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October 24, 2012 Robert N. Bellah, the Elliott Professor of Sociology Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley, was the lecturer for the annual David and Marilyn Knutson Lecture, Oct. 24. (Photo by John Struzenberg ’15) Adapting to the advancements of modernity By Katie Scaff ’13 How do we as a species adapt to a rate of change that no biological species before has ever faced? This was the question Robert N. Bellah, one of the foremost sociologists of religion in the world, posed to

market share. Assistant Professor of Management Brian Maeng led 13 undergraduate business majors on a comprehensive experience in South Korea. The group visited Samsung, Hyundai Motors, a K-Pop studio, and four other companies, toured the DMZ, attended lectures and artistic events, saw several temples and historical spots, and met with Korean business students. Assistant Professor of Marketing Sven Tuzovic, who took Petryk’s group to Germany, said he enjoys the experience, because of the camaraderie

restaurants, everything is easily accessible with plenty of opportunity to explore. Our first full day we went to Pearl Harbor, what a humbling experience and such an important and historical site to witness and understand, an extremely valuable experience. Day two brought our first opportunities to share and perform some music.  We started by heading north of Honolulu to Leilehua High School – a great exchange and we are so happy to have visited there. Later in the day we had a phenomenal exchange with

renowned Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Ubi Caritas, Hebu Upendo!, an exciting new piece by PLU student Julian Reisenthel. The program features two Renaissance anthems by English composer Thomas Weelkes, two vocal quartets by Johannes Brahms, and three of the Sept Chansons by Francis Poulenc. As always, the program will contain works from PLU’s Lutheran college heritage, including W.B. Old’s dynamic arrangement of Luther’s A Mighty Fortress Is Our God, and two hymn arrangements by F. Melius

you into contact with people who took you out of your own framework and broadened your perspective. And maybe learning a language has taken you into an unforeseen future. If so, we’d like to hear about it. To echo Dean Albrecht, please send us your stories! No matter how short or long, they will become texts for us to use as we develop our programs and communicate what languages can do for our present students in the future. We also hope to share some of your stories on our web pages and in our

country in how much we accomplish with our own regular employees rather than outsourcing the work to other companies. The great benefit of this practice is that we can really all work as a dedicated team—all interested in the success of PLU—without the distractions of serving some other company or organization and its interests. Notable, Exceptional Culture What we have here at PLU is not common. You might imagine that other faculty or staff at other universities have just about the same things that

the variety that chemistry offers as a dynamic field of interest. Studying nanoparticles allowed me to become more familiar with material, physical, and inorganic chemistry, which are branches that I am interested in,” reflected Smith. “I enjoyed having the opportunity to use characterization techniques like X-Ray Diffraction, Small Angle X-ray Scattering, and Transmission Electron Microscopy. Before this research experience, I knew that I wanted to go to graduate school, and this experience

PLU announces that José Curiel Morelos will serve as the new director of Campus Safety Posted by: Zach Powers / May 20, 2022 May 20, 2022 By By Zach PowersPLU Marketing & CommunicationsPLU’s Division of Student Life announced that José Curiel Morelos will serve as the next director of Campus Safety. Curiel Morelos currently serves in the same role at Lewis & Clark College and previously served as the assistant director for Linfield University’s Public Safety Department.“José will bring 18 years

PLU alumna serves as interim director of Tacoma’s Rainbow Center Posted by: Kari Plog / March 8, 2017 March 8, 2017 By Brooke Thames '18PLU Marketing & CommunicationsTACOMA, WASH. (March 8, 2017)- Laura Brewer ’03 was no stranger to activism when she started volunteering at the Tacoma Rainbow Center in 2000. An active Lute, Brewer engaged in a variety of LGBTQ advocacy work on Pacific Lutheran University’s campus through Harmony, known today as Queer Ally Student Union. Now, Brewer is ushering

(grammar and spelling). While these procedural requirements are important, I believe they shouldn’t hold the same weight as the actual content of a post. And yet, rubric criteria often weighted mechanics equal to critical thinking. It seems to me that the central goal of an assessment is to demonstrate mastery of learning objectives more than mastery of secondary processes. In short, what you say is more important than how you say it.   I can already hear the arguments against this philosophy. However