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, practice, he said. Quoting from Malcolm Gladwell’s book “The Outliers,” Anderson said that very successful people don’t simply pop out of the box that way. But rather, they usually encounter a unique opportunity and work very hard at their craft. Before Bill Gates Jr. became a billionaire, he snuck out of his room to work at computers at his high school. The Beatles first booked gigs in dingy small clubs in Germany, for up to 12 hours a day, seven days a week. He encouraged the students to find a topic
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program took PLU students all over the world, with courses designed and taught by PLU professors offered in England, Germany, Greece, Mexico, and Peru. The experiences were fruitful for both students and professors, in spite of challenges presented by the pandemic. “Study away is one of the big reasons why I chose PLU,” says Anna Van Vleet, theater major. She visited Greece this J-term as a part of professor Antonios Finitsis’ Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean course. She chose to visit Greece
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innovation management, entrepreneurship and closely held enterprises, and supply chain management. It also features a 10-day international experience at no extra cost. Recent destinations include France, Spain, China, Dubai, Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland and Peru. Students describe the experience as “amazing” and cite it as a major asset to the program. “Our MBA program is very unique due to our focus on global education,” said Mulder. “From courses to the incredible MBA International Experience
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,” Franklin said. “It’s more of a family and you know each other.” Her formal education began as a nurse in her home state of South Carolina. She then moved to a military base in Germany with her husband and started a family. Eventually, her husband’s military career relocated the family to Tacoma where Franklin has remained ever since. Rosa Franklin '74An undated photo during her time with the Washington state Legislature. (Photo courtesy of Franklin) “My first job was in New Jersey, and then New York
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professors, you get to see people,” Franklin said. “It’s more of a family and you know each other.” Her formal education began as a nurse in her home state of South Carolina. She then moved to a military base in Germany with her husband and started a family. Eventually, her husband’s military career relocated the family to Tacoma where Franklin has remained ever since. Rosa Franklin '74An undated photo during her time with the Washington state Legislature. (Photo courtesy of Franklin) “My first job was
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selections from the choir’s award-winning participation at the 2011 Harmonie Festival, held in Limburg-Lindenholzhausen, Germany, where Choir of the West competed with ensembles from over forty-seven nations. The album also features works from the choir’s performance at the 2012 American Choral Directors Association Northwestern Division Conference. The title work of the album was composed by PLU student Jason Michael Saunders.Listen to album selections on SoundCloud!Purchase A Child is BornThe music on
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Special Edition: “… and justice for all?” ‹ Resolute Online: Spring 2015 Home Features Germany J-Term Women’s Center at 25 Jehane Noujaim It’s On Us Attaway Lutes Editor’s Note On Campus Discovery Research Accolades Lute Library Blogs Alumni News Alumni Profiles Homecoming 2015 Twin Cities ‘Waste Not’ Seattle Connections Easter Egg Hunt Night at the Rainiers Alumni Events Class Notes Family and Friends Submit a Class Note Calendar Home Features Germany J-Term Women’s Center at 25 Jehane Noujaim
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International Honors Mission & GoalsAt PLU, four core foundations define the honors curriculum: multidisciplinary approaches historical and internationally focused study intentional intellectual formation and ethical reflection, and the establishment of a cohesive learning community. Multidisciplinary Approaches: In the modern university, the disciplines are usually compartmentalized: you won’t find physics, for example, intersecting with economics or French. PLU’s International Honors
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Grohmann). The Lutheran intellectual tradition, then, was closely allied with a renewed liberal arts curriculum, which in the cases of Erasmus and Luther was highly rhetorical, taking the study of words seriously. Moreover, this tradition continued the Renaissance appreciation of the arts and music, and remained open to the emerging modern sciences. The German universities of the Enlightenment consequently developed what Sydney Ahlstrom called the “critical Lutheran tradition.” These liberal
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“thoughtful inquiry” with “service” and “care for others.” At Pacific Lutheran University, this questioning continues among a faculty committed to the advance of knowledge in the many disciplines which constitute the modern university. Whether through experimentation in the natural sciences, critical assessment of received traditions in the humanities and fine arts, or field and clinical research in the social sciences, PLU professors are committed to a teaching and learning environment that introduces
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