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would a hall have that reputation, even when the students change year after year? McKnight says it gets back to community. “At some front desks, people are just sitting around doing homework. But here, there is always someone who is saying ‘hello’ or ‘goodbye,’” said McKnight. “Some people make it a mission to get to know everyone’s name when they come through. And when that happens, it is hard not to build a community.” Hinderlie Hall by the numbers * 130 students * 4 floors, 8 wings. Wings are
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be able to have broad conversations on global issues,” said Neal Sobania, executive director of the Wang Center for Global Education. “That is what the symposia have always been about – to get students to engage with the experts in the field.” The overarching goal of PLU’s biennial international symposia is to stimulate serious thinking about contemporary issues and to provide a forum for the campus community and the broader Puget Sound community to engage individuals of international, national
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available for practice and competition in soccer, football, and lacrosse. They will also serve club sports, intramurals, academic activity courses and outdoor recreation, including use by the Parkland community. Indeed, the closing of the course is just the first of many exciting new developments designed to meet the athletic and recreational needs of the PLU and Parkland community. But until then? Time to hit the links! Read Previous 13th Annual Jazz Under the Stars Read Next Flurry of work continues
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February 24, 2012 The Role of Water Among Women in Shillong, India By Katie Scaff ’13 Water is a prime resource, a basic human need, and a precious asset, according to Sister Helen Puwein, a native of Shillong, India and head of Bellefonte Community College. “Every living thing needs water,” Puwein said. Puwein spoke about the unique societal role of women in the state of Meghalaya in Shillong, India and the need for clean water in a talk last Friday. Sister Helen Puwein speaks to the role of
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conference. Featured alumni come back to campus and share their personal stories of vocation with fellow Lutes. It shows that vocational discernment doesn’t end with graduation. “We’re trying to highlight how the educational mission applies beyond campus and the PLU experience,” said Joel Zylstra ’05, director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service. The first part of Meant to Live this year comes in the form of a panel discussion on interdisciplinary studies Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the
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who are members of Sigma Iota Rho will become part of a larger, life-long community engaged in international affairs. Membership will present opportunities to apply for research funding, publish their work, search for internships and jobs, and participate in national conferences.“As someone who was inducted many years ago, when I was a college junior, I can testify that it is one organization that I returned to as I looked for internships and summer jobs, as well as later as I thought about
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from the RIP Medical Debt to design a social media campaign aimed at specific target audiences in an effort to crowdfund $5000. “The funding-to-debt ratio is 1:100, so every $100 relieves $10k in debt,” explains Young. “That means this campaign would settle $500,000 in debt.” Students have designed a landing page and are focusing on marketing the campaign to their community members and neighbors, aiming to motivate gratitude-inspired giving during the Thanksgiving season. In addition to its fall
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exceptional service to the community. The number and size of the awards are determined annually and generally range from $1,000 to $5,000. The Donor. The Carol Sheffels Quigg Prize for Excellence and Innovation has been funded through a generous endowment gift from Carol Sheffels Quigg ’58, a former regent of the university. Her purpose in funding the award is to provide a continuing challenge to the PLU community to always seek new, fresh approaches to all that it does. Eligibility. Any faculty, staff or
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a B.S. in Special Education with an emphasis in Community and Mental Health Counseling from Indiana University in 1990.Among her notable accomplishments, Joanna directs the graduate program in Student Affairs at the University of the Pacific. She has also served as lead or co-designer for multiple strategies focused on undergraduate student success, including the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Student Success essay; First Year Experience signature programs, including MOVE (see
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, social, physical, emotional and spiritual development of students—allowing religious beliefs and secular education to not only co-exist here, but to individually (and seemingly paradoxically) contribute to our students’ growth. And because PLU unquestionably accepts—and promotes—freedom of expression, all students, of all beliefs, are encouraged to explore their own spiritual development, with the support of the entire PLU community. In a world where most social and political conflicts contain a
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