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. Both love hearing issues debated by students from other countries who definitely have a different view of world issues than Americans. Topics pitched by judges (just 20 minutes before the teams take the floor for the contest) include honor killings, partitioning of the Sudan or banning labor unions. Each debater has seven minutes to make their argument before the next team gets a chance to rebut the point. The debate team from PLU has travelled to the worlds twice before, once in 2008 to Ireland

can PLU students think about their role in this method of community change-making? When we speak of our mission of serving other people, our communities and the Earth, continuously learning from our environments and being able to apply theory and practice together are critical to our mission delivery. Our students come from richly diverse backgrounds and they will continue to develop new experiences on their own journeys of vocation. We hope they can take all of their lived experiences and the

in the northern outskirts of the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. This program offers interdisciplinary research experiences at the forefront of the chemical sciences. Although our faculty research groups are grounded in “traditional” areas of chemistry (analytical, inorganic, organic, physical), most of their research projects cross boundaries between these areas. A unique aspect of our REU program is that all projects will involve collaboration between two or more research groups, including both

PLU interns combat climate change one tree at a time Posted by: vcraker / November 11, 2022 November 11, 2022 A group of PLU students interning with the Tacoma Tree Foundation spent the summer increasing the number of trees in the city to reduce polluted stormwater runoff and heat during the summer months and improving the livelihoods of those who live in urban areas. The team consisting of Dalen Todorov ’23, Elijah Paez ’24, Autumn Johansen ’23, and Zoee Kooser ’22 began distributing trees

June 26, 2012 Jenna Serr in her kindergarten class at James Sales Elementary. (Photos by John Froschauer) A calling to teach By Chris Albert Jenna (Steffenson) Serr ’06 ’10 takes account of her flock of kindergartners. Her eyes assessing every corner of the room, she sees her students mingling in different groups, chatting the way only 5- and 6-year-olds can. To the untrained eye, it may seem like Serr, who is in her first-ever year of teaching, has lost control of her class. But that isn’t the

,” Finitsis said. “We do up the game every year.” And the celebrity judges are sure to excite with faculty, staff and administrators playing the roles of Bathsheba, The Beloved, Pharaoh, The Burning Bush and the Queen of Sheba. The finalists for 2012 Hebrew Idol are “Oh, Weakness of Men,” “The Forgiving,” “Judah’s Redemption,” “Anything but Tammy,” “Disclosure,” “The Good Life,” “Joe Nalone and the Muggles Potion,” and “Color Blind: The Things that Unite Us.” The PLU community can vote on their favorite

his heels in detention. Barnes wasn’t even sure whether he would stay in school, until his older brother hooked him up with the game of football. Then everything changed for Barnes, who now tops out at 6’3’’.“Football balanced me out,” he said just before he left with the Seahawks for New York City. “It saved me.” His grades improved, and he was hooked. He found a second family on the gridiron and eventually led Jackson High School in Mill Creek, Wash., to a state playoffs. When it came to

retailers capture local conversations about the stores with great success. “Venuelabs has changed the game for us,” said Tyler Pringle, Director of Digital and Social for American Golf. “It allows us to see intimately into the experience of our customers at each of our nearly 100 courses and properties.” In a press statement, Salesforce.com, which is now helping to fund Venuelabs, said it intends to use its new $100 million investment, Salesforce Ventures, to support companies that are involved with

able to practice and compete in their sport,” Thomas said.  The first game since the pandemic started took place in January with the women’s and men’s basketball team playing Whitman College. Since then men’s volleyball, football, soccer and swimming have all had a chance to play. Fans are not allowed to attend games as of yet, but most events can be viewed via livestream. Read Previous PLU nursing students help vaccinate nearly 1200 people at on-campus event Read Next PLU President Allan Belton

of innovation. “From the technology, to the business model, to game mechanics – games have fundamentally evolved at one of the fastest paces in all of technology,” he says. Another highlight, he says, is managing people. He still enjoys the business of product management and the craft of design, but it’s the personal collaboration that excites him the most.  “I get to spend a lot of my time identifying, hiring and coaching talent,” he says. “I really enjoy finding people that have passion and