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On October 9, 2019, the PLU community will welcome Sven Beckert of Harvard University to give the 15th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Chris Knutson Lecture Hall, located in the…
Sven Beckert of Harvard University to Deliver Benson Lecture Posted by: halvormj / July 31, 2019 July 31, 2019 On October 9, 2019, the PLU community will welcome Sven Beckert of Harvard University to give the 15th Annual Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History. The lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the Chris Knutson Lecture Hall, located in the Anderson University Center. Professor Beckert is Laird Bell Professor of American History at Harvard, where he teaches the history
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By Michael Halvorson ’85 On Thursday October 19, 2023, the PLU community welcomed Glory M. Liu of Johns Hopkins University to present the 17th Dale E. Benson Lecture in Business and Economic History . The lecture took place in the Regency Room of the Anderson University…
conversation with Dr. Liu and students in Xavier Hall, hosted by Prof. Halvorson. Dr. Liu’s lecture explored the legacy of Adam Smith in the United States and the influence of Smith’s ideas in American thought, politics, and culture. The talk related to Liu’s recent book Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher became an Icon of American Capitalism (Princeton, 2022). This week, PLU’s Business and Economic History program released a recording of the lecture, complete with slides, introductory
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The Renewable Energy Scholarship Foundation expects to award eighteen or more scholarships in 2025. Each scholarship is a cash award of $3000, $5000 or $7000 with no strings attached. Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students studying and preparing for careers in support of renewable…
college student, an undergraduate student, and an early graduate student, respectively. Two scholarships have a preference for Native American or Alaskan Native students and are not restricted to our “home” area. The remaining scholarships are available to students at any level. Application deadline is January 31, 2025. Eligibility and Criteria Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students studying and preparing for careers in support of renewable energy and the decarbonization of our energy
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The Pacific Lutheran University Chorale is a mixed choir comprised primarily—though not exclusively—of freshmen and sophomore singers spanning a variety of academic disciplines.
Educators Association (2010) and American Choral Directors Association (2006). In March 2012, the ensemble performed for the ACDA Northwest Division Conference.
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Resident Instructor of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics | paternnj@plu.edu | 253-535-8169
or Expertise Introductory Statistics Statistical Computing Selected Presentations Cascadia R Conference, Teaching Non-STEM Students to Code (June 2021) Professional Memberships/Organizations American Statistical Association , (2020 - Present)
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology | Department of Psychology | cmb@plu.edu | 253-535-7650
Emphasis or Expertise Military veteran reacclimation to civilian life College matriculation for military veterans Professional Memberships/Organizations American Psychological Association Western Psychological Association Psychologists Teaching at Community Colleges
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The Center’s mission to gather people to promote human and ecological flourishing leads us each year to highlight an alumnus, alumna, or friend of the university who exemplifies this mission.
Annual Wild Hope AwardThe Center’s mission to gather people to promote human and ecological flourishing leads us each year to highlight an alumnus, alumna, or friend of the university who exemplifies this mission.Tono Sablan (2024 Winner) Tono Sablan (PLU 2018) is the executive director for the Blue Zones Project in Parkland and Spanaway.Rick Steves (2023 Winner) Rick Steves is an American travel writer and leader in social assistance to those struggling with poverty; view his presentation
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Many of these stories begin in the 1990s, a decade that, for queer Lutes, was symbolically ushered in by the joint decision of two professors—Beth Kraig and Tom Campbell—to come out of the closet
. Beth Kraig Are you brave or are you insane for coming out at a Lutheran university in the 90s… or are you just doing the right thing? Read her story Beth Kraig, Professor of History in phased retirement, and one the first two openly queer faculty members at PLU. Brian Norman How do you move institutions towards living the values they claim to hold? Read his story Brian Norman ’99, student activist and American and African-American Literature scholar. Colleen Hacker How tough do you have to be to
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Professor of Biology | Department of Biology | aumanaj@plu.edu | 253-535-8485 | Dr.
American Society for Microbiology , (1999 - Present) American Association for the Advancement of Science , (1999 - Present) Biography Dr. Ann Auman is Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) and a Professor of Biology. After completing undergraduate degrees in Microbiology and Molecular and Cell Biology at the Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Auman completed her Ph.D. in Microbiology at the University of Washington. There, her thesis research focused on analyzing
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Robert Marshall Wells was looking out the window of his corner office at AT&T, where he was working as a public relations specialist, looking beyond the rolling hills and D.C.-area cityscape, not really seeing anything. Wells was pondering his future. He had already racked up…
Education and Journalism: Hard work and worth the effort Posted by: Todd / November 19, 2012 November 19, 2012 Robert Marshall Wells was looking out the window of his corner office at AT&T, where he was working as a public relations specialist, looking beyond the rolling hills and D.C.-area cityscape, not really seeing anything. Wells was pondering his future. He had already racked up an impressive set of credentials, with a bachelor’s of general studies from American University in Washington
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