maximum of 4 semester hours may be selected from: ECON 215, 287, 387, 487, or 495 All courses counted toward an economics minor must be completed with grades of C- or higher and with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher in those courses. Economics minors may transfer in a maximum of 8 semester hours toward the economics minor, unless they have permission
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International Honors Program builds a ‘Starship’ On day one of PLU Professor of Mathematics Daniel Heath’s Designing a Starship class, students have no idea what they have signed up for — and that’s exactly how Heath wants it. The course is part of PLU’s International Honors Program (IHON), which means it… December 20, 2022 AcademicsBiologyCommunityCurrent StudentsDiversity Justice SustainabilityGlobal EducationInvolvementLife on CampusLutheran Higher EducationMathematicsPacific
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