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need help.” The campaign officially kicked off Feb. 27 during HUMP. In an effort to become ingrained in the community, the campaign is collaborating with campus organizations on programming that promotes safer communities, such as last Monday’s “Can I Kiss You?” presentation about sexual assault. “What’s cool about this is that students are saying, ‘we want to do this,’” said Kate Fontana, ASPLU religious relations director. Fontana is spearheading the development of a peer education and training

the Fulbright is all about,” she said. “The world is becoming a smaller place, and learning to identify with other cultures more matters in every aspect of life, from politics to economics to education.” PLU German professors encouraged Hummel and Wilson to apply for the program, with Hummel prodded by Kirsten Christensen and Wilson by Janet Holmgren. PLU professors also played a role in Henrichsen reapplying for the grant – last year, she received a research grant but wasn’t accepted to a Swiss

the world’s memory. “That’s the portrait of victims,” Herschkowitz said. “There were very few child survivors.” But he was one of them, as he escaped with his family from Belgium and survived the struggles of hate. On Oct. 24, he shared the stories of the children of the Holocaust at the Second Annual Powell and Heller Family Conference in Support of Holocaust Education in the Scandinavian Cultural Center. It’s important to hear about the lives of survivors, said Provost Patricia O’Connell Killen

top tier,” she said. It’s part of a pattern at PLU. Over the past 15 years, the campuswide, long-range facilities master plan has led to revitalization and renewal across campus. Now the focus of attention includes enhancements in recreation and athletic facilities. The university’s commitment to maintaining first-rate space on lower campus can be found in the Athletic, Recreation and Physical Education Master Plan. It calls for a broad menu of improvements that will meet the facilities needs for

, a passion that “really excites you, that taps into your passions and that…meets the world’s great need.” “We have all been summoned to excel,” he concluded. “It is that great vision for your life that is at the heart of  a PLU education. That is our dream today.” Read Previous Built on strength, ready for change Read Next Best Foot Forward COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private

participants with extensive knowledge about sustainable food production and development. Some of the keynote speakers include Managing Director for Bread for the World Jim McDonald and David Creech, Director for Hunger Education for the ELCA. PLU professors Kevin O’Brien and Brian Naasz, from the religion and chemistry departments, will give workshops related to biodiversity and science. Another primary keynote speaker is Casson Trenor, a chef and author of the book “Sustainable Sushi: A Guide to Saving

the signal processing challenge. Case agreed. This was the third year Case has taken a part in the competition. Each year, students are presented with a different problem that they don’t know until the start of the competition. “The process is pretty similar, obviously the problems are different,” he said. “What changes the most is the work dynamics. It’s just as much education as it is community building. It’s really fun.” “I think the experience in itself is helpful in a team setting,” Case said

classical approach, utilized by artists for centuries, Gray paints to convey beauty and order. “Each painting is a step and a journey,” said Gray. To be an artist, Gray said, a person needs to possess natural ability and to hone that ability through education, experience, as well as trial and error. “It’s got to be a refined, honed communication,” said Gray. “It’s a craft.” Gray gathers inspiration from numerous sources, including cloud patterns, music, or witnessing acts of kindness. He is inspired by

members remarked that Krise demonstrated a keen understanding of the Lutheran tradition of higher education and PLU’s mission and values within that tradition. “Loren and MaryAnn Anderson leave behind a magnificent legacy and big shoes to fill,” Krise said. “But, as my late father liked to say, ‘All things are possible with a great team.’ Pacific Lutheran University is clearly a great team and it’s the chance of a lifetime to be chosen to guide the university into a vibrant future.” Prior to his

still cultivate that global knowledge that the school emphasizes,” Greb added. Regardless of where they study, these types of experiences are invaluable to students, according to Acting Director of the Wang Center Tamara Williams. “Because we go there to study and not travel, because of the way we engage, we ultimately get to know people and places more than if it were just travel,” said Williams. “When we say global education, we don’t just mean beyond our borders.” Studying away helps students