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Student. A Q&A session and book signing will follow her lecture.“Erin’s lecture speaks to the fundamental need of being seen, a necessary topic at a critical time,” said Wendy Gardiner, Ph.D., PLU’s Jollita Hyland Benson Endowed Chair in Elementary Education. “Less than 7 percent of children’s books published in recent years were written by authors of color. This is another area of invisibility that Erin’s work addresses–creating vivid characters, writing about  friendship, family, adventure, bravery

excited. I like to make people happy, provide entertainment and provide resources to people. Seeing people face-to-face, even having a conversation like this in-person, is making me super excited. At the same time, we’re going to keep thinking about how we can move forward and break down some of these barriers — see if we can work together to progress further than RHA has been in the past. Read Previous Major Minute: Andrea Munro on Chemistry Read Next PLU Wind Ensemble: Musica Ignota LATEST POSTS PLU

definitions of innovation all center around one word: forward.  People who are innovative are forward-thinking and forward-moving, and innovative products or ideas are ones that take us forward.  Modern innovation is not confined to business or economics, though. It can be found in every aspect of life, from health care and ethical thought to politics, religion, food production, and the entertainment industry. PLU’s 20-credit minor is interdisciplinary, with courses from 11 different schools and

argument, that the interest rate should be left alone for now, was developed in concert with economics majors Drew Gardner, Amy Spieker, Justin Peterson and Kelby May. The argument eventually won the day as the group debated into the afternoon. Debates like this, whether as a learning tool or the real thing, are what make economics exciting, Gould said. “It’s not like there is one right answer in economics,” he said. “Economics really forces one to rely on their thinking skills.” During the conference

half, so now the average is about eight years old. This is, in part, because the university has changed its way of thinking when it comes to acquiring and using maintenance vehicles. “We used to ask ourselves ‘how much can we spend for a vehicle?’ We’d try to save the university money by acquiring older ones,” Kohler said. “Now we ask ourselves ‘what is the cost of the whole life of the vehicle?’” For Kohler, that means spending more money upfront on, say, a Prius or an all-electric maintenance van

since 2003 – its reputation and reach continues to grow with each event. “We want to be able to have broad conversations on global issues,” said Neal Sobania, executive director of the Wang Center for Global Education. “That is what the symposia have always been about – to get students to engage with the experts in the field.” The overarching goal of PLU’s biennial international symposia is to stimulate serious thinking about contemporary issues and to provide a forum for the campus community and

April 11, 2011 Branding PLU’s Hebrew Idol By Chris Albert In its fourth season, Antonios Finitsis says the show just keeps on growing. This year, Finitsis, assistant professor of religion, worked closely with the Digital Media Center’s Nick Butler to revamp the Hebrew Idol logo. PLU’s Hebrew Idol is in its fourth year. This year’s finalists are “Absalom: True Confessions,” “Samson: With a Hero like this Who Needs Villians?,” and “Jephthah’s Daughter.” “I kept thinking I had to be more

keynote address on three problems in food ethics from Paul B. Thompson, the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics at Michigan State University. About 50 students, staff, professors, and community members turned out for the event, including junior Political Science and Global Studies double major Kenny Stancil. “Food is just one of my general academic interests,” Stancil said. “I was intrigued when he pointed out both Singer and Sen’s frameworks for thinking about food ethics

landslide caused by his views on immigration, and the Hispanic percentages of the American population. The Republican Party has realized this, and bipartisan committees are trying to draft up new immigration legislation. There is no longer any use in thinking about this country as anything but a diversely racial nation. This was his intent, ending with a question, “What will it mean to be white, when whiteness is no longer the norm?” Read Previous These pipes are playing Read Next PLU ROTC named top