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New Critical Conscience.” The conference challenges participants to align concepts of education and justice in ways that call for conscience, critique and change—all concepts, in turn, that align precisely with PLU’s mission. PLU participants include: •    Ruth Bernstein, Visiting Assistant Professor of Business Management and Nonprofit Studies •    Callista Brown, Associate Professor of English •    Melannie Denise Cunningham, Director of Multicultural Recruitment •    Emily Davidson, Assistant

schoolchildren’s expenses in her home village. A message to the PLU community: To current and future students, Nuunyango advised, “It’s all about time management.” Graduating magna cum laude while raising two kids suggests she knows what she’s talking about. “Make use of all the resources on campus,” she said. “I’m not ashamed to ask for help. Just reach out to your professors—that’s why we’re at PLU.” Peers are a resource, too. “I learned so much, not just in the classroom, but in places like the Writing

foundation to this balance is a nuanced understanding of business ethics. A welcome emphasis for Melanie Brisbane ‘21, a working student who has been with Boeing for 15 years. “I feel like there has been a strong focus on ethics in all of my classes and a lot of learning about management styles,” Brisbane says. “As a student with a career within a large company I feel like what I learn at PLU is very aligned with the way business is run where I work and also a good example of how things should be run

have the experiments yet to simulate that. I think, as much as possible, the students take it from theory to reality.” He should know—Boeh has worked on Wall Street. The club has a long history at PLU. In 1982, Mary Lund Davis set up a fund of $25,000 with the primary focus of giving students an opportunity to gain experience in investment management through real-life investing. Through investment decisions students made, the fund grew to a high of about $160,000 by the fall of 2007, but then, like

faculty and staff. We are also nearing decision time on the key priorities put forth by the PLU community for our next comprehensive fund-raising campaign, which seeks to raise more than $100 million, and we recently signed a commitment letter to complete bond refinancing, which will improve our bottom line. The fiscal 2017 savings from this refinancing are estimated at $2.5 million, and annual savings through 2037 of more than $700,000. These savings are being put toward an operating reserve and

a virtual format. She then took time to pre-record each lecture so that students could work asynchronously without having to use Zoom or other video platforms. She needed a system that worked for those students right then. Dr. Llewellyn Ihssen was prepared to move online, as she is trained to teach online classes through PLU. Typically, she only teaches online during the summer months, instead of full time like she is now. For her, it has  always been about accessibility. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen

courses developed by faculty during previous semesters. Example sites include Introduction to Sociology, General Chemistry, How Writing Works, Introduction to Psychology, the Profession of Theatre, and an online Introduction to Music course. Check out a few of these courses for Sakai inspiration and ideas that might be useful in your own teaching.   Resources to Experiment with Sakai If you are interested in improving your skills with Sakai, consider requesting a Sakai Sandbox site where you can

choirs! Brian Galante conducts the Men’s Chorus and the University Singers. Tickets: $8 general admission/ $5 senior citizens (55+), military, alumni / free PLU community, students, 18 and under. Tickets available online and through the PLU Concierge Desk (253 535-7411). 26th Annual Winterfest  Dec. 10 | 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. | East Campus (Mt. Rainier Lutheran High School) On December 10, PLU CCES will welcome local Parkland, Tacoma and Spanaway families to the 26th Annual Winterfest with coats, toys

premiere of a documentary film on the research that led to the Nordic Light Symphony. This free event will be held prior to the concert in Eastvold Auditorium (Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts) from 6-7pm. There will be an hour between the documentary and concert to allow for dinner in the University Center or Garfield Street. Ešenvalds will be present to introduce the film and answer questions. Tickets for the concert can be purchased online, over the phone and at the door: $15

the Age of Coronavirus.“I’m now in my third semester of virtual learning,” said Tracy, who will graduate in May. ”The thing about PLU that I value the most is the accessibility of creating relationships with professors, staff members and other students. That has just really been lacking because of COVID. “I can’t go to office hours easily, and you don’t see people in passing; and so, that community aspect is definitely missing.” Tracy chose to attend PLU out of the six colleges that accepted her