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  • The Matrix news for Pacific Lutheran University.

    Social Innovation at PLU By Sarah Cornell-Maier When I think of social innovation, the first thing that I think of is creatively combining new social practices with existing infrastructure. Some useful examples include fair trade organizations , which provide equity in trading relationships through an integrated supply chain, and… March 12, 2018 Innovation Studies minorMark MulderSarah Cornell-MaierSocial InnovationThe Matrix

  • Professor Emerita and Faculty Fellow in Humanities | Religion | killenpo@plu.edu | Patricia O’Connell Killen, professor emerita, taught courses in the Department of Religion and in the International Core at PLU from 1989 through 2010.

    Patricia O’Connell Killen Professor Emerita and Faculty Fellow in Humanities Email: killenpo@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987 M.A., Stanford University, 1976 B.A., Gonzaga University, 1974 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise History of Christianity in North America Religion and Spirituality in the Pacific Northwest Theological Reflection and Faith-Inspired Higher Education Books The Future of Catholicism in America (New York: Columbia University Press 2019

  • In the face of massive environmental change, many people may feel that there is nothing much that can be done. But environmental scholars like Dr. Sarah Robinson-Bertoni are striving to challenge people to take action and not lose hope. Robinson-Bertoni is a visiting assistant professor…

    -Bertoni is a visiting assistant professor here at PLU in the departments of Religion and Environmental Studies. She is originally from Oakland, California, and has had a passion for helping the environment from a young age. During her Senior year of high school, Robinson-Bertoni had the opportunity to take courses at the University of California, Berkeley, and she chose to first take an environmental studies class. From there, she went on to get her Bachelor of Arts degree at Berkeley in American

  • Together, the ports of Tacoma and Seattle are the fourth-largest container gateway for containerized cargo shipping between Asia and major distribution points in the Midwest, Ohio Valley and the East Coast. For this installment of Lute Powered, we interviewed three PLU alumni who are serving…

    Lute Powered: Port of Tacoma and Northwest Seaport Alliance Posted by: Zach Powers / November 7, 2022 Image: Port leaders John Wolfe, Eric Johnson and Mark Miller all say PLU helped prepare them for their careers. November 7, 2022 Together, the ports of Tacoma and Seattle are the fourth-largest container gateway for containerized cargo shipping between Asia and major distribution points in the Midwest, Ohio Valley and the East Coast. For this installment of Lute Powered, we interviewed three

  • The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support, and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded graduate training for MS and PhD degrees…

    Training opportunities in worker health and safety The Northwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety - University of Washington Posted by: alemanem / October 13, 2023 October 13, 2023 The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support, and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded graduate training

  • Editor’s note: PLU students will be live Tweeting the event, join in the conversation by following the hashtag #rockthecasbah from the PLU News Twitter account . If you are not able to attend checkout plu.edu for a live webstream of the event. Ambassador Chris Stevens…

    last year when militants attacked the embassy there. Wright has travelled and written extensively around the Middle East. In her lecture at Pacific Lutheran University on Feb. 21 at 10:30 am in the Lagerquist Concert Hall, Wright will expand on the about the issues discussed in her book “Rock The Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World.” In the book and during her lecture, Wright will look back at the decade since the 9-11 attacks, and talk about the changes in the Arab world

  • Students in Professor Amy Young ’s Fall and Spring Strategic Communication classes created a crowdfunding campaign with Undue Medical Debt that raised nearly $19,000 which, in turn, settles nearly $1.9M in medical debt for our neighbors in Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Students researched key audiences…

    nearly $19,000 which, in turn, settles nearly $1.9M in medical debt for our neighbors in Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Students researched key audiences through surveys and focus groups, strategized and planned communications to reach those audiences, and learned to run significant fundraising campaigns. Undue Medical Debt is the only nonprofit in the medical debt forgiveness sector. Students chose to work on this campaign for their neighbors in the Pacific Northwest, and to use their education in

  • Nancy Simpson-Younger sits at her desk, poised to explain how communicating remotely is completely different from speaking face-to-face, when a loud bang sounds from behind her. She laughs. “That was my cat knocking the little whiteboard off the back of the bookshelf.” She considers the…

    Scholarship, Sleep, and Self in the Pandemic Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Jenna Muller '22English Writing MajorNancy Simpson-Younger sits at her desk, poised to explain how communicating remotely is completely different from speaking face-to-face, when a loud bang sounds from behind her.She laughs. “That was my cat knocking the little whiteboard off the back of the bookshelf.” She considers the question again, saying, “There are moments like that, that you don’t expect

  • PLU top placer in the Peace Corps This year, Pacific Lutheran University ranks No.18 on Peace Corps’ 2013 Top Colleges for small schools. The annual list recognizes the highest volunteer-producing colleges and universities for small, medium, large and graduate institutions. There are currently 15 undergraduate…

    February 5, 2013 PLU top placer in the Peace Corps This year, Pacific Lutheran University ranks No.18 on Peace Corps’ 2013 Top Colleges for small schools. The annual list recognizes the highest volunteer-producing colleges and universities for small, medium, large and graduate institutions. There are currently 15 undergraduate alumni from PLU serving overseas. Last year PLU produced only 9 volunteers, and by doubling their number this year they have joined the top 25 volunteer-producing schools

  • We are Pacific Lutheran University. Inquiry. Service. Leadership. Care. PLU seeks to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care – for other people, for their

    health care, technology, the performing arts, and education. Allan Belton, President Pacific Lutheran University My PLU education taught me to think critically, challenge the status quo, and advocate for my community. PLU was also where I found my passion for both the outdoors and environmental advocacy. I fell in love with Puget Sound and Mount Rainier and enjoyed exploring both...I loved my time at PLU. Shannon Murphy ‘07, President Washington Conservation Voters PLU is a caring community that

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