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faculty recognition for achievement, promotion, tenure, development and research grants. She also introduced new faculty and faculty leaders. In his keynote address President Loren Anderson drew upon themes inspired by the band Coldplay, the movie Batman: The Dark Knight, the Olympic Games and Fareed Zakaria’s new book, The Post-American World. Anderson challenged students to engage in life fully, to deal with complex moral issues, to discover the true meaning of success and to understand the power of

April 26, 2013 PLU Student Involvement organized this year’s Relay For Life event on upper campus Friday April 26. (Photo by Thomas Soerenes ’14) Relay For Life at PLU raises nearly $20,000 By Jesse Major ’14 Roughly 200 people attended the PLU Relay For Life April 26 and raised nearly $20,000. Relay For Life is a volunteer-driven cancer fundraising event of the American Cancer Society. Each relay team is required to have one person walking on the track at all times during the event. Mackenzie

. Department of State, PLU was ranked in the category “Leading Institutions by Undergraduate Participation in Study Abroad: Top 40 Master’s Institutions.” The report found that the number of U.S. students studying abroad expanded by 3.4 percent to an all-time high of 283,332 in 2011-12, quadrupling over the past two decades from 71,000 students in 1991-92. PLU’s Study Away program is a fundamental element of the university’s commitment to global education. PLU was the first American university to have

Broadway performer Jay Paranada ‘06 to speak at spring commencement ceremonies Posted by: bennetrr / May 4, 2021 May 4, 2021 Pacific Lutheran University alumnus and stage actor Jay Paranada ‘06 will deliver the commencement addresses at the virtual ceremonies for PLU’s classes of 2020 and 2021 on May 29. Paranada majored in sociology at PLU, and also studied at the University of York in England and at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. His cast credits include New York

Classroom Martha E. Stortz Seeing in a New Way: A Meditation Rev. Kara Baylor Conciliatory and Queer: the Radical Love of Lutheran Higher Education Kiki Kosnick and Sharon Varallo Book Review – The American Myth of White Supremacy: A Review of Myths America Lives By Susan VanZanten Other – Twenty-Sixth Annual Vocation of Lutheran Higher Education Conference From the Publisher Mark Wilhelm From the Editor Jason Mahn View the Full Issue Online Interested in contributing to Intersections with your own

licensure and continue to complete the coursework necessary for this generalist MSN degree. PLU’s School of Nursing is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and is approved by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The Care and Outcomes Manager curriculum meets the requirements for several national

allegiance Jan. 29 against a backdrop of American flags. She completed the yearlong naturalization process to become a U.S. citizen.The ceremony came months before another important one in May. That’s when the Pacific Lutheran University student will take the commencement stage to celebrate the culmination of her degree in biochemistry, in pursuit of a career in medicine.    But Huang’s recent milestone followed a complicated internal struggle — one she continues to navigate. She was sworn in — alongside

Church, Seattle, WA 1/1 Solo Recital at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Houston, TX 2/9 Master Class for students of University of Tennessee and American Guild of Organist Chapter, Knoxville, TN 2/10 Solo Recital at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, TN 3/5 Duet Recital with Dana Robinson at The Lutheran Church,  Honolulu, Hawaii 3/10 Solo Recital at St Helen’s Episcopal Church, Beaufort, SC Organ Study at PLUOrgan study is alive and well at PLU. Besides weekly organ lessons, organ students

, setting a new mark at 5.34 – fourth best in the nation. She was named conference player of the year and voted by DIII coaches as freshman player of the year. She is PLU’s only NCAA first-team All- American in volleyball. “I knew she was going to be good, because she is good,” said head coach Kevin Aoki, himself a four-time con­ference coach of the year. “But she definitely exceeded expectations.” Why? “She does all the skills well,” says Aoki. “And she’s a humble player. That’s important – team

here I was forced to become aware of it.”   Eckstein said that he felt thrust into the realm of studying social justice when he realized he could identify with the African-American community because of his appearance. Back home, in his very culturally diverse Caribbean nation, his appearance didn’t cause him to stand out. Here, that wasn’t always the case. It allowed him to look at issues in ways he might have never considered before. For instance, Eckstein has been wrestling with concept of