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  • TACOMA, WASH. (March. 2, 2020) — Jared Wright ‘14, political science and global studies double major, arrived at PLU eager to engage in community work and excited to study social justice. He didn’t have specific plans and didn’t know what it would all look like,…

    , and now serves as a coordinator of Lutheran Community Services Northwest’s refugee resettlement program. “Looking back at my four years at PLU, it all makes sense,” Wright says. “I’m really grateful for my PLU experience because I feel like it truly did prepare me for the work I do now that is rooted in social justice and community.” Wright will be returning to PLU this week for the 9th Biennial Wang Center Symposium. He and four other alumni will discuss “Conflict, Peacebuilding, and the Ethics

  • A yearlong sabbatical in 2017-18 provided Dr. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen, Dr. Michael Schleeter, and Dr. Seth Dowland with opportunities to rethink their courses and pursue scholarly interests.

    additional strategies for meeting these goals. Dr. Michael Schleeter, Associate Professor of Philosophy, teaches and produces scholarship in the areas of ethics and political philosophy. During his sabbatical, he was able to take time to rest and restore as well as explore new topics that further extended his areas of expertise, including the role of biology and evolution in systems of ethics.Dr. Schleeter stated that this branch of philosophy includes humanity’s development of moral capacity over time

  • By Michael Halvorson, ’85 This week is Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-Dec. 9) in the United States. I helped celebrate on Monday at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science at the University of Washington in Seattle. The event was sponsored by Code.org…

    was popularized by Ivan Illich in his 1973 book, Tools for Conviviality. It is still surprisingly relevant.) For high school students who become interested in computing, there are a wide range of subjects that they can study in college to think about the implications of computational thinking in industry and society. We’re really at the beginning of a surge in computer science, artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, technical education, and the history and ethics of computing. Computer

  • 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 were going to be…

    progress.” Now that his sabbatical is over, Dr. Torvend is balancing his roles as a researcher and an educator. “Many times, “he said, “it’s been student questions or a students’ insights that have actually prompted me to move in a new direction in my research.” Dr. Torvend’s teaching has long touched on these topics, with courses in theology of nature and Jewish and Christian views on the environment. He has also sponsored a variety of conferences at PLU that focused on environmental ethics.   In many

  • Professor Rings sits in the basement of his house in Downtown Tacoma explaining the difference between being online versus in the classroom during a global pandemic. The room is more dimly lit and quiet than a classroom, and the discussion feels homey. There was no…

    , he taught three classes —A writing course on “Pop Philosophy,” a philosophy courses on “Ethics and the Good Life” and an International Honors course on “Empire, Agency, and the Arts.” Since the transition to online learning, Professor Rings has found that “it is nice to be able to share a lot of images and videos and audio in an interactive way… I really like that. There are some of the tools that are cool about Sakai.” Sakai has allowed professors to communicate with students about what will be

  • Major in Social Work 52 semester hours, including SOCW 245, 250, 350, 360, 460, 465, 475, 476, 485, 486, 498, and 499 SOCW 232 or SOCI 232 SOCI 101 STAT 233 (must be completed at PLU) 4 semester

    (Applicants with a criminal record will be urged to explore their prospects for registering as a counselor or later being licensed as a social worker with the State of Washington); Written agreement to comply with the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics (a copy of which is available from the Social Work Program); Personal interview (may be requested). Any falsification in the application for admission is grounds for dismissal from the program. Applicants who are not admitted to

  • Major in Earth Science 34 semester hours in the following earth science courses, plus 4 semester hours in supporting courses The bachelor of arts degree is the minimum preparation for the field and

    (from two different departments) from the following: ENGL 234: Environmental Literature (4) ENGL 394: Studies in Literature and the Environment (4) PHIL 226: Environmental Ethics (4) PHIL 327: Environmental Philosophy (4) RELI 236: Native American Religious Traditions (4) RELI 257: Christian Theology (4) (when topic is “Green Theology” only) Environmental Justice 4 semester hours These courses examine intersections between environmental degradation and structural discrimination and how Indigenous

  • The traditional undergraduate program is designed for students who do not hold licensure in practical or registered nursing. The L.P.N. to B.S.N.

    the School of Nursing. The health services minor requires the completion of 18 semester hours. Required Core Courses NURS 100: Medical Terminology (1 or 2) NURS 460: Health Care Systems and Policy (2) PHIL 223: Biomedical Ethics (4) At least three courses from the following areas: Diversity ANTH 102: Intro to Human Cultural Diversity (4) ANTH 380: Sickness, Madness, and Health (4) NURS 365: Culturally Congruent Healthcare (4) Administration NURS 360: Nursing Research and Informatics NURS 420

  • “Jews went like sheep to the slaughter,” is often heard in popular accounts of how the Holocaust unfolded.

    capacity they had. In the post-world war II environment of military tribunals and subsequent doctors’ trials, the field of medical science was forced to revise its code of ethical conduct and rethink its notion of patient informed consent, embodied in the Nuremberg Code.Learn more about the "First, Do No Harm: Medical Science, Ethics and the Holocaust" conference 2017 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 10th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education “Synagogue & Church

  • The 2021 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education at PLU is proud to announce that this year’s conference will be the first collaboration with the world’s leading Holocaust center, Yad

    -world war II environment of military tribunals and subsequent doctors’ trials, the field of medical science was forced to revise its code of ethical conduct and rethink its notion of patient informed consent, embodied in the Nuremberg Code.Learn more about the "First, Do No Harm: Medical Science, Ethics and the Holocaust" conference 2017 Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust EducationThe 10th annual Powell-Heller Conference for Holocaust Education “Synagogue & Church” took place November 1-3. The