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Philosophy Department to host Food Symposium PLU’s Philosophy Department will host a two-day Food Symposium on Feb. 20 and 21. On Monday, Feb. 20, there will be closed sessions for invited participants only, but on Tuesday, Feb. 21, PLU students, staff, and faculty, as well…
speaker Paul B. Thompson, Ph.D., of Michigan State University. Thompson, who holds the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural Food and Community Ethics at Michigan State University and published several works on the environmental and social significance of agriculture, will discuss three key problems in food ethics: the ethics of global hunger; the ethics of food consumption as it relates to personal and public health; and the ethical underpinnings of “the food movement” and its attraction to local and
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Photo by John Froschauer Dr. Nathaniel Schlicher ’00 The need to ‘care for the whole patient’ By Chris Albert To say Nathaniel Schlicher ’00 was born to be a doctor is not much of an over statement. “I got the bug early,” he said. “It…
March 29, 2012 Photo by John Froschauer Dr. Nathaniel Schlicher ’00 The need to ‘care for the whole patient’ By Chris Albert To say Nathaniel Schlicher ’00 was born to be a doctor is not much of an over statement. “I got the bug early,” he said. “It really started in the early single digits.” His mother, Carol (Martin ’75) Schlicher was a nursing graduate from PLU, and his father was a hospital administrator. So talking about health care was common around the dinner table. Schlicher also got
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Pacific Lutheran University alumnus and stage actor Jay Paranada ‘06 will deliver the commencement addresses at the virtual ceremonies for PLU’s classes of 2020 and 2021 on May 29. Paranada majored in sociology at PLU, and also studied at the University of York in England…
through a PLU study away experience, and whose background as a Broadway actor requires him to engage an audience, Jay Paranada was an obvious choice for this special ceremony.” Earlier this month, PLU officials announced plans to hold the pair of commencement ceremonies virtually on Saturday, May 29 due to current state regulations and the continuing public health risk posed by large gatherings. The Class of 2021 ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m. and the Class of 2020 ceremony will be held at 2:00
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By Michael Halvorson ’85, Benson Family Chair in Business and Economic History Are you curious about innovative historical research projects that are transforming PLU? PLU’s Business and Economic History Program invites you to learn more at a presentation of creative scholarship by the 2021 Benson…
Fellows. The colloquium takes place on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Xavier Hall, Room 250. Each year the Benson Family Foundation supports paid student-faculty research projects that support the mission of the university and academic inquiry in history, economics, business, health care, innovation studies, and more. Student-faculty research teams prepare a proposal in during Spring term that is reviewed by the Innovation Studies Steering Committee. Successful applicants then
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By Michael Halvorson ’85 Are you curious about innovative historical research projects that are transforming PLU and our communities? The History department invites you to learn more at a presentation of creative scholarship by the 2021 Benson Foundation Summer Research Fellows. The colloquium takes place…
, Nov. 3, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Xavier Hall, Room 250. Each year the Benson Family Foundation supports paid student-faculty research projects that support the mission of the university and academic inquiry in history, economics, business, health care, innovation studies, and more. Student-faculty research teams prepare a proposal in during Spring term that is reviewed by the Innovation Studies Steering Committee. Successful applicants then spend 12 weeks over the Summer working on
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When Mark Miller ’88 enrolled at PLU he planned to become a math teacher, but he soon discovered he had a passion for technology and business. He’s followed that passion ever since. His career in information and technology has spanned three decades and included chapters…
information and technology has spanned three decades and included chapters at consultancies, a start-up, and large corporations like Microsoft and Weyerhaeuser. He is now the director of information technology at the Port of Tacoma.Miller is also a Lute through and through. His father was a PLU economics professor and his mother ran the student health center. Miller double majored in computer science and economics while playing on the basketball and football teams (including PLU’s 1987 national champion
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TACOMA, WASH. (June 18, 2015)- PLU Economics students past and present have selected their major with a seemingly endless list of vocational sectors in mind. However, most seem to share many of the same core qualities and passions: a penchant for research, a love of…
. “Economics is fundamentally a discipline in which we study how and why we make decisions,” says Associate Professor of Economics Karen Travis. “It is the wide range of applications that tends to draw a very broad pool of students, including those interested in finance or developing economies.” “Students who are drawn to Economics ask questions for which the answers aren’t easy—poverty, health care, education, unemployment, development, environmental degradation, international relations—but for which they
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The trials, tribulations, and big questions that confounded 16th century Europeans as they faced the bubonic plague are eerily similar to what we are facing right now with COVID-19 and other social issues. German professor and priest, Martin Luther, had a lot of ideas of…
initiatives in art and architecture, education, healthcare, and social assistance. He spoke about one of Luther’s texts that pertains directly to pandemic and the responsibilities of political and religious leaders as well as citizens during a health crisis, and why our time is ripe for conversation and reflection on Luther’s guidance. Were these Zoom presentations open to anyone who is interested? Those were Zoom classes that I was asked to do for different Lutheran congregations on Luther’s view of
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Nancy Nelson’s path to a career in education was a nontraditional one. So it’s no surprise that her journey led her to a special kind of school. Since fall 2020, Nelson has served as director of career and technical education (CTE) at Chief Leschi Schools,…
what they might do for a job.” The program offers student five career pathways, all aligned with tribal entities. A pathway on natural resources connects students with tribal fisheries and land use departments. A culinary arts pathway has students learn commercial cookery through the school’s food service or from chefs who work in the restaurants at the Emerald Queen Casino, one of the tribe’s businesses. A medical careers pathway puts them in touch with professionals from the tribal health service
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Learning Communities at Ordal One of the highlights of living in Ordal is the opportunity to be part of the Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability (DJS) Communities . These communities are more than just places to live – they’re hubs of connection, growth, and support. Here…
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