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and analysis. The W.M. Keck Foundation is best known for supporting the construction of much larger professional research telescopes at remote locations such as the twin 10-meter Keck 1 and Keck 2 telescopes currently operating on the peak of Mauna Kea in Hawaii and which rank among the largest ground-based telescopes in the world. Their support of the PLU observatory has contributed significantly to the quality of astronomy education at PLU and to the university’s public outreach efforts.

with students during the Wang Center Symposium "The Countenance of Hope" at PLU, on Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. (Photo: John Froschauer/PLU) We have courses that engage the perennial philosophical questions and present implications for our contemporary contexts. We ask students to examine their own ideas, commitments, lives,  and assumptions; they learn how to think and read texts critically, give analysis and generate and charitably defend their own arguments while considering possible objections and

Philosophy and the Other Disciplinesby Pauline Shanks KaurinPhilosophy, perhaps fairly, has a reputation as a discipline that holds itself up as judge and arbiter of the claims and methods of other disciplines. Consider some subfields within philosophy: philosophy of law, philosophy of science and philosophy of religion to name only a few.  These areas involve the philosophical examination of claims, methods and conclusions within these specific areas; we subject to critical analysis and

motivates me to be a good neighbor. Nikolas Gable “Celtic Roots in Christianity” Abstract: I am doing my Capstone project on forms of Celtic tradition and values that appear in Christianity. Analysis of select passages from the Life of St. Brigit suggests the presence and importance of three pre-Christian ideals within an emerging Christian/Celtic culture that sought to retain and incorporate ancient ideals: fiery goddess, respect of nature, and freedom of movement for women. Why I Majored in Religion

account of the author’s youth, is written in the form of a raw, emotional, poignant letter to his teenage son and depicts the feelings, symbolism and violent realities of being black in America. All first-year students, faculty and staff are encouraged to read the book as part of that campus-wide Common Reading experience. The conversation between Hambrick, Eckstein and Jordan, split into two podcasts for easy consumption, examines the text and bring a rich, lively analysis to bear grounded in the

Introduction to the fundamental techniques and concepts of analysis and design of DC and AC circuits including Kirchhoff’s Laws, circuit theorems, OP Amps, first and second order transient and steady state circuits, and frequency response. Computer simulation and laboratory work are essential parts of the course. Prerequisites: MATH 151; PHYS 154 or consent of instructor. (4) ENGR 495: Internship To permit undergraduate students to relate theory and practice in a work situation. The title will be listed on

nanomorphologies and the bulk nanomorphologies of these diblock copolymers were investigated through the use of optical birefringence and small angle x-ray scattering. 4:15 pm - Microbial Degradation of Biodiesel Michael Goodman, Senior Capstone Seminar A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis of different biodiesel blends was performed on four different commercially available samples along with homemade biodiesel blends. The analysis was easily achieved by examining mass spectra fragmentation of the