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Earlier this month Pacific Lutheran University announced a timely new course titled “COVID 19: A Global Crisis Examined.” Open to PLU students, alumni, faculty, staff and the public, the one-credit/no-credit online course will lead students through a reflection of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Over the…
only living through the crisis themselves, they are also engaged with it intellectually from the unique vantage point of their area of expertise and able to provide explanations for information we receive from the media. Can you share a couple of examples of how faculty members will be approaching the topic from different interdisciplinary perspectives? For one, we know from the daily news that the U.S., as a nation, has been challenged by an ongoing struggle with public compliance with mask
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When Pacific Lutheran University alumnus Eric Johnson ’83 majored in political science and minored in biology, he wasn’t sure how the two would fit together in a career. After he graduated from PLU, he earned a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington…
. What do you think helped prepare you to be able to do that effectively? When I was earning my MPA, I purposely took classes in as many different departments as I could. I took law classes, engineering classes and economics classes. I took a couple of environmental engineering courses. So I purposely did that because I wanted to see how other disciplines were trained and taught. And it served me very well over the years because I’ve been able to translate between attorneys, engineers, and
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Once a major in communication, Stephanie Aparicio Zambrano ’23 found burgeoning success turning her advice-giving prowess into a future career path. Zambrano found her calling in working with college students as an intern in PLU’s Dean of Students Office. There, she learned the importance of…
for psychology and advice-giving in a Q&A session.What made you decide to attend PLU? I thankfully had a really good GPA in high school, so I was able to do the Presidential Scholarship interview, and I got the Regent’s Scholarship — that’s a giant reason why I came here. I knew a couple of people from high school who told me PLU was a good school and environment, as well. PLU is close to home — I live in Federal Way, so 30 minutes from here. What motivated you to pursue a degree in psychology? I
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Riley Dolan, ‘19, a double major in Hispanic Studies and Political Science, interned with the U.S embassy program during the summer of 2017.
able to visit, there are monuments that are specifically for the people who were murdered by the government.” Riley soon discovered that these sites were not accessible to the average visitor. He would spend extra time following old maps, asking locals for directions, and searching for monuments. When he compared the coordinates provided online with the actual location of the sites, he found that the online coordinates were incorrect, and not just by a couple of miles. The sites existed in
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Online Buyback Promo
be in good condition if it shows signs of general use and wear and tear, such as: Some writing or notes Highlighting, from a little to a lot Rounded or dog-eared corners Minor scrapes or scratches Faded cover art Creased pages What if MBS Direct does not buy my book back?You have a couple of options: Donate it at the Lute Locker to be considered for PLU’s Free Library Try to sell it through another outlet Exchange it with a fellow student Hold on to it for the next buyback event Keep it so future
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First, we are glad that you chose PLU. Our mission is to prepare students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care – and we definitely care about you and your growth as a learner, a person, and a historian. Whether you are starting…
) have check-in lunches with the department chair and another professor and we are all constantly sharing resources with each other.”Carli also continued to intern at the Museum of Jewish Heritage (MJH), listening to and annotating Holocaust testimonies and making shorter clips from them for the Museum’s future use. She took many interesting courses at the CUNY Graduate Center and one at Columbia University (through the interuniversity doctoral consortium program). She says, “a couple of my favorites
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Ned Schaumberg is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) who teaches postcolonial and global literature, and researches the role of water in literary and environmental contexts. He could also save your life. According to his parents, Schaumberg’s journey to professorship began at…
a couple months out of undergrad how much he enjoys reading and talking about books, especially in a university setting where his peers share his passion. And, in hindsight, his training as an EMT connected with the study of teaching; both professions are fundamentally about helping people. “Once I got to graduate school, I discovered that I absolutely adored teaching,” Schaumberg said, “and that being in this collaborative discussion-based environment, thinking about important stuff, talking
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PLU’s student-athletes understand what it means to be part of a team. They learn how to build on their teammates’ strengths, overcome failure and achieve collective goals. We spoke with Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) officers Danny Samson ’22 and Bridget Duven ’22, both political science…
community? Danny: I feel my role in the Lute community is directly tied to my role as an athlete. Being in athletics has only given me more opportunities to meet Lutes around campus who I otherwise might never have met. I feel I have been incredibly blessed to call myself a part of the Lute community. Bridget: Through my time at PLU, I have strived to develop relationships in all aspects of my life. I see myself as a leader, athlete, student, peer and mentor in the Lute community. What are you proud of
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Most often carved from wood, but historically from clay and metal alloys also, figures can be representations of human beings or spirits.
of people or an entire community. Often about ensuring good fortune, happiness and harmonious relationships, figures are also associated with appeasing the spirits said to inhabit or communicate through them. Thus they relate to spirituality, the solving of problems and restoring harmony, whether this is within or between individuals, communities or a region. Therefore, it is not unusual for offerings to be presented to them. Typically kept in a place considered a sacred space (think church
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