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others. And regardless if one has or hasn’t found a way to adapt yet, learning is an ongoing process.Students of the Humanities Division at PLU are no strangers to Mortvedt Library. The library’s research resources and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) program have often been the saving graces for many research papers. Students who find themselves unable to utilize the library’s in person resources can find useful information in the online database. One such student is James, a junior double majoring in

Expanding the Mind in German Studies Posted by: alex.reed / May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 By Kirsten Christensen and Jennifer JenkinsOriginally Published in 2016The German word for the humanities is die Geisteswissenschaften – literally translated, the sciences of the spirit or of the mind. The term, coined by the historian Wilhelm Dilthey in the 19th century, has its roots in the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel’s concept of “Geist” as a superindividual cultural consciousness. (In

a few examples of how faculty and students in PLU’s Division of Humanities responded to these changing conditions. There will be many more stories to tell  about this. I hope we will keep learning from those stories, using the experience of this pandemic to become more thoughtful, more humane, more grateful, and more committed to the common good. Most of this year’s Prism isn’t about the Coronavirus, though, because it was written before we were aware of the virus. You can read profiles of all

“two-dimensional circle” from Edwin Abbott’s Victorian philosophical “romance” Flatland and David Tracy’s “journey of intensification into particularity” lies the passion and purpose of the humanities. Teaching humanities is about walking with students into the gap between their particular Flatland and a possible journey of intensification into particularity, standing there with them, and providing the support and challenge that makes it possible for them —if they become fascinated— to see, feel

professional association for the multidisciplinary understanding of families, with a membership of more than 3400 family researchers, practitioners and educators. During the selection process, the committee noted the following strengths of the article: The choose of data collection procedures was particularly attuned with the unique aspects of exploring the experiences of military wives. The depth and clarity of the discussion of the procedures was particularly notable. Committee members were especially

July 7, 2008 Building relationships, building scholars Academic posters, scholarly articles and videos illustrated the intellectual life of the university at the third annual Student-Faculty Research Reception. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost, the reception is just one venue where faculty and student researchers display their work and explain the intricacies of the collaborative research represented. The reception featured 24 projects from the humanities, social sciences and natural

PLU Sociology Professor Selected for Prestigious Speaker Bureau Posted by: Sandy Dunham / November 26, 2014 November 26, 2014 PLU Associate Professor of Sociology Teresa Ciabattari has been selected for the Humanities Washington’s Speakers Bureau’s 2015-16 roster. By Brenna Sussman ’15 PLU Marketing & Communications Student Worker TACOMA, Wash. (Nov. 26, 2014)—Pacific Lutheran University Associate Professor of Sociology Teresa Ciabattari has been selected for the Humanities Washington’s

Thursday, April 28, 2016. There will be a Q/A session after the show with the student filmmakers. The SOAC FOCUS Series brings together SOAC’s talented students and faculty to examine a chosen theme through a multidisciplinary approach. Through music, art, theatre and film we will explore storytelling, an interactive art form that connects all humans on a deep level, transcending time, location, age and language, while enacting change, understanding and peace.About MediaLab at PLU:MediaLab is an award

Greetings from the Dean Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Professor Kevin O'BrienDean of HumanitiesPLU’s Division of Humanities concludes the 2020-21 school year with relief and gratitude. Dean Kevin O'Brien working from home. Also pictured is Pancake, one of two cats he adopted during the pandemic You can probably imagine the reasons for our relief. This was the third semester of the global COVID-19 pandemic and so the third semester of all or mostly remote learning at PLU

possibilities,” Conley says. The SOAC FOCUS Series brings together SOAC’s talented students and faculty to examine a chosen theme through a multidisciplinary approach. Through music, art, dance, theatre and communication we will explore storytelling, an interactive art form that connects all humans on a deep level, transcending time, location, age and language, while enacting change, understanding and peace. To tell a story is to bring someone into your world, touch their heart, mind and soul. Interested in