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In the movie Jerry Maguire , the lead character is an incredibly successful and charismatic sports agent. Jerry has a crisis of conscience one night, after the young son of one of his injured players curses him out. Jerry realizes he’s come to value his…
“Show Me the Money!” Q&A about salary increases, funding new initiatives, and budget accountability. Posted by: Thomas Krise / April 12, 2016 April 12, 2016 In the movie Jerry Maguire, the lead character is an incredibly successful and charismatic sports agent. Jerry has a crisis of conscience one night, after the young son of one of his injured players curses him out. Jerry realizes he’s come to value his clients as paychecks instead of as people. He feverishly writes and distributes a mission
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The 2018 New American Colleges and Universities (NAC&U) Summer Institute will be held at Pacific Lutheran University June 19-21. The Summer Institute theme is Engaging Civility: Leading Dialogue In and Beyond the University. PLU is excited to welcome colleagues from across NAC&U institutions to campus…
New American Colleges and Universities Summer Institute to be held at PLU – Call for proposals Posted by: hassonja / February 8, 2018 February 8, 2018 The 2018 New American Colleges and Universities (NAC&U) Summer Institute will be held at Pacific Lutheran University June 19-21. The Summer Institute theme is Engaging Civility: Leading Dialogue In and Beyond the University. PLU is excited to welcome colleagues from across NAC&U institutions to campus this summer and we encourage faculty and
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Why do we evaluate information In a world full of information that is steeped in algorithms, for-profit motivations, and biases, how do we determine the truth? And how do we know which information
Why do we evaluate information In a world full of information that is steeped in algorithms, for-profit motivations, and biases, how do we determine the truth? And how do we know which information to trust? These questions are becoming more and more difficult to answer as our information society becomes entrenched in forms of emotional manipulation and post-truth tactics. A glimmer of hope can be found in seeking to understand the information economy itself and how it functions. This section
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Dr. Charles Bergman begins his phased retirement in Summer 2015 after thirty-eight unusually interesting and accomplished years at PLU.
also taught in and supported PLU’s program in Windhoek, Namibia. And with the end of apartheid in 1994, Barbara was also able to initiate a regular J-Term course in South Africa. Students who have accompanied Barbara on these study-away courses have testified to how the experiences have opened their eyes to issues of social justice and shown them new possibilities for living in the world. And they have also borne witness to how such experiences can change lives. While Barbara is perhaps best known
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Lutes around the world This January, more than 300 PLU students spent the term studying in places across the globe. Learn about their experiences through blogposts. The Birthplace of Western Music (Austria/Czech Republic/Slovakia) Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 By Karla Stoermer Is this real Life? The…
February 6, 2013 Lutes around the world This January, more than 300 PLU students spent the term studying in places across the globe. Learn about their experiences through blogposts. The Birthplace of Western Music (Austria/Czech Republic/Slovakia) Saturday, Jan 12, 2013 By Karla Stoermer Is this real Life? The Vienna Philharmonic just blew my mind. Sometimes you experience something so awesome that you can’t put it into words. I am lucky enough to have that feeling tonight after seeing the
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Julia Watts Belser, Professor of Jewish Studies and Disability Studies Core Faculty, Georgetown University 3:40 – 5:10 p.m. Regency Room, Anderson University Center Free and Open to the Public
Wild Kinship: Disability Wisdom, Interdependence, and the Elemental World Julia Watts Belser, Professor of Jewish Studies and Disability Studies Core Faculty, Georgetown University 3:40 – 5:10 p.m. Regency Room, Anderson University Center Free and Open to the Public As part of the 11th Wang Symposium, “The Matter of Loneliness: Building Connections for Collective Well-Being,” PLU’s Department of Religion is happy to invite you to the 2024 Paul O. Ingram lecture. Wang Center Symposium: The
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A pair of nursing students in grey scrubs knock on the door, wash their hands, and greet little Jillian, who rests in a bed connected to beeping monitors. The child opens her eyes and whimpers, then coughs. As the students listen to Jillian’s lung sounds,…
Nursing’s new Clinical Learning and Simulation Center. Located on the corner of Garfield Street and Pacific Avenue in the building that formerly housed the PLU bookstore, the 16,000-square-foot center will help PLU respond to a critical public need, as Washington state is facing a drastic shortage of nurses. There is a growing demand for bachelor- and graduate degree-prepared nurses fluent in both technology and leadership to address the complex and rapidly changing healthcare environment. PLU is known
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Each year, around 10,000 teams participate in The Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling , an international contest where teams of undergrad students have 99 hours straight to create a mathematical model addressing a complex social or scientific issue. Each year, the top awards go to large…
undergrad students have 99 hours straight to create a mathematical model addressing a complex social or scientific issue. Each year, the top awards go to large technical schools, often in China. This year, a team from Pacific Lutheran University finished in the top five. Duffy Anderson ’24, Matthew Helmer ’24 and Madeline Rue ’25 were one of 1,057 teams to tackle Problem D, which required teams to analyze the effects of technological advancements, natural disasters and international crises on UN
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Personal objects can range from utilitarian items used to make everyday life easier to objects that give prestige to the user and heighten an individual’s sense of identity.
skill and ingenuity of their makers. Whether made of clay, wood, grass, fiber, hair, animal skin or some combination of these elements, these objects can also be constructed in intricate shapes or include complex designs or ornamental elements. After much use, such objects may reveal beautiful wear, called patina. Dogon Granary Ladder Learn more about this ladder by the Dogon (doe-gone) people of Mali. More Urhobo Water Masquerade Staff 1 Learn more about this staff by the Urhobo (Ue-ha-bow) people
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Dealing in historical coins is rare gift Todd Imhof ’86 wasn’t planning a career in rare coin dealing when he left PLU with a degree in political science. In fact, he was leaving for New York to work in the banking business at Chase. Then…
February 21, 2008 Dealing in historical coins is rare gift Todd Imhof ’86 wasn’t planning a career in rare coin dealing when he left PLU with a degree in political science. In fact, he was leaving for New York to work in the banking business at Chase. Then a friend from high school pulled him aside and told him about a business idea to sell rare coins. Imhof jumped in, begging off Wall Street and opening Hertzberg Rare Coins in Tacoma. “I found myself intrigued by both the coins and the
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