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marketplace helped inspire a new set of courses at PLU. During the 2015-2016 academic year, the Religion department will be offering a new set of linked courses: Religion and Healing in Comparative Religions (Fall 2015, taught by Dr. Suzanne Crawford O’Brien) and Health and Healing in Christianity (Spring 2016, taught by Dr. Brenda Llewellyn Ihssen). The courses will be linked, so that the same groups of students will be automatically enrolled in the second course. This will not only foster consistency

, ethics and discretion, race and policing, and use of force. “I can only speak to these areas to a certain degree,” Premo said, “so having someone who works directly in that specialty area gives the students an opportunity to ask questions to someone currently working in that area.” The roughly 20 students enrolled in the class claimed a variety of majors — including those outside sociology — such as communication, computer science, psychology and music. Mitch Perantie ’19, who intends to major in

experience and you have been there, then I think you can craft better laws” she said. Franklin focused on health care and social justice during her tenure in the Legislature. One of her chief accomplishments was starting the Governor’s Interagency Council on Health Disparities. The group “develops recommendations to eliminate health disparities by race, ethnicity and gender,” according to the council’s website. For Franklin, the council was a time to bring people together and talk about the issues of

give back.” Though not technically affiliated with PLU or the university’s Department of Athletics, Success Soccer Camp is a Lute family affair. Sixteen of the camp’s coaches are either PLU graduates or faculty members and Hacker coached many of them on the PLU Women’s Soccer team. “We’re PLU proud here!” Hacker shouts out to me as I arrive, waving me over to a field where 10 and 11 year olds are passionately competing to win a passing-centric relay race. Hacker speaks with equal parts passion

. “This hobby is for everybody,” he said. “People felt a great sense of inclusiveness,” Early said of the original film. He said the TV series is more of the same. “It’s very much for everybody, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation.” But more importantly, Early and Dobyns both say, it will make you laugh. “It’s as simple as that,” Dobyns said. “You will have a good time.” “The Gamers” film that started it all. (Viewers be advised, some PG-13 language ahead.) Read Previous Students plan to

group, MediaLab has had to contend with constant staff changes. "I’ve made so many important relationships with my peers, clients and past MediaLab members who will support me in the years to come. I’m inspired by the support and success of past members who have come through MediaLab in the past 10 years."- Rachel Lovrovich ’17, MediaLab general manager “I’ve often referred to MediaLab as this race car traveling down the track at 70 to 80 miles per hour,” Wells said, “and because we’re at a

general election later this year. That means there is still time to have your voice heard on important local measures, including Franklin Pierce’s school bond measure, and the national presidential race. Students who wish to register to vote locally or within the state can do so through Pierce County Elections or through Washington’s Office of the Secretary of State. They can register online, with a driver’s license or identification card, or request a form by mail. Pierce County voters may also

until years down the road — it is a relentless process. When I ran for PLU it was no different. I would run a 70-mile week to race 3 miles as fast as I could. Sometimes you would set a personal record, other days you fainted from exhaustion. On the other end of my PLU experiences, I remember asking the School of Education to place me in a diverse school that would make me a better person and teacher. That happened, and it was one of the toughest experiences of my teaching career. My class was

claim or reclaim their roles as public agents and citizens. She is the author of the book Profits, Pundits and Gurus: Rhetorical Styles and Public Engagement and recently has submitted the manuscript of her second book, Teacher, School, Mother: Re-envisioning Motherhood in the Academy.Maria ChavezAssociate Professor of Political ScienceChavez’s areas of teaching and research interest include public policy, American government, Latino politics and race/ethnic politics. She is the co-author of the

Summer 2021 Benson Research Fellows Announced Three student-faculty research teams investigate business and economic history Posted by: halvormj / May 2, 2021 May 2, 2021 By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E. Benson and the Benson Family