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September 1, 2011 President Loren J. Anderson gives his 20th and final state of the university address before faculty and staff Wednesday, Aug. 31 in Olson Auditorium. (Photo by John Froschauer) The State of PLU By Chris Albert During PLU’s Fall Conference, President Loren J. Anderson gave his 20th and final state of the university address on Aug. 31 in Olson Auditorium. Before PLU faculty and staff, he reflected on a year of achievement, the “Epic Moments” of the past year and the future

to manage the diversity center, and that is my focus now, all these years later, as an AVP. The core of what I do and why I do it has not changed. What’s the first word that comes to mind when you think of well-being?That probably depends on the day, but today I’ll say interdependence. Great word! How does it connect with well-being?My well-being has a lot to do with the people around me and the people I care for, and whether they are well. I think someone’s well-being is in relationship with and

classes aligned to pursue the chemistry degree. What did you learn as a biology TA and chemistry stockroom worker? As a TA, I found myself learning new ideas from students that I might not have thought of, on the same question I had a couple of years ago. I love working with Marlys [Nesset], she puts me on dish duty, but that is what I choose to do. It humbles you. If I did not do this, people would not be able to do their lab experiments. Tell me about your interest in medical school. When I was a

teams built student-centered goals, directed by the Namibian teacher’s priorities. Maura Gannon ’10, a multilingual specialist for the Federal Way school district, primarily worked with principal Lionel Samuels, using classroom walkthroughs to provide teacher feedback and discussing the challenges of being a leader who sometimes has to make difficult decisions. Though Maura has never been an administrator in the U.S., she’s often supported them, and in working with Lionel, realized how much she

this March in St. Louis, Missouri. At an intimate gathering of no more than 30 PKD members, surrounded by photos and memorabilia of a long-lived, well-loved organization, Bartanen was inducted into the centennial hall of fame. With humor and humility he addressed the closest members of his PKD family, thanking them for the honor and sharing the story of his first experience with forensics. “[After my first debate] I understood my vocation, I understood the life lessons of what we do in this

’ Society meets every Friday at 3pm. At each meeting, we study an ancient piece of text written in a dead language. Members often volunteer to read the text aloud in the best way that we can manage, usually with help from Professor Brown. We discuss grammatical concepts of older languages such as Old English and Old Saxon, the origins of particular modern words and where they derived from, as well as translate these texts into modern English as best as we can.  Brown’s path to creating the Dead

and the Creative Arts. Both biblical testaments attest that, “In the beginning was the Word.” Both reveal the divinely creative power of words. For the Gospel of John in the New Testament and for the Stoics, λόγος was both Word and Reason. And in the study of words, in the wrestling with language, is equally the quest for humane (self-)understanding and the creative articulation of Truth—for who we are, where we have come from, and where we are going. This is the perennial conversation of the

children and grandchildren who never understood why their parents or grandparents acted the way they did,” Kitajo said. “Those moments are probably some of the most emotional that I’ve seen on the pilgrimage, when you hear from family members, ‘I have never seen my grandpa cry until today.’” Kitajo volunteered to be on the Minidoka Pilgrimage board after completing his first trip, and now serves as co-chair. Kitajo says he loves working to make the pilgrimage happen, seeing participation grow and

August 20, 2013 Professor Joanna Gregson did research into writers of romance novels and found herself intrigued and surprised. (John Froschauer, Photographer) Romancing the readers isn’t that easy, prof discovers in research project By Steve Hansen It all started when a box of pink and lavender romance novels arrived at Professor of Sociology Joanna Gregson’s office. The box came from a friend and fellow sociology professor with whom Gregson attended graduate school. It was in response to a

when they selected PLU as a recipient of the 2009 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. Earlier during convocation, Brian Whalen, chairman of the selection committee, presented PLU faculty and staff with the award. Whalen said, a committee member said it best when they summed up this university – “PLU is one of the best internationalized institutions I have ever seen…PLU should serve as an inspiring model for achieving internationalization.” PLU is the first and only private