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Originally Published in 2014 Sometimes being sick isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, what it means to be sick —or to be healthy for that matter— might surprise us. As the growing field of Religion and Healing shows, our understanding of what…
our culture, our religious tradition, and our moment in history. It’s not just PLU faculty who are saying this: increasingly, medical schools and public health graduate programs are recognizing the importance of professionals who understand diversity and spirituality. In fact, many medical and nursing schools now advise that practitioners take not only a medical history of incoming patients, but also a spiritual history as well. Professor Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen Such shifts in the medical
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On Thursday, April 11th from 9-10pm, the MBR Amphitheater will transform into a glowing globe. As part of Reconciliation Day, students are encouraged to place a candle on a conflict or peace-building effort that is taking place in the world. Alongside peers, faculty and fellow…
part of Communication and Theater week, a week of programs that provides opportunities to learn about faculty and student work; celebrate student accomplishments and provide opportunities to network with internship and employment partners. The week has a wide variety of events, all of which are free and open to the public. Read Previous New exhibit exposes ecological change through art Read Next New documentary addresses Islamophobia in America, premieres Thursday, April 11, 2013 LATEST POSTS Meet
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Professor Emeritus | Master of Business Administration | Dr.
Service Award – Pacific Lutheran University, 2011 Outstanding Reviewer Award - Western Academy of Management, 2009, 2011 Doctoral Student Teaching Excellence Award – University of Utah, 2009 Best Doctoral Student Paper – Western Academy of Management, 2008 Professional Memberships/Organizations Academy of Management Western Academy of Management Biography Dr. Brown teaches strategy, entrepreneurship and global management in the undergraduate program at PLU. His scholarship in entrepreneurship and
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TACOMA, WASH. (Feb. 18, 2020) — If you’ve ever wondered whether leaders are born or made, the answer is both. At least it is when you’re referring to Pacific Lutheran University graduate Amy Spieker ’09. Growing up in a Navy family, Spieker moved her fair…
the career she has today as director of Community Health and Analysis at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center’s Institute for Population Health in Wyoming. In her role, she helps build partnerships between the hospital and the community to address all kinds of health needs – from substance abuse to suicide and more. Spieker’s presentation, “From PLU to Public Health,” is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 at PLU’s Xavier Hall, 101. We caught up with Spieker to talk about her career, her campus visit and
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Washington, D.C. (March 20, 2017)- When Scott Foss ’91 enrolled at Pacific Lutheran University, he dreamed of becoming a paleontologist and pursuing a career outdoors conducting research. Now, he’s a senior paleontologist at the Department of the Interior. Foss serves as a policy adviser and…
, but I’m right there for everything that happens,” Foss said. “I know about every fossil that’s being discovered before it hits the news. I know who is working where and on what. That’s the excitement of it, being on the edge of everything going on in paleontology.” × Foss juggles a variety of hats in an average week at the office, ranging from policy expert to to public relations officer. “I spend a lot of time helping to develop policy as well as reviewing other proposed policy, thinking about
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TACOMA, WASH. (Jan. 27, 2017)- The third biennial Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on March 1 in the Karen Hille Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at Pacific Lutheran University. Shamil Idriss, a global leader in diplomacy and global…
approach to advocating for our causes,” he said. Established in 2013 and presented by the PLU Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education, the Ambassador Chris Stevens Memorial Lecture celebrates the life of the extraordinary public servant killed on September 11, 2012, in Benghazi, Libya. “To be invited to speak at an event that is named after Ambassador Stevens is genuinely an honor,” said Idriss. “What he represented in the way that he lived his life was a profound excitement, passion and
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Pacific Lutheran University students are people of many interests. Last fall semester, several courses illustrated how the university’s curriculum caters to those eclectic interests. One of these classes was Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory. “Who Beyoncé is for?” is not usually a question that you…
Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory Posted by: shortea / November 28, 2018 November 28, 2018 By Genny Boots '18PLU AlumPacific Lutheran University students are people of many interests. Last fall semester, several courses illustrated how the university's curriculum caters to those eclectic interests.One of these classes was Beyoncé and Black Feminist Theory. “Who Beyoncé is for?” is not usually a question that you ask when you’re bopping your head to “Single Ladies,” or “Partition,” or any of the
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Non-Emergency Messaging PLU Community Safety Information – For incidents that occur near campus that pose a safety concern, but not a direct threat to the community. The alert will be sent out via PLU Alert (to text and email only). There is no additional safety measures instituted with this messaging. These notifications can range from...
Non-Emergency Messaging PLU Community Safety Information – For incidents that occur near campus that pose a safety concern, but not a direct threat to the community. The alert will be sent out via PLU Alert (to text and email only). There is no additional safety measures instituted with this messaging. These notifications can range from severe weather incidents to information about police response activity in the Parkland neighborhood. Emergency Messaging There are two types of emergency
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This weekly course is designed for adults beginners. It aims to develop participants’ basic Chinese language communication skills while gaining familiarity of Chinese culture.
Contact: Nonie Xue at nonie.xue@spl.orgBeginner Chinese for university faculty & staffEach quarter, CIWA offers the beginner Chinese course for UW faculty and staff who are interested in learning basic Chinese language to engage in the communication with their students, scholars and colleagues from China, the course will also enhance the participants’ understanding of Chinese culture. The 2019 classes have been concluded. Level 1 (12:00 – 12:55 PM) In course Level One you will learn phonetics, Chinese
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Bias Incident Response Team www.plu.edu/birt Students who experience or are a bystander to bias at PLU are encouraged to utilize the Bias Incident Response Team.
Help Is Available On CampusBias Incident Response Team www.plu.edu/birt Students who experience or are a bystander to bias at PLU are encouraged to utilize the Bias Incident Response Team. The Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability Phone: 253-535-8750 Email: dcenter@plu.edu The Center for Diversity, Justice, and Sustainability is a community that explores and celebrates issues of intersectional identity and social justice. Our programs and resources center the voices, leadership, and
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