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third bit of advice? Enjoy it, take risks, and learn to think on your feet. It may come in handy. Read Previous International students eat up American culture Read Next ‘Follow your bliss’ COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Caitlyn Babcock ’25 wins first place in 2024 Angela Meade Vocal Competition November 7, 2024 PLU professors Ann Auman and Bridget Haden

many influential books on the sociology of religion and religion in American life, presented a lecture entitled, “The Modern Project in the Light of Human Evolution,” on Wednesday, Oct. 24, constituting the seventh annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture. The lectureship brings to campus nationally recognized scholars who creatively work within the historical, scriptural, and theological sources of a living faith tradition, bringing those sources into dialogue with contemporary questions and

. There are nine student choreographers this performance: Sara Stiehl – senior dance team captain from Colorado who choreographed four of the dances, Mamie Howard – a junior from California directs the PLU Lute Nation step team and created a video of the history of African American women in America and choreographed a dance to accompany the video, Alumna Emily Fahey choreographed a piece to the poetry of Dylan Thomas, First-year Jonathan Adams created a hip-hop dance about domestic violence, other

the panel. Some professors are also integrating the book into their curriculum. Lisa Marcus, associate professor of English, will again be teaching the book in her Writing 101 seminar on “Banned Books.” She wants students to recognize that Urrea’s book has been banned in Arizona as part of a push to suppress ethnic studies, particularly works that address Mexican-American history and experience. Marcus stresses that beyond the story and relatability of the characters, it is important to think

and in the New Yorker – by scribbling notes to surgical tape and then sticking them to his flight suit while he was out in the field. He’d then transcribing thoughts to a notebook and to emails home to his family in 2003. The notes talked about parties and practical jokes – a la MASH –  to let off steam, and of soldiers, looking up from ruined bodies, begging Hrivnak to tell them everything was going to be alright.  Hrivnak reflects on survivor’s guilt, along with the frustration with the American

to stay legally in the U.S. Her father works as a caretaker of a property, and her mother at a restaurant. This summer, Jimenez will be working at Centro Cultural of Washington County in Cornelius, Ore., as a summer program supervisor and possibly an ESL teacher. She eventually plans to go to law school, with the aim of specializing in immigration law.  Jimenez arrived in the U.S. at age 7, her entire family coming north at the urging of an uncle, she remembers. She grew up as a typical American

. Franklin hasn’t been concerned with what is usual. She's concerned with bringing people together to solve problems. Franklin, the first African-American woman to serve as a Washington state senator, attended several South Sound universities, but earned her master’s degree in social science and human relations from Pacific Lutheran University in 1974. At the time of her attendance, Franklin was raising children, working and taking night classes. “At PLU, you get to see your professors, you get to see

,” “The Middle,” “Boardwalk Empire,” “American Horror Story,” “Fargo” and many others. Morrison’s “I Can’t Help But Wonder” was placed in an episode of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” — a show hosted by Jerry Seinfeld — featuring Barack Obama. As for that Car Pros jingle that’s probably still playing in your head, it’s one of Morrison’s many creations for commercial advertising. Morrison, along with business partner David Ulfers, have developed commercials for myriad companies: restaurants, car

to the community. They charged tenants “social rent,” meaning they were required to do community service in exchange for discounted rates. Volunteer activities include a weekly community cleanup that benefits Phoenix’s Evans-Churchill neighborhood. “So that’s written into their leases,” Duncan explained, “and then a portion of our proceeds each month — collectively, as a group of 10 tenants — goes towards a charity that we rotate.” Groups that the Churchill has benefited include Native American

weekly feedback and regular focus group opportunities to connect with students and instructors to help co-design the future of PLUS 100.DataFest Competition The Quigg Award will also go toward the expansion of PLU’s Data Science program through its DataFest Competition. DataFest is an annual competition sponsored by the American Statistical Association and hosted at various universities across the U.S. DataFest is an opportunity for students to work on collaboration, data wrangling, visualization