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2020 Cohort Spotlight: Kendall Gilstad Posted by: Catherine Chan / May 27, 2020 Image: Kendall Gilstad (Source: Wheel of Fortune) May 27, 2020 Kendall Gilstad has much excitements to celebrate this year...moved to Washington, won the Wheel of Fortune contest, and admitted to the MSN program at PLU!She shares her goals and tips for considering graduate studies. What is one fun fact about yourself? One fun fact about me is that I am a recent Wheel of Fortune contestant and winner! What inspired

laughs at that, but notes that it’s been a great teaching experience – he’s teaching some of the fellow players Spanish, and he’s learning some Norwegian. Taylor plans to major in global studies and journalism, and take those skills back to Tumaco, Columbia, where he plans to do volunteer work in literacy camps. The area is very important to him. He was adopted at an early age, and lived in Gig Harbor, Washington, but Tumaco is where his birth parents are from. He relishes the opportunity to return

March 22, 2010 Starkovich named provost By Greg Brewis Steven P. Starkovich has been named provost and dean of graduate studies through the 2011-12 academic year. Provost Steven P. Starkovich He had been serving as acting provost this year during the sabbatical leave of Patricia O’Connell Killen. She is returning to her alma mater to become academic vice president at Gonzaga University in Spokane. Starkovich first came to PLU in the fall of 1992 to teach one course in the physics department as

April 19, 2010 Claim: The jury is still out about global warming Claire Todd, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies Recent events such as the snowstorms in the eastern United States have caused some to question whether or not global temperatures are increasing. To address these questions, we can turn to the instrumental temperature record, a record of temperatures measured directly by humans for the past 130 years. These measurements, made with thermometers and

Theological Seminary, will be the keynote speaker at the Lutheran Studies Conference on Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. A local community service project in recognition of the inauguration will occur on Sept. 22. A special concert performance in honor of the new president will take place in Lagerquist Concert Hall on Sept. 25. The All Alumni Homecoming Soiree at the Hotel Murano on Sept. 29 will close the month-long inaugural celebration. — To read a profile of PLU President Thomas W. Krise, click here. Read Previous

the Anderson University Center. She is the first Arab woman and second Muslim woman to win the Nobel Prize. Faculty-led discussion will be led by Professor Giovanna Urdangarain (Hispanic Studies). Discussion will also be led by the student organization Network for Peacebuilding and Conflict Management. For those who can’t make it to the PLU campus, the Peace Forum is being Livestreamed. Read Previous PLU students to take part in Nobel Peace Prize Forum Read Next MediaLab returns with a new

Senior Fulbright Lectureships in Japan. There he taught American history, comparative business history and American studies at Hiroshima University and two other universities in Fukuoka. In 2003, OSU named Blackford the Exemplary Faculty Member for the College of Humanities in recognition of his distinguished and sustained achievements in teaching, research and service. Mansel G. Blackford, Emeritus Professor of History at the Ohio State University, will speak about “Making Seafood Sustainable

PLU faculty members Claire Todd, Seth Dowland and Amy Young discuss the word ‘irrefutable’ (podcast) Posted by: Zach Powers / April 20, 2017 April 20, 2017 TACOMA, WASH. (April. 20, 2017)- The eleventh episode of “Open to Interpretation” features a discussion of the word “irrefutable” among host and Communication and Theatre Department Chair Amy Young, Associate Professor of Religion Seth Dowland, and Associate Professor of Geosciences and Environmental Studies Claire Todd.  “Open to

, Matthew Salzano ’18 and Alaa Alshaibani ’17, discuss faith formation, spiritual journeys and what a Lutheran higher education experience looks like from a different faith tradition.In its second episode, the podcast examines what teaching in the Lutheran tradition means from the perspective of PLU Lutheran Studies chair Marit Trelstad. In its third episode, Jen sits down with two students, Emily Shane ’19 and Alex Lund ’18, to discuss faith formation while growing up Lutheran and how their own faith

account. Read Previous PLU secures prestigious National Science Foundation grant for low-income STEM students Read Next PLU’s latest Fulbrights are delving into indigenous studies research, education COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better than how they found it June 24, 2024