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  • Written works preserve our history, describe our current reality and color our future beyond imagination.

    Arts (PPAP): Literature The PLU literature program introduces students to the great literary traditions of Britain, North America and the English-speaking world, as well as courses in ethnic American, women’s and world literature. At the heart of the program are courses organized by historical period, allowing students to read the great works that define the periods and explore the ways in which cultural contexts have an impact on the literary imagination. Students who select the emphasis on

  • In 2022 — when polarities abound and institutions and individuals alike have been called to reflect, redefine and transform — what does it mean to call the work of equity “innovative”? As a concept, innovation can be used interchangeably with words like ingenuity, progress, newness,…

    Froschauer/PLU) REFRAMING THE QUESTIONNarrator: What do you think of the idea that the very act of prioritizing diversity and inclusion work in an institution is innovative? And that those leading D&I-related change must think in innovative ways — as we are here as we do the unpacking Jen mentioned — to bust through structures that have been erected? Jen: Well, I think the structures are actually underneath us. Because we pushed them down and suppressed them. The very foundation of the work we do is on

  • Below are links to Mortvedt Library or open web materials by panelists and PLU faculty participating in the Wang Center 2022 symposium, HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL. Panelists: Eamonn Baker Video interview with Eamon Baker who gives an account of his experience on Bloody Sunday (January 30, 1972); the impact this had on his...

    Below are links to Mortvedt Library or open web materials by panelists and PLU faculty participating in the Wang Center 2022 symposium, HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL. Panelists: Eamonn Baker Video interview with Eamon Baker who gives an account of his experience on Bloody Sunday (January 30, 1972); the impact this had on his time at Queen’s University, Belfast; and his experience working with young people on the issue of community relations. Elena Calderón UndocuJoy blog by

  • New biology lab an interactive plus for students By Barbara Clements The lab tucked in the north side of the Rieke Science Center is all about drywall, dust and stacks of cabinets right now. But come spring semester, the new Louis and Lydia Sheffels Biology…

    winter, the only way to instruct the students on correct steps to generate a graph in excel, for example, was to have the professor move from one work station to the next. The combination of the SMART board, computers station and overhead projector will enable the professor to show how the procedure is done, while students follow along at their own work stations. Although there will be much new about the labs, one thing that won’t change is the student work stations, said Professor Angelia Alexander

  • By David Robbins It all started so simply, yet signs were there. In the spring and summer of 1969, I was looking for my first college teaching job as I completed my graduate music degree at the University of Michigan. Like so many seeking their…

    flights ahead. The 1970s at PLU were a time of change, a theme I later realized would repeat itself regularly. The 4-1-4 calendar was in its first iteration, with the January term called the Interim. Students were required to take two interim courses in their four years; faculty was encouraged to teach innovative courses outside the regular curriculum and even outside their specific disciplines. President William O. Rieke came to PLU in 1975 and soon after capital construction projects resumed

  • Finding a special place at PLU By David Robbins It all started so simply, yet signs were there. In the spring and summer of 1969, I was looking for my first college teaching job as I completed my graduate music degree at the University of…

    -country flights ahead. The 1970s at PLU were a time of change, a theme I later realized would repeat itself regularly. The 4-1-4 calendar was in its first iteration, with the January term called the Interim. Students were required to take two interim courses in their four years; faculty was encouraged to teach innovative courses outside the regular curriculum and even outside their specific disciplines. President William O. Rieke came to PLU in 1975 and soon after capital construction projects resumed

  • As a first-generation college student, Brandi Hilliard was nervous when she began her studies at Pacific Lutheran University. But those uncomfortable feelings soon diminished. “I found PLU to be a warm, supportive and an intimate community, which made it an easy place to fit in,”…

    sizes where professors knew my name and offered office hours to chat about academics, career options and life in general. How did your experience and background prepare and inspire you for your new role as Director of Career, Learning & Engagement?  Working with teenagers (as a high school English teacher) taught me that one of my biggest passions is helping students find their vocational calling, and then helping them turn their dreams into reality. Are you working on any projects that you would

  • Photo 1 Director Pablo Martínez Pessi and students Elmer Coria-Islas, Kate Hall and Kaja Gjelde-Bennett. Photo Courtesy of P. Martínez Pessi. Photo 2 Film Screening Photo Courtesy of P.

    also a challenging, disturbing experience that called into question their identities and their most important relationships. In the documentary, the children–today adults in their 30s and 40s living in Denmark, Italy, Spain, Belgium and Uruguay– opened up to Martínez Pessi to talk about their feelings then and today about their famous trip and the impact it had in their lives. The screening of “Your Parents Will Come Back” and Pablo Martínez Pessi´s visit were possible thanks to the support of

  • Assistant Professor of Communication, Film & Media Studies | Communication, Media & Design Arts | bphipps@plu.edu | 253-535-7573 | Dr.

    : New Horizons (2022) Conference Paper, Rhetorical Society of America, Trolling Teens vs. Trump: TikTok and the 2020 Presidential Campaign (2022) Competitive Paper – Visual Communication Division, National Communication Association, Visual Hyper-enthymemes: The Transformative Harm Behind Gendered Horror and Editing in Donald Trump’s YouTube Attacks (2021) Conference Paper, National Communication Association, Getting Back up Again After Being Knocked Down’: Capturing Undergraduate Students’ Language

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  • Karen McConnell, Ph.D., has been named Associate Vice President and Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer at Pacific Lutheran University. McConnell joined PLU in 1998 as a faculty member in Kinesiology and was appointed Dean of the School of Education & Kinesiology in the fall of 2018.…

    university’s achievement of mission fulfillment.  Throughout the spring semester, McConnell will continue to prioritize her responsibilities as Dean while gradually moving into her new role. She will fully transition to the role of Associate Vice President and Chief Institutional Effectiveness Officer in June. Read Previous Keeping up with the rising costs of higher education (PLU highlighted) Read Next Confronting Mental Health: How the PLU community is demonstrating transformative care COMMENTS*Note: All