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  • the hands of their own government. Now, the MFT graduate is working to launch her own practice to help immigrants and refugees facing similar trauma. Read More Fortifying Health Within Prison Walls Eric Larsen ’09 worked for years as a biologist for the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. As he rose through the ranks and the work became more sequestered, he started craving a job that made a more immediate impact. So, at 46 years old, he entered PLU’s entry-level MSN program. Now, he treats

  • might not understand the ins and outs of higher education. For those learning to navigate the language and culture of college, here are five things every current and incoming first-in-the-family student should know. Read More Pave the Way Maria Chávez, chair of politics and government, pulls from her own first-generation experience as she addresses the opportunity gap in her work. She brought her story to an annual conference in the fall, which aimed to advance equity, expand opportunity and

  • next? Concerts in Tulsa, New York, and Columbus, then I have this new ballet coming up with Columbus Dance Theater, and the quartet is playing another new work of mine in Cleveland. For my own projects, I’m writing a song cycle and a set of viola caprices. After that, who knows?

  • exchanges with other indigenous groups. Before beginning her work with the Samish, she worked with an indigenous population in Rwanda. “There’s power in bringing our voices together and learning about one another,” she said. That’s why canoe journey, in particular, is so important. “It’s incredible to see how big this event has grown,” Hall said. “Every year, there are more and more canoes that participate.”

  • encounter psalm excerpts sung in Hebrew, Latin plain song, German chorales, Anglican chant, and contemporary jazz. 3:00 p.m. – Dabru Emet: A Jewish Perspective on Christians and Christianity Rabbi Bruce Kadden, Lecturer in Religion, PLU; Temple Beth-El, Tacoma Dabru Emet (Hebrew for  “Speak the Truth”) proposes a series of theses concerning Jewish views of Christianity and a call for Jews and Christians to work together for justice in the world. Signed by over 220 rabbis and Jewish scholars, Dabru Emet

  • Kapowsin High School’s Trumpet Coach. Autumn is insane for doing all of this but couldn’t love it more!  She loves the process and can’t wait for the outcome of all her hard work! Jess Mason Jess Mason is a third year Music Performance and Music Education major, minoring in Hispanic Studies.  They are from Portland, Oregon.  They have been playing trumpet for 9 years.  They’re in the Wind Ensemble and Symphony Orchestra. This fall they are studying away in Oaxaca, Mexico. Connor Kaczkowski My name is

  • grad school info night at PLU, hosted by Phi Alpha Theta! There you’ll learn all the steps necessary to apply. Reach out to professors in the programs that interest you to find an advisor you will work well with. Tips for that first year in graduate school: For Carli, it was crucial to make her apartment a calming space where she could decompress from school, so she tried to study my mostly in a library or a cafe. Find a non-academic outlet! Carli (a swimmer at PLU) chose group exercise classes

  • Ghostbusters through the lens of religious dialogues. The way we interpret Ghostbusters is that each of the main Ghostbusters is sort of a category of these archetypes.” Henrik Hamer Rojahn is a PLU senior, majoring in English Writing. He completed this article as part of his work in English 425: Nonfiction Writing Capstone. Read Previous New Faculty Profile: Adam Arnold Read Next A Conversation with Dr. Moneyang and Dr. Ortigas LATEST POSTS Gaps and Gifts May 26, 2022 Academic Animals: Making Nonhuman

  • majority of unearthed Chinese materials available in electronic form, Zhu can work from whichever country he likes, as long as there’s Wi-Fi.  As an instructor, Xi Zhu has prior experience teaching Chinese language and literature courses at the University of Colorado Boulder and at the UW. Still, Zhu acknowledges that he is “a rookie” among PLU’s other professors. With this difference, though, Zhu suspects there are strengths. “As a student, I feel like I can relate my study and the learning experience

  • The Adaptation of Learning Posted by: dupontak / May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 By Levia Roskopf '21Creative Writing MajorIn March 2020 PLU shifted to online learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. “How will classes work? Will there still be group projects? Will Capstone presentations still happen? How long will it be like this?”These are just some of the questions students and faculty alike were asking. The process of teaching changed in this time, professors have found themselves altering