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September 4, 2014 Ringing in PLU’s 125th year Watch live coverage of PLU’s 2014 Convocation, the official kickoff to the university’s 125th academic year. We are excited for the start of PLU’s 125th academic year! President Thomas W. Krise invites new and continuing students, as well as family members, faculty and staff to join the entire university community at Convocation. This annual tradition opens the academic year by welcoming our new students and faculty. Please note that during

to honoraria, travel and conference opportunities may accompany awards. First place award recipients in the open competition will have an opportunity to present their publication at the annual ANS Winter Meeting as well as other national meetings. Applications are due by March 8, 2023, at 5:00 pm ET. Students must apply electronically at NEUP.gov. No hard copy applications will be accepted. Additional information and resources can be found on NEUP.gov under Student Resources. Read Previous

Nobel”). In 2009, she served as senior advisor on water to the president of the United Nations General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right. She is currently working on her next book in the series “Blue Futures” which will review solutions to the growing water crisis. As for those who ask “what water crisis?” Barlow has only to point to the fact that the world is simply running out of fresh water. According to her book, Blue Covenant, 2 billion people

Right Livelihood Award (known as the “Alternative Nobel”). In 2009, she served as senior advisor on water to the president of the United Nations General Assembly and was a leader in the campaign to have water recognized as a human right. She is currently working on her next book in the series “Blue Futures” which will look at solutions to the growing water crisis.   As for those who ask “what water crisis?” Barlow has only to point to the fact that the world is simply running out of fresh water

to Pacific Lutheran University.His time volunteering for LuteVote through ASPLU, the university’s student government body, and Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign inspired Dolan to pursue politics at PLU. Although Dolan may not currently have all the answers, he’s excited to start working on finding solutions to the world’s problems. “I don’t know exactly how to solve these problems,” Dolan said, “but I know there are problems, and I want to be a voice for change.” This summer Dolan will

curious about what kind of labor was happening within those hotels, especially hotel chains where the labor is largely invisible. I started asking questions and doing research. I learned about how national security was becoming part of hotel workers’ jobs. This was post 9/11, during the days of the “See Something, Say Something” campaign, so the tourism sector had invested in a lot of technology to train people, like hotel workers, to report suspicious activity to police and law enforcement

University Gallery Celebrates Student Work in Student Exhibition Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / November 10, 2014 November 10, 2014 Take a walk through Ingram Hall on November 13 between 10 a.m. and noon, and you’ll see scurrying student artists framing prints, attaching hanging wires and putting the final touches on their creations. Artists will be arriving at the University Gallery to submit work to the Gallery’s annual Juried Student Exhibition, which opens November 19.  Pieces will be juried

June 2, 2014 Participants enjoy the 2013 Berry Festival outside the Anderson University Center. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) The Sweet Taste of Summertime at PLU By Sandy Deneau Dunham PLU Marketing & Communications PLU’s annual Fruit Festival lunchtime concert series kicks off June 11 and continues one Wednesday a month through August. Each event focuses on one delicious summertime berry and features summery desserts and free live music and entertainment. The concerts are as casual as can be

students hover around their teachers like they are the sun of the classroom solar system – giving all they can to nurture the curiosity of their students. “As long as they love coming to school and they know how education can open doors, that’s my main objective,” Serr said. “If I can at least help them love to learn and come back everyday, it will set a path.” “It absolutely is a calling,” she said. The elementary school is part of the Franklin Pierce School District and is just blocks from Pacific

April 11, 2008 Holocaust survivor shares his story Holocaust survivor Henry Friedman recounted his experience under the unspeakable horror of Nazism and stressed the importance of sharing survival stories at the 12th annual Raphael Lemkin Essay Awards Banquet. The banquet also featured the work of student essayists, who submitted papers on topics related to genocide. The winners, senior Ethan Jennings and junior Kristen McCabe, were recognized during the banquet program. “I’m not a scholar or a