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Students will participate in the ceremony for the college of their degree program. Students graduating with multiple majors will have the opportunity to select the single ceremony they wish to
Liberal StudiesThursday, May 22, 3:00pm Gender, Sexuality, & Race StudiesCollege of Liberal StudiesThursday, May 22, 3:00pm Geosciences/Earth ScienceCollege of Natural SciencesThursday, May 22, 7:00pm GermanCollege of Liberal StudiesThursday, May 22, 3:00pm Global StudiesCollege of Liberal StudiesThursday, May 22, 3:00pm Hispanic & Latino StudiesCollege of Liberal StudiesThursday, May 22, 3:00pm HistoryCollege of Liberal StudiesThursday, May 22, 3:00pm IndividualizedCollege of Liberal StudiesThursday
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The economy of Washington State is deeply connected to business on the Pacific Rim, and in particular China.
, for their communities and for the Earth. This mission resonates very well with the goals of CIWA, where the long-standing commitment to making the world we live in better through formal study and informal exchange of all kinds amounts to a form of service to our larger world community.How does the knowledge gained through CIWA benefit global competitiveness in Washington State?Some anecdotal stories or other successful outcomes would be the best examplesCIWA a mission of a foreign government?No
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Digging into history When Bradford Andrews looks at an obsidian core in his hand, he doesn’t see its indigo beauty, as it sparks back against the spotlight. The palm-sized flake gives PLU’s assistant visiting professor of anthropology a window into the everyday life of a…
Hoelter’s count. While monotonous work, Hoelter and Treichel agreed it was exciting to see all the variations of this very practical art form. “This gives you an idea of how this site fit in with the Aztec economy as a whole,” said Treichel. “This is a very basic technology,” said Andrews, carefully handling the large flake in his hand. It was used to shaving, hunting, scraping hides and drilling. Obsidian is the sharpest substance on earth. Yes, even sharper than steel. Under an electron microscope
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Uganda Blog: Third entry By Theodore Charles ’12 We have been in Uganda for three days including our arrival through Entebbe on Sunday the 10th. I have never been more amazed by a country as I was when we were making our final descent into…
.” (Photo by Theodore Charles ’12) Lake Victoria, the largest freshwater lake in the world, houses a vast array of wildlife a majority of the fish that I have been consuming in Kampala. The smell is breathtaking, much like gardening on a hot day, with a thick smell of earth and sweet smell that I have yet to identify. We hopped into a van and headed forty-five minutes across a crazy traffic filled stretch of roadway into the heart of Kampala for groceries. Everyone was incredibly exhausted and after
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKMhp7hpYIs HBO DEF Poet to perform at PLU Critically-acclaimed slam poet and performer Carlos Andrés Gómez , star of HBO’s “Def Poetry” and Spike Lee’s #1 movie “Inside Man” with Denzel Washington, will perform on April 2 at 7pm in the PLU Anderson University Center…
a new vision for our world. This is why I do art.” The tour’s title, inspired by what Carlos strives to achieve through his work, encourages each person to recognize the powerful agent for change she or he might be. As Carlos states, “It’s not that one person can make a difference, each one of us on this earth does make a difference – for better or for worse. The only question is: which one will you be?” The event will consist of a full performance set by the artist followed by a book signing
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Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and chairs the board of Washington-based Food and Water Watch. Her keynote address will open the symposium Thursday, Feb.
part solution to a water secure world. She is a founding member of the San Francisco–based International Forum on Globalization and a Councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council. Maude is the recipient of eleven honorary doctorates as well as many awards, including the 2005 Right Livelihood Award (known as the “Alternative Nobel”), the Citation of Lifetime Achievement at the 2008 Canadian Environment Awards, the 2009 Earth Day Canada Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award, the 2009
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Original New York Times article here . My Response to Bryan College Is Torn: Can Darwin and Eden Coexist? by Alan Binder At Pacific Lutheran University, we think of “Lutheran” as an ethic that informs how we think, how we teach and how we help students…
the basic capacity to question remain part of the genetic encoding of Lutheran higher education. Thus, Lutheran reformers recognized centers of education as crucial places in which important questions could be entertained without censure. This tenet informs PLU’s foundational mission: to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care—for others, for their communities and for the Earth. One essential dimension of PLU’s mission is to provide for the intellectual
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Maude Barlow is the National Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and chairs the board of Washington-based Food and Water Watch. Her keynote address will open the symposium Thursday, Feb.
part solution to a water secure world. She is a founding member of the San Francisco–based International Forum on Globalization and a Councillor with the Hamburg-based World Future Council. Maude is the recipient of eleven honorary doctorates as well as many awards, including the 2005 Right Livelihood Award (known as the “Alternative Nobel”), the Citation of Lifetime Achievement at the 2008 Canadian Environment Awards, the 2009 Earth Day Canada Outstanding Environmental Achievement Award, the 2009
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PLU President Thomas W. Krise welcomes faculty and staff back to campus, highlighting the strengths of PLU and his goals for the future. (Photo by John Froschauer) “A University of the First Rank” By President Thomas W. Krise Good morning and welcome to the 2012…
we have here—especially for those who’ve been here a long time or have only been here at PLU. But, in fact, the culture here is really notable and exceptional, and it is something that I’ve been hearing about for years and which very much attracted me to PLU. Our strong commitment to the liberal arts tradition, coupled with a vibrant shared governance structure and a spirit of collaboration and genuine care for each other and for our students all adds up to a rare, if not unique environment in
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When to start the application process? While it is never too early to start thinking about law school, you want to seriously beginning preparing for applying for law schools 18 months before you
will want 2 – 4 letters of recommendation; however, schools will specific the number of letters they will accept. Be sure to follow the school’s guidelines. From who should I get letters? If you are in college or a recent college graduate, schools want letters from your professors, specifically, professors who know you well, like you, can testify to your strengths as a students with regards to critical and analytical thinking, reading, and writing. Schools will accept letters from your employers
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