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eleventh president of the school.Loren J. Anderson, 1992-2012 Loren J. Anderson was born on July 6, 1945 and was raised in Rugby, North Dakota. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy from Concordia College and a master’s degree in rhetoric and public address from Michigan State University in East Lansing. He also earned a doctorate in communication theory and research from the University of Michigan in Ann Harbor. Loren Anderson became president of Pacific Lutheran University in 1992
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the liberal arts—A basic understanding of history, language, art, religion, culture, ethics, philosophy and science is a foundation for all more specialized knowledge, c.f., PLU’s ROTC program. Learning and research within community—Nobody pursues an education alone. We were meant to collaborate with each other. It’s built into our DNA. Even an online course assumes there’s someone on the other end helping to lead and guide us while we study in front of our laptop. The intrinsic value of the whole
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biology in ancient societies. She and three physical-anthropology friends created the Paleo-Oncology Research Organization, and Hunt also was selected as one of 21 worldwide TED2014 Fellows which officially qualifies her as a “world-changing innovator.” Learn more // Go Back How did your major at PLU help you succeed at your career? “PLU has been so phenomenal through so much beginnings, endings and hardships in between.” She also cites PLU’s unique culture of collaboration, in the classroom and out
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resembles the child his relatives once knew. Above all, David looks forward to seeing, holding and being with his mother. The two have communicated for the past 11 years, since his first year at PLU. He tracked her down through tireless research during his teen years in a Tacoma foster home. “As soon as I could I sent money to my mother so she could buy a phone,” he remembers. “That was the start of a fruitful relationship with her.” David talks to his mother two or three times per month. It’s not
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Committee on Illumination and Text communicated digitally with collaborators. Committee members included theologians, scholars, artists, historians and more. They researched passages and held visual brainstorming sessions, then sent their work to the international artists. “They were never in the same room,” Ternes said. The artists did their own research on the text, too, and after four to eight months of back-and-forth feedback, an illumination was born. “It was not an approval process,” Ternes said
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, the hopes and struggles of the globe enter the classroom and the hallway. We are, indeed, fortunate to have a faculty who offer their scholarly expertise to each other and to students who search for meaning in a world marked by suffering and hope. Such global awareness and commitment shapes Religion professor Samuel Torvend’s current research into how Benedictine practices with roots in the 6th century can inform contemporary efforts at sustainable living. A student author captures Dr. Torvend’s
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investment fund as part of a research challenge with the CFA (Charter Finance Analyst) Society of Seattle. Kate Deines '16Kate played for the Seattle Reign FC. (Photo courtesy of Deines) Additionally, she worked with Criterion Institute where her work – focusing on mentoring wise investments to empower women – became part of her capstone. “Helping make those sort of investments in women is really important to me,” Deines said. “In just my short time as a student and at conventions I have really noticed
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experienced as a legislative intern in spring 2011. I also plan on taking classes in criminal justice at the University of Washington Tacoma. I’m fairly certain law school is in my future, but in the immediate future I will be working to gain more practical experience in the legal field before committing myself fully to that path. If I find that a career in law is not for me, I know some graduate work is: I would hope to continue my Classics capstone research in grad school, studying the interaction of
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has expressed and reinforced social ideals, political systems, and personal identity in a variety of historical contexts from the 19th century to the present. 300-Level Course Taken during your third or fourth year, this culminating class asks you to formulate your perspective on enduring questions that human beings continue to engage in the 21st century in small student-driven research groups.IHON 328: Social Justice, Personal Inquiry, and Global InvestigationsStudents will wrestle with complex
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Chair PLU Graduate 2006 PLU Crew 2002-2006 I am the co-founder and CFO for Long Term Rower Development (LTRD), an athlete centered, research based, and process oriented rowing services company that is also the home of the Seattle Scullers. Outside of my work at LTRD, I have a 3-year old future rower and I continue to follow my other passions of working to drive social change through cross-sector collaboration. Current projects include working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on issues
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