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Cognition Center Cologne at the University of Cologne in Spring 2022. Cook’s project, titled “Investigating the influence of fundamental motives on social cognition,” will explore how evolved social goals, or fundamental motives, influence the use of stereotypes and appraisals of social threats. Cook says these motives, such as establishing social ties, gaining status, self-protection, and finding and retaining mates, were essential for human survival throughout evolutionary history and still drive

before, but on a professional level,”  Lindhartsen said.  In just the 30-year history of the individualized major, PLU students have designed degrees in digital media, Indigenous studies, global health, and environmental education. To do this, students draw from PLU courses and develop their expertise through extensive and rigorous conversations and planning with a committee of faculty who support and guide them. “You take courses from all around the university, as well as experiential learning, like

because of its rich theater history.  “Before I left, there were a lot of things I was worried about, but once I got there that all just fell away,” says Van Vleet, reflecting on traveling amid the pandemic. Her professor, Antonios Finitsis, remembers having similar concerns at the start of the trip. “Everybody was a bit anxious about the Omicron variant. All of us were very nervous,” says Finitsis. “At the same time, it was also exciting to imagine ourselves in Greece.”  For him, the return to J-term

Clarissa Gines ’12 combines her passions for art and community working for Tacoma Creates Posted by: Zach Powers / July 5, 2022 Image: Clarissa Gines in front of some of her favorite murals in downtown Tacoma (above and below). (Photos by Silong Chhun/PLU) July 5, 2022 By Lora ShinnPLU Marketing & Communications Guest WriterClarissa Gines was one of the first students to graduate with PLU's art history undergraduate degree in 2012. It wasn't easy—she had a child during her senior year, and

: Hispanic Heritage Month LATEST POSTS On Exhibit: LGBTQ+ Authors and their Works October 5, 2022 On Exhibit: Graphic Novels January 6, 2022 Black History Month: Seeking (a Supreme Court) Justice February 2, 2022 Mortvedt Library materials for HEALING: PATHWAYS FOR RESTORATION AND RENEWAL symposium February 16, 2022

prioritize. For example, when Professor Parker teaches a course on Roman civilization, he includes not only attention to texts from ancient Rome, but also analyses of the very different ways those texts were understood during the American revolution, the Haitian revolution, and the rise of Italian Fascism. In each period, interpreters focused on different aspects of Roman history. Students learning this become better equipped to make their own decisions about what to take from what they read, choosing

vision ruled out being a pilot, so Krise inquired about intelligence, which in turn, resulted in his being stationed in Minot, North Dakota, in the basement of a house that served as launch station for intercontinental ballistic missiles. Thomas and Patricia Krise are outdoor and exercise enthusiasts, and foodies, who love to plan their vacations around food. A history buff, Thomas Krise also likes to check out the local library of the cities they visit. Here, the Krise’s are before the Tacoma Glass

study of the rabbit’s cultural and natural history Rabbit (Reaktion, 2014). In addition, rabbits, and their hare relatives, were favorites of the hunt and were also strongly associated with vulnerability in poetry of the time. Austen was very familiar with this poetry, as Madeline Scully notes in her annotation of Northanger Abbey. Austen was especially familiar with William Cowper’s poetry, who Fanny Price quotes in Mansfield Park (1814), and whose anti-hunting sympathy for the hare is immortalized

253 PLU Bound Scholarship LATEST POSTS Stuart Gavidia ’24 majored in computer science while interning at Amazon, Cannon, and Pierce County June 13, 2024 Ash Bechtel ’24 combines science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s

science and social work for holistic view of patient care; aims to serve Hispanic community June 13, 2024 Universal language: how teaching music in rural Namibia was a life-changing experience for Jessa Delos Reyes ’24 May 20, 2024 Cece Chan ’24 elevates the experience of Hmong Farmers and their rich history with Seattle’s Pike Place Market May 20, 2024