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speaker for the March 2013 Nobel Peace Prize Forum. [Augsburg, Augustana (Sioux Falls), Concordia (Moorhead), Luther, and St. Olaf]. “We pride ourselves on global education and I think this is one way for us to practice globally within the United States,” said Claudia Berguson, associate professor or Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies at PLU. The Nobel Peace Prize Forum, an annual three-day event in Minneapolis, is held to inspire students and other citizens to become active participants in

contain our pleasure, food, drink and other consumer goods became mass-produced, bottled, canned, condensed and distilled, unleashing new and intensified surges of pleasure, delight, thrill—and addiction. Event Details What: The 10th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History, featuring Prof. Gary Cross: ‘The Package and Its Pleasures.’ When: 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. Where: Scandinavian Cultural Center, Anderson University Center, PLU campus. Gary S. Cross, Distinguished

was elected ELCA’s fourth presiding bishop at the 2013 ELCA Churchwide Assembly, marking the first time in history that a woman became the leader of the largest Lutheran denomination in North America. Nationwide, the ELCA has nearly 4.2 million members. “Her unexpected election as the first female leader of the national church is a breaking of that glass ceiling that previously kept women on the sidelines,” said Dr. Samuel Torvend, who holds the University Chair in Lutheran Studies at PLU. Event

coming to campus. VWS was conceived and is co-directed by English professors Jason Skipper and Rick Barot. When both began teaching at PLU, they started the series as a way for authors to share experiences with their readers in person. “Literature can change you, and often it does,” said Skipper. “My hope was to create a Visiting Writer Series where at each event this was a possibility for everyone in the room.” Since the series began, famous writers such as Mary Oliver, Brian Teare and Peter Geye

wanted it to be a networking opportunity for Kinesiology students as well as providing opportunities for building professional portfolios,” said De Jong. He said he hopes the club will prepare members for graduate school. The KFC board is comprised of: President: Zepernick Vice President: De Jong Secretary: Katie Nelson Treasurer: Sam North Chief Information Officer: Kevin Long Associate Professor of Kinesiology Harry Papadopoulos advises the club. The Scavenger Haunt was the club’s first major event

first electronic collection in Red Square. Students and staff can bring their used electronics, such as cell phones, laptops and tablets to recycle, or even old microwaves and toasters; all will be properly recycled by Sustainability. The annual Garbology event will take place on March 17 from 8 a.m.–3 p.m. in Red Square. The Office of Sustainability will select random bags of trash from campus to sort out the landfill from recycling. Lorax urges students to get involved in recycling and being less

.”About PLU's MediaLabMediaLab, an award-winning, student-run media and applied research organization, is part of the Center for Media Studies located within the School of Arts + Communication at Pacific Lutheran University. MediaLab students work on projects for external clients across the media spectrum, including market research, photography, graphic design, web design, writing, video, public relations, event planning and more.In addition, Waste Not also is a finalist in the National Broadcasting

Study Away Fair Presents Global-Education Opportunities—Including a Caribbean Class With President Krise Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 11, 2015 March 11, 2015 By Matthew Salzano ’18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 11, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University students and faculty alike were excited by the opportunities showcased at the Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education’s Study Away Fair on March 11.At the event in the Anderson University Center Regency Room, PLU

when the EMT arrived and took over. While Volk and Endicott both described this as feeling like a “lifetime,” the entire event took place in a matter of five minutes or so. Neary does not remember the day—or the five to six days afterward—but is now up, walking and fully recovered. He said his physicians have called him a “miracle man.” Neary knows his recovery is miraculous but doesn’t take credit himself. “I’m not really a miracle man, but I know someone who is,” he said. “The Lord really

will create a dynamic synergy. “These two debaters will bring with them excellent training, honed through many practices and college competitions,” he says. “The experts will bring a wealth of knowledge and practical experience with the debate topic.” The 2015 installment of PLU’s annual Ruth Anderson Public Debate, the event represents an opportunity for students to engage with community leaders in a timely policy discussion — an opportunity that Eckstein believes is a rarity in local and national