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  • New History Course Examines Innovation and Ethics https://www.plu.edu/history/news/new-history-course-examines-innovation-and-ethics/

    for History and Philosophy students, and those interested in Innovation Studies. After sitting down with Professor Michael Halvorson, one of the instructors, I think that the new course will be a fascinating introduction to very tangible skills–with a few surprises. Two Classes in One Michael Halvorson, Director of Innovation Studies An important aspect of Hist/Phil 248 is that it is really two classes built into one. Students register for the History 248 section (led by Michael Halvorson) or the

  • How Keegan Dolan’s PLU Mentor Helped Land Him A Dream Internship In Boston https://www.plu.edu/economics/news/how-keegan-dolans-plu-mentor-helped-land-him-a-dream-internship-in-boston/

    How Keegan Dolan’s PLU Mentor Helped Land Him A Dream Internship In Boston Hard work pays off. Networking is key. Relationships are everything. Just ask PLU's Keegan Dolan '22. Posted by: tpotts / July 13, 2022 July 13, 2022 While this advice might sound cliché, people give it often, and for good reason. Just ask Pacific Lutheran University’s Keegan Dolan ’22. Dolan, a double major in philosophy and economics, is in the midst of a prestigious summer internship at the Analysis Group’s

  • Capstones Spring 2018 https://www.plu.edu/history/capstones-spring-2018/

    -12:25pm - Molly Munsterman12:30-1:00pm - Kate Wiley1:05-1:35 pm - Rachel Watkins11:55am-12:25pm - Molly Munsterman Staying Above the Waves: Surviving and Fighting Racism in Portland, Oregon 12:30-1:00pm - Kate Wiley “Labels Don’t Mean a Thing”: Self-determination and Tyree Scott’s Philosophy on Minority Workers Rights Activism 1:05-1:35 pm - Rachel Watkins “Polite” Seattle vs. “Angry” Boston: A Case Study of School Desegregation, 1960s-1980s Monday, May 21, Morken 10311:00-11:30am - Siobhan

  • Environmental Summer Jobs! https://www.plu.edu/chemistry/news/2019/04/22/environmental-summer-jobs/

    environmental and social change groups -Educate and engage citizens on pressing issues -Recruit, train, and manage a team of staff in the office and in the field -Meet with directors each week to evaluate progress and provide input on hiring decisions, goals, and priorities While on staff, you will gain knowledge of pressing concerns facing our country, learn how to effectively generate public support, and gain a firm understanding of the political process. Why Apply? You should apply if you want to… -Make

  • Event raises issue of gay marriage https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2008/11/03/event-raises-issue-of-gay-marriage/

    November 3, 2008 Harmony invites campus into the discussion There are a lot of people listening about how candidates are going to address issues that are important to them this election. With concerns like the economy being at the forefront of political discussion, the Harmony Club wanted to make sure issues that they care about aren’t forgotten.“We’re trying to raise awareness of queer issues in this election,” said Cate Fisher, club co-commissioner. The club brought issues like gay marriage

  • Colleen Hacker Video – Resolute Online: Winter 2019 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2019/colleen-hacker/

    Colleen Hacker Video – Resolute Online: Winter 2019 Search Features Features Welcome Bring Your Whole Self Travel as a Political Act Power Paddle to Puyallup Strong Link of Three Alternative Transportation The Reboot of Outdoor Rec PLU’s Podcast Push Gallery Discovery Discovery Accolades Lute Library PLU Pledge Blogs Alumni News Alumni News Homecoming Recap Connection Events Free Career Hacks Annual Report Legacy Lutes Nesvig Hike Senate Debate Class Notes Class Notes Obituaries Submit a Class

  • Resources & Links https://www.plu.edu/understanding-the-world/resources-links/

    buildup to the Beijing Olympics. Franklin Foer, How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization (Harper Perennial, 2005) A fascinating read about globalization and the role of culture by looking at soccer as an expression of national identity, economic and political power in various communities around the world, especially South America and Europe. Richard Hoffer, Something in the Air: American Passion and Defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics (Free Press, 2009) Story of the

  • Contributors – Acclaim 2016-17 https://www.plu.edu/acclaim/2016-17/contributors/

    Mollie Smith ’17 Started November 17, 2016 Mollie is a senior Global Studies and Political Science major with a minor in Chinese Studies. As a student worker in the School of Arts and Communication, she has been an invaluable asset in loading in stories, formatting widgets, resizing...

  • Samuel Torvend ’73 https://www.plu.edu/understanding-the-world/staff/samuel-torvend-73/

    Samuel Torvend ’73 Associate Professor of European Religious History Biography Biography Samuel Torvend teaches courses in the history of Christianity and historical courses on specific topics. In all of these courses, his early interest in the relationship between Christian insights and practices with a culture’s social, economic, and political systems continues to engage students with the power of religion to shape public life. He also teaches an introductory course in the International

  • Alumni Profile: Tom Paulson ’80 https://www.plu.edu/news/archive/2014/04/06/alumni-profile-tom-paulson-a%C2%80%C2%9980/

    , “It’s not what you say, but how you say it.” Paulson honed his ability to say things brilliantly at PLU, where he majored in Chemistry and moonlighted as a philosopher, with a particular interest in the Philosophy of Science. Then, Paulson counted himself “part of the massive pre-med crowd,” following the vocational itinerary of his father—until he began to write for The Mooring Mast and discovered a philosophy of journalism. “I was getting irritated by bad reporting on science and environmentalism