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Alumna kicks up heels in Seattle production of “Oklahoma!” Posted by: Mandi LeCompte / February 21, 2012 February 21, 2012 Kirsten deLohr Helland ’10 never considered being an actor during her early years at Pacific Lutheran University. Actually, she was thinking about being a psychology major as she mulled over her future in her sophomore year. That is, until Assistant Professor of Theatre Brian Desmond insisted that she try out for a part in “Cabaret.” She lobbed back excuses. Too much

ideas around gender are challenged. 3rd Place: Picnic (Diptych) by Teagan James ’22 (painting & found photo) I was immediately drawn to this diptych when I entered the gallery. I was impressed with the translation of a found black and white photo into a larger painting in color, and I appreciated them being hung alongside each other, both framed. Honorable Mention #1: Glup by Jack Mahr ’22 (sculpture) This clay sculpture really intrigued me. I spent a lot of time trying to understand its reference

The Women’s Center at 25: Stories of Inspiration and Impact Posted by: Sandy Dunham / March 5, 2015 Image: People gather at the Women’s Center for a retreat. (PLU file photo) March 5, 2015 By Sandy Deneau DunhamPLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, Wash. (March 4, 2015)—Since its founding in 1990, Pacific Lutheran University’s Women’s Center has empowered women and their allies to become advocates for gender equity and social justice. Along the way, through education, counseling, mentoring and

often so very chaotic and painful? That to me is important.”  Why the Digital Humanities Lab Impacts UsSharing Passion for Scholarship Read Previous Sharing Passion for Scholarship: The Kelmer Roe Fellowships in the Humanities Read Next Connection through Translation LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman Creatures Matter in Universities May 26, 2022 Gendered Tongues: Issues of Gender in the Foreign Language Classroom May 26, 2022 Introduction May 26, 2022

life takes them.  We teach Aristotle in the language he spoke, we explore issues of race and ethnicity in part by relating them to such issues in the Greco-Roman world, and we are tracing the roots of the contemporary medical profession thousands of years into history.Second, Classics is one of the most innovative academic programs at PLU. Our Classics faculty work with the departments of Women’s and Gender Studies, Religion, Honors, History, English, and Art, to create cross-listed and

: Born This Way and Fighting to Live – How Prejudice Contributes to Mental Health Outcomes of Sexual and Gender Minorities  A look at the impact of negative effects of stigma on LGBTQ+ individuals. Great work – and so creative! Read Previous Pacific Lutheran University Psychology Professor Meets with Members of Congress Read Next Pacific Lutheran University Professor Invited Speaker at United States Naval Academy LATEST POSTS Ricky Haneda ’22 | Psychology Major February 18, 2022 The Evolution of

June 16, 2009 Matters of Faith By Patricia O’Connell Killen, Ph.D. Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies Professor of Religion At PLU, students talk about spirituality. They think about the meaning of life – human experiences of love, joy, creativity, success, suffering, death, of making and keeping commitments, of extending oneself on behalf of others. Students grapple with the meaning of integrity. They seek to find a purpose, something that is, in the words of some of my former students

November 12, 2012 Shane Gutierrez takes a corner kick at PLU’s new soccer complex. Photo by John Froschauer. Fields of Dreams Changes to PLU’s athletic facilities will improve not only the student-athlete experience, but the experiences of all students By Steve Hansen In many ways, the season-opening 4-2 victory over Trinity Lutheran College was like so many women’s soccer matches on PLU’s lower campus. It was a beautiful blue-sky summer day with gray-and-white striations of Mt. Rainier

, for which psychologist Daniel Kahneman won the 2002 Nobel prize in economics. It proposes that people aren’t always trying to maximize benefits, but are paying attention to a benchmark. In this case, the benchmark is par. “Do golfers pay attention to par? Yes, they sit in it,” Reiman said. This is in contrast to neoclassical economic theory that says that people are always trying to better their situation given the constraints they face. The Economics of Golf was split into two sections in order

, adolescent, and sexual maturity, and bring them a new visceral incandescence–through the symbol of a car, and the context of abuse. In response to a precise question about “playing the pedophile,” Sorenson replied saying, “If I had to describe Uncle Peck, my description of his character would not be pedophile. “Yes there was at times a lot of apprehension. But I would remember and think to myself he is a scared man who has a twisted definition of what a loving relationship is. He thrives on feeling