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in Gender Studies and Psychology, from Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D., in 2002, and a Master of Divinity from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, Calif., in 2005. She was ordained into the ministry in 2007. "I benefited from learning to ask questions, living into my values, engaging difference, serving others and living in community. It was hard, and at times, I desperately needed a place of grace. I feel called to help create that space – physically and spiritually – with the

September 8, 2008 Anderson gives state of PLU address PLU President Loren J. Anderson told an audience of academics and university staff last week that PLU is right on point in educating our students for a changing world. It’s a world, he added, that faces higher oil prices and a lower standard of living as a crowded globe tries to survive on fewer resources.“It’s been a shocking year for the global village,” Anderson said, marking his 17th State of the University address titled “PLU and the

discovered that her voice to easily reached the  higher registers required of opera singers. Since then, she’s been hooked. She loves the collaboration between theater and music that occurs in opera and plans to continue on to graduate school, and  – she  hopes – to a major company later in her career. Kirsten Kamna will be singing “Ophelia’s Mad Scene” from Hamlet. Read Previous Actors explore the world of Japanese puppetry Read Next Coming Full Circle: Embracing the past to learn about the future

, government leaders and clinicians. SPUR hosts roughly 25-30 participants each summer from across the country who gain valuable research experience, refine critical thinking skills, build upon academic and professional networks and are introduced to various disciplines of science. Participation in SPUR is intended for students who are currently enrolled at an accredited college or university who intend to pursue scientific-based graduate studies. Program details include: – Free, online application

October 27, 2008 Donors share value of Holocaust Education Last week, stories of survival and the lessons of history were on the forefront of many people’s minds. On Oct. 21, more than 150 people gathered for the Second Annual Powell and Heller Family Conference in support of Holocaust Education at Pacific Lutheran University.“It is always difficult to know where to begin,” Kurt Mayer told the assembled crowd in the Scandinavian Center. He was talking about the story of his life as a survivor

her graphic design work in the documentary. Since the first premiere last November, the Waste Not team has shown the documentary in two Tacoma schools, including Annie Wright Day School and Lakes High School, and at Ridgedale Library in Minnetonka, Minn., where they continued to spread awareness about food waste. To learn more about the film, visit the teams’ website: wastenotdoc.weebly.com. Read Previous Communication faculty publish paper exploring the rhetoric of food Read Next “What We Art

November 1, 2010 What is ‘social justice’? And why should you care? By Kari Plog ’11 In the first floor of PLU’s University Center, students fill the overstuffed couches – some studying, some texting their friends, some just hanging out. It’s what happens at the Diversity Center all the time. The “D Center,” as it is known, is a great place to hang out. It is also a great place to tackle big issues – like power, privilege, equity and inclusiveness. It can be both. In fact, that’s the whole

Biophysics Summer REU – Clemson University Posted by: nicolacs / January 14, 2020 January 14, 2020 The Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in biophysics is funded by the National Science Foundation to support ten highly qualified students to undertake interdisciplinary, supervised research projects at Clemson University, for a period of 10 weeks each summer. The projects are designed to give participants a sense of the contributions that physical scientists can make on

government facilities conducting research in DHS relevant areas? If you answered “Yes”, to the above questions, the HS-POWER program is for you! The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate Office of University Programs sponsors the Professional Opportunities for the Student Workforce to Experience Research Program (HS-POWER) for undergraduate and graduate students. HS-POWER is open to students majoring in a broad spectrum of homeland security related science

? Yesterday my mom said, “Don’t worry Tom. You’ve worked hard to get here, now it’s up to you to make the best of it. You can do it.” Whether you’re 18, 20-something, or 50-something, mom is mom, and she’s right about a lot of things. I think even the dads will admit that! For all of us, though, being nervous about a new school year will soon give way to the excitement of meeting new people and doing new things. We may get homesick for family, friends and familiar ways of doing things. But then, PLU